Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
7.2
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
24032
Points per Word
0.000166
Page Count
120
Points per Page
0.033333
Description
Birds are nature's essential workers, and they are crucial members of ecosystems around the world. But since 1970, nearly 30 percent of all birds in the United States and Canada have vanished. Text contains disturbing images and a racist incident.