National Geographic

National Geographic Kids Readers Level 1

The middle half of these books measure 500L–560L, and run around 875 words — calculated from the 50 titles at this level with a Lexile measure, not from the number on the cover.

Books
55
Lexile range
500L–560L
Typical length
~875 words
Giraffes
Giraffes540L
Sea Otters
Sea OttersNational Geographic Readers · 540L
Dinosaurs
DinosaursNational Geographic Readers · 520L
Marvel's Spider-Man Bugs Out!
Marvel's Spider-Man Bugs Out!640L
Ants
AntsNational Geographic Readers · 470L
Turtles
TurtlesNational Geographic Readers · 520L
Cats
CatsNational Geographic Readers · 620L
Storms
Storms500L
Polar Bears
Polar BearsNational Geographic Readers · 440L
Trains
Trains520L
Farm Animals
Farm AnimalsNational Geographic Readers · 530L
In the Ocean
In the OceanNational Geographic Readers · 490L
Caterpillar to Butterfly
Caterpillar to ButterflyNational Geographic Readers · 470L
Seed to Plant
Seed to PlantNational Geographic Kids Readers · 470L
T. rex
T. rexNational Geographic Readers · 600L
In the Forest
In the ForestNational Geographic Readers · 450L
Plants
PlantsNational Geographic Readers · 550L
Hedgehogs
HedgehogsNational Geographic Readers · 510L
Red Pandas
Red PandasNational Geographic Kids Readers · 500L
Trucks
TrucksNational Geographic Readers · 500L
Animal Doctors
Animal DoctorsNational Geographic Readers · 520L
Reptiles
ReptilesNational Geographic Readers · 530L
Ocean Animals Collection
Ocean Animals Collection580L
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver570L
Real Dragons!
Real Dragons!National Geographic Readers · 620L
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart530L
Cutest Animals Collection
Cutest Animals Collection520L
Wild Cats
Wild Cats490L
Glowing Animals
Glowing AnimalsNational Geographic Readers · 580L
Tide Pools
Tide PoolsNational Geographic Readers · 510L
Llamas
LlamasNational Geographic Readers · 560L
Planet Earth Collection
Planet Earth Collection590L
City and Country
City and CountryNational Geographic Readers · 530L
Predators Collection
Predators Collection560L
Predator Face-Off
Predator Face-OffNational Geographic Readers · 480L
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. AnthonyNational Geographic Readers · 580L
Weather
Weather450L
Spiders
Spiders500L
Frogs
FrogsNational Geographic Readers · 480L
Halloween
HalloweenNational Geographic Readers · 550L
Elephants
ElephantsNational Geographic Readers · 610L
Tadpole to Frog
Tadpole to Frog490L
Planes
PlanesNational Geographic Readers · 540L
Lions
Lions410L
Day and Night (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1/Co-Reader)
Day and Night (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1/Co-Reader)540L
Follow Me!
Follow Me!500L
Animal All-Stars Collection
Animal All-Stars Collection520L
Mother Teresa
Mother TeresaNational Geographic Readers · 580L
Hippos
Hippos520L
Animal Doctors
Animal DoctorsNational Geographic Readers · 520L
Goats
GoatsNational Geographic Readers · 500L
Owls
Owls500L
Favorite Animals Collection
Favorite Animals Collection710L
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall540L
Here to There
Here to ThereNational Geographic Readers · 520L

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