Team Sports at the Paralympics
Matt Bowers
Team Sports at the Paralympics
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Matt Bowers
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
Hear the roar of the crowd and the thud of the ball as athletes zoom across the court! Feel the excitement build with every pass, goal, and cheer in these amazing Paralympic team sports. These athletes show incredible skill and heart, proving that anything is possible.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This photo-illustrated book introduces young readers to Paralympic team sports such as football, sitting volleyball, and goalball. It provides engaging descriptions of each sport, highlights the athletes' achievements, and explains some rule differences from Olympic sports. Suitable for early readers aged 5-8, it includes helpful features like a glossary and Q&A to support comprehension and learning about disability and sportsmanship.
Why we rated Team Sports at the Paralympics 7C
Team Sports at the Paralympics is written at a Level 2 reading level across 32 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Team Sports at the Paralympics works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Team Sports at the Paralympics 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, Team Sports at the Paralympics explores people with disabilities, sports, friendship, and inspiration — 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.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about people with disabilities, sports, friendship.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
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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
- 9781681525587
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Amicus Ink
- Published
- 2020
- Type
- Fiction