Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.7
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2428
Points per Word
0.000206
Description
This book provides information about the westward expansion of the U.S. in the 1800s, looks at some of the reasons people moved to the frontier, looks at what it was like to travel the Oregon Trail and other routes, and introduces some key figures.