Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
369
Points per Word
0.001355
Page Count
28
Points per Page
0.017857
Series
Andersen Press Picture Books
Description
A metal boy named Tin is looking after his little sister, Nickel, one afternoon when she grabs hold of a balloon and floats away. Tin and his dog, Zinc, set off in hot pursuit as she floats toward the big city.