Title - The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Author: dePaola, Tomie Publisher: G.P.Putnam's Sons Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre In spring, the hills and meadows of Texas and Wyoming are ablaze with the reds, oranges, and yellows of the Indian Paintbrush. How this striking plant received its name is told in an old Indian legend. Entertain Legends RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 741 3.2 690 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 34 Total # of Words 914 # of Different Words 309 Ave Word/.Sent 17 Hi Freq occurs 608 66.5% # of Hi freq words 120 38.8% % of Long Sentences 35.3 Low Freq occurs 38 4.2% # of Low freq words 21 6.8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Integral Setting - Cultural/Regional Mood/tone Difficult names Topics Sky Traditions Dreams Flowers Painting Self Control *Arts & Crafts Legends Native Americans Responsibility Low Frequency Words ablaze collected gazed gopher longed maiden meadows multiplied plains praises prove pure reddest satisfied shaman surely unrolled vision visions warriors wrestling