Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
9.2
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
13777
Points per Word
0.000218
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.046875
Description
This book chronicles the life of Joseph Lister, the man who became known as the "Father of Antiseptics." After studying the work of Louis Pasteur, Lister became convinced that germs caused infection and began using antiseptics in the operating room.