Kansas City Royals (Team Spirit)
Mark Stewart
Kansas City Royals (Team Spirit)
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Mark Stewart
The text is written at a 2nd 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
The crack of the bat echoes through the stadium as the crowd roars with excitement. Feel the rush of the game and the thrill of every home run as the Kansas City Royals take the field. Discover the stories behind the players and the moments that make baseball magic come alive.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This early reader book introduces young children to the history and achievements of the Kansas City Royals baseball team. It features accessible text, timelines, maps, and a glossary to support learning about sports and team spirit. Suitable for ages 5-8, it encourages interest in baseball and offers educational content for early readers.
Why we rated Kansas City Royals (Team Spirit) 7C
Kansas City Royals (Team Spirit) is written at a Level 2 reading level across 48 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Kansas City Royals (Team Spirit) works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Kansas City Royals (Team Spirit) as 7C ("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, Kansas City Royals (Team Spirit) explores sports & recreation, baseball & softball, coaching, and juvenile nonfiction — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports & recreation, baseball & softball, coaching.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781599531687
- Pages
- 48
- Publisher
- Norwood House Press
- Published
- 2008
- Type
- Fiction
- Era
- Contemporary (2008)