Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.0
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
707
Points per Word
0.000707
Page Count
29
Points per Page
0.017241
Description
Translated from the original works of beloved Danish poet Halfdan Rasmussen, this collection of poems includes the title selection about a small man who rides a snail and meets a little woman. Translated by Marilyn Nelson and Pamela Espeland.