Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
6.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4215
Points per Word
0.000237
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.025
Description
Every year the students in Ms. Stone's class study the Everglades. This majestic wetland near their school in Homestead, Florida, is home to a special mix of plants, animals, water, and weather found nowhere else in the world.