Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.4
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
264
Points per Word
0.001894
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
The book tells the true story of João, an old man who finds a penguin on the shore that is soaked in oil, barely moving, and too weak to survive on its own. João takes the penguin home, cleans him, feeds him, and nurses him back to health. The two develop an unlikely friendship during the penguin's recovery. Once the penguin is fully healed, João returns him to the wild where he belongs.