Title - The Berenstain Bears Go On A Ghost Walk Author: Berenstain, Stan and Jan Publisher: Harper Festival Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Papa Bear loves Halloween, so he's thrilled when he's put in charge of the Bear Country School's Ghost Walk. He has everything he needs to make it a really spooky night—cobwebs, jack-o'-lanterns, and monsters, such as Frankenbear and Grizzula. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 622 3.0 660 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 31 Total # of Words 1090 # of Different Words 377 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 653 59.9% # of Hi freq words 151 40.1% % of Long Sentences 8.8 Low Freq occurs 58 5.3% # of Low freq words 37 9.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Multiple speakers Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features Simple Plot Topics Fears Parties *Holidays, Events, Cele Halloween Bears Low Frequency Words absolutely appreciate borrowed donating echoing economy elections festooned frankenbear gloppy glory grizzmeyer grizzula halloween haunted hayrides hideous innards lanterns laughter literature loudspeaker mamma misshapen nicey nightmare nightmares perched spookiest supplies sword terrified that'll thirstiest weird whiz yessir