Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
8300
Points per Word
0.00012
Page Count
86
Points per Page
0.011628
Series
Purrmaids; Stepping Stone
Description
In "Seasick Sea Horse" by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Purrmaid Shelly becomes the caretaker of Bubbles, a sea horse who serves as her class pet. Bubbles becomes mysteriously ill, and Shelly and her two best friends work together to find a way to make him feel better. Through their efforts, they discover important lessons about why some animals are not suitable as pets. The story is targeted at readers in lower grades (K-3) with a reading level of 3.5.