Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.0
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
2107
Points per Word
0.000237
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
This book presents an ancient Cherokee tale that explains the unusual behavior of the opossum and tells the story of Si-qua, the Opossum, who brags constantly about his tail until his neighbors can no longer stand it.