Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.2
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2292
Points per Word
0.000218
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.010417
Series
Scholastic History Readers
Description
This book is an introduction to the California Gold Rush, describing how gold was discovered in the territory in 1848, and explains how people made the difficult journey to California in hopes of getting rich. The coauthor is Connie Roop.