Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.1
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1416
Points per Word
0.000353
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
This simple, brief retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic recalls the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster Grendel.