Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.4
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
6562
Points per Word
0.000152
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
World Black History
Description
The Slave Trade by Melody Herr explores the history of the transatlantic slave trade from 1440 to 1770. The book examines how European traders purchased African slaves for work in the American colonies and describes the brutal journey across the Atlantic. It also covers the demanding labor slaves performed, their acts of resistance, and the profound and lasting impact the slave trade had on African societies and millions of lives.