Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.6
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
3367
Points per Word
0.000297
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
This book explains how oil spills happen, how they affect wildlife and the environment, how they are cleaned up, and how they can be prevented, and describes actual incidents, including the "Exxon Valdez" spill in 1989.