Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.6
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
11793
Points per Word
0.00017
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.017857
Description
The book profiles Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish explorer and conqueror who marched into the Inca Empire with his soldiers in search of gold and wealth. Pizarro successfully captured the Incan king and held him for ransom, ultimately filling his pockets with gold. After his conquest, Pizarro became governor of present-day Peru.