Perfect for nature-loving 7-12 year olds, each issue of Nat Geo Kids is carefully curated to ignite curiosity and spark conversations about science and nature, empowering children to love and care for our beautiful planet.
Hey Kids! Summer is here at last, and to shellebrate, we're diving into the ocean to discover some of the fintastic creatures that live there – including some cute sharks! And you'll dolphinately love our chats with three Nat Geo Explorers who study marine species. Plus, find out how you'd fare as a pirate on page 22! The Olympic Games are on in Paris this month so we reveal some fantastique facts about the famous French city. Oh là là! Plus, on page 40, we learn about the sporting extravaganza's athletics events. Hope you enjoy all our puzzles and posters, too. See you next month! Editor Tim and the Nat Geo Kids team…
Kids discover T. rex! Who said family walks were boring?! Well, brothers Jessin and Liam Fisher, and their cousin Kaiden, discovered a T. rex fossil in July 2022 while hiking near their home in North Dakota, USA! The boys, then aged 11, eight and ten, were in the area’s so-called ‘Badlands’ when they spotted a legbone poking out of the dry, dusty earth. They reported their discovery to their dad’s friend, palaeontologist Dr. Tyler Lyson, who unearthed more of the T. rex’s bones, including fearsome paintbrush-sized teeth. On closer inspection, the experts realised that the bones probably belonged to a teenage T. rex! Its tibia (shin bone) measured just 82cm, 30cm shorter than an adult’s. That makes the 66-million-year-old dino one of just a handful of teen T. rex skeletons ever…
1 Scientific research shows kids who live in green areas are happier and healthier than those who don’t. Just walking in a park or looking out of a window at a green space can boost focus and even help you do better at school. Wow! 2 In Europe, three in four people live in an urban area, where roads and buildings take up more space than nature. Fortunately, many towns and cities also contain parks, gardens and playgrounds, where grass and trees grow. 3 However, communities with green space are often expensive – so not everyone can afford to live in them. And wealthy private schools in the UK have ten times more green space than the regular schools most kids attend. So, some charities are campaigning to make green…
Last year’s survey counted a whopping 1.5 million butterflies and dayflying moths. How many will be spotted this year?! Do you love butterflies? Then join the Butterfly Conservation charity’s Big Butterfly Count event this summer! Simply spend 15 minutes counting butterflies during sunny weather and make a note of the different species you spot. Before you start, ask a grown-up to visit the Butterfly Conservation website and download their identification guide or the survey’s free mobile app. Then submit your records online when you’re done. Your report will appear on the site’s interactive map – and you can see what other spotters have been up to nearby! The results will help researchers monitor and protect these beautiful insects. Nice!…
JULY 26 - AUG 11 The Olympic Games Read about the Olympics on page 38! Get ready for the epic sporting event in Paris! JULY 27 - AUG 11 National Marine Week Make a splash with The Wildlife Trusts’ annual ocean celebration! AUG 8 International Cat Day Three cheers for kitties! AUG 19 Orangutan Day Read about the orange apes at natgeokids.com/uk/orangutans AUG 24 - AUG 25 International Bat Night Find an event near you on the Bat Conservation Trust website!…
Match master Sculptor Len Hughes makes models out of matchsticks! Len, 89, from Queensland, Australia, has been painstakingly crafting animals, vehicles and even buildings out of the thin wooden strips for the last 60 years. This model of the Taj Mahal in India is our fave! Beastly bricks! Twenty-five life-sized LEGO creatures will be hanging out at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland until the end of July. Part of the zoo’s annual BRICKLIVE Safari, together they’re made from more than 1.5 million toy bricks. Imagine trying to build them yourself! Cool Camo Check out Thandiwe Muriu’s mesmerising Camo portraits! The Kenyan photographer scours local markets for African wax fabrics before designing outfits for her models to wear. Then she takes pictures of them on matching fabric backgrounds so they appear almost…
