Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4350
Points per Word
0.00023
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
In the 1800s, many people traveled on the Oregon Trail, hoping to find a better life. Science played a big role in their travels. Readers will learn how covered wagons were engineered, how food was preserved, and how injuries and diseases were treated.