Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.9
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
23935
Points per Word
0.000167
Description
A storm causes chaos at the lodge where Mandy and James are staying. Outside, they find a mother hippo in distress, standing guard over her trapped calf. The wardens' attempts at rescuing the hippos fail. If they don't free them soon they will die.