Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
2.8
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1545
Points per Word
0.000324
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.0125
Series
Graphic Spin
Description
This graphic novel retells Rudyard Kipling's Just So story "How the Leopard Got His Spots," in which a leopard teams up with an Ethiopian to obtain spots in the African savanna. The two characters travel to a night-time forest where they use a magical paint to give the leopard a spotted coat that helps him blend into his surroundings. Aimed at middle-grade readers with a reading level of 2.8, the book presents the classic tale in illustrated panel format.