At the farm

Name: At the farm
Author: Sandy Francis
ISBN: 1567665748

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Sandy Francis

Field Trips (Child's World)

Reading Level 2-3 IE · Intense · Emotional Ages 5-8 Heads Up Page-Turner

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 intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes. Its HootRating code, IE, means intense content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

Discover the busy life on a farm where animals roam and people work together to grow food and care for the land. Meet the farmers and learn about the different chores and creatures that make farm life special. This book opens the door to the world of agriculture in a simple and friendly way for young readers.

Themes

FamilyFarm lifeAgriculture

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 2-3 book with intense content intensity. Note: content intensity (Intense) exceeds what the reading level might suggest. Content themes include death & grief, abuse, substance use. Written for readers ages 5-8.

Why we rated At the farm IE (Intense)

At the farm is written at a Level 2-3 reading level across 32 pages (approximately 466 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 3 and up can manage At the farm on their own.

Read aloud, At the farm takes about 3 minutes, which fits within a single read-aloud session.

We rate At the farm as IE (Intense, mostly emotional) because the content sits in the "Intense" range — intense conflict including peril, frightening scenes, or emotionally heavy themes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, physical peril, social complexity — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.

Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Death & Grief, Abuse, Substance Use, Bullying, Sexual Assault, Physical Danger.

Thematically, At the farm explores family, farm life, and agriculture — 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.
✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about family, farm life, agriculture.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there is one more book in the Field Trips (Child's World) series.
✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.

Maybe not for

! Sensitive readers who get overwhelmed by intense conflict or scary scenes.
! Children younger than 5 — the content intensity is above what most younger kids can process comfortably.
! Children currently coping with grief — the themes may hit close to home.
! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic reading-level-vs-content mismatch.

For Parents

Content Intensity

IE · Intense · Emotional

Emotional

Intense ←

Physical

Intense

Social

Intense

Thematic

Gentle

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

Heavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.