Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1336
Points per Word
0.000374
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Colorful illustrations and text describe how an ochre sea star hunts for shellfish along the rocky shore one morning, and when she takes too long, the tide flows back to the sea without her, making her an easy target for predators.