Title - Who Would Win Alligator vs Python Author: Pallotta, Jerry Publisher: Scholastic Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious reptiles. Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner! Inform Informational RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 990 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 39 Total # of Words 1910 # of Different Words 640 Ave Word/.Sent 7 Hi Freq occurs 1098 57.5% # of Hi freq words 215 33.6% % of Long Sentences 5 Low Freq occurs 143 7.5% # of Low freq words 100 15.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Little support Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Oral/Natural Captions Inserts/Side bars Headings Features Topics Snakes Reptiles Nature Fighting *Animals Low Frequency Words albino anaconda bayous bbq bellyache bivittatus bonus brackish breaded bury camouflaged charcoal chef conical crocodylia crocodylian curved curvier’s delicious designed digest disguised egret encircle encircles encircling estuaries everglades excellent fillets flexible gator gavial gavials grits habitat hatchling hatchlings heaviest identify invasive inward knives legless ligaments lightly louisiana mammal marshlands mississippi mississippiensis molt movable mustard myanmar nature onion overrun patiently persuasive preys products python pythons restaurant reticulated rough rugged saltwater sauce sausages scaly scientific seasoned sensors similar slither southeast southern specials spices swallow swallowing swallows swamp swampland swamps technique thermal thread tolerate typical underwater uneaten unhinge unhinges venomous versus visual weapons