Books by Joanne Mattern
8 books by Joanne Mattern have full reviews here; all 134 Joanne Mattern titles and editions in our catalog are rated for reading level and content intensity.
Joanne Mattern has 8 books with full reviews on HootRated, spanning Grade 3–6 reading level. The typical Joanne Mattern book lands at Grade 5, with average content intensity 1.5/5. Joanne Mattern's books span 6 series, including Learning About Cats; Capstone High-Interest Books, Cover-to-Cover Informational, Great Moments in American History; Primary Source, and 3 more.
Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a Joanne Mattern book is right for a child. 88% of Joanne Mattern'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.
The Abyssinian Cat (Learning About Cats)
Joanne Mattern
The Abyssinian Cat (Learning About Cats)
Joanne Mattern
Level 5 Gentle
The Maine Coon Cat (Learning About Cats)
Joanne Mattern
The Maine Coon Cat (Learning About Cats)
Joanne Mattern
Level 5-6 Gentle
Animal Geography (Cover-to-Cover Books)
Joanne Mattern
Animal Geography (Cover-to-Cover Books)
Joanne Mattern
Level 4-5 Gentle
America's gold rush
Joanne Mattern
America's gold rush
Joanne Mattern
Level 4-5 Gentle
Mary Cassatt (Great Artists)
Joanne Mattern
Mary Cassatt (Great Artists)
Joanne Mattern
Level 4-5 Gentle
The Odyssey (Wishbone Classics)
Joanne Mattern
The Odyssey (Wishbone Classics)
Joanne Mattern
Level 4-5 Moderate
Atalanta
Joanne Mattern
Atalanta
Joanne Mattern
Level 4-5 Mild
Gladiators: Illustated History
Joanne Mattern
Gladiators: Illustated History
Joanne Mattern
Level 3-4 Mild
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- Adventures of Robin Hood Level 1-2 · Mild
- Alamo Level 2 · Gentle
- America's Leaders - The Press Secretary (America's Leaders) Level 2 · Gentle
- American pit bull terriers Level 2 · Gentle
- Animal Geography (Cover-to-Cover Books Series) Level 3 · Gentle
- Anne of Green Gables Level 2 · Gentle 2 editions
- Asia Level 2 · Gentle
- Astronauts Level 2 · Gentle
- Behind The Scenes At The Olympics (Cover-to-Cover Books) Level 3 · Mild
- Bernie Mac (Blue Banner Biographies) Level 2 · Gentle
- Betty Ford (First Ladies) Level 2 · Gentle
- Big Bucks Level 2 · Gentle
- Boa constrictors Level 2 · Gentle
- Border collies Level 2 · Gentle
- Bridges Level 2 · Gentle
- Bridges (Structures (Mankato, Minn.).) Level 2 · Gentle
- Built to Last Level 2 · Gentle
- Bullying Level 2 · Mild
- Can lightning strike the same place twice? Level 2 · Gentle
- Catahoula leopard dogs Level 2 · Gentle
- Cesar Chavez Level 2 · Mild
- Coming to America Level 3 · Gentle
- Coyotes Level 2 · Gentle
- Crazy creatures of the world Level 3 · Gentle
- David Ortiz (Blue Banner Biographies) (Blue Banner Biographies) Level 2 · Gentle
- Dinosaur Claws and Crests (Prehistoric Creatures) Level 2 · Gentle
- Dinosaur Tails and Armor (Prehistoric Creatures) Level 2 · Gentle
- Dinosaur Teeth and Beaks (Prehistoric Creatures) Level 2 · Gentle 2 editions
- Do You Listen? (Are You a Good Friend?) Level 2 · Gentle
- Do You Take Turns? (Are You a Good Friend?) Level 2 · Gentle
- Dolly Madison (First Ladies) Level 2 · Gentle
- Donovan McNabb Level 2 · Gentle
- Drake Bell & Josh Peck Level 2 · Gentle
- Edgar Degas (Great Artists Set I) Level 2 · Gentle
- El Joven Martin Luthur King Jr Level 4-5 · Mild
- Fort Sumter Level 2 · Gentle
- Gateway Arch Level 2 · Gentle
- Giganotosaurus Level 2 · Gentle
- Glacier National Park Level 2 · Gentle
- Great Moments At The Olympics (Cover-to-Cover Books) Level 3 · Gentle
- Guatemala Level 2 · Gentle
- Gymnastics Level 2 · Gentle
- Hawaii Level 3 · Gentle
- Helping children with life-threatening medical issues Level 2 · Moderate
- Historic Williamsburg Level 2 · Gentle
- How Animals Feel Level 2 · Gentle
- How Animals Hear Level 2 · Gentle
- How Apple Trees Grow / Cómo crecen los manzanos Level 2 · Gentle
- I Use Math at the Store Level 2 · Gentle
- I Use Math on a Trip (I Use Math) Level 2 · Gentle
