What Is Touch?
Jennifer Boothroyd
What Is Touch?
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Jennifer Boothroyd
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 skin knows when something is hot or cold? Imagine tiny messengers in your body sending signals every time you feel a hug, a rough rock, or a gentle breeze. What secrets does your sense of touch hold?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This early reader introduces young children to the science behind the sense of touch, explaining how the nervous system and skin work together to detect temperature, pain, pressure, and texture. Suitable for ages 5-8, it provides clear, age-appropriate explanations without any intense or distressing content.
Why we rated What Is Touch? 7C
What Is Touch? is written at a Level 2 reading level across 32 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, What Is Touch? works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate What Is Touch? 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, What Is Touch? explores science, child and youth non-fiction, and touch — 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 science, child and youth non-fiction, touch.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
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
- 9780761350187
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- LernerClassroom
- Published
- 2010
- Type
- Nonfiction