Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.9
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
7986
Points per Word
0.000125
Page Count
104
Points per Page
0.009615
Series
Who Was...?/Who Is...?
Description
This book provides highlights in the life and career of Isaac Newton, discussing his childhood years, his time at Cambridge, and his landmark book, the "Principia." It covers his work during the plague year of 1665 when he was forced to return home from college, during which he developed his theories on gravity and the laws of motion. The book is written for middle grade readers at a 5.9 reading level.