Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.8
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
883
Points per Word
0.000566
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
This is a picture-book biography of Gordon Parks, a talented and very successful photographer for LIFE magazine who fought his way out of poverty while following his mother's advice to use "no excuses" when pursuing his dreams.