Women Who Launched the Computer Age
分級讀本/橋梁書 | Ready-to-Read
Women Who Launched the Computer Age
T 880L
書籍資訊
| 適讀年齡 | 6 - 8 |
| 適合年級 | 1 - 3 |
| 字數 | 字 |
| Grade level equivalent | |
| AR level | |
| F&p/guided reading level | T |
| Lexile | 880L |
| DRA level | |
| 出版社 | Simon Spotlight |
| 出版日期 | September 2016 |
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