Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
206
Points per Word
0.002427
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.0125
Description
In this illustrated picture-book biography, Yuyi Morales shares her story of leaving her home in Xalapa, Mexico and coming to the U.S. with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed.