Title - Secret of the Andes Author: Clark, Ann Nolan Publisher: Puffin Unicorn Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre An Indian boy who tends llamas in a hidden valley in Peru learns the traditions and secrets of his Inca ancestors. Entertain RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2348 5.5 950 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 44 Total # of Words 4448 # of Different Words 990 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 3303 74.3% # of Hi freq words 409 41.3% % of Long Sentences 10.6 Low Freq occurs 240 5.4% # of Low freq words 174 17.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Chapters Headings Sequence of Events: Mostly chronological Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Character traits Integral Setting - Cultural/Regional Complex Problem/Solution Foreign words Topics Cultures *Animals *Life Styles *Family & Friends Relationships Responsibility Low Frequency Words abruptly acceptance accepted ahl amazement antlike arched beckon bewilderment billowed boulders circling coaxed coldness companions condor coya crouched curiosity curved displeased displeasure distinctly dwarfed eastern echo encircled enclosed errand fellow flaming fleece fleet footing forefinger gaily gazing gesture glacier glancing glaring glistening glory gnarled gourd gourds gropingly guarded guarding happiness harsh herd hollow importantly inward kindness knitted ledge lengths lest lightly lima llama llama's llamas majesty mantles meadow measured minstrel minstrel's misted movement munching mysterious nearness neighbors obeyed oho olla openings orgo overhanging overnight panpipes parched parted patches peace pigweed pleiades poems poncho pulp puma pure recognizes reeds refusal refuse refused refusing rippled rippling rounded royal rudely sacred sandals satisfied scarcely señor sentinels sheared shearing sheer shepherd silvery skyward slingshot softened softness somber spaniards sparkling spat spiny squat staff startling stern stiffly stilled stillness storage strands stunned stunted supplies surely surprisingly swiftly symbol tablelike tangled tasseled tassels topa tortoru tostado trousers unfamiliar unfriendly uninvited upward venus wailing wakened walled wander wandering warmth wavelet weaving whine whined whirled whirling willful wisdom worriedly woven yawned zigzagged