Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1174
Points per Word
0.000426
Page Count
28
Points per Page
0.017857
Description
Based on the experiences of a sixteenth-century Portuguese man, Fernando Lopez, this book tells the story of an unhappy sailor who jumps ship and makes his home on a barren rock, turning it into an island paradise.