National Geographic Kids magazine - the perfect balance between learning and fun! A must-have for children ages 6 and up. Each issue is packed with colorful photos, games, puzzles, fun features and facts about animals, science, technology, and more.
CHECK OUT THIS BOOK! Rhinos might communicate by leaving each other dung piles. I’M EARRESISTIBLE. A basset hound weighs about as much as an elephant’s heart. TWO BOYS LAUNCHED A LEGO MAN TO THE EDGE OF SPACE WITH A WEATHER BALLOON. The ghost ant can turn THE COLOR of certain FOODS it eats. At a FASHION SHOW in Shanghai, China, models wore dresses, hats, and even wigs made of CHOCOLATE. NATIONAL RUBBER DUCKY DAY TAKES PLACE EACH YEAR ON JANUARY 13.…
VIP: VERY IMPORTANT PENGUIN This officer prefers to waddle instead of march. Sir Nils Olav the king penguin, who lives in Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo, is the highest-ranking penguin in the world. In addition to being the colonel in chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard, he was also knighted on behalf of King Harald V of Norway. All hail Sir Nils! ALL I NEED NOW IS A SUIT OF ARMOR. SUPERTALL LAMP You might have a hard time changing this lamp’s light bulb. About the height of a three-story house, the largest floor lamp is 30 feet high with a shade that measures 13 feet across. The base of the light even includes heated seats for visitors to the lamp in Norway. Luckily, no one needs to climb the pole and…
FOX PLAYS WITH TERRIER Corwen, Wales Rosie the orphan fox pup liked to outwit her adopted sister, Maddy the Patterland terrier. “Whenever I’d give them treats, Rosie somehow managed to sneak away with the dog’s biscuits,” says owner Richard Bowler, who took in the fox after she was abandoned. Rosie was introduced to Maddy slowly. “Maddy has always been playful, and it’s a natural instinct for a fox cub to play. So they got on great,” Bowler says. The duo’s favorite place to play indoors? The living room. “The fox liked to run along the top of the sofa and jump over the coffee table to meet Maddy,” Bowler says. “The room was usually a wreck.” The pair’s owner even had to replace his sofa after Rosie tried to bury…
1 To help them stay warm, arctic hares have shorter ears than other hares so that they lose less body heat. 2 Scientists think that some smaller dinosaurs survived in cold climates by digging burrows. 3 In extreme temperatures, geysers can freeze into towering cones called ice volcanoes that continue to spew hot water. 4 Some historians think that more than 2,000 years ago, people in Europe and Asia ate “ice cream” made of snow, honey, and fruit or nectar. 5 Winter on Neptune lasts about 40 Earth years. 6 Dry ice isn’t ice at all—it’s the solid form of carbon dioxide, frozen at minus 109°F.…
CHECK OUT THE BOOK! 1 COOL CASTLE The Russian empress Anna Ivanovna is said to have built the first ice palace in 1740 as a cruel joke on a prince she was displeased with (and who was supposed to meet his end inside it). Luckily, structures like Bonhomme’s Ice Palace, built each year for the Quebec Winter Carnival in Canada, are meant for shorter-term visits. 2 COLORFUL CAVES What do you get when geothermal hot springs carve a long channel beneath heavy snow compressed into ice? Ice caves! Inside, variations in ice thickness refract light differently, revealing a full spectrum of colors (thicker ice appears blue or green). But don’t linger too long—ice caves can collapse at any time. 3 FORCE-FUL FREEZEWORK At ice sculpture exhibits, like this one held…
PIRATES HAVE NOTHING ON ME! Skokholm Island, Wales These bunnies are hopping right into the history books. The European rabbits were digging out a burrow when they kicked up two ancient artifacts: a 3,750-year-old pottery shard from a burial urn and a 9,000-year-old tool that might’ve been used to prepare food. The island’s wardens spied the goodies at the entrance of the burrow, then sent pictures to a local archaeologist. Turns out, the bunnies made a big find. “These are the first ancient tools found on this island,” archaeologist Toby Driver says. “So overnight, these rabbits changed our understanding to show that prehistoric people were visiting or living on this remote spot.” Rabbits dig burrows to protect themselves and their babies from predators and harsh weather. Experts think the bunnies…
