| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Readers will read about reptiles and amphibians. The many wonderful animals pictured in the book will raise children's interest about the two groups of animals, and the text will help them understand the features that distinguish each group. Readers will enjoy the images of exotic frogs, snakes, and lizards as they learn about them. |
Inform |
Informational |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 263 |
2.1 |
520 |
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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 |
15 |
Total # of Words |
386 |
# of Different Words |
167 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
8 |
Hi Freq occurs |
195 |
50.5% |
# of Hi freq words |
54 |
32.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
22 |
5.7% |
# of Low freq words |
16 |
9.6% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Inferences: Some implications |
| Captions |
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| Headings |
| Additional activities |
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| Topics |
| Reptiles |
| *Animals |
| Amphibians |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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amphibians |
endangered |
extinct |
hind |
leapers |
leathery |
newts |
poisonous |
polluted |
related |
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relatives |
salamanders |
scaly |
slithery |
tortoises |
venomous |
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