Books by Monica Hughes
3 books by Monica Hughes have full reviews here; all 42 Monica Hughes titles and editions in our catalog are rated for reading level and content intensity.
Monica Hughes has 3 books with full reviews on HootRated, spanning Grade 2–3 reading level. The typical Monica Hughes book lands at Grade 3, with average content intensity 1/5. Monica Hughes's books span 2 series, including World Around Us (Heinemann); Heinemann Read and Learn, Dingles Leveled Reading: Yellow.
Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a Monica Hughes book is right for a child. All of Monica Hughes'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.
What Is A Forest? (The World Around Us)
Monica Hughes
What Is A Forest? (The World Around Us)
Monica Hughes
What Is A River? (Read and Learn, the World Around Us)
Monica Hughes
What Is A River? (Read and Learn, the World Around Us)
Monica Hughes
Little Dragon
Monica Hughes
Little Dragon
Monica Hughes
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- A handful of seeds Level 1-2 · Moderate
- Buzzing Bee Level 2 · Gentle
- Castle Tourmandyne Level 4-5 · Mild 2 editions
- Cinderella Level 2 · Gentle
- Dw-1 or Wood/Other Material Is Level 2 · Gentle
- First Day at School (Hughes, Monica. My First.) Level 2 · Gentle
- First Vacation (My First) Level 2 · Gentle
- Giant dinosaurs Level 2 · Gentle
- Hunter in the Dark Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Hunter in the Dark (Gemini Book) Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Isis Pedlar Level 4-5 · Mild
- Jan and Patch Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Jan on the trail Level 3 · Gentle
- Jan's Big Bang Level 3 · Gentle
- Ladybugs Level 2 · Gentle
- Little Fingerling Level 2 · Mild
- Log jam Level 4-5 · Mild
- Minibeasts Level 2 · Gentle
- My Divali (Hughes, Monica. Festivals.) Level 2 · Gentle
- My First Brother or Sister (Hughes, Monica. My First.) Level 2 · Gentle
- My Id-al-Fitr Level 4-5 · Gentle
- My Id-Al-Fitr (Festivals (Raintree Sagebrush)) Level 4-5 · Gentle
- My name is Paula Popowich! Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Promise Level 2 · Gentle
- Ring-rise, Ring-set Level 4-5 · Mild
- Sandwriter Level 4-5 · Mild
- Space trap Level 4-5 · Mild
- The faces of fear Level 4-5 · Moderate 2 editions
- The Golden Aquarians Level 4-5 · Mild
- The Isis pedlar Level 4-5 · Mild
- The Isis Trilogy Level 8 · Mild
- The Maze Level 4-5 · Gentle
- The Play Level 2 · Gentle
- The Wind Level 2 · Gentle
- Trucks at work Level 2 · Gentle
- What If! Level 4-5 · Gentle
- What Is A River? Level 2-3 · Gentle
Questions about Monica Hughes's books
- What reading level are Monica Hughes's books?
- Monica Hughes's reviewed books range from Grade 2–3, 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 Monica Hughes's books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- All 3 of Monica Hughes's reviewed books are at Gentle or Mild intensity — safe for sensitive readers. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity: 1/5.
- What age are Monica Hughes's books appropriate for?
- Monica Hughes's reviewed books target Ages 5-8. HootRated rates each book on reading level and content intensity — match both dimensions, not just one.