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Books as Gifts

2005 Holiday Buying Guide

Reading Rockets' second annual holiday buying guide makes it easy to find good books kids will enjoy. Click below to browse through the buying guide online or download the 2005 guide (295K PDF)* as a one-page handout version you can easily take to the library or store.

Books for 8-9 Year Olds

You'll find 14 terrific books for second and third graders, such as The Librarian of Basra and All-of-a-Kind Family.

Books for 6-7 Year Olds

You'll find 14 awesome books for first and second graders, such as Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist? and Stars Beneath Your Bed

Books for 4-5 Year Olds

You'll find 14 fabulous books for toddlers and preschoolers, such as The Great Fuzz Frenzy and Walter Was Worried.

Books for 0-4 Year Olds

You'll find 10 wonderful books for infants, such as Red Light, Green Light! and Llama Llama Red Pajama.

Audio Books

You'll find five wonderful books that families can listen to together, such as American Tall Tales and Just So Stories.

* To view this file, you'll need a copy of Acrobat Reader. Most computers already have it installed, or you can download it now.

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