Including all of us
Merle Froschl
Including all of us
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
An Early Childhood Curriculum about Disability
by Merle Froschl
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Everyone deserves to see themselves in stories and classrooms, and this book proves it by showing how schools can celebrate all kinds of differences. From hearing to seeing to moving, it turns disabilities into superpowers through fun activities and real role models. Understanding these unique experiences helps us all grow kinder and smarter—because inclusion changes everything.
Themes
Quick Assessment
Including All of Us is a thoughtful guide aimed at educators and parents to foster an inclusive, nonsexist, and multicultural early childhood curriculum. It offers practical activities centered on disabilities such as hearing, visual, and mobility impairments, promoting awareness and acceptance among young children. Suitable for ages 9-12, the book emphasizes positive role models and helps challenge stereotypes, supporting social-emotional development in diverse classroom settings.
Why we rated Including all of us 9MS
Including all of us is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 144 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Including all of us works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Including all of us as 9MS ("Moderate — Social") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. The strongest signals come from social complexity, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Including all of us explores education, disability representation, multicultural, inclusion, and friendship — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about education, disability representation, multicultural.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9MS — Moderate — SocialLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 0931629004
- Pages
- 144
- Publisher
- Gryphon House
- Published
- 1984
- Type
- Nonfiction