Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1169
Points per Word
0.000428
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Sally and her brothers are walking along the dunes in their Maine town when they come upon an enormous whale stranded on the beach. Her brother runs for help, and many people rally to respond, but the tide is going out quickly and the whale is so big.