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Creepy Beetles!

RDQ:	362	Max Word/Sent	26	Total Words	194		Diff Words	132
Lex	580	Ave Word/.Sent	6	Hi Freq occurs	60	30.9%	Hi freq	27	20.5%
AR	2.4	Long Sentences	3.6	Low Freq occurs	7	3.6%	Low freq	7	5.3%

Beetles here]]
beetles there
beetles creeping everywhere!]]
Strolling in the frosty snow]]
jungle branches high
and low.]]
Beetles hiking desert land
leaving bug tracks in the sand.]]
Beetles crept in days of yore.
Beetles lived with dinosaurs.]]
Beetles can look very cool-
sparkling like a fancy jewel.]]
Great designs and awesome spots.
Shiny red with jet black dots.]]
Pretty beetles.
Hairy beetles.]]
Really really scary beetles.]]
Some that look
like tents
turtles]]
spiders
elephants.]]
Beetles start as little eggs.
Soon they hatch-
worms with legs!]]
These worms called larvae
eat with zest.
When they're done
they stop and rest.]]
Safe and snug and very still
they change and grow
and change until]]
a grown-up beetle pushes out
dries and starts to creep about.]]
Beetles dine on stems and leaves
all the tasty part of trees]]
flower petals other bugs.
Carpet beetles eat our rugs!]]
Diving beetles if they wish
might enjoy a yummy fish.]]
A beetle when it wants to fly
spreads its hidden wings.
Goodbye!]]
Beetles whirling 'round and 'round.]]
Beetles flipping off the ground.]]
Beetle battles.  What a sight!]]
Beetles lighting up the night.]]
Beetles here beetles there]]
beetles creeping everywhere!]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Little support

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Colorful, figurative

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Difficult

Glossary

Features

Rhyming

Topic

Environment

Life Cycle

*Animals

Bugs

Insects

*Animal Life

Low Frequency Words

jewel	larvae	lighting	sparkling	strolling
whirling	yore