Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
5292
Points per Word
0.000189
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
This short history of explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet describes their exploration of the Mississippi River Valley, encounters with the Native peoples along the way, and legacies they left behind.