Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.8
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
5687
Points per Word
0.000176
Page Count
81
Points per Page
0.012346
Description
Scratch quickly regrets his decision to stow away on a ship and to avoid being thrown overboard, he tries to earn his keep and befriend Peg-leg, the ship's cook, only to be marooned in a lifeboat with Peg-leg while they wait to be captured by pirates.