The Doomsday Detectives: How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur Extinction
by Cindy Jenson-Elliott and Theo Nicole Lorenz
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- 5-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2025
Word Count 32,667
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 553315, 6 AR Points
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- English Language Arts
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