- In the Classroom (My Day at School) Level 2 · Gentle
- Iran Level 2 · Gentle
- It's a Good Thing There Are Bats Level 2 · Gentle
- Jacqueline Kennedy (First Ladies) Level 2 · Gentle
- Japanese Americans Level 4-5 · Mild
- Kidnapped Level 2 · Mild 2 editions
- Lebron James Level 2 · Gentle
- Leif Eriksson Level 2 · Gentle
- Let's Visit Canada Level 2 · Gentle
- Lizards (Animals, Animals) Level 2 · Gentle
- Martha Washington (First Ladies) Level 2 · Gentle
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Level 2 · Gentle
- Mary Todd Lincoln (First Ladies) Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Maryland Level 2 · Gentle
- Mauna Loa Level 2 · Gentle
- Milton Hershey Level 2 · Gentle
- Morocco Level 2 · Gentle
- My Day at School Level 2 · Gentle
- My Little Pony Phonics Fun/[stories by Joanne Mattern] ; [phonics Scope and Sequence by Cathy Toohey ; Pictures by Carlo Lo Rosa ... [et Al.] Level 2 · Gentle
- Nancy Reagan (First Ladies) Level 2 · Gentle
- Oliver Twist Level 4-5 · Intense
- Oprah Winfrey Level 4-5 · Mild
- Oriental cats Level 2 · Gentle
- Orlando Bloom (Popular Culture: a View from the Paparazzi) Level 3 · Gentle
- Our Moon Level 2 · Gentle
- Outrageous Animal Record Book (Cover-to-Cover Chapter Books: Animal Adv.-Facts) Level 3 · Gentle
- Pebble First Guide to Nocturnal Animals Level 2 · Gentle
- Perfect Predators Level 2 · Mild
- Peyton Manning Level 2 · Gentle
- Playgrounds and Adventure Parks Level 2 · Gentle
- Porcupines and Hedgehogs Level 2 · Gentle
- Raccoons Are Night Animals Level 2 · Gentle
- Robert Cade : Level 2 · Gentle 2 editions
- Safety at school Level 2 · Gentle
- Sally Ride Level 4-5 · Gentle
- San Francisco Level 3 · Gentle
- Sand, Silt, and Mud and the Rock Cycle Level 2 · Gentle
- Science of Blizzards Level 2 · Gentle
- Siamese Cats Level 2 · Gentle
- Smoke Jumpers Level 2 · Gentle
- So, You Want to Work in Sports? Level 6 · Gentle 2 editions
- Standing in the First Lady's Shoes Level 2 · Gentle
- Staying Safe at Home (Safety First) Level 2 · Gentle
- Staying Safe at School (Safety First) Level 2 · Gentle
- Strange Bodies Level 2 · Mild
- Telephones Level 2 · Gentle
- The Bighorn Sheep (Wildlife of North America) Level 2 · Gentle
- The computer Level 2 · Gentle
- The cost of freedom Level 2 · Mild
- The legend of Sleepy Hollow Level 3 · Mild
- The merry adventures of Robin Hood Level 2 · Mild 2 editions
- The Pyramids Level 2 · Gentle
- The radio Level 2 · Gentle
- The sphynx cat Level 2 · Gentle
- The travels of Ferdinand Magellan Level 2 · Gentle
- The travels of Henry Hudson Level 2 · Gentle
- The travels of John and Sebastian Cabot Level 2 · Gentle
- The travels of Vasco da Gama Level 2 · Gentle
- They Too Were Heroes Level 3 · Mild
- Triceratops Level 2 · Gentle
- Tunnels Level 2 · Gentle
- Velociraptor Level 2 · Gentle
- Velociraptor (Let's Read About Dinosaurs; Weekly Reader, Early Learning Library) Level 2 · Gentle
- What Desert Animals Eat/ Que Comen Los Animales Del Desierto? Level 2 · Gentle
- What Polar Animals Eat (Nature's Food Chains) Level 2 · Gentle
- What Sea Animals Eat/ Que Comen Los Animales Del Mar? Level 2 · Gentle
- Will Steger Level 2 · Gentle
- Young Martin Luther King, Jr. Level 2 · Gentle
Questions about Joanne Mattern's books
- What reading level are Joanne Mattern's books?
- Joanne Mattern's reviewed books range from Grade 3–6, with the typical book at Grade 5. Each title has a separate content intensity score so parents can choose by emotional readiness, not just text difficulty.
- Are Joanne Mattern's books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 7 of Joanne Mattern's 8 reviewed books (88%) are at Gentle or Mild intensity — safe for sensitive readers. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity: 1.5/5.
- What age are Joanne Mattern's books appropriate for?
- Joanne Mattern's reviewed books target Ages 5-8 and Ages 9-12 and Ages 13+. HootRated rates each book on reading level and content intensity — match both dimensions, not just one.