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Books by Jane Yolen

98 books by Jane Yolen, rated for reading level and content intensity.

Jane Yolen has 9 rated books in HootRated's catalog spanning Grade 0–6 reading level. The typical Jane Yolen book lands at Grade 3, with average content intensity 2/5. Jane Yolen's books span 2 series, including Scottish Quartet, How Do Dinosaurs...?.

Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a Jane Yolen book is right for a child. 67% of Jane Yolen's rated titles are at Gentle or Mild intensity — appropriate for sensitive readers or kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. 11% 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.

The transfigured hart

Jane Yolen

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The transfigured hart

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

The seventh mandarin

Jane Yolen

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The seventh mandarin

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Touch magic

Jane Yolen

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Touch magic

Jane Yolen

Level 3

Dream Weaver

Jane Yolen

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Dream Weaver

Jane Yolen

Level 3

Welcome to the green house

Jane Yolen

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Welcome to the green house

Jane Yolen

Level 3-4

And twelve Chinese acrobats

Jane Yolen

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And twelve Chinese acrobats

Jane Yolen

Level 3

The originals

Jane Yolen

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The originals

Jane Yolen

Level 5-6

Prince across the water

Jane Yolen

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Prince across the water

Jane Yolen

Level 5-6 Moderate

How do dinosaurs get well soon?

Jane Yolen

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How do dinosaurs get well soon?

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2 Gentle

O Jerusalem

Jane Yolen

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O Jerusalem

Jane Yolen

Level 6

The bird of time

Jane Yolen

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The bird of time

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Welcome to the Sea of Sand

Jane Yolen

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Welcome to the Sea of Sand

Jane Yolen

Level 3-4

Trot, trot to Boston

Jane Yolen

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Trot, trot to Boston

Jane Yolen

Level 3

How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?

Jane Yolen

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How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?

Jane Yolen

Level 2

How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms?

Jane Yolen

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How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms?

Jane Yolen

Level K-1

Things that go bump in the night

Jane Yolen

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Things that go bump in the night

Jane Yolen

Level 6

Meow

Jane Yolen

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Meow

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Vampires

Jane Yolen

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Vampires

Jane Yolen

Level 6

Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep

Jane Yolen

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Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Wings

Jane Yolen

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Wings

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Armageddon Summer

Jane Yolen

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Armageddon Summer

Jane Yolen

Level 6

King Long Shanks

Jane Yolen

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King Long Shanks

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Raising Yoder's Barn

Jane Yolen

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Raising Yoder's Barn

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Child of Faerie, Child of Earth

Jane Yolen

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Child of Faerie, Child of Earth

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Letting Swift River go

Jane Yolen

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Letting Swift River go

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

The Girl in the Golden Bower

Jane Yolen

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The Girl in the Golden Bower

Jane Yolen

Level 2

A sending of dragons

Jane Yolen

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A sending of dragons

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

Mouse's birthday

Jane Yolen

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Mouse's birthday

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Welcome to the river of grass

Jane Yolen

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Welcome to the river of grass

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Owl Moon

Jane Yolen

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Owl Moon

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

How do dinosaurs go to school?

Jane Yolen

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How do dinosaurs go to school?

Jane Yolen

Level 2

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? Book And Plush Set

Jane Yolen

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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? Book And Plush Set

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

HEART'S BLOOD (Pit Dragons, Book 2)

Jane Yolen

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HEART'S BLOOD (Pit Dragons, Book 2)

Jane Yolen

Level 6

B.U.G.

Jane Yolen

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B.U.G.

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5 Mild

Rounds About Rounds

Jane Yolen

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Rounds About Rounds

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

How do dinosaurs love their cats?

Jane Yolen

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How do dinosaurs love their cats?

Jane Yolen

Level K-1

How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?

Jane Yolen

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How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?

Jane Yolen

Level 2

How do dinosaurs say happy Chanukah?

Jane Yolen

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How do dinosaurs say happy Chanukah?

Jane Yolen

Level 2-3 Gentle

How do dinosaurs stay friends?

Jane Yolen

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How do dinosaurs stay friends?

Jane Yolen

Level 2-3

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

Jane Yolen

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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2 Gentle

Hobby (Young Merlin Trilogy)

Jane Yolen

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Hobby (Young Merlin Trilogy)

Jane Yolen

Level 3

Greyling

Jane Yolen

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Greyling

Jane Yolen

Level 2

A Sip Of Aesop

Jane Yolen

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A Sip Of Aesop

Jane Yolen

Level 2

The Wild Hunt (Point Signature)

Jane Yolen

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The Wild Hunt (Point Signature)

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

The devil's arithmetic

Jane Yolen

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The devil's arithmetic

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5 Intense

I Am the Storm

Jane Yolen

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I Am the Storm

Jane Yolen

Level 3

Owl Moon

Jane Yolen

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Owl Moon

Jane Yolen

Level K-1 Gentle

Odysseus in the Serpent Maze

Jane Yolen

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Odysseus in the Serpent Maze

Jane Yolen

Level 6

Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast

Jane Yolen

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Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast

Jane Yolen

Level 6

Encounter

Jane Yolen

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Encounter

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Wizard's Map

Jane Yolen

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Wizard's Map

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

Where Have the Unicorns Gone?

Jane Yolen

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Where Have the Unicorns Gone?

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

The moon ribbon

Jane Yolen

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The moon ribbon

Jane Yolen

Level 3

Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes (Break-of-Day Book)

Jane Yolen

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Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes (Break-of-Day Book)

Jane Yolen

Level 3

Commander Toad in Space (Paperstar)

Jane Yolen

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Commander Toad in Space (Paperstar)

Jane Yolen

Level 3 Mild

Welcome to the Green House

Jane Yolen

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Welcome to the Green House

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Grandad Bill's Song

Jane Yolen

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Grandad Bill's Song

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Welcome to the Sea of Sand

Jane Yolen

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Welcome to the Sea of Sand

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Miz Berlin Walks

Jane Yolen

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Miz Berlin Walks

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Queen's own fool

Jane Yolen

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Queen's own fool

Jane Yolen

Level 7

The seeing stick

Jane Yolen

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The seeing stick

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Switching on the moon

Jane Yolen

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Switching on the moon

Jane Yolen

Level 3

The Magic Three of Solatia

Jane Yolen

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The Magic Three of Solatia

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

The Wizard of Washington Square

Jane Yolen

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The Wizard of Washington Square

Jane Yolen

Level 3

Pay the Piper

Jane Yolen

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Pay the Piper

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

All Those Secrets of the World

Jane Yolen

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All Those Secrets of the World

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Picnic With Piggins

Jane Yolen

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Picnic With Piggins

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Xanadu

Jane Yolen

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Xanadu

Jane Yolen

Level 7

Piggins

Jane Yolen

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Piggins

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Guide to writing for children

Jane Yolen

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Guide to writing for children

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

Dragon's Blood (Pit Dragon Trilogy)

Jane Yolen

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Dragon's Blood (Pit Dragon Trilogy)

Jane Yolen

Level 7

Young Merlin Trilogy

Jane Yolen

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Young Merlin Trilogy

Jane Yolen

Level 6

How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?

Jane Yolen

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How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?

Jane Yolen

Level 2

How to Spot a Mermaid

Jane Yolen

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How to Spot a Mermaid

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Trash Mountain

Jane Yolen

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Trash Mountain

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5 Moderate

Jason and the Gorgon's Blood

Jane Yolen

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Jason and the Gorgon's Blood

Jane Yolen

Level 6

Alligator's Smile

Jane Yolen

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Alligator's Smile

Jane Yolen

Level 2

School of Fish

Jane Yolen

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School of Fish

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Friendship on the High Seas

Jane Yolen

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Friendship on the High Seas

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Giants Go Camping

Jane Yolen

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Giants Go Camping

Jane Yolen

Level 3

Giants' Visitor

Jane Yolen

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Giants' Visitor

Jane Yolen

Level 3

Sad, Mad, Glad Hippos

Jane Yolen

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Sad, Mad, Glad Hippos

Jane Yolen

Level K-1

An Invitation to the Butterfly Ball

Jane Yolen

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An Invitation to the Butterfly Ball

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Street Rhymes Around the World

Jane Yolen

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Street Rhymes Around the World

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Sleep Rhymes Around the World

Jane Yolen

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Sleep Rhymes Around the World

Jane Yolen

Level 2

The Fish Prince and Other Stories

Jane Yolen

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The Fish Prince and Other Stories

Jane Yolen

Level 6

Sea Queens

Jane Yolen

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Sea Queens

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

Bad girls

Jane Yolen

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Bad girls

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

Wild wings

Jane Yolen

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Wild wings

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Shape Me a Rhyme

Jane Yolen

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Shape Me a Rhyme

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mole

Jane Yolen

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Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mole

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Interrupting Cow Meets the Wise Quacker

Jane Yolen

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Interrupting Cow Meets the Wise Quacker

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Something New for Rosh Hashanah

Jane Yolen

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Something New for Rosh Hashanah

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Too Many Golems

Jane Yolen

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Too Many Golems

Jane Yolen

Level 2

Friend

Jane Yolen

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Friend

Jane Yolen

Level 4-5

Jewish Fairy Tale Feasts

Jane Yolen

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Jewish Fairy Tale Feasts

Jane Yolen

Level 6

On bird hill

Jane Yolen

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On bird hill

Jane Yolen

Level 1-2

Favorite Folk Tales

Jane Yolen

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Favorite Folk Tales

Jane Yolen

Level 8

Questions about Jane Yolen's books

What reading level are Jane Yolen's books?
Jane Yolen's rated books range from Grade 0–6, with the typical book at Grade 3. Each title has a separate content intensity score so parents can choose by emotional readiness, not just text difficulty.
Are Jane Yolen's books appropriate for sensitive readers?
6 of Jane Yolen's 9 rated books (67%) are at Gentle or Mild intensity — safe for sensitive readers. 1 (11%) are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity: 2/5.
What age are Jane Yolen's books appropriate for?
Jane Yolen's rated books target Ages 12+ and Ages 5–8 and Ages 9–12. HootRated rates each book on reading level and content intensity — match both dimensions, not just one.