Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.7
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1500
Points per Word
0.000333
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.0125
Description
Ondu-ahlem carefully trains his pigeons and prepares them for the day when he and other Ethiopian boys test the homing instinct and loyalty of their birds. The coauthor is Christopher Kurtz.