Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.1
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
21033
Points per Word
0.000143
Page Count
95
Points per Page
0.031579
Description
The legend of Gilgamesh is the oldest known written story, pre-dating both The Bible and The Iliad. An epic story about a quest for immortality, it also includes a legend of the flood that is remarkably similar to the story of Noah.