Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.6
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4885
Points per Word
0.000205
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Rivers Around the World
Description
This book examines China's Yangtze River, an ancient transportation route and strategic natural boundary, and is home to about one-third of China's population. The near completion of the Three Gorges Dam and its impact on the region is discussed.