This is the bread the hen baked
Emily Jakes Fernandez
This is the bread the hen baked
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Emily Jakes Fernandez
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
What if the bread you eat could tell a story? Imagine following a little hen as she helps bake a delicious loaf, starting all the way back at the golden wheat fields. But what happens when every step in the journey adds a new twist to the tale?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This charming cumulative tale follows the journey of bread from wheat to table through simple rhymes and vivid illustrations, perfect for early readers aged 5 to 8. The story encourages curiosity about food origins while reinforcing sequencing and memory skills. There are no challenging themes, making it a gentle introduction to storytelling and poetry.
Why we rated This is the bread the hen baked 7C
This is the bread the hen baked is written at a Level 2 reading level across 19 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, This is the bread the hen baked works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate This is the bread the hen baked 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, This is the bread the hen baked explores juvenile poetry, food and cooking, farm animals, and cumulative storytelling — 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 juvenile poetry, food and cooking, farm animals.
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
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
- 9780663529575
- Pages
- 19
- Publisher
- Silver Burdett Ginn
- Published
- 1992
- Type
- Fiction