Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.0
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4481
Points per Word
0.000223
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
This picture book explores every aspect of salt: the many ways it's gathered from the earth and sea; how ancient emperors in China, Egypt, and Rome used it to keep their subjects happy; why salt was key to the Age of Exploration; and much more.