Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.1
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
8369
Points per Word
0.000119
Page Count
288
Points per Page
0.003472
Description
This book tells the fascinating story of the hieroglyphs, explaining how this curious writing system began with simple drawings of everyday objects and describing repeated attempts over the centuries to read them.