Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
689
Points per Word
0.000726
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
The earth was young and full of colour. But the animals were dull and drab. The painter decided: something must be done! But what can she give the nightingale when her paintbox has run dry? Illustrated by Laura Carlin.