Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4341
Points per Word
0.00023
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Rivers Around the World
Description
This book explores the Mississippi River from its headwaters in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, discussing its exploration, use as a means of transportation for agricultural and industrial goods, and human efforts to tame its destructive flooding.