Ranger Rick Jr Magazine – Review

Ranger Rick Jr. Magazine published by the National Wildlife Federation is a new magazine written to entertain and inform children between the ages of 3-7. This attractive magazine is a combination of story-telling and fact giving, all presented along with colorful images. Our family has long read and enjoyed the other magazines available from the National Wildlife Federation and Ranger Rick Jr. lives up to their high standards. In fact, National Wildlife magazine is one of my favorite nature-related magazines and it sits on my living room coffee table as I type this review.

When the opportunity came for me to review Ranger Rick Jr. magazine, I didn’t hesitate. National Wildlife offered both the magazine and the new iPad app Ranger Rick Appventures – Lions which works together to provide early readers with a way to learn more about animals. I am partnering with Tricia at The Curriculum Choice on this review-click over to see how her family enjoyed the iPad app!

My children loved learning about animals from an early age and this new magazine nurtures a curiosity about the animals we see in our own neighborhoods as well as animals from around the world. You can preview the article A Lion’s Tale online. The easy to read text is perfect for younger animal lovers to read with a little help from mom and dad. I found my teens paging through this colorful magazine and I am going to be keeping it on the shelf as a reference for drawing projects. I know if I had little ones they would use these magazines as sources of images to cut out and put into journals and reports.

Suggestions for getting outdoors with your children!

My favorite page in the whole magazine is a regular feature that is called, Green Time. This would be perfect for using during your outdoor time each week as part of the Outdoor Hour Challenge. In my review issue, the subject for Green Time is evergreens. The prompts are much like my grid study printables, giving you tasks to do and things to look for outside. I love this feature!

Each issue has a removable poster

Here are some facts that may interest you:

• There is no advertising in Ranger Rick Jr. magazine! Love that!
• 36 full color pages with a variety of activities- stories, puzzles, crafts (the review issue includes instructions for a lion mask)
• Large images of animals with basic facts (save these for future nature journal entries)
• Available for the Nook
• Replaces the previously title magazines: Big Backyard and Wild Animal Baby
• 10 print issues per year for $15 – Online ordering at: http://www.nwf.org/rickmags

I am always looking for ways to share a love of creation with my friends and readers….this would be a perfect gift for any young ones you have in your life.

Engaging stories based on familiar wildlife

I highly recommend Ranger Rick Jr. magazine for your family…big paws up this month for a new magazine sure to delight and nurture the nature lovers in your life.

Don’t forget to click over and see Tricia’s review of the companion iPad app: A Lion’s Tale on The Curriculum Choice.