Title - What the Dinosaur Saw
Author: Schlein, Miriam
Publisher: Scholastic

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
With this book, readers go back in time to see the world through dinosaurs' eyes. Entertain Concept
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
Accelerated Reader Lexile
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235 2.0 490 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 27 Total # of Words 123 # of Different Words 71
Ave Word/.Sent 11 Hi Freq occurs 53 43.1% # of Hi freq words 22 31%
% of Long Sentences 9.1 Low Freq occurs 6 4.9% # of Low freq words 6 8.5%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Moderate support
Several repetitions of phrases or refrains
Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues
Language: Many descriptive words
Sentences: Some Long/Complex
Text structure: Difficult
Features
Integral Setting - Historical
Topics
Time
Dinosaurs
Nature
*Habitats/Environments
Low Frequency Words
gliding gulls possums prowling salamanders sliding