Title - Whales and Dolphins Author: Roop, Peter Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Informative, rhyming text and colorful, realistic illustrations make this Level 1 Hello Reader! Science book a perfect introduction to the world of whales and dolphins. Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 96 1.3 130 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 14 Total # of Words 147 # of Different Words 60 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 68 46.3% # of Hi freq words 18 30% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 1 0.7% # of Low freq words 1 1.7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Moderate support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Features First Person Rhyming Topics Water Whales Undersea Life Dolphins *Animals Animals: Ocean Mammals Ocean *Animal Life Low Frequency Words underwater