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Great Sports Teams - The Atlanta Braves (Great Sports Teams)

John F. Grabowski

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Great Sports Teams - The Atlanta Braves (Great Sports Teams)

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by John F. Grabowski

Great Sports Teams (Lucent)

Reading Level 7-8 12C Ages 13+ Sweet Spot

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

Sports & RecreationHistoryTeamworkBaseball

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 — 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

6/10

Engaging read with solid pacing and interesting themes.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
6
Emotional Weight
2
Narrative Pace
5
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
8

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Details

Book Length

96 pages
22,366 words
2h 29m read-aloud
ISBN
1590183045
Pages
96
Publisher
Lucent Books
Published
July 25, 2003
Type
Nonfiction
Word Count
22,366
Read-Aloud
~2h 29m
Text Density
Standard

Genres

Subjects

Sports & RecreationBaseball PlayersBaseballSport, Travel and Leisure InterestsUnited StatesAtlanta Braves