The Little Giant Book of Card Tricks
Bob Longe
The Little Giant Book of Card Tricks
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Bob Longe
The text is written at a 7th 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
Here's a secret: your deck of cards holds magical powers you never knew about. With just a few simple moves, you can surprise your friends and family with incredible tricks that seem impossible. But that's only the beginning.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers a comprehensive guide to card tricks suitable for children aged 9-12, providing step-by-step instructions and helpful tips to develop magic skills. It encourages hand-eye coordination, concentration, and creativity while teaching sleight of hand and presentation techniques. The content is appropriate for middle-grade readers with no notable content concerns.
Why we rated The Little Giant Book of Card Tricks 12C
The Little Giant Book of Card Tricks is written at a Level 7 reading level across 352 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 8.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The Little Giant Book of Card Tricks works for readers up to grade 9.0.
We rate The Little Giant Book of Card Tricks as 12C ("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, The Little Giant Book of Card Tricks explores games & activities - card games, conjuring & magic, and juvenile nonfiction — 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 games & activities - card games, conjuring & magic, juvenile nonfiction.
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
12C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A 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
- 9780806944715
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
- Published
- June 30, 2000
- Type
- Fiction