A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book Three (Yesterday's Classics)
Ada M. Skinner
A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book Three (Yesterday's Classics)
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Ada M. Skinner
Illustrated by Maud Petersham
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Feel the rhythm of words as they dance and sing, tickling your ears with playful sounds and gentle rhymes. Imagine stories unfolding like colorful pictures painted with poetry, from brave adventures to quiet moments under the sky. These poems will wrap you in warmth and wonder, sparking your imagination with every line.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This delightful collection offers a variety of classic poems suitable for children ages 9 to 12, featuring works by renowned poets like Robert Louis Stevenson and William Shakespeare. The book includes sound rhymes, lyrical verses, storytelling poems, and ballads that encourage language appreciation and creative thinking. It's an excellent resource for fostering a love of poetry in middle-grade readers with content appropriate for this age group.
Why we rated A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book Three (Yesterday's Classics) 9C
A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book Three (Yesterday's Classics) is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 144 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book Three (Yesterday's Classics) works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book Three (Yesterday's Classics) as 9C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book Three (Yesterday's Classics) explores poetry, storytelling, classic literature, imagination, and language arts — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about poetry, storytelling, classic literature.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781599150536
- Pages
- 144
- Publisher
- Yesterdays Classics
- Published
- May 10, 2006
- Type
- Fiction