Title - Where the Wild Things Are Author: Sendak, Maurice Publisher: Harper & Row Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Max is looking for a little fun, so he dresses up in a comical wolf suit. Unfortunately, his mother is tired of his antics, and sends him to bed without any supper. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 457 2.6 620 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 79 Total # of Words 339 # of Different Words 138 Ave Word/.Sent 24 Hi Freq occurs 185 54.6% # of Hi freq words 51 37% % of Long Sentences 50 Low Freq occurs 6 1.8% # of Low freq words 4 2.9% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Unconventional format Dialog: Two speakers Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Colorful, figurative Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Difficult Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Features Mood/tone Unconventional punctuation Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Time Travel/Traveling Boats Monsters Dreams Foreign Country Adventures *Feelings, Behaviors Pretend Low Frequency Words gnashed mischief private rumpus