Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.9
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
17855
Points per Word
0.000168
Page Count
144
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
A thought-provoking history of how Commodore Perry opened diplomatic relations with the closed society of Japan. A Newbery Honor book.