Children's Book Age & Description Dataset
Education & Learning Analytics
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About
This dataset features highly-rated children's books, including their target interest age, recommended reading age, and a detailed synopsis. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the understanding of underlying characteristics that define books for various age ranges. This insight can then be used to develop rules for automatically assigning an appropriate age range to new books based on their descriptions.
Columns
- Title: The full title of the book.
- Author: The name of the book's author.
- Desc: A brief synopsis or description of the book's content.
- Inerest_age: The suggested interest age group for the book.
- Reading_age: The recommended reading age group for the book.
Distribution
The data files are typically provided in CSV format. Users should note that an ISO-8859-1 encoding may be required for reading the file correctly. Specific numbers for rows or records are not currently available within the provided information.
Usage
This dataset is ideal for:
- Analysing literary features that correlate with specific age groups.
- Developing machine learning models to predict or assign age suitability for books.
- Creating recommendation systems for children's literature based on age and content.
- Supporting educational research into reading development and content appropriateness.
Coverage
The dataset's geographic coverage is global. Its scope focuses on highly-rated children's books, with details pertaining to their target interest and reading ages. There are no specific notes on time range or further demographic breakdown beyond the age categories for children.
License
CCO
Who Can Use It
- Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers: To train models for age classification of literary content or develop content recommendation systems.
- Researchers: Studying children's literature, educational trends, or natural language processing applications in textual analysis.
- Educators and Librarians: To inform selections of age-appropriate books and understand reading levels.
- Content Developers: For creating educational tools or platforms that categorise books by age.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Children's Book Age & Description Dataset
- Highly Rated Children's Books and Stories
- Literary Age Suitability Dataset
- Kids' Books Characteristics
Attributes
Original Data Source: Highly Rated Children Books And Stories