Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 17 i National Geographic Little Kids

Swim through the school of fish. Go under the shark. Move around the lobster. Swim in between the seaweed. Move towards the seal. Go over the orange fish. START How many types of animal are on the lefthand page? How many are on the right-hand page? Time to eat! END…

1 A chipmunk eats nuts. It collects them in the autumn before winter comes. Most chipmunks live in North America. 2 The chipmunk stuffs its cheeks with nuts. Then it carries them back home. 3 The chipmunk stores the nuts it has gathered inside its den. Now it has enough food for the winter. Sticker page Sticker activity Add some nuts to these pages for the chipmunk to eat! Some chipmunks live in tree holes. But most dig underground burrows. Where do you store your food?…

Cuba is a tropical country in the Caribbean. It is a long, narrow island, with mountains, forests, grasslands and beaches. Speak Spanish Cubans speak Spanish. Goodbye in Spanish is Adios. Can you try? Say: "Ah-dee-os" Sticker page Havana is Cuba’s capital city. It has cobbled streets and is very colourful. Many people drive old-fashioned American cars! Can you pretend to drive a car? Sticker activity Stick another car on the road! Lots of music comes from Cuba. It has lively rhythms, perfect for dancign to! Cuban crododiles only live in swaps in Cuba. They are very good at swimming!…

Sticker page Sticker activity Stick the missing scale on this pangolin's tail. A pangolin eats ants. Thick scales protect its skin from ant bites. Scales cover a pangolin from head to tail. They protect it like a suit of armour. SAY MY NAME: “PAN-gah-lin” Long claws help pangolins dig into ant and termite nests. A long snout and extra-long, sticky tongue slurp up ants and termites. When it is scared, a pangolin rolls up into a hard ball of scales! That makes it hard for hungry animals – like these lions – to eat it! Can you roll up into a ball, just like a scared pangolin? Sometimes, baby pangolins take a ride on their mum’s tail! When it is safe, the pangolin unrolls and looks for more ants. OTHER…

Tick off these things when you find them in the big picture. 4 backpacks 1 dinosaur footprint 1 crown 2 orange jugs Sticker activity Some things are missing from the museum! Stick them back in the right place. Museums are buildings full of interesting things to look at and learn about. Sticker page How many children can you count? Are there any pictures on the walls where you are? Can you describe them? What other things might you see in a museum?…

Answer: 1 = Duck; 2 = Child; 3 = Otter; 4 = Polar bear; 5 = Horse; 6 = Elephant. Stick Stick Stick How many toes can you count these pages? Sticker page Stick animals next to the pictures of their feet!…

Sticker page These birds come from India and Sri Lanka in South Asia. Sticker activity Many peacock feathers have an eye shape! Stick three more to this peacock's tail. Stick Stick Stick Peacocks have between 100 and 150 tail feathers. Can you strut and turn like a peacock? The male's dazzling feathers show to females that he is healthy. Females choose the male with the fanciest feathers. Peafowls eat seeds, flowers and fruit. When he holds them up, peacock's feathers are taller than you! The birds are called peafowls. Only the mals are knows as peacocks. Females are called peahens. Babies ae peachicks. A peahen lays eggs and peachicks hatch about a month later. Cheep! One day the male babies will grow long flashy feathers, too. Only male Indian peafowls…

Some of these pictures show something that is wrong. This is called a problem. Other pictures show a way to fix the problem. This is called a solution. Draw a line with your finger from each problem to its solution. Sticker activity Stick some sunglasses on this girl! Where do you keep your toys? Can you tidy some of them away now? Sticker page Sticker activity Stick some toys in this toy box.…

Tsintaosaurus had a long bone that stuck out from its forehead, a bit like a make-believe unicorn’s horn. This dino had a large tail, which helped it swim. These dinosaurs may have moved around in big groups called herds. FACTS FOOD Plants SIZE This diagram shows how big Tsintaosaurus was. Say my name: “sin-tau-SORE-us” What other animals does this dinosaur remind you of? The horn of a Tsintaosaurus may have been a decoration to attract other dinosaurs. Tsintaosaurus might also have used its horn to make sounds and call to other dinosaurs.…