Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.6
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3500
Points per Word
0.000286
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
This revised edition combines humorous cartoons and facts to explain the events surrounding the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.