America's Game (Americas Game)
ABDO Publishing Company, Abdo Publishing
America's Game (Americas Game)
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by ABDO Publishing Company, Abdo Publishing
The text is written at a 5th 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
Baseball isn’t just a game—it’s America’s game, full of thrilling moments and legendary players who changed everything. From the first pitch to today’s home runs, discover how cities and heroes made baseball the sport everyone loves. This story shows why baseball matters more than you think!
Quick Assessment
This nonfiction book offers an engaging overview of Major League Baseball's history, highlighting key teams, players, and cities that shaped the sport. Suitable for ages 9-12, it features action-packed photos, timelines, glossaries, and indexes to support comprehension and interest. The content is appropriate for middle-grade readers with no significant content concerns.
Why we rated America's Game (Americas Game) 10C
America's Game (Americas Game) is written at a Level 5 reading level. Strong independent readers around grade 6.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, America's Game (Americas Game) works for readers up to grade 7.0.
We rate America's Game (Americas Game) as 10C ("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, America's Game (Americas Game) explores sports, history, american culture, nonfiction, and adventure — 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports, history, american culture.
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.
For Parents
Content Intensity
10C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A 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
- ISBN
- 9781562399030
- Publisher
- Abdo Group
- Published
- April 1997
- Type
- Fiction