Ranger Rick Magazine

Pros: Educational, fun, interactive, great pictures.
Cons: None

I am reviewing Ranger Rick published by National Wildlife Federation. I am using 2 issues – January and March of 2002 but will focus on the March issue.

About Ranger Rick:

~Ranger Rick is an educational magazine...

Pros: Educational and entertaining, broad format, good value for money
Cons: None

We got a gift subscription to Ranger Rick a few months ago. Ranger Rick is designed for children 7 and older and is the more mature version of another magazine called Your Big Backyard. Both magazines are themed around animals and nature and are publishe ...

Pros: great stories, photographs, kids love it.
Cons: 0 at our house

When it was time to renew our subscription to Your Big Backyard, I decided to upgrade my oldest to Ranger Rick Magazine, while my youngest would get Your Big Backyard Magazine (which is fabulous as well). I got a two dollar discount by ordering both ...

Pros: Beautiful photography and interesting to read.
Cons: Cover should be made more sturdy.

What a wonderful magazine for kids! If you are looking for a magazine that is both interesting to kids and educational at the same time, look no further. “Ranger Rick” should be your magazine of choice. This magazine is produced by the National Wildlife ...

Pros: Teaches about nature and wildlife in a fun way.
Cons: None

Don't miss out on your monthly copy of Ranger Rick Magazine

Our children receive two different magazine subscriptions here at our home. KIDS Discover and Ranger Rick. (I wrote an article earlier on KIDS Discovery if you are...

Pros: educational, informative, interesting, and just plain fun!
Cons: none

My husband (psych3) tends to get frustrated with me when I subscribe to new magazines. Granted, they do tend to pile up, but sometimes I just can't resist. This was one of those times. Ranger Rick seemed like a wonderful magazine to get for my...

Pros: Close-up real life pictures of animals, lovely pictures, science and animal facts, no junk ads
Cons: Thin pages, mainly only about animals, price

Since my daughter's reading skills took off, I am very interested in magazines for her. Of course the excitement at getting mail addressed to her is a huge part of the draw! I have found magazines that I did not like for kids full of junk ads to ...

Pros: fun to read, crafts, facts, colorful and interesting.
Cons: n/a

I am utterly astounded that no more than four people have actually reviewed this item, me being the fourth. Does this mean that there are so few people out there who are not aware of Ranger Rick? If you are one of those, then sit back and check...

Pros: Great photos, nice variety in content, reasonably priced
Cons: lower quality paper

Ranger Rick is a publication of the National Wildlife Federation published monthly at a cost of $17 per year or $2.25 per issue if purchased at your newsstand. Per the publisher/Federation it is geared for ages 7-12...but my five year old...

Pros: Necessary knowledge all humans need about wildlife at the reading level of someone at an impressionable age.
Cons: Only comes out once a month!

I am 21 years old now, and I used to get this magazine. It was a gift from my grandma and grandpa. I used to count down the days before my next one would come. Sometimes it was 28 days, sometimes only 20. I would mark it off on the calendar and...

Pros: Excellent wildlife magazine for children.
Cons: None.

Ranger Rick Magazine is a wonderful magazine for children. The magazine is educational and encourages children to read about interesting animals, their habitats, and their survival. Children, ages 8 and up, are very impressed by the magazines animal...

Pros: Informative and fun
Cons: I don't still have all those old issues

I don't read Ranger Rick anymore since I'm a little old for it and don't have any children, but I liked it a lot as a child. I was introduced to it when we moved into a house whose previous residents had left a huge stack of Ranger Ricks, as well as...

Pros: great pictures, reading and articles
Cons: Could use some hands on activities

My son takes this book to school hidden in his note book just so he can read all about his favorite animals and share this information, great pictures, stories and facts with the rest of the boy's at his lunch table. The teacher's don't mind because the...