Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.9
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
27643
Points per Word
0.000181
Page Count
151
Points per Page
0.033113
Description
"Tooth & Claw: The Dinosaur Wars" by Deborah Noyes tells the story of two competitive scientists who race to discover dinosaur fossils in the newly opened American West during the late 19th century. The book explores the fierce rivalry between these paleontologists as they uncover prehistoric remains in a time when the field of dinosaur science was still new. Set against the backdrop of the expanding frontier, the narrative follows their scientific discoveries and the conflicts that arise from their competition.