Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 18 i National Geographic Little Kids

ANIMALS A Bactrian camel treks across a rocky, sandy desert in China. It looks for shrubs and grass to eat. A camel's humps store fat. he fat gives them energy when they cannot find food. When camel's fat stores are low, their humps get droopy! A baby camel's humps start to grow when it is about six weeks old. Camels have big feet to stop them sinking into the sand. What size are YOUR feet? When the wind whips sand into its face, the camel closes its nostrils, ‘his keeps the sand out of its nose. A Bactrian camel is taller than a door! Bactrian camels have two humps. Other types of camels have only one hump. Try closing your nostrils! Is it possible without using your hands? Its bushy…

ENTOMOLOGY FACTS FOOD Aphids, other insects, plants SIZE This diagram shows how big this insect is. Great green bush cricket