Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.4
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4846
Points per Word
0.000206
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
This book discusses author and marine biologist Rachel Carson's efforts to protect the environment, from her childhood nature outings in Pennsylvania through the impact of her 1962 book, "Silent Spring."