Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.0
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
936
Points per Word
0.000534
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.0125
Description
When Billy's mother follows through on her threat to buy him a blue whale if he refuses to obey, he finds himself the owner of an enormous pet that he must take with him everywhere, which does not make him popular at school.