Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.1
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1610
Points per Word
0.000311
Page Count
44
Points per Page
0.011364
Series
Hello Reader! Level 4
Description
After being separated from his owners and lost in New York City, Lad is chased by a police officer, nearly drowns, and is attacked by a vicious dog. Retold by Margo Lundell, this story is based on the book by Albert Payson Terhune.