Touch and feel
Doug Kincaid
Touch and feel
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Doug Kincaid
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
Have you ever wondered how your fingers can tell if something is rough, smooth, hot, or cold? Imagine exploring a world where touch reveals secrets about shapes, sizes, and textures all around you. What amazing discoveries will your hands make next?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This early reader introduces children ages 5-8 to the sense of touch through engaging text and vivid photographs. It explains how skin and fingers perceive various sensations like texture, temperature, and shape, and highlights how some people use touch to read. The book is appropriate for young children and supports sensory learning without any challenging content.
Why we rated Touch and feel 7C
Touch and feel is written at a Level 2 reading level across 24 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Touch and feel works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Touch and feel 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, Touch and feel explores senses and nature, science & nature, and early learning — 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 senses and nature, science & nature, early learning.
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.
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
- 0866252290
- Pages
- 24
- Publisher
- Rourke Publishing (FL)
- Published
- 1983
- Type
- Fiction