Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
5.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1539
Points per Word
0.000325
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
The Declaration of Independence has represented American freedom since Thomas Jefferson wrote it. Using primary sources, young readers hear the story behind one of America's most important documents from the people who were there when it was signed.