Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.9
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
18875
Points per Word
0.000159
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.046875
Series
Canadians
Description
Surveyor, fur trader and explorer, Thompson was the first European to descend the Columbia River from its source to its mouth. A partner in the North West Company, Thompson explored western Canada and his maps became the basis for many futures maps.