Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3710
Points per Word
0.00027
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
Back Roads
Description
An introduction to the Pacific Northwest, a forested area of great natural beauty, emphasizing the timber industry there.
Quick Summary
Dive into the towering forests of the Pacific Northwest and discover how trees become the lumber that builds our world. Readers will love learning about massive sawmills, brave loggers, and the incredible journey from seedling to skyscraper. If your kid loves exploring how things work like in the Magic Tree House guides or enjoys nature documentaries, they will devour this behind the scenes look at the timber industry. Ideal for kids in grades 4 through 6 who are curious about forests, jobs, and the Natural World Wonders around them.