Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.9
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
48250
Points per Word
0.000145
Page Count
232
Points per Page
0.030172
Description
Guided by an ancient alligator, a silent young rat learns to find his own way in the drought-stricken swamp, despite having been orphaned under circumstances that sometimes cause other animals to reject him.