Title - Spring After Spring Author: Sisson, Stephanie Roth Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A picture book biography of Rachel Carson, the iconic environmentalist who fought to keep the sounds of nature from going silent. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 694 3.1 680 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 31 Total # of Words 767 # of Different Words 335 Ave Word/.Sent 10 Hi Freq occurs 456 59.5% # of Hi freq words 121 36.1% % of Long Sentences 14.3 Low Freq occurs 48 6.3% # of Low freq words 44 13.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Simple graphics supplementary to text comprehension Unconventional format Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Formal Inferences: Some implications Inserts/Side bars Features Topics Environment Learning *Global Issues Low Frequency Words biology chemicals chemists chorus college congress descriptions effect environment eventually evidence gathering imagined incubation inspired investigation kennedy lullaby marshes microscope microscopic migrating musicians nature nature's nestlings observations poisonous precious president ruckus scientific scientist season specimens studied testimony tidal underwater visible vivid wintering wonders writer