Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.3
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
4842
Points per Word
0.000207
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
This is a story of a piece of precious gold created billions of years ago. Unearthed in the deserts of Ancient Egypt, the gold is formed into a mummy mask for a Pharaoh. As centuries pass, the gold changes in many ways. The illustrator is Stephen Biesty.