Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.8
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2131
Points per Word
0.000235
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Series
Parasites
Description
Chigger is the common name given to the larva of several kinds, or species, of mites. Only the mite larvae are parasites. In this book the life cycle and effects of this parasite are examined.