Title - Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express Author: McDonald, Megan Publisher: Candlewick Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre When three guinea pigs from the local pet shop make a great escape, Stink Moody and his friends Webster and Sophie spring into action. Ta-da! The Fantastic Fur Friends round up the little hairballs and bring them safely back to Mrs. Birdwistle’s shop, where they discover — oohla- la! — guinea pig pandemonium! Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1089 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 41 Total # of Words 3019 # of Different Words 863 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 1933 64% # of Hi freq words 338 39.2% % of Long Sentences 5.2 Low Freq occurs 131 4.3% # of Low freq words 93 10.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Simple graphics, not necessary to text Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Chapters Headings Features Character traits Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics *Animals Rescue Adoption Pets Low Frequency Words alien aliens allergies astro birdwistle broccoli bungee c'mon cemetery collected content cooing crested cruella curb doorbells earthlings escaped escapees finders fistful furry gotta grasp guinea happier headbands headlights healthy hopscotch imitations jawbreakers ladies latches martians microwave mini munched mustache mynah neighborhood nudged o'hairy operation palooza parsley peered pellets perfume piggies pockets pour quaking rapunzel rodent ruby sauce scamper scarlett scientist shavings shower snickers spiky sponges squamata squealed squirm squirmy stealers stocking supplies swept toppled tricolor tuft twitchy umpteen unicorns unloaded unstuck urged veggies webster webster's weird whiskers whisperer windshield wormies wrinkles wuzzy yawn