Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3201
Points per Word
0.000156
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
In 1845, Sir John Franklin commanded two ships on an expedition to find a Northwest Passage through the Arctic to Asia. If successful, the route would be a faster way to get goods from Asia to Europe and back. Text contains disturbing imagery.