First Flight Around the World: The Adventures of the American Fliers Who Won the Race
Author: Grove, Tim
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.7
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
19140
Points per Word
0.000157
Page Count
88
Points per Page
0.034091
Description
This account of the 1924 race between six nations to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by airplane describes the efforts of the U.S. team as they struggled to overcome limited technology, dangerous weather, and unfamiliar cultures.