Title - Pinduli Author: Cannon, Janell Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Pinduli’s mama has always told her that she’s the most beautiful hyena ever. But Dog, Lion, and Zebra don't think so. Why else would they make her feel so rotten about her big ears, her fuzzy mane, and her wiggly stripes? Poor Pinduli just wants to disappear. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 769 3.2 690 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 25 Total # of Words 1290 # of Different Words 555 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 819 63.5% # of Hi freq words 217 39.1% % of Long Sentences 2.5 Low Freq occurs 106 8.2% # of Low freq words 84 15.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Character development Simple problem/solution Topics Attitudes Teasing Appearances Bullies Ghosts *Animals *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words amused announced appease atrocious authority blurted bulged calmly clarity commit craggy delicious discord disorderly edging escaped exquisite faraway feathery fennec flopping galumphed garish ghostly glare glinting grooming halt haziness hideous hoping horrified hungrily hyena hyena's insulting laughter lolling mange marabou meager miracle mysterious offerings pallid peace pinduli pinduli's poofed prickly quavered recognize ridge rowdy rude sagely savanna scarred scoffed scrounging serval serval's shrimpy spending spied squinted startled stilt straggly stripy strolled symmetry terrified thorny tongues tormentors vulture wheezing whinnied whirled wildebeests wrath yawned yelped