Soccer skills
Jeff Savage
Soccer skills
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Jeff Savage
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 ball rolls fast across the grass as you dash to catch it. Your heart pounds—can you pass it just right before the defender blocks your way? The game is on, and every move counts!
Quick Assessment
This beginner-friendly book introduces young readers to fundamental soccer skills such as passing, shooting, dribbling, and defending. It offers easy-to-follow tips, drills, and fun tricks designed to engage children ages 5 to 8 as they develop their coordination and love for the game. The content is appropriate for early readers and focuses on positive, active learning without any challenging themes.
Why we rated Soccer skills 7C
Soccer skills is written at a Level 2 reading level across 47 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Soccer skills works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Soccer skills 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, Soccer skills explores sports, friendship, 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 sports, friendship, adventure.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
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
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
- 9781842299883
- Pages
- 47
- Publisher
- Enslow Publishing, LLC
- Published
- 2004
- Type
- Nonfiction