Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.5
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
467
Points per Word
0.001071
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Baby Whale's Journey follows a newborn sperm whale born off the Pacific coast of Mexico as she begins life in the ocean. The book depicts the calf nursing, communicating with her mother through clicks, and practicing behaviors such as diving, spy-hopping, lob-tailing, and rolling while learning the ways of the sea. It is aimed at early readers in grades K-3 and presents the calf's growth and development in the ocean environment.