Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.5
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
119
Points per Word
0.004202
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.0125
Description
Deep in the tropical forest of Costa Rica, ten sticky frog eggs cling to a leaf. Only nine eggs hatch. Only eight tadpoles wind up in the water below. Readers will find out what it takes to survive the countdown to adulthood. Then the cycle begins again.