Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.0
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
710
Points per Word
0.000704
Page Count
29
Points per Page
0.017241
Series
Landmark Editions
Description
When Joshua, a baby whale, disobeys his mother and swims too close to shore to visit with a friendly human boy, he becomes stranded on the beach. Includes factual information about whales in a separate section in the back of the book.