Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.4
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1214
Points per Word
0.000412
Page Count
16
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
By 1865, Chicago had mushroomed from a few log cabins to a thriving community with 600 miles of sidewalks and 50,000 buildings, nearly all made of wood. In 1871, drought conditions and strong winds caused one of many fires to rage out of control.