Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.8
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
8422
Points per Word
0.000119
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
This cultural, geological, and ecological history of Mount Everest focuses on the indigenous Sherpa and their spiritual connection to the mountain, record-setting multinational climbing expeditions, and the effects of tourism on the environment.