We’ve had fun learning all about red pandas! Here are our favorite books for a red panda theme!
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Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your child’s interest. I recommend checking out the “Read Sample” feature on Amazon and reading reviews there. Another place to learn about a book is on YouTube. You can typically see the entire book there.
Montessori-friendly books use photos or realistic illustrations. They don’t have talking animals or a lot of fantasy. But many books that have fantasy and talking animals are wonderful books, and I love sharing them with children who understand the difference between fantasy and reality.
For toddlers and preschoolers, about ¾ of the books I use are typically Montessori friendly (focusing on reality without smiling or talking animals or smiling or talking vehicles).
Books for a Red Panda Theme
I’m featuring books here for a red panda theme for preschool through elementary-age kids. The books on our forward-facing shelf are mainly Montessori-friendly, nonfiction books. Only two of the books on the bottom shelf are fiction books.
Here’s a fun Instagram reel:
Favorite Books for a Red Panda Theme
Top Shelf of Forward -Facing Display:
- National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia (I love National Geographic books with their gorgeous photos!)
- Let’s Classify Animals!
- Mammals Everywhere (This is illustrated by Britta Teckentrup!)
2nd Shelf:
- National Geographic Kids Ultimate Mammalpedia
- A Mammal Is an Animal
- Animal Classifications: Mammals (from a helpful animal classification series by Angela Royston)
3rd Shelf:
- About Mammals
- National Geographic Kids Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Mammals
- The Ultimate Red Panda Book is 100 pages long and recommended for ages 9 and up. Younger kids who are interested in red pandas (like Caleb) will enjoy learning lots and lots of facts about the species.
4th Shelf:
- National Geographic Kids Red Pandas has beautiful photos and easy-to-understand information.
- Red Pandas (Wild About Animals)
- A Book About Red Pandas for Kids
- Red Pandas (Elementary Explorers)
Bottom Shelf
- Red Pandas: Dusk to Dawn Adventures
- Red Panda Rescue (The Adventure Club) This is a fiction chapter book recommended for ages 7-9. Caleb just turned 6, but he sat down and read this book as soon as it arrived. He absolutely loved it!
- How to Make a Red Panda Laugh (red panda joke book for ages 4-8)
You can see many red panda books here: Red Panda Books for Kids (including books as they’re published)
More Related Resources and Activities:
Montessori-Inspired Red Panda Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
Free Red Panda Printables and Montessori-Inspired Red Panda Activities
- Free Panda Printables and Montessori-Inspired Panda Activities (Even though giant pandas aren’t related to red pandas, I included them here because they both have “panda” in their name and are often mistakenly thought of as relatives.)
- Free Panda Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Panda Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download),
- Free Woodland Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Woodland Animal Activities
- Free Endangered Animal Songs and Educational Videos {Save the Animals}
- Free Endangered Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Endangered Animal Activities
- Free Mammal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Mammal Activities
- Montessori Vertebrate Resources (including a Mammal Printable Pack) for Preschool Through Elementary
Helpful Animal Classification Posts
- Living and Non-Living
- Plant and Animal Sorting
- Montessori Animal Classification
- Free Zoo Printables and Montessori-Inspired Zoo Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Animal Units
- Montessori Vertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary
- Free Amphibian Printables and Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities
- Free Reptile Printables and Montessori-Inspired Reptile Activities
- Free Fish Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fish Activities
- Free Bird Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bird Activities post
- Free Mammal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Mammal Activities post
- Montessori Invertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary
I hope you enjoy reading about red pandas!
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