Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
10.7
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
28968
Points per Word
0.000207
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.053571
Series
Importance Of
Description
This book is a biography of Dr. Jonas Salk, looking at his life before, during, and after his discovery of the vaccine that eliminated polio--a crippling and often deadly disease--from America's list of public health concerns.