Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.9
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4943
Points per Word
0.000202
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
Next Chapters
Description
The Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States is a hot and dry place. At first look, it may seem as though very little lives there. However, there are many plants and animals that make the desert their home and have found special ways to survive.