Title - The Wheels on the Bus Author: Kovalski, Maryann Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Everybody knows this old favorite. Now author/illustrator Maryann Kovalski breathes new life into the verses with a clever picture book. Entertain Narrative RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 140 1.5 180 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 31 Total # of Words 365 # of Different Words 91 Ave Word/.Sent 17 Hi Freq occurs 167 45.8% # of Hi freq words 28 30.8% % of Long Sentences 38.1 Low Freq occurs 2 0.5% # of Low freq words 2 2.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Unconventional format Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Features Retelling of story/fable/legend Topics *Transportation Buses Shopping Grandparents *Music Low Frequency Words plaid sweeties