Title - The Red Carpet Author: Parkin, Rex Publisher: Trumpet Club Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Follow the runaway carpet as it rolls out of the Hotel Bellevue, through the town and countryside, and all the way to the dock to greet the Duke of Sultana himself. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 794 3.3 700 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 41 Total # of Words 1232 # of Different Words 488 Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 804 65.3% # of Hi freq words 168 34.4% % of Long Sentences 15.2 Low Freq occurs 72 5.8% # of Low freq words 61 12.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Rhyming Topics Preparation *Fictional Ideas/Charac Low Frequency Words abreast awning bode corridor crossings crouched curb ferry gaily gale gathering general grunts heed hoarse hotel's knots kobe level lobby meadows meantime mending motors newsmen o'er o'shea occasions orchards paris peace pearl policemen pretzel public recommend retinue route salle scarlet scowling showers silos sirens squad statue strolling sultana swept swerved swiftly thread tortoni townsfolk tremendous trolleycar warmth weaved whistled whizzed witt