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Champion Crack-Ups.

MacMillan

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Champion Crack-Ups.

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

More Than 150 Sensational Sports Jokes

by MacMillan

Reading Level 3 8C Ages 5-8 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 3rd 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

Champion Crack-Ups is the funniest sports joke book you’ll ever read! Packed with over 150 hilarious jokes about all your favorite games, it proves that sports aren’t just for playing—they’re for laughing too. Get ready to giggle because these jokes show that humor can be the real championship!

Quick Assessment

Champion Crack-Ups is a collection of more than 150 sports-themed jokes designed for early readers ages 5 to 8. The book encourages reading through humor while exploring a variety of sports in a lighthearted way. It’s appropriate for young children, with content that is age-appropriate and free from sensitive themes.

Why we rated Champion Crack-Ups. 8C

Champion Crack-Ups. is written at a Level 3 reading level across 63 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 4.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Champion Crack-Ups. works for readers up to grade 5.0.

We rate Champion Crack-Ups. as 8C ("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, Champion Crack-Ups. explores humor, sports, and friendship — 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.
  • Kids drawn to stories about humor, sports, friendship.

Maybe not for

  • ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

8C — Clear
Emotional
Clear
Physical
Clear
Social
Clear
Thematic
Clear

No conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

3/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
2
Emotional Weight
2
Theme Richness
3
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

63 pages
ISBN
9781447208396
Pages
63
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Published
Feb 01, 2012
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

HumorLiterary CriticismEuropeanEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshSports