Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.8
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
11477
Points per Word
0.000174
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Female Sports Stars
Description
The book traces the achievements of some of the top women track-and-field athletes, including Wilma Rudolph, Grete Waitz, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Florence Griffith Joyner, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. It is written for middle grade readers at a 6.8 reading level. The book covers the athletic accomplishments and historic performances of these renowned female athletes.