Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.9
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1189
Points per Word
0.000421
Description
One of the stories told to Aboriginal children to help them understand their land, their people, and their beginnings. This story, about walking kangaroos who disobey the rules, explains why some places or areas are out of bounds to children.