Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.0
Points
8.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
47943
Points per Word
0.000167
Page Count
252
Points per Page
0.031746
Description
Syms Covington is on the voyage of a lifetime to the Galapagos Islands with scientist Charles Darwin. When Syms is lost at sea during a huge storm, he washes up on an unexplored island. Stranded, he makes a discovery that could change the world.