Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.8
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
11987
Points per Word
0.000167
Page Count
46
Points per Page
0.043478
Series
Rough & Ready
Description
This book brings to life the story of America's railroads, including the country's first transcontinental railroad, and of the rugged men who built it, tie by tie.