| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| A celebration of a child's growing self awareness, and a prime example of how books can contribute to this. Whether brave or shy, strong or weak, in the end the young boy celebrates all different, apparently contradictory parts of himself. This book depicts a small boy as he compares himself to a wide range of animals. He is quick as a cricket, tender as a lamb, and fragile as a kitten. |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 145 |
1.6 |
190 |
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
27 |
Total # of Words |
140 |
# of Different Words |
56 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
23 |
Hi Freq occurs |
68 |
48.6% |
# of Hi freq words |
6 |
10.7% |
| % of Long Sentences |
100 |
Low Freq occurs |
2 |
1.4% |
# of Low freq words |
2 |
3.6% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Opening or Closing text varies |
| 1 pattern excl open/close |
| 2-3 Word changes in a pattern |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Many descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Features |
| Character traits |
| First Person |
| Rhyming |
| Similes |
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| Topics |
| Feelings/Emotions |
| Appearances |
| Me |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
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