Black Gold: The Story of Oil in Our Lives
by Albert Marrin
Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2012
Word Count 42,149
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1070L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 148834
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | General
- Petroleum--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Petroleum--United States--History
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
- History
- United States
- Petroleum
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