Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.6
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4878
Points per Word
0.000205
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Rivers Around the World
Description
This book examines the Nile River, the world's longest river, looking at how the Ancient Egyptians depended on it for irrigation and transportation. The impact on the river of the Aswan High Dam, population growth, and climate change is also discussed.