Swing Sloth! uses simple vocabulary and fun pictures to capture the interest and help develop the skills of beginning readers. The cuteness, humor, and fun information make this new reading experience a treat.National Geographic Readers have been a hit in the competitive beginning reader category, and this book follows upon that success with the same careful text and brilliant photographs. Now the series is expanding beyond elementary school levels to reach children at the very beginning of their lifelong relationship with reading. National Geographic Pre-Readers use visual representation, repetition, and recognition to teach kids the most basic building blocks of reading.

Swing Sloth! uses simple vocabulary and fun pictures to capture the interest and help develop the skills of beginning readers. The cuteness, humor, and fun information make this new reading experience a treat.National Geographic Readers have been a hit in the competitive beginning reader category, and this book follows upon that success with the same careful text and brilliant photographs. Now the series is expanding beyond elementary school levels to reach children at the very beginning of their lifelong relationship with reading. National Geographic Pre-Readers use visual representation, repetition, and recognition to teach kids the most basic building blocks of reading. Susan B. Neuman is a professor and the chair of the Teaching and Learning department at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University specializing in early literacy development. Previously, she served on the faculty of the University of Michigan and before that as the US assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education. In her role as assistant secretary, Neuman established the Early Reading First program, developed the Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program, and was responsible for all the activities in Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.