Title - Wake Up, Sun!
Author: Harrison, David L.
Publisher: Random House

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Upon waking and seeing no sign of the sun, a dog enlists the aid of his friends in finding it. Entertain Concept
RDQ
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171 1.8 230 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 15 Total # of Words 301 # of Different Words 123
Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 151 50.2% # of Hi freq words 54 43.9%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 0 0% # of Low freq words 0 0%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Dialog: Multiple speakers
Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues
Language: Simple language
Sentences: Simple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
Concept: Fanciful
Features
Topics
Sun
*Animals
Animals: Farm
Low Frequency Words