Follow a zebra throughout the day as it grazes and spends time with its herd in its grassland habitat. Through engaging text features, such as the vocabulary tree and the wrap-up activity, kids will be introduced to vocabulary in concept groups, helping them make connections between words and expanding their understanding of the world.

National Geographic Readers have been a hit in the competitive beginner reader category, and now this Pre-reader series follows upon that success with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach to high-interest subjects, bringing the National Geographic Pre-Readers to emerging readers. Through accessible, decodable text, clear, engaging visuals, and vocabulary introduced in concept groups, new readers will begin a lifelong relationship with reading.


Follow a zebra throughout the day as it grazes and spends time with its herd in its grassland habitat.

Zebras are one of Africa's most interesting animals, and in this pre-reader, young readers will learn all about where they live, what they eat, and how they survive in the herd.

Perfect for beginning and young readers, National Geographic Pre-readers include simple, expert-vetted text and large, engaging photos on every page. A vocabulary tree at the beginning of the book introduces kids to key words in concept groups, helping them make connections between words. Plus, a wrap-up activity gives kids a chance to use what they've learned, while expanding their knowledge of the world.

Cars that ZOOM! Trains that ZIP! Planes that speed through the sky. This energizing early reader from National Geographic introduces kids to the many modes of transportation.

Kids love to read about things that go. Perfect for beginning and young readers, National Geographic Pre-readers include simple, expert-vetted text and large, engaging photos on every page. A vocabulary tree at the beginning of the book introduces kids to key words in concept groups, helping kids make connections between words. Plus, a wrap-up activity gives kids a chance to use what they've learned, while expanding their understanding of the world.