Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.2
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
36073
Points per Word
0.000139
Page Count
199
Points per Page
0.025126
Description
In 1944, Elizabeth's mother works at Dresden Zoo, where her favorite animal is the elephant, Marlene. When the animals must be killed to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden.