Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.0
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1077
Points per Word
0.000464
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Alexa and the other children at her escuela in Costa Rica have a special project: they are raising American crocodiles. She names her croc Jefe, which means "boss," because he seems to be in charge. The coauthor is Jennifer Keats Curtis.