Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.4
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3888
Points per Word
0.000257
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Explorers (Book House)
Description
This book is about the Apollo 11 mission and the race to land on the Moon. It follows the astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins as they travel through space and attempt to land on the lunar surface. The book describes the daily life of the astronauts aboard the spacecraft and explains how they survived the dangerous journey. It also provides historical context about the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.