Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.5
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
8971
Points per Word
0.000223
Page Count
58
Points per Page
0.034483
Description
Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean.