Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.4
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3034
Points per Word
0.000165
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
This introduction to the monitor lizard focuses on the animal's spread in the U.S. by pet owners and the resulting threat the animal poses to native species, such as American crocodiles.