Readers on Amazon consider it readable at 1 - 4 Grade Level.
A popular method used by schools to measure a student reader’s ability is Lexile level or a Lexile Measure. The Lexile Level of Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride is 550L .
Readers of age 5 - 8 years will enjoy Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride.
The estimated word count of Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride is 3,410 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 0 hrs 14 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 0 hrs 23 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 0 hrs 8 mins.
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride - 3,410 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 0 hrs 23 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 0 hrs 14 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 0 hrs 8 mins |
for Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
The amiable Mercy Watson takes an automobile ride she'll never forget in the second tale of an ebullient first chapter-book series by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen.Mr. and Mrs. Watson's porcine wonder, Mercy, loves nothing more than a ride in the car. It takes a fair amount of nudging and bribing and a "You are such a good sport, darling" to get the portly pig out of the driver's seat, but once the convertible is on the road, Mercy loves the feel of the wind tickling her ears and the sun on her snout. One day the Watsons' motoring ritual takes an unexpected turn, however, when their elderly neighbor Baby Lincoln pops up in the backseat in hopes of some "folly and adventure" – and in the chaos that ensues, an exuberant Mercy ends up behind the wheel! Soon there's a policeman on her tail, a struggle for the brake, and a blissfully airborne Mercy. Of course, it's nothing that an extra helping of buttered toast can't fix! Read more