Title - The Water Hole Author: Base, Graeme Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Children will love counting from 1 to 10 as animals of the world gather around a water hole. As 1 rhino gives way to 2 tigers, then 3 toucans, on up to 10 kangaroos, Entertain Narrative RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 305 2.2 550 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 27 Total # of Words 256 # of Different Words 154 Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 121 47.3% # of Hi freq words 45 29.2% % of Long Sentences 5 Low Freq occurs 27 10.5% # of Low freq words 25 16.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Integral Setting Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Water *Weather Environment *Animals Low Frequency Words blub bzui committee conclusion crisis delectable delicious drought fellas fiscal floundering gazing gentlebugs gracious ladies lapping leopards level lumbering propose seasons sipping squawking tortoises toucans