Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.9
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3136
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
This introduction to the Amazon rain forest in South America, the largest rain forest in the world, discusses the history of the rain forest and the river for which it is named and examines its plants, animals, and people.