Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.5
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
172
Points per Word
0.002907
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
There are many babies in the bayou, and even though they might have sharp white teeth, hard shells, webbed feet, or quick claws, their mothers still need to protect them.