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 THE BOOK! A SEED CAN BLOW ACROSS THE OCEAN AND SPROUT ON ANOTHER CONTINENT. Swiftlet birds’ nests are made entirely from saliva. MOONDUST STICKS TO ASTRONAUTS’ SPACE SUITS. DOODLING CAN HELP YOU CONCENTRATE. WALKING USES 200 MUSCLES. A NEW SKYSCRAPER goes up EVERY month in CHINA.…
SUPER-TALL SANDCASTLE You’d need a really big wave to wash away this beachy build. The world’s tallest sandcastle stood a staggering 69.5 feet—that’s about as high as four adult giraffes stacked on top of each other. Entirely handmade in Denmark, the castle needed more than 30 sculptors to create it. Wonder how long it took the builders to get the sand out of their clothes? SPEEDY ICE-CREAM TRUCK You better run fast if you’re trying to catch this vehicle. The world’s fastest electric ice-cream truck can travel up to 80 miles an hour. Owner Paddy McGuinness converted a gas-powered van to electric and added monster-truck tires. In the summer, McGuinness serves ice cream from the truck. Hope he doesn’t spill any scoops when he speeds up! GOAT BABY BOOM! There’s no such thing…
This year, the U.S. Mint began issuing quarters with U.S. WOMEN on one side. The first two are poet MAYA ANGELOU and astronaut SALLY RIDE, the first U.S. woman in space. A PORTRAIT of George Washington is on the other side. UZBEKISTAN’S tiyin coin is worth a THOUSANDTH as much as a PENNY. In February 2015, SCUBA DIVERS OFF ISRAEL FOUND OVER2,600 GOLD COINS dating back as far as the 9TH CENTURY. Coins created in 1616 for what isnow BERMUDA were nicknamed “HOGGIES” because they pictured HOGS. A British artist made a dress out of used banknotes from around the world. Some people think that Canada’s $100 banknote gives off the scent of maple syrup. In 1917, ROMANIA issued a banknote that was about the SIZE of a POSTAGE STAMP.…
1 Moonquakes occur on the Earth’s moon. 2 More than 200 moons are in our solar system. 3 NASA scientists hope to send astronauts to the moon in 2025 to explore its surface. 4 Scientists think that gravity might one day break apart Mars’s 2 moons and form Saturn-like rings around the planet. 5 Neither Venus nor Mercury has any moons. 6 The solar system’s largest moon, Jupiter’s Ganymede, is one and a half times larger than Earth’s moon. 7 One of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus, has 2 large geysers that spew water vapor and ice.…
CHECK OUT THE BOOK! A CAFE IN ENGLAND MADE ICE-CREAM FLAVORS LIKE KETCHUP AND MUSHY PEAS. OVER 1,000 YEARS AGO, CHINESE EMPERORS MADE WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST DAIRY ICE CREAM FROM COW, GOAT, AND BUFFALO MILK. NEW ZEALAND CONSUMES THE MOST ICE CREAM OF ANY COUNTRY—6 GALLONS A PERSON EACH YEAR.…
White House Cat Washington, D.C. First Lady Jill Biden was giving a speech when a gray fur ball jumped onto the stage, interrupting her talk. But the naughty cat didn’t get in trouble—in fact, the first lady fell in love with the critter. After the event, President Joe Biden and his wife adopted the tabby and named her Willow after the first lady’s hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Now the feline lives in style at the White House alongside a German shepherd named Commander. Willow is the first kitty to pounce, play, and nap at the White House since 2009, when former president George W. Bush’s black cat, India, ruled the residence. But the first presidential kitties belonged to Abraham Lincoln—he even fed them off golden White House forks. We…
