Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
12.3
Points
48.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
215683
Points per Word
0.000223
Page Count
575
Points per Page
0.083478
Description
This comprehensive narrative describes how and why ancient civilizations such as the Anasazi, Maya, and the Polynesian culture on Easter Island failed and fell into ruin and examines how lessons can be learned from the past.