Lost and found
Kim Wayans
Lost and found
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Kim Wayans
The text is written at a 3rd 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
Amy feels nervous about her very first camping trip with her classmates deep in the woods. As the night unfolds, she discovers courage and learns to trust herself in the great outdoors. This gentle tale celebrates bravery and new experiences for young adventurers.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 3-4 book with gentle content intensity. Content themes include fear & anxiety. Written for readers ages 5-8.
Why we rated Lost and found 8C
Lost and found is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 116 pages (approximately 14,675 words). Strong independent readers around grade 4.7 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Lost and found works for readers up to grade 5.7.
Read aloud, Lost and found runs about 1.6 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate Lost and found as 8C ("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.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Fear & Anxiety.
Thematically, Lost and found explores worry, camping, self-reliance, and multicultural — 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.
- ✓ Readers who like a steady plot with enough momentum to keep pages turning.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about worry, camping, self-reliance.
- ✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there is one more book in the Amy Hodgepodge series.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
8C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Content Flags
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
5/10Engaging 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
- 9780448448978
- Pages
- 116
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Published
- 2008
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 14,675
- Read-Aloud
- ~1h 38m
- Text Density
- Light Text