Title - The Lady with the Alligator Purse Author: Hoberman, Mary Ann Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre The lady of nonsense-rhyme fame cures Tiny Tim of his mysterious ailment in this whimsically illustrated rendition. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 116 1.4 150 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 28 Total # of Words 131 # of Different Words 54 Ave Word/.Sent 14 Hi Freq occurs 61 46.6% # of Hi freq words 17 31.5% % of Long Sentences 33.3 Low Freq occurs 9 6.9% # of Low freq words 5 9.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Easy Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Features Rhyming Unconventional punctuation Topics Body Doctors Babies Food Health *Human Body & Health Low Frequency Words castor measles mumps penicillin purse