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Educational books at or slightly above her reading level? My kid is crazy about dinosaurs, so he'll read and re-read books about them even though he doesn't understand all the words yet.
My favourite book when I was young was The Way Things Work.
It might have a few outdated references, but it's still really interesting stuff. The full adder section actually helped in the first year of my engineering degree.
Haha, that was a top one for me, too! Also the DK visual encyclopedia and Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia.
Sounds like a great idea, know any series that kids are into these days, when I was a kid it was goosebumps, the cabbage patch kids, and a few others like wishbone, but I'm sure those are out of style
Books: Narwhal and Jelly was a favorite at that age. Also if an adult reads with her, we were reading the Mercy the Pig, and Zoey and Sassafrass series at that age.
I’m pretty sure that was also about the age we got our first Snap Circuits set. It still gets pulled out and built every so often - the flying “helicopter” is still a favorite.
However, Play-Doh is one you can never go wrong with at that age.
Edit: Forgot to add that Dr. Seuss and PD Eastman books are very good for the typical 6-7 year old reading level.
+1 on the Dr Seuss - such a fun and joyful way to explore unusual language and weird concepts in fantastical worlds.
I'm not American (and I assume you are), so I'm afraid I can't help with that 😅