Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.9
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
3929
Points per Word
0.000255
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.015625
Series
First Novels
Description
Fatima, the new girl at Raffi's school, shares his interest in birds, and they feed the mourning doves together. Sadness sets in when they discover the nest had been destroyed by a storm, but the return of Fatima's father brings inspiration to everyone.