National Geographic Kids Everything Ancient Egypt by Crispin Boyer with Egyptologist James P. Allen*

A detailed book about various Egyptian rulers and culture of Egyptian.
-Borrowed from the library.
*Highly recommend.

National Geographic-How to be a Roman Solider by Fiona Macdonald illustrated by Nicholas Hewetson

This book is written in second person, asking the reader if he/she would like to join the Roman army.  The following pages share what the training and life of the Roman solider was like.
Text features: headings, table of contents, different size font/bold font/italic font, labels, picture captions, photographs, diagrams, glossary, index
*Borrowed from the library.

That's Deadly! by Crispin Boyer*

National Geographic Kids
"Fatal Facts that Will Test Your Fearless Factor"
My third grader loved this disgusting, horrifying book!
*Highly recommend.
*Borrowed from a teacher.
Tons of text features!

Just Joking 5 -National Geographic Kids by Rosie Gowsell-Pattison*

Great photos, funny jokes and interesting facts sprinkled on each page.
"300 hilarious jokes about everything, including tongue twisters, riddles and more!"
My second grader read some of these jokes but did not "get' all of them.
*Highly recommend.

National Geographic Snakes! by Melissa Stewart*

My second grader selects this book from his book order and enjoyed reading it.  He was sharing amazing facts with me as he read it.
A perfect nonfiction book for transitional readers and newly independent readers.
National Geographic, of course, has amazing photographs.
Text features: table of contents, headings, labels, picture captions, vocab. boxes on the page the word is used, diagram, photo glossary, a Mad Lib type story to practice using new vocab. words in  the back.
Strategies: expanding vocab, check for understanding, nonfiction reading
Guided Reading Level: N (3rd grade)
Grade Level Equivalent: 2nd
*Highly recommend.

Race Day by Gail Tuchman

National Geographic Kids Pre-reader
In simple words, beginning readers can read about the excitement of race day.