Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.8
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
781
Points per Word
0.00064
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
In this illustrated story for early readers, first-grader Jim believes he is bad at art because his kindergarten teacher criticized his drawing. When he enters first grade, a new art teacher encourages him to paint pictures of things he enjoys rather than an adult self-portrait. Through this approach, Jim discovers he can create art after all.