Nature
Ranger Rick
Kids meet wild animals through Ranger Rick’s stories, photos, reading games, videos and a wildlife podcast.
Ranger Rick Raccoon and friends front the National Wildlife Federation’s line of wildlife magazines and websites for kids. Online, there are reading games that work on phonics, vocabulary and comprehension through animal stories, along with Ranger Rick animal videos and Wild Critters, a wildlife podcast. The kids’ site layers on crafts, outdoor activities, animal tales and a photo contest where young photographers can submit their own nature shots. Ranger Rick Jr. is aimed at ages 4 to 7, with large type and short sentences for new readers, while Ranger Rick proper targets ages 7 and up with wildlife photography, science discoveries, puzzles and comics. Animals seem to do the heavy lifting here, giving kids a reason to read that doesn’t feel like homework.
- Ages
- Ages 4+
- Works on
- Web browser
- Topics
- Nature, Reading, Science
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-18
What kids do
- Play an animal reading game
- Watch a Ranger Rick wildlife video
- Listen to the Wild Critters podcast
- Send a nature photo to the contest
- Try an outdoor activity or craft
Who it suits
Ages 4+. The publisher provides this age guidance.
Notes for parents
From the National Wildlife Federation. The videos are hosted on Sensical, and the reading games look geared to kids just finding their feet with words.
What you need
- Web browser
- Internet connection
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