Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.8
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1657
Points per Word
0.000302
Page Count
27
Points per Page
0.018519
Description
Although nine-year-olds Murray and Henrietta usually take life slowly in a society where others rush, they know that some things must be done quickly if the environment is to be protected.