| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| Rhyme and silhouette drawings introduce the shape of bugs, balloons, peanuts, camels, spider webs, and many other familiar objects. |
Entertain |
Concept |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 154 |
1.6 |
190 |
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| RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words |
Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels |
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| Sentences |
Total Words |
Different Words |
| Max Word/Sent |
30 |
Total # of Words |
187 |
# of Different Words |
92 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
8 |
Hi Freq occurs |
94 |
50.3% |
# of Hi freq words |
24 |
26.1% |
| % of Long Sentences |
4.3 |
Low Freq occurs |
3 |
1.6% |
# of Low freq words |
3 |
3.3% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: High support |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Simple language |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
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| Topics |
| Shapes |
| Observation |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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fellow |
marshmallows |
pineapples |
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