Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.8
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1209
Points per Word
0.000414
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
This retelling of the Panamanian folktale recounts the story of a tortoise and a monkey who learn a lesson about friendship while competing in a winner-take-all speed race.