Title - Swimmy Author: Lionni, Leo Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Deep in the sea there lives a happy school of little fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 319 2.2 560 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 62 Total # of Words 298 # of Different Words 155 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 161 54% # of Hi freq words 52 33.5% % of Long Sentences 20 Low Freq occurs 12 4% # of Low freq words 11 7.1% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Multiple speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Sequence of Events: Chronological Features Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Topics Cooperation Fish *Animals Low Frequency Words anemones escaped gulp invisible lobster marvel medusa mussel seaweeds swallowed thread tuna