Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.8
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
7424
Points per Word
0.000135
Page Count
63
Points per Page
0.015873
Description
This book describes the history of flooding of the Mississippi River, focusing on the 1927 and 1993 floods, the effects on people near the river, and efforts to avoid flooding and manage the river.