Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.6
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
6201
Points per Word
0.000161
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
The offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded, causing one of the worst environmental catastrophes in American history. As the oil company BP frantically tried to stop the spill, scientists and emergency crews searched for ways to repair the damage.