Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.4
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1106
Points per Word
0.000452
Page Count
24
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
The Deepwater Horizon disaster sent millions of barrels of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. The oil quickly coated the wings of the brown pelican, putting this already endangered species into even more risk.