Title - The Best Chef in Second Grade
Author: Reifsnyder, Cheryl
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Ollie is not the best at anything in second grade, but he does love to cook. When the famous Chef Antonia comes to visit, he can't wait! It's his chance to shine, if only he can settle on the right dish. Entertain Realistic Fiction
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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462 2.6 630 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 1016 # of Different Words 352
Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 612 60.2% # of Hi freq words 136 38.6%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 36 3.5% # of Low freq words 16 4.5%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Little support
Dialog: Multiple speakers
Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues
Language: Few descriptive words
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
Table of Contents
Chapters
Features
Character traits
Simple problem/solution
Simple Plot
Topics
Attitudes
Cooking
Determination
*Feelings, Behaviors
School
Low Frequency Words
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