The Search for Olinguito: Discovering a New Species cover

The Search for Olinguito: Discovering a New Species

Author: Markle, Sandra

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 5.8
Points 1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 3998
Points per Word 0.00025
Page Count 48
Points per Page 0.020833
Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries; Nonfiction-Grades 4-8 (Millbrook Press)

Description

In 2013, scientists announced the discovery of the olinguito, a relative of raccoons living in treetops in forests of Central and South America. Among the group of mammals it belonged to, it was the first new mammal species to be discovered in 35 years.