Title - Why Robins Hop
Author: Carruthers, Annette
Publisher: Reading A-Z

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Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre
Readers will discover how birds came to have their own distinct footprints in this entertaining pourquoi tale. Entertain Fables
RDQ
(Reading Difficulty Quotient)
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206 2.0 470
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 251 # of Different Words 127
Ave Word/.Sent 6 Hi Freq occurs 125 49.8% # of Hi freq words 51 40.2%
% of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 3 1.2% # of Low freq words 3 2.4%
Subjective Criteria
Illustrations: Some support
Dialog: Multiple speakers
Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues
Language: Few descriptive words
Sentences: Multiple phrases
Text structure: Blend of written/oral
Concept: Fanciful
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Topics
Foxes
Food Chain
*Animals
Birds
Low Frequency Words
peace sparrow woodpecker