Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
5.9
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1288
Points per Word
0.000388
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
This biography looks at the life of Swedish-born engineer and inventor Captain John Ericsson, describing how he designed and built a steam engine, a steam locomotive, and an ironclad ship that helped the Union in the Civil War.