Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.7
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1008
Points per Word
0.000496
Page Count
36
Points per Page
0.013889
Description
Illustrations and text describe the life of Balto, the real-life, legendary sled dog that braved a deadly blizzard to take a lifesaving serum to people in Alaska in 1925. The book focuses on the dog's life after its celebrity status waned.