Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.5
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1220
Points per Word
0.00041
Page Count
36
Points per Page
0.013889
Series
Nature Babies
Description
On a narrow strip of beach in Trinidad, a mother sea turtle comes to shore to dig her nest and deposit her eggs. Right from the beginning, the odds are against the hatchlings and they begin their first step on a long and dangerous journey to maturity.