Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
7093
Points per Word
0.000141
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Photographs and text reveal the secrets of salt marshes, where fish, crabs, turtles, shrimp, and birds rely on a handful of plants that grow in the coastal wetlands, which buffer the impact of hurricanes.