Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.3
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3144
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.010417
Description
This introduction to hippopotamuses, including the Nile and pygmy species, discusses their physical characteristics, behaviors, habitats, and endangered status.