Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.0
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2597
Points per Word
0.000193
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Series
Imitating Nature
Description
This book describes the genetic engineering that is being done to imitate the silk made by Orb weaver spiders, a silk that is stronger yet lighter than any material ever made and has been the envy of humans for thousands of years.