Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.5
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
545
Points per Word
0.000917
Page Count
24
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Readers will meet the bison, the biggest mammal in North America, and learn about the bison's physical features and behaviors, including wallowing in the dirt. A Native American folk tale explains why bison have a shoulder hump.