Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.1
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
358
Points per Word
0.001397
Page Count
30
Points per Page
0.016667
Series
Stories from Latin America
Description
The sky is still dark when a young boy leaves home for school. He has a long path ahead: nine kilometers, over five-and-a-half miles--through the mountains and rain forests of Chile.