Title - Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party Author: Dean, Kimberly and James Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre That’s what Pete thinks as he piles the pie high with his favorite topping—pepperoni. But then his friends come over and add their own toppings to the pizza. Will Pete’s perfect pizza be ruined? There’s only one way to find out! Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 164 1.7 200 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 18 Total # of Words 396 # of Different Words 112 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 166 41.9% # of Hi freq words 41 36.6% % of Long Sentences 5.3 Low Freq occurs 34 8.6% # of Low freq words 10 8.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Repeated patterns in cumulative form Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inserts/Side bars Features Alliteration Topics Food Parties *Home Arts & Food *Holidays, Events, Cele Pizza Low Frequency Words courage groovy papaya pepperoni pickled pistachio pistachios pretzel shared swimsuit