Title - Skippyjon Jones Snow What Author: Schachner, Judy Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the bravest Chihuahua of them all? Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat who thinks he's a dog! Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1116 3.8 760 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 35 Total # of Words 1348 # of Different Words 532 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 802 59.5% # of Hi freq words 186 35% % of Long Sentences 7.8 Low Freq occurs 155 11.5% # of Low freq words 104 19.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Parody Foreign words Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Dogs Cats Princes/Princesses Saving *Fictional Ideas/Charac Low Frequency Words accent amigo amigos bertito beso besos blessed boca bruja burping cama chihuahua chimichangos corazón cubito cursed diego disagreeable doggies dragón dude dudes espejo fiery frenzy friskito frisquito froth fuego gatito grande gushed handsomest hielo hueso humpback inquired ito itty jezebel ju knights leche lungs momma's muchacho muy nada nieve nuh ocho ohh overheard panic pantalones peony piling pooch poochies poochito poochitos poochos poofed poquito potent princesa pucker qué queso reasoned rescued sí sausages scaredy schmuzzy señor seventh silla skippito skippito's slingshots smooch snickered snowbody squeegee sword tío thicket thumbkin tito tomatillo tot troupe trudge waggin’ waking warned washin’ wears whipped whisker whiskers woofed zapato