Title - The Bears' Vacation Author: Berenstain, Stan and Jan Publisher: Beginner Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Papa Bear demonstrates his seaside safety rules -- with disastrous results. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 218 2.0 480 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 17 Total # of Words 653 # of Different Words 240 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 422 64.6% # of Hi freq words 102 42.5% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 12 1.8% # of Low freq words 9 3.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Concept: Fanciful Features Integral Setting - Historical Rhyming Topics Teacher/Teaching Fathers *Safety Danger Ocean Rules Sea Low Frequency Words afloat exploring obey pleasure proved surf surfing undertow underwater