Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.7
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
61161
Points per Word
0.000164
Page Count
245
Points per Page
0.040816
Description
Ken Ward and his brother Hal are headed south of the border into the steaming jungles of Mexico. Hal's job is to gather specimens for a museum; Ken's is to keep Hal out of trouble, and prove himself as a jungle explorer.