Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.8
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
6556
Points per Word
0.000153
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
Science on the Edge
Description
This book describes how scientists develop new crops in an entirely different way: by inserting the genes that they want. While genetically engineered crops have many benefits, such as better disease resistance, there may be risks as well.