National Geographic

National Geographic Kids Readers Level 3

The middle half of these books measure 740L–840L, and run around 2,300 words — calculated from the 34 titles at this level with a Lexile measure, not from the number on the cover.

Books
36
Lexile range
740L–840L
Typical length
~2,300 words
Titanic
TitanicNational Geographic Kids Readers · 900L
Erupt!
Erupt!National Geographic Readers · 870L
Cats vs. Dogs
Cats vs. DogsNational Geographic Readers · 770L
Robots
RobotsNational Geographic Kids Readers · 840L
Mars
MarsNational Geographic Readers · 840L
Great Migrations: Butterflies
Great Migrations: ButterfliesNational Geographic Readers · 630L
Ancient Egypt
Ancient EgyptNational Geographic Readers · 710L
Animal Architects
Animal ArchitectsNational Geographic Readers · 750L
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.National Geographic Readers · 630L
Meteors
MeteorsNational Geographic Kids Readers · 880L
Alien Ocean Animals
Alien Ocean AnimalsNational Geographic Readers · 830L
September 11
September 11National Geographic Readers · 880L
Deadliest Animals
Deadliest AnimalsNational Geographic Readers · 940L
Albert Einstein
Albert EinsteinNational Geographic Readers · 660L
Sacagawea
SacagaweaNational Geographic Readers · 850L
Ink!
Ink!National Geographic Readers · 900L
Bears
Bears740L
Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers790L
Ellis Island
Ellis IslandNational Geographic Kids Readers · 800L
Wildfires
WildfiresNational Geographic Kids Readers · 820L
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz AldrinNational Geographic Readers · 830L
Walt Disney
Walt DisneyNational Geographic Readers · 780L
Anne Frank
Anne FrankNational Geographic Readers · 760L
Wolverines
WolverinesNational Geographic Readers · 680L
What is an Archaeologist?
What is an Archaeologist?National Geographic Readers · 820L
Cleopatra
CleopatraNational Geographic Kids Readers · 720L
Water
Water740L
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander HamiltonNational Geographic Readers · 720L
Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor750L
Roar!
Roar!National Geographic Readers · 800L
Nelson Mandela
Nelson MandelaNational Geographic Kids Readers · 680L
September 11
September 11840L
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader GinsburgNational Geographic Readers · 790L
Elephants
ElephantsGreat Migrations · 680L
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth IINational Geographic Readers · 780L
Amazon Animals
Amazon Animals860L

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