Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.5
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
482
Points per Word
0.001037
Page Count
24
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Beaver's excitement at finding a mussel that doubtless contains a pearl is tempered by the realization that such a treasure could stir the greed of his friends, causing a chain of environmentally disastrous events.