Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
6287
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
Presidents of the U.S.A.
Description
This biography profiles the life of Harry S. Truman from his childhood in Missouri through his two terms as the thirty-third president of the United States and into his post-White House years. The book presents his life, career, and accomplishments for middle grade readers at a 6.2 reading level. It covers his humble beginnings, his service during World War I, his rise through political offices, and his leadership during the final years of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War.