Title - Tacky in Trouble Author: Lester, Helen Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Tacky the exuberant penguin accidentally goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island, where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky's identity. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 619 3.0 660 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 49 Total # of Words 1205 # of Different Words 462 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 709 58.8% # of Hi freq words 179 38.7% % of Long Sentences 12.4 Low Freq occurs 83 6.9% # of Low freq words 54 11.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Character traits Simple Plot Topics Travel/Traveling *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words activities adventures blared catsup coasted companions convinced dreary excellent eyed galumphed gleefully goodly gorgeous hearty honestly impatiently indeedy knowing leapt marmalade meanwhile mellow mustard offense overjoyed penguin penguinish penguins plunked prettier prickle prove refreshing shrugged situation skidded snatched splashy squishy starlit stickily surfing suspiciously swirls swished tablecloth tacky tilting truly trumpeted uncomfortably waddled weird