Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
8.2
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
49551
Points per Word
0.000182
Page Count
211
Points per Page
0.042654
Description
This book is the true story behind one of the most famous moments in American military history: the raising of the flag on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima in 1945. The coauthor is Ron Powers and has been adapted for young people by Michael French.