| Synopsis |
Authors Purpose |
Genre |
| When a very lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies, it sees a lantern, a candle, and the eyes of a dog, cat, and owl all glowing in the darkness. |
Entertain |
Fantasy |
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient) |
Accelerated Reader |
Lexile
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Find at |
| 211 |
2.0 |
470 |
Amazon
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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 |
19 |
Total # of Words |
271 |
# of Different Words |
99 |
| Ave Word/.Sent |
7 |
Hi Freq occurs |
132 |
48.7% |
# of Hi freq words |
30 |
30.3% |
| % of Long Sentences |
0 |
Low Freq occurs |
8 |
3% |
# of Low freq words |
8 |
8.1% |
| Subjective
Criteria |
| Illustrations: Some support |
| Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues |
| Language: Few descriptive words |
| Sentences: Multiple phrases |
| Text structure: Oral/Natural |
| Concept: Fanciful |
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| Topics |
| Appearances |
| Searching/Hunting |
| Light |
| Insects |
| *Feelings, Behaviors |
| Night |
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| Low Frequency Words |
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flickering |
headlights |
lantern |
lightbulb |
lighting |
reflecting |
shimmering |
sparkling |
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