Chip's Tips on Niger

Follow Chip's tips on Niger- location

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About this book

Chip's Tips on Niger is an advanced readers book for children ages 7 to 11. Follow Chip's tips on Niger- location, geography, climate, history, major cities, culture, famous people, festivals, holidays, major occupations, animals, plants, and all the things you need to see while visiting this country.

Book details

Book type	Audio Book – Narrated in a natural human voice, without word highlighting. For children who already know how to read and do not need to track each word.
Author	Edward Alan Kurtz
Ages	9 to 11 years, also 7 to 9 years
Grade	Grade 5
Reading level	Level 4, Advanced Readers
Length	14 pages, 1945 words, 16 minutes
Categories	Countries of the World, Travel
Interactive features	Guess What? activity
Language	English

Where you can read this book

Reading and Math app: Read it here, plus Guess What? activity in the Reading and Math app.

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Read Along App: Listen with a natural human voice, no word highlighting.

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Quizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app only. They are not part of the Read Along App.

Why read Chip's Tips on Niger with your child

This book helps children learn about Countries of the World. The words and pictures work together to make the ideas clear. Read it with your child and talk about the new facts you find. Ask your child to explain what they learned in their own words. It is a simple way to build knowledge and curiosity, and to show that learning can be fun.

Talk about it together

Which part did you like best, and why?
What new word did you learn from this book?
Would you like to read more books about Countries of the World?

Inside the book

In Chip's Tips on Niger, readers find Countries of the World. Follow Chip's tips on Niger- location, geography, climate, history, major cities, culture, famous people, festivals, holidays, major occupations, animals, plants, and all the things you need to see while visiting this country. The book is written for young readers, with clear words and pictures that help the story along.

Children gain a feel for Countries of the World and new words to talk about it. Read it together, pause at the interesting parts, and ask your child what they think. It is a good book to share, and to come back to again.

From the book: “Niger is a country that is located in the Western Africa area of the @continent of Africa.”

Words to learn in this book

agriculture: Farming.
arable: Land that is good and can be used to grow crops.
caravan: A group of people and animals traveling as a group.
continent: A large land mass, one of seven found on Earth.
droughts: A long period with little or no rain.
elevation: Like altitude, the height above sea level or ground level.
empires: A large group of countries all ruled by one powerful country.
ethnic: A group of people related through culture and tradition.
evaporation: A liquid turning into a vapor, or gas.
fertile: Soil or land that is able to produce many crops.
Hemisphere: One half of a sphere, as in the Earth being divided in half by the equator and forming the Northern and the Southern hemispheres.
independence: Free from outside control.
indigenous: Native, or originating in a particular region.
Islamic: The religion of Muslims based on the teachings of Muhammad the Prophet.
landlocked: A country that it is completely surrounded by land and has no access to a sea or ocean.
Mosque: The place of worship for a Muslim.
Muslims: A follower of the religion of Islam.
secular: Things that are not religious.
semi-arid: A mostly dry climate with not much rain.
Slavery: Owning people and forcing them to work.