Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.1
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
986
Points per Word
0.000507
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Although his mother urges patience, a young musk ox, who cannot wait for his skin to stop itching, wanders away from the herd to find anything with which he can scratch and meets three other creatures who teach him about his strengths.