Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.2
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
5262
Points per Word
0.00019
Series
Discovering Central America
Description
Known as British Honduras until 1973, Belize became independent in 1981. A country possessing deep forests, a beautiful coastline and a lifestyle that appeals to vacationers, Belize is headed toward a future very different from its past.