Title - Wake Me in Spring
Author: Preller, James
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Mouse tucks Bear into bed and promises to wake him in spring, even though he feels sad. He will not see him for a long time. Entertain Fantasy
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
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248 2.1 510 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 29 Total # of Words 301 # of Different Words 129
Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 132 43.9% # of Hi freq words 38 29.5%
% of Long Sentences 7 Low Freq occurs 8 2.7% # of Low freq words 6 4.7%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Dialog: Two speakers
Dialog: Broken dialogue
Vocabulary: Easy
Sentences: Multiple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
Concept: Fanciful
Features
Topics
Seasons
Mice
Sleep
Nature
Bears
Low Frequency Words
calendar curtains kerhonk sleigh surely yawned