Teach your child to swim
Eva Bory
Teach your child to swim
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
An Instructional Guide to the Basics of Swimming
by Eva Bory
The text is written at a 4th 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
Learning to swim can be the most exciting adventure you’ll ever dive into! Imagine splashing, floating, and gliding through water just like a world champion swimmer. This book shows you how patience and fun turn every swim lesson into a victory—because feeling confident in water is a superpower everyone can learn.
Quick Assessment
This instructional book, endorsed by the National Swim Association, provides clear, age-appropriate guidance for teaching children aged 0-10 to swim confidently. Authored by world-champion swimmer Eva Bory, it emphasizes patience and positive reinforcement, supported by helpful photographs. Suitable for middle-grade readers, it encourages safe and enjoyable water experiences.
Why we rated Teach your child to swim 9C
Teach your child to swim is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 142 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Teach your child to swim works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Teach your child to swim as 9C ("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, Teach your child to swim explores sports, instructional, and family — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about sports, instructional, family.
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.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A 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
- 0671769952
- Pages
- 142
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Published
- 1993
- Type
- Fiction