Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
5.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2854
Points per Word
0.000175
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.010417
Description
Fact-based text chronicles the settlement of the American West, describing the reasons for westward expansion, the establishment of government and frontier laws, and the hardships and challenges faced by the pioneers.