Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4193
Points per Word
0.000238
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
American Story
Description
Christopher Columbus's voyages led to European exploration of the New World. The Americas were irresistible to gold-hungry conquistadors, and exploration soon came to signify conquest. The lives of its inhabitants would be changed forever.