Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.1
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4539
Points per Word
0.00022
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed to Antarctica to try to cross the icy continent. Science played a big role in this dangerous voyage. Readers find out how weather patterns determined the fate of Shackleton's ship.