Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.9
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2462
Points per Word
0.000203
Description
Among the most serious threats to global food supplies, a drought's devastation lasts long after the phenomenon is over. This book discusses the effects that range from water shortages and crop damage to depletion of groundwater.