Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
5802
Points per Word
0.000172
Page Count
76
Points per Page
0.013158
Description
In "Sandmare" by Helen Cooper, a little girl named Polly creates a horse by drawing it in the sand at the beach. The Sandmare, a magical sand horse, longs to fly up to the evening sky and run with the other ponies, but she remains only a drawing. The story follows the Sandmare's desire to become real while she accompanies Polly along the sandy shore.