Title - Weslandia Author: Fleischman, Paul Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 1012 3.6 740 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 929 # of Different Words 456 Ave Word/.Sent 12 Hi Freq occurs 528 56.8% # of Hi freq words 142 31.1% % of Long Sentences 20.8 Low Freq occurs 119 12.8% # of Low freq words 98 21.5% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Inferences: Several Implications Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Complex Problem/Solution Symbolism Topics *Plants Inclusion Innovation Environment Gardens/Gardening Low Frequency Words almighty apiece aromatic bedlam blunders breakfasting civilization civilization's constellations curious curtains designed despite devise disliked distances domain entrancing fabrics fashioned fellow fibers finale fitting former founding fruit's gardeners gazing grudgingly hairstyle heating highly housing ignoring improved innovations inspired jeans knowing knowledge language likewise loom lotion magenta miserable morale mortar myriad neighbor neighborhood's noted opportunities outcast passable patient pockets professional project realizing reflected refused renaming repellent rind rustling scent schoolmates scope scoring scornful seasoning seedlings shortage soot sprouts stalk stalks staple strategy sundial suntan swist tangy throughout tormentors tour tradition traditional tubers uninterested unknown warned weslandia wesley wesley's woody