Louisville Cardinals
Martin Gitlin
Louisville Cardinals
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Martin Gitlin
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
What if you could travel back in time to witness some of the most incredible moments in baseball history? Imagine walking alongside legendary players like Rogers Hornsby and Bob Gibson as they break records and lead their team to victory. Can you guess what made the Louisville Cardinals so unstoppable?
Quick Assessment
This engaging book offers a timeline of the Louisville Cardinals' most memorable achievements, including multiple World Series wins and record-breaking performances by star players. Aimed at middle-grade readers, it provides historical sports facts in an accessible way without intense content, making it suitable for ages 9-12. The book celebrates teamwork, perseverance, and sportsmanship through the lens of baseball history.
Why we rated Louisville Cardinals 11C
Louisville Cardinals is written at a Level 6 reading level across 209 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Louisville Cardinals works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Louisville Cardinals as 11C ("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, Louisville Cardinals explores sports, history, and adventure — 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports, history, adventure.
- ✓ 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
11C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
3/10A 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
- 9781617839160
- Pages
- 209
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2013
- Type
- Nonfiction