Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.3
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
12393
Points per Word
0.000161
Description
This book profiles African American men and women who have had a strong connection with the sea, from slaves whose owners sent them to work on ships, today's fishermen, naval officers, and marine biologists.