Extreme Air Sports

Name: Extreme Air Sports
Author: Erin K. Butler
ISBN: 9781515778615

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Erin K. Butler

Edge Books; Sports to the Extreme

Reading Level 5-6 LP · Mild · Physical Ages 9-12 Balanced Read Page-Turner

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 mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LP, means mild content, mostly physical.

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About This Book

Soar through thrilling adventures like skydiving, bungee jumping, and gliding with fearless athletes who embrace the sky. Experience the excitement of extreme air sports and see the world from breathtaking heights. Perfect for young readers eager to explore daring challenges and the spirit of adventure.

Themes

Sports AdventureAeronautical Sports

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 5-6 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated Extreme Air Sports LP (Mild)

Extreme Air Sports is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 33 pages (approximately 2,931 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 7 and up can manage Extreme Air Sports on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Extreme Air Sports takes about 20 minutes, which fits within a single read-aloud session.

We rate Extreme Air Sports as LP (Mild, mostly physical) because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Mild Peril.

Thematically, Extreme Air Sports explores sports, adventure, and aeronautical sports — 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.
✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports, adventure, aeronautical sports.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there is one more book in the Edge Books; Sports to the Extreme series.
✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.

Maybe not for

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

For Parents

Content Intensity

LP · Mild · Physical

Emotional

Gentle

Physical

Mild ←

Social

Gentle

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

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.