Title - The Golden Goose Author: Hillert, Margaret Publisher: Pearson Learning Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Ths book retells the classic fairy tale of the golden goose that caused the king's unhappy daughter to laugh, in an easy-to-read fashion for beginning readers. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 86 1.2 120 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 8 Total # of Words 293 # of Different Words 60 Ave Word/.Sent 3 Hi Freq occurs 156 53.2% # of Hi freq words 26 43.3% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: High support Vocabulary: Easy Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Retelling of story/fable/legend First Person Topics Feelings/Emotions *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words