Title - The Tomten and the Fox Author: Lindgren, Astrid Publisher: PaperStar Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Reynard the fox is prowling near the henhouse. He's hungry, but Tomten, the kindly old troll who guards the henhouse at night, shares his porridge with the fox and the hens are safe--for another night. Entertain Fables RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 278 2.1 530 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 29 Total # of Words 459 # of Different Words 184 Ave Word/.Sent 8 Hi Freq occurs 279 60.8% # of Hi freq words 81 44% % of Long Sentences 1.9 Low Freq occurs 4 0.9% # of Low freq words 3 1.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Some phrases/refrains repeated Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concept: Fanciful Sequence of Events: Chronological Features Character traits Integral Setting Simple problem/solution Simple Plot Personification Topics Foxes *Animals Predators/Prey *Fictional Ideas/Charac *Animal Life Low Frequency Words cowshed perch satisfied