Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2654
Points per Word
0.000188
Page Count
24
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
This book introduces young readers to the traditional dwellings of Native peoples in the American Southwest. It explains how adobe structures were built using a mixture of ashes, water, and sandy clay. The book explores various types of Southwestern Native homes and their architectural features, examining how these buildings were adapted to the harsh, dry desert environment.