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The Planet of Time

Clotilde Bruneau

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The Planet of Time

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

based on the animated series and an original story

by Clotilde Bruneau

Little Prince

Reading Level 3-4 8C Ages 9-12 Balanced Read Page-Turner

The text is written at a 3rd 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

On the Planet of Time, some places are frozen while others race ahead, leaving the Teenytimers puzzled and worried. With time out of sync, the Little Prince and Fox must work together to restore order before everything is lost. Their adventure is a thrilling race against the clock!

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 3-4 book with gentle content intensity. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated The Planet of Time 8C

The Planet of Time is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 48 pages (approximately 2,090 words). Strong independent readers around grade 4.1 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The Planet of Time works for readers up to grade 5.1.

Read aloud, The Planet of Time takes about 14 minutes, which fits within a single read-aloud session.

We rate The Planet of Time as 8C ("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 Planet of Time explores adventure, fantasy world-building, and friendship — 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.
  • Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
  • Kids drawn to stories about adventure, fantasy world-building, friendship.
  • Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 14 more books in the Little Prince series.

Maybe not for

  • ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

8C — 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

9/10

High engagement — fast-paced, fun, and hard to put down. Great for reluctant readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
3
Emotional Weight
2
Narrative Pace
9
Theme Richness
3
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
8

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Details

Book Length

48 pages
2,090 words
14m read-aloud
ISBN
9780761387688
Pages
48
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Published
2014
Type
Fiction
Word Count
2,090
Read-Aloud
~14 min
Text Density
Picture-Heavy

Genres

Subjects

Cartoons and Comics