Title - Smaller and Smaller Author: Jensen, Ned Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will read about a group of farm animals that notice that their friends appear smaller and smaller as they go to a barn far away. Cow, who believes that each animal has disappeared, is the last to go to the barn. When she gets to the barn, she discovers something unexpected. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 156 1.7 200 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 14 Total # of Words 206 # of Different Words 65 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 69 33.5% # of Hi freq words 18 27.7% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 4 1.9% # of Low freq words 1 1.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Additional activities Features Topics Size *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words shrinking