Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
9.2
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
28016
Points per Word
0.000178
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.044643
Description
This book describes the physical geography of the Himalayas and chronicles its exploration throughout the centuries, covering the arrival of Christianity, trade, and surveyors and the conquest of Mt. Everest in 1953.