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The Mothercare Guide to Child Health/Keeping Children Healthy, A-Z of Illnesses, Coping With Emergencies

Penny Stanway, Rosalind Y. Ting

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The Mothercare Guide to Child Health/Keeping Children Healthy, A-Z of Illnesses, Coping With Emergencies

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Penny Stanway, Rosalind Y. Ting

Reading Level 6 11C Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 6th 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

Want to know the secret to staying healthy and strong? This guide reveals how to spot sneaky illnesses before they get the best of you, with colorful pictures to help you understand. But that's only the beginning of keeping you and your family safe!

Themes

Care and hygieneChildrenHealth and hygienePediatrics

Quick Assessment

This illustrated guide offers children ages 9-12 a clear and accessible way to understand common illnesses and health care. With an easy-to-use symptoms chart and vibrant color photos, it supports children in learning about health and hygiene responsibly. The content is appropriate for middle-grade readers, emphasizing practical knowledge without any distressing material.

Why we rated The Mothercare Guide to Child Health/Keeping Children Healthy, A-Z of Illnesses, Coping With Emergencies 11C

The Mothercare Guide to Child Health/Keeping Children Healthy, A-Z of Illnesses, Coping With Emergencies is written at a Level 6 reading level across 228 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The Mothercare Guide to Child Health/Keeping Children Healthy, A-Z of Illnesses, Coping With Emergencies works for readers up to grade 8.0.

We rate The Mothercare Guide to Child Health/Keeping Children Healthy, A-Z of Illnesses, Coping With Emergencies as 11C ("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 Mothercare Guide to Child Health/Keeping Children Healthy, A-Z of Illnesses, Coping With Emergencies explores care and hygiene, children, health and hygiene, and pediatrics — 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 care and hygiene, children, health and hygiene.

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

11C — 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

1/10

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
5
Emotional Weight
2
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

228 pages
ISBN
9780318414911
Pages
228
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Published
September 1989
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Care and HygieneChildrenHealth and HygienePediatricsPopular Works