Title - Strega Nona Takes a Vacation Author: dePaola, Tomie Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Strega Nona sends home gifts of candy and bubble bath while on vacation, but when Bambolona grabs the candy, Big Anthony is left with lots of bubbles. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 453 2.6 620 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 29 Total # of Words 697 # of Different Words 270 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 407 58.4% # of Hi freq words 122 45.2% % of Long Sentences 3.3 Low Freq occurs 33 4.7% # of Low freq words 24 8.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Integral Setting - Cultural/Regional Foreign words Topics Vacations *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words ancora announced arrivederci bacio certo cielo dispiace headache headaches milking molto opposite pulito regali remedies remedy signore sogno strega toothaches una vacanza vieni villagers