Animal Doctors (National Geographic Readers: Lvl 1)

Ages 4 to 6

Catalog Copy: THE VET IS IN! Join animal doctors as they care for cuddly pets and farm animals, rehabilitate cool wild animals, and rescue big sea life in this Level 1 Co-reader!

Through this delightful beginning reader, youngsters and their grown-ups can follow veterinarians throughout their day as they care for sick and healthy animals, from house pets to zoo and ocean animals.

National Geographic Kids Readers have been a hit in the beginning reader category, and this book builds upon that success with a different approach--parents and children reading together. With the same combination of careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach to high-interest subjects that has proved to be a winning formula with kids, National Geographic Co-readers provide one page of adult read-aloud and one page of kid read-aloud text on each spread, building toward a collaborative reading experience.

Fans of Disney Junior’s hit television series Doc McStuffins will love this introduction to real-life animal doctors and rescues!

Key features include:

Expert-vetted text appropriate for ages 4 to 6Beautiful and engaging photosFun approach to high-interest subjectPraise for National Geographic Readers:

“Reliable in format and solid in execution, this series works well to introduce children of varying levels of reading comfort to nonfiction and research formats.” —Maggie Reagan, Booklist

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About the Author

Author Bio: LIBBY ROMERO was a journalist and a teacher before becoming an author. She has written teacher's guides, interactive whiteboards, and a variety of other materials for publishers such as National Geographic Explorer magazine and the Smithsonian Institution's Tween Tribune. Romero is the author of dozens of books, including several National Geographic Readers about animals, as well as What Is an Archaeologist? She lives in Oak Hill, Virginia.