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Great Sports Teams - The Atlanta Braves (Great Sports Teams)
John F. Grabowski
Great Sports Teams - The Atlanta Braves (Great Sports Teams)
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by John F. Grabowski
The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Discover the rich history of the Atlanta Braves, one of baseball's most storied teams with a legacy that spans generations. From legendary players like Hank Aaron and Greg Maddux to their record-breaking streak of division titles, this book celebrates the Braves' enduring impact on America's pastime. Perfect for young sports fans eager to learn about teamwork, dedication, and baseball greatness.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 7-8 book with gentle content intensity. It's a Sweet Spot read — challenging text with gentle themes, ideal for advanced or 2e readers. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 13+.
Why we rated Great Sports Teams - The Atlanta Braves (Great Sports Teams) 12C
Great Sports Teams - The Atlanta Braves (Great Sports Teams) is written at a Level 7-8 reading level across 96 pages (approximately 22,366 words). Strong independent readers around grade 8.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Great Sports Teams - The Atlanta Braves (Great Sports Teams) works for readers up to grade 9.5.
Read aloud, Great Sports Teams - The Atlanta Braves (Great Sports Teams) runs about 2.5 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate Great Sports Teams - The Atlanta Braves (Great Sports Teams) as 12C ("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, Great Sports Teams - The Atlanta Braves (Great Sports Teams) explores sports & recreation, history, teamwork, and baseball — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Readers who like a steady plot with enough momentum to keep pages turning.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports & recreation, history, teamwork.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 9 more books in the Great Sports Teams (Lucent) series.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
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
12C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
6/10Engaging read with solid pacing and interesting themes.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 1590183045
- Pages
- 96
- Publisher
- Lucent Books
- Published
- July 25, 2003
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Word Count
- 22,366
- Read-Aloud
- ~2h 29m
- Text Density
- Standard