Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.3
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1923
Points per Word
0.00026
Page Count
24
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
This book examines the life of illustrator and writer William Steig, discussing his childhood in Brooklyn, his dream of going to sea, his career as a cartoonist, and his successes as a creator of children's books.