Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
5.1
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1221
Points per Word
0.00041
Page Count
36
Points per Page
0.013889
Description
Text and illustrations describe how Egypt's students, librarians, and demonstrators gathered around the Library of Alexandria in 2011 amid turmoil to protect the building which stood as a symbol of freedom. The coauthor is Karen Leggett Abouraya.