Amazing Baseball Records
Brian Howell
Amazing Baseball Records
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Brian Howell
The text is written at a 2nd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Have you ever wondered who holds the coolest baseball records? Imagine stepping up to the plate and smashing a ball farther than anyone ever has! But who really holds the top spot, and how did they do it?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers young readers an engaging introduction to baseball by exploring its history and highlighting remarkable records set by players and teams up to the 2012 MLB season. Suitable for early readers aged 5-8, it combines simple text with fascinating facts to spark interest in sports and history. There is no content likely to be concerning for this age group.
Why we rated Amazing Baseball Records 7C
Amazing Baseball Records is written at a Level 2 reading level across 32 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Amazing Baseball Records works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Amazing Baseball Records as 7C ("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, Amazing Baseball Records explores baseball, sports, history, and juvenile literature — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about baseball, sports, history.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A 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
- 9781623234348
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Child's World, Incorporated, The
- Published
- 2013
- Type
- Nonfiction