Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
508
Points per Word
0.000984
Page Count
16
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
PM Plus Purple
Description
In "The Carnival Horse" by Wendy Graham, a young boy named Tommy befriends an old wooden horse named Bravo that once belonged to a merry-go-round. The horse now belongs to Mr. Turner, who runs a second-hand shop and plans to send Bravo to the dump. Tommy wants to save the broken horse and take him home. The book is at a 2.6 reading level for lower elementary grades.