Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1549
Points per Word
0.000323
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
This retelling of the Japanese folktale is about a young tanuki, a raccoon dog that can change shapes and becomes stuck in the form of a teapot. It also includes notes on the original Japanese folktale from which this story is derived.