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Listen & Read: Animals & Food

11 short nonfiction stories that your early readers can hear and see as they read along.

  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2
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With audio and photo support, your young students will learn how animals like alligators and kangaroos grow up, how an apple goes from a blossom to their table, and how a range of animals survive in the wild. These 11 short, entertaining articles from Scholastic News boost early reading skills and support differentiated reading and ELL students. Explore 47 Listen & Read stories in our complete collection.

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Arctic Foxes: A Listen and Read Book, Level B

Find out how arctic foxes flourish in a land where few animals survive. This brief story features text, audio, and photos of foxes with their kits.

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Bringing Back Bald Eagles: A Listen and Read Book

When bald eagles became endangered by pollution and other problems, people thought up ways to help them. Learn about some of the solutions in this Level B read-aloud book.
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Don't Be Scared of Bats!

Discover why bats are so helpful and amazing — and not at all scary — in this read-aloud that includes words like fruit, groom, harmful, and nocturnal.

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Frogs of the World! A Listen and Read Book, Level B

Meet the Mexican dumpy frog, the blue poison frog, the Vietnamese mossy frog, and the African bullfrog in this article with audio.
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Hello, Baby Panda! A Listen and Read Book, Level B

Most pandas live in China, but young readers can visit a baby panda born right here in the United States with this Level B read-aloud book.
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How Alligators Grow Up: A Listen and Read Book, Level B

What happens after a baby alligator hatches? Listen and read along as baby gators grow into adults and get ready to live on their own.
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Insect World Records: A Listen and Read Book, Level B

Early readers check out record-setting insects, like the cicada, while reading along to this story that features text, audio, and images.

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Nocturnal Animal Noises: A Listen and Read Book

Which animals can you listen to at night? Can you hear the owl, frog, and cricket? Children will read and listen for words including raccoon, opossum, and cricket in this Level B read-aloud book.
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Snow Monkeys: A Listen and Read Book, Level B

Travel to Japan to see how snow monkeys live and how they got their name. This playful read-aloud features the words "monkeys," "climate," "snowball," and "cuddle."

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What Happens in a Tide Pool? A Listen and Read Book, Level B

In this nonfiction read-along story, early readers discover how tide pools are created and the captivating creatures that call them home.

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Where Are Bears? A Listen and Read Book

In this engaging read-aloud, early learners go from the rainforest to the mountains, visiting bears in their natural habitats!

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    Reading Strategies: Everything You Need
  • Subjects:
    Animal Babies and Parents, Apes and Monkeys, Arctic Animals, Bears, Reading, Science, Fish and Marine Life, Forest Animals, Foxes and Wolves, Insects, Animal Hibernation and Migration, Animal Structure and Movement, Animal Survival and Adaptation, Mammals, Marsupials, Nocturnal Animals, Reptiles and Amphibians, Vertebrates
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