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
Your hand brushes against a furry dog, then a scaly lizard—can you feel the difference? Suddenly, your fingers tingle with questions about how your sense of touch really works. What secrets are hiding just beneath your skin?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This early reader book introduces children ages 5-8 to the sense of touch through simple explanations and engaging visuals. It explores how we perceive different textures and sensations, making it suitable for young learners curious about their bodies and the world. The content is gentle, educational, and free of any challenging themes.
Why we rated What Is Touch? 7C
What Is Touch? is written at a Level 2 reading level across 33 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 & nature, early learning, and senses — 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 & nature, early learning, senses.
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
- 9781322084015
- Pages
- 33
- Publisher
- Lerner Publications TM
- Published
- 2010
- Type
- Fiction