Preschool

Preschool and kindergarten, all in one place. The honest version of these years: read aloud constantly, count real things, play games, and do about twenty minutes of something formal once your child is up for it. That is not a lowered bar. It is what the research and every experienced teacher will tell you, and it is why this shelf is mostly books and games.

How to use it: follow the child's stamina, not a schedule. Some five-year-olds will do a workbook page happily; some will not for another year, and both turn out fine. What matters at this age is that books are a pleasure and that nobody learns to dread the table.

The whole year in one place: The Whole Year: Kindergarten.
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Wolves (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)

Laura Marsh National Geographic Kids
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National Geographic Kids Chapters: The Whale Who Won Hearts!: And More True Stories of Adventures with Animals

  • Life Science
  • Environment & Ecology
  • Expedition / Survival

Why it works: The Whale Who Won Hearts follows explorer-photographer Brian Skerry through three true encounters with marine animals. His unexpected bond with a whale and the challenges of observing animals underwater turn marine behavior and field observation into the events readers want to follow.

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
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Whales (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)

Jennifer Szymanski National Geographic K
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Animal Tails (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1/Co-Reader)

Rose Davidson National Geographic Kids
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Bugs! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)

Shira Evans National Geographic Kids
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Jane Goodall (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)

  • Life Science
  • Environment & Ecology
  • Biography / Memoir

Why it works: Jane Goodall's life story carries readers into the observations that changed what scientists knew about chimpanzee tools and emotions. Photographs and an early-reader biography make animal behavior and conservation part of meeting a real person rather than a detached zoology lesson.

Barbara Kramer National Geographic Kids
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Spiders (National Geographic Readers, Level 1)

Laura Marsh National Geographic Kids
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Flutter, Butterfly! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)

Shelby Alinsky National Geographic Kids
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Monkeys (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)

Anne Schreiber National Geographic Kids
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Erupt! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3/Fact Reader): 100 Fun Facts about Volcanoes

Joan Marie Galat National Geographic Kid
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Buzz, Bee! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)

Jennifer Szymanski National Geographic K
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Glowing Animals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1/Co-Reader)

Rose Davidson National Geographic Kids
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Trot, Pony! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)

Shira Evans National Geographic Kids
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Bees (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)

Laura Marsh National Geographic Kids
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Caterpillar to Butterfly (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)

Laura Marsh National Geographic Kids
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Ponies (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)

Laura Marsh National Geographic Kids
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Race Day (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)

Gail Tuchman National Geographic Kids
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Trucks (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)

Wil Mara National Geographic Kids