The National Geographic Kids books are really great, and I love that they have everything from detailed encyclopedias for older kids, to simple stories for preschoolers, like this one.

This is about how animals build their shelters and find food, as well as how they survive in the wilderness.

This book is all about how animals live their lives. It talks about how they find their food and how they build their shelters. ( )

FOLLOW ME! ANIMAL PARENTS AND BABIES by Shira Evans is part of the National Geographic Kids Super Reader series.

This series includes books for pre-readers through fluent readers. This Level 1: Co-reader book is intended for parents, adults, or older children to read with younger children. An icon indicates what “you read” and what “I read”. Chapters focus on finding food, movement, habitat, and using tools. At the end of each chapter, readers are given a task to think about or a problem to solve.

Librarians know that animal babies books are always popular. What makes this book particularly useful is the collaborative reading option. Consider using this book and other Level 1 co-reader books as part of a school-wide buddy reading program where older children read with younger children.

Published by National Geographic on March 1, 2016. ARC courtesy of the publisher. ( )