Title - Toys! Author: Wulffson, Don Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Did you know that Play-Doh originally came only in white and that the first Legos were carved from wood? This interesting book is filled with historic beginnings of toys. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1966 4.9 890 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 37 Total # of Words 1952 # of Different Words 718 Ave Word/.Sent 12 Hi Freq occurs 1278 65.5% # of Hi freq words 257 35.8% % of Long Sentences 13.9 Low Freq occurs 165 8.5% # of Low freq words 131 18.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Many difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Some Long/Complex Text structure: Formal Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several unrelated ideas Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Chapters Headings Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Topics Toys Inventions/Inventors *Entertainment & Fun *Technology & Progress Low Frequency Words ability aboard accidentally accomplishment amazement amused antennas apiece appropriate approximately binding borrowed brutal buyers capsule charged chronological conceivable convinced counterbalance crafting crucifixions danish demonstration depression descended desktop despite discouraged ease effects egyptians employees engineer eventually exhibitions fascinated figures flown generally germans godt godtfred gracefully greeks handcrafting histories hobbyhorses hollow immediately improved instruments intended interlocked introduction invention inventions ironing jumble jungles lacy latin legos level makeshift manager manufacture manufactured marionettes marvel material military navigational navy ole operation original originated overlap philadelphia pitches polynesians possibilities presently produce product production products purpose radiomen ravenous recent renamed reverted richard's roman ryan scarecrows seesaw seesawed seesaws shelves shopkeepers shoved shown simplified slinky sloped stabilizing stepladders stock studded studs suggestion supertoy swedish teetertotter terrific thumbed toiled unbelievable unfortunately unique unto variety vietnam violent wheelbarrows whittled workday