Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.4
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2320
Points per Word
0.000216
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Overfishing and changes in crabs' habitats have reduced the number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay. Learn how scientists have stepped in to study the lives of these invertebrates to help keep a healthy crab population.