Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.7
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
463
Points per Word
0.00108
Series
Patterns of Life
Description
Getting Around, by Daphne Butler, is a nonfiction picture book for early elementary readers that explains how different animals, birds, insects, and humans move from place to place. The book outlines the physical characteristics such as legs, wings, fins, and muscles that enable each type of locomotion, whether walking, running, flying, swimming, or crawling. Simple illustrations and examples show how body structure determines the way each creature gets around.