Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.7
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4200
Points per Word
0.000238
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
This introduction to islands explains what they are, why they form, the forces that shape them, how plants and animals survive on island conditions, and looks at different islands and island cities around the world.