Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
278
Points per Word
0.001799
Page Count
16
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
This nonfiction book introduces readers to Triceratops, one of the most recognizable dinosaurs. The book explains that Triceratops had a distinctive hard bony shield with a frilly edge at the back of its head. It describes how paleontologists study fossils from millions of years ago to learn what this dinosaur looked like, and how they build skeletons and create models to show us what Triceratops was like. The book uses photographs and easy-to-read text to present this information to young readers.