Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.2
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
9260
Points per Word
0.000216
Page Count
53
Points per Page
0.037736
Description
Examines the many reasons for the extinction and near-extinction of animal species. Discusses how some near-extinctions have been reversed through special breeding programs and legislation to save endangered species.