Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
5.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
648
Points per Word
0.000772
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Ostrich and Lark spend their days on the grasslands of southern Africa surrounded by a chorus of birdsong. From his perch in a tree, Lark joins the chorus while below, Ostrich is silent until the joyful day when he finds his voice.