Books by Isaac Asimov
8 books by Isaac Asimov have full reviews here; all 54 Isaac Asimov titles and editions in our catalog are rated for reading level and content intensity.
Isaac Asimov has 8 books with full reviews on HootRated, spanning Grade 4–8 reading level. The typical Isaac Asimov book lands at Grade 6, with average content intensity 2.4/5. Isaac Asimov's books span 4 series, including Isaac Asimov's New Library, Isaac Asimov's 21st Century Library..., Foundation, and 1 more.
Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether an Isaac Asimov book is right for a child. 38% of Isaac Asimov's reviewed titles are at Gentle or Mild intensity — appropriate for sensitive readers or kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. The intensity badges below (green → red) help you match books to your child's emotional readiness, not just their reading ability. See our methodology for how we rate.
A distant giant
Isaac Asimov
A distant giant
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What killed the dinosaurs?
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What killed the dinosaurs?
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Foundation
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Foundation
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Second foundation
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Second foundation
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Foundation and empire
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Foundation and empire
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Foundation's edge
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Foundation's edge
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The Caves of Steel
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The Caves of Steel
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Foundation and Earth
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Foundation and Earth
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- After the end Level 2 · Mild
- Asimov's Choice Level 6 · Mild
- Caves of Steel Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Did comets kill the dinosaurs? Level 6-7 · Gentle
- Earth is room enough Level 6 · Mild
- Fifty short science fiction tales Level 6 · Gentle
- Foundation's Edge (Foundation Novels) Level 8 · Moderate
- How did we find out about computers? Level 3 · Gentle
- How did we find out about energy? Level 3 · Gentle
- How did we find out about Neptune? Level 3 · Gentle
- How Did We Find Out about Oil? Level 3 · Gentle
- How Did We Find Out about Outer Space? Level 3 · Gentle
- How did we find out about the atmosphere? Level 3 · Gentle
- How did we find out about the speed of light? Level 3 · Gentle
- How did we find out about volcanoes? Level 3 · Gentle
- How did we find out the earth is round? Level 3 · Gentle
- How we found out about germs Level 3 · Gentle
- I, Robot Level 6 · Mild 2 editions
- Is there life in outer space? Level 2 · Gentle
- Isaac Asimov's New Library of the Universe Level 2 · Gentle
- Jupiter Level 2 · Gentle
- Legends, folklore, and outer space Level 2 · Gentle
- Lucky Starr and the big sun of Mercury Level 4-5 · Mild
- Mars Level 2 · Gentle
- Murder at the ABA Level 6 · Mild
- Mutants Level 2 · Gentle
- Prelude to Foundation Level 8 · Mild
- Science fiction Level 2 · Gentle
- Space explorers Level 2 · Gentle
- Sun Level 2 · Gentle
- The Asimov chronicles Level 8 · Mild
- The disappearing man and other mysteries Level 3 · Gentle
- The Earth (Isaac Asimovs 21st Century Library of the Universe, the Solar System) Level 2 · Mild
- The far ends of time and earth Level 8 · Mild
- The future in space Level 2 · Gentle
- The Key Word Level 3 · Mild
- The Naked Sun Level 6 · Moderate 2 editions
- The Robots of Dawn Level 8 · Moderate 2 editions
- Those Amazing Electronic Thinking Machines! Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Why are whales vanishing? Level 2 · Mild
- Wild inventions Level 2 · Gentle
Questions about Isaac Asimov's books
- What reading level are Isaac Asimov's books?
- Isaac Asimov's reviewed books range from Grade 4–8, with the typical book at Grade 6. Each title has a separate content intensity score so parents can choose by emotional readiness, not just text difficulty.
- Are Isaac Asimov's books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 3 of Isaac Asimov's 8 reviewed books (38%) are at Gentle or Mild intensity — safe for sensitive readers. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity: 2.4/5.
- What age are Isaac Asimov's books appropriate for?
- Isaac Asimov's reviewed books target Ages 9-12 and Ages 13+. HootRated rates each book on reading level and content intensity — match both dimensions, not just one.