Title - What I Learned from a Penguin Author: Amen, Daniel G Publisher: MindWorks Press Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This children's book is based on a true story as experienced by Dr. Amen himself. One day while watching a penguin named Fat Freddy take part in a stunt show at a local amusement park, he is astonished to see the penguin perform so well. Entertain Narrative RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 425 2.5 620 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 26 Total # of Words 825 # of Different Words 355 Ave Word/.Sent 12 Hi Freq occurs 555 67.3% # of Hi freq words 145 40.8% % of Long Sentences 11.8 Low Freq occurs 34 4.1% # of Low freq words 25 7% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Inferences: Some implications Features Character traits First Person Rhyming Topics Learning Behaviors *Family & Friends Parents Low Frequency Words amen dumbfounded ease encouraged frustrating further grounded hawaii negative noticing penguin penguins prevented psychiatrist realize reminder reward rewarded seeming stunts tearing vacuum waddled why's would've