Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.2
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
16634
Points per Word
0.00018
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.026786
Series
Life Portraits
Description
This biography profiles the life of environmentalist Rachel Carson, discussing her childhood, education, accomplishments, and struggles, and how she laid the groundwork for the modern environmental movement.