Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.9
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
6734
Points per Word
0.000149
Page Count
47
Points per Page
0.021277
Series
African American Life
Description
Describes the various types of music central to African American life, with historical information and biographical sketches of prominent black musicians.