Title - The Boy of the Three Year Nap Author: Snyder, Dianne Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Taro is known throughout the village as its laziest citizen. When a rich merchant moves into town, he hatches a plan to ensure an easy life by convincing the merchant that his daughter must marry Taro. But Taro's mother has plans of her own, and his napping days soon come to an end. Entertain Fables RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 860 3.4 710 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 26 Total # of Words 1681 # of Different Words 530 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 1165 69.3% # of Hi freq words 215 40.6% % of Long Sentences 3.9 Low Freq occurs 115 6.8% # of Low freq words 85 16% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Clear cause/effect Simple Plot Foreign words Topics Work Attitudes Tricks *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words accepted alas bargain brocade busiest ceremony charcoal consent cormorant cormorants cowered decreed drawn elegant enchanted exquisite folk goblin grant grimly happiness hauling healthy honorable humble impressed impudent ivory kimono kimonos knocking ladies laziest luxury madam magnificent manage mansion marriage merchant's mercy mortal muttered nagara napping necked neighbors obis ordained patron pester plasterer priest priests roadside samurai sanctified satisfied scowl scowling sewed shown sliding splendid startled storehouse stroll surely taro's teahouse thundered townfolk ujigami unfortunately urgent warn warrior warrior's wears widened widow widow's wretched yawn yawning