Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4686
Points per Word
0.000213
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
Next Chapters
Description
In the mid-1800's, thousands of Americans left their homes in the East and traveled in long wagon trains to the West. Many were children, who walked across the country to find a new home. Read to find out what it was like for these young pioneers.