Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.3
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4848
Points per Word
0.000206
Description
Hidden in the Earth's crust are tiny amounts of bright, shiny metal. The metal is soft yet strong. It doesn't rust or decay. Always it gleams and glitters. It has travelled through space from exploded stars. It is gold.