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Bubble Tubbie

RDQ:	616	Max Word/Sent	22	Total Words	517		Diff Words	312
Lex	660	Ave Word/.Sent	9	Hi Freq occurs	256	49.5%	Hi freq	78	25%
AR	3.0	Long Sentences	5.6	Low Freq occurs	54	10.4%	Low freq	54	17.3%

Hop in the Tubbie.
Shiny bubbles fill the tub
and beckon us to play.
We can gather, pile and scoop them
Before they pop or float away.]]
What can we create with all these
Soapy little orbs?
Settle in, get soaky,
Let your imagination soar.]]
Come into our Bubble Garden,
See what we can see.
Posies, tulips, marigolds,
And happy little bees.]]
Lucious ripe tomatoes,
Peppers, corn and beans,
Pumpkins and zucchini,
Bigger than you've ever seen!]]
Creep into our Bubble Jungle,
Open your eyes wide,
To see all of the animals
Who make their home inside.]]
Baby monkeys swing around
Then hold their mamas tight.
Lions snoozing lazily
are an awe inspiring sight.]]
Squish into our Bubble Marsh,
The air feels warm and damp.
Here many an amphibian
Has happily set up camp.]]
Tadpoles go by swimmingly,
Big frogs hang with their crew.
Say hi to Mr. Crocodile,
He has a smile for you.]]
Step aboard our Bubble jet,
Strap yourself in tight.
Ascend the clouds, see twinkling stars,
And brilliant, bright moonlight.]]
Cities sparkle far below
With the energy of night.
People rushing to and fro,
Encased in pods so bright.]]
Climb onto our Bubble Playground,
Swings go swooshing by,
Children's squeals of laughter
Erupt into the sky.]]
We can go up to the top,
Then slide down way below.
The twirling merry go round
Has many a tot in tow.]]
Step into our Bubble Shoe Shop,
Pick a pair to try.
See all the shopping ladies
With a twinkle in their eye.]]
Stitching, sequins, Snaps and buckles,
Velcro, studs and bows. 
Boggle at the many ways
That you can dress your toes.]]
Dive into our Bubble Ocean,
Salty and serene.
The coral and anemone
Create a stunning scene.]]
Dolphins jump and spin and splash
Amongst the clear blue waves.
A shark sees dinner swimming by,
Yellow fin is what he craves.]]
Stroll into our Bubble Pet Store.
Puppies bark and play.
A parrot sitting on a perch
Says, "How are your today?"]]
Hamsters exercising on
their spinning little wheel.
Isn't it amazing
The way pets make you feel?]]
Sink you toes into our Bubble Beach,
The sand soaks up the sun.
People come from near and far
To have such gritty fun.]]
Let's play with a big beach ball,
Build a sandcastle with glee.
Then later we can jump into
The cool and briny sea.]]
Step into our Bubble Ice Cream Parlor.
Which flavor will you pick?
It is so hard to choose
Until you have a little lick.]]
Cherry, mint chip, rocky road,
Sprinkles on whipped cream.
Your tongue is very happy
With this creamy, icy dream.]]
Launch in our Bubble Space ship.
Here's the countdown 3 2 1.
We zoom into the galaxy
And get closer to the sun.]]
Neptune, Venus, Mercury, 
Jupiter and Mars.
We ponder our existence as
We frolic in the stars.]]
Bath time is an adventure,
As you can clearly see.
We can imagine anyplace
We'd truly like to be.]]
While our parents clean and scrub us,
Slippery little ones.
We can dream up a million worlds
Or bubble popping fun.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Little support

Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues

Language: Many descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Story/Poem

Features

Rhyming

Topic

Baths

Imagination

*Fictional Ideas/Charac

Low Frequency Words

aboard	amongst	amphibian	anemone	ascend
awe	beckon	boggle	briny	coral
encased	existence	frolic	galaxy	glee
gritty	imagination	ladies	laughter	launch
lazily	lucious	mamas	marigolds	marsh
mercury	moonlight	neptune	parlor	perch
ponder	posies	sandcastle	sequins	serene
snoozing	soaky	soar	squish	stitching
stroll	studs	stunning	swimmingly	tot
tow	truly	tubbie	tulips	twirling
velcro	venus	whipped	zucchini