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Scholastic Story Time 2-DVD Set

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Scholastic Story Time 2-DVD Set

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

Teacher From the Black Lagoon, Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash & 2 More!

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Reading Level 2 7C Ages 5-8 Matched

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

Did you know a teacher can be as scary as a monster from a swamp? Or that a pet boa could cause a whole laundry disaster? These stories hide surprises that make you laugh and wonder—but that's only the beginning.

Quick Assessment

This 2-DVD set features four engaging read-along stories perfect for early readers aged 5 to 8, narrated by a talented cast including Jonathan Lipnicki and Diana Canova. Each tale combines humor and gentle suspense to encourage reading skills and imagination. The set includes subtitles to support literacy development and contains no content concerns for young viewers.

Why we rated Scholastic Story Time 2-DVD Set 7C

Scholastic Story Time 2-DVD Set is written at a Level 2 reading level across 2 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Scholastic Story Time 2-DVD Set works for readers up to grade 4.0.

We rate Scholastic Story Time 2-DVD Set 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, Scholastic Story Time 2-DVD Set explores friendship, humor, family, school life, and adventure — 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.
  • Kids drawn to stories about friendship, humor, family.

Maybe not for

  • ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

7C — 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

3/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
2
Emotional Weight
2
Theme Richness
5
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
6

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Details

Book Length

2 pages
ISBN
9780439837965
Pages
2
Publisher
Scholastic
Published
2005
Type
Fiction