Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.6
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
12654
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
136
Points per Page
0.014706
Description
American chestnut trees were once found far and wide in North America's eastern forests. For many, life without the chestnut seemed unimaginable, until disaster struck in the early 1900s. Today, the American chestnut is making a comeback.