Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.4
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
512
Points per Word
0.000977
Description
Lazy Jack is a picture book retelling of the traditional fairy tale about a lazy boy who does everything his mother tells him to do, but with disastrous results. The story follows Jack, who will do anything for an easy life, as he attempts various tasks his mother assigns him. The book is written at a third-grade reading level and features Tony Ross's illustrations.