Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.1
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
8521
Points per Word
0.000117
Page Count
107
Points per Page
0.009346
Series
What Was.../What Is...?
Description
This book is an introduction to the Age of Exploration, covering the nautical practices of fifteenth-century Europe, Henry the Navigator's fateful new sea routes, and the impact of European advancement on ancient civilizations.