Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
5295
Points per Word
0.000189
Page Count
56
Points per Page
0.017857
Description
This book discusses the role of rivers and other waterways in the settlement of America, and looks at how increased use of water routes led to the building of canals.