Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
3.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
2999
Points per Word
0.000167
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.007812
Series
Adventures of McBroom
Description
"McBroom the Rainmaker" is a humorous fantasy story by Sid Fleischman set on the prairie during a devastating drought. When the dry conditions lead to bizarre effects like cows producing powdered milk and mosquitoes growing to the size of small barns, farmer McBroom must find a way to make it rain. The story follows McBroom as he devises a creative solution to end the drought and save his farm.