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.
A REDWOOD TREE CAN PRODUCE UP TO 100,000 SEEDS IN A YEAR. Water blown out of a BLUE WHALE’S SPOUT can shoot 3 STORIES HIGH. COCKROACHES can recognize FAMILY MEMBERS. Squirrels sweat through their feet. Your brain can hold 100 times more information than a computer. In ancient Egypt, only ROYALTY were allowed to EAT MUSHROOMS. A jeweler created a ring MADE ENTIRELY OF ONE BIG DIAMOND, including the band. There is a town called Hot Coffee, Mississippi. CHECK OUT THE BOOK!…
Why do camels have humps? A camel’s hump is filled with up to 80 pounds of fat, which the camel uses for energy when it can’t eat or drink. That means these animals are able to survive for several months without food and can walk up to a hundred miles in the desert without water. (It helps that they rarely sweat, even in temperatures over 120°F). As the camel uses the fat, the hump gets smaller. But once it takes a break to eat and drink again — a camel can slurp 30 gallons of water in 13 minutes — the hump grows bigger with the new fat inside. CHECK OUT THE BOOK!…
BIG SHOE STEPS UP You’d definitely need a giant closet if you owned this sneaker. The largest sports shoe stands five feet six inches tall, stretches just over 13 feet long, and weighs 331 pounds. (That’s about as heavy as 33 bowling balls.) Made from enough fake leather to cover almost an entire NBA basketball court, the shoe took three months to build and helped raise funds for cancer research. Looks like the shoe’s creators took some huge steps for a good cause. DOGS PERFORM TRICKS Border collies Halo (below left) and Wish aren’t just one-trick dogs. These pups completed 28 tricks in 60 seconds, earning the title for the most tricks performed by two dogs in one minute. Their showstoppers include spinning around in circles, jumping on and off…
1 One year after declaring independence — on July 4, 1777 — the United States started using fireworks to celebrate the historic event. 2 Fireworks can burst into shapes such as stars, smiley faces, and even an image of the planet Saturn. 3 Some towns use “quiet fireworks” to avoid scaring local wildlife. 4 During the 16th century, Queen Elizabeth I gave the position of “Fire Master of England” to the country’s best fireworks maker. 5 Historians think firecrackers were accidentally invented some 2,000 years ago in China, when people threw bamboo stalks into a fire—and they exploded. 6 A firework’s many colors are created by burning different kinds of metals. 7 The Japanese word for fireworks, hanabi, means “fire flowers.”…
Sydney, Australia, enjoys more than 340 sunny days each year. Earth’s axis tilts at 23.5°. As the planet spins, its angle to the sun changes—and so do our seasons! The first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere is JUNE 20 OR 21. The first day of summer in the Southern Hemisphere is DECEMBER 21 OR 22. About 80 % of Americans say they know how to swim. Sunscreen with an SPF of 30 blocks 97% of the sun’s rays. The sun is more than 94 MILLION miles from Earth during the summer solstice—the first day of summer. The longest beach in the world—Praia do Cassino in Brazil—is ABOU T 150 MILES LONG. CHECK OUT THE BOOK!…
Comeback Critter: American Crocodile Homestead, Florida This might be the best egg hunt ever. Scientists were excited to find a record number of American crocodile hatchlings at the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station last year: 568! That’s good news, because about a quarter of all crocs in the United States call this spot home. In the 1970s, habitat loss and hunting caused the American crocodile population to dwindle to fewer than 300 animals. But in 1978, workers at the power plant found a nest along the human-made cooling canals, which happen to be perfect croc nurseries. So conservationists decided to start studying and tracking these animals. By capturing and releasing the hatchlings in safer areas, they help protect them from predators like birds, crabs, turtles, and even other crocodiles. Over the…
