Title - The Bear Scouts Author: Berenstain, Stan and Jan Publisher: Beginner Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre In rollicking rhyme, Papa Bear shows the cubs the ins and outs of camping. The co-author is Jan Berenstain. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 286 2.2 530 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 18 Total # of Words 720 # of Different Words 276 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 441 61.3% # of Hi freq words 112 40.6% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 15 2.1% # of Low freq words 8 2.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Character traits Integral Setting - Historical Topics Camp/Camping Fathers *Family & Friends Low Frequency Words guide guidebook kazoo mended ought sissies toadstools toodle