Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.9
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1714
Points per Word
0.000292
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
"Ricardo's Race" is a biography about Ricardo Romo, an All American athlete who became president of the University of Texas at San Antonio. The book follows Romo's journey from running to catch the school bus as a child to earning a college education and eventually becoming a teacher, administrator, and university president. It includes a timeline detailing his accomplishments as both an athlete and scholar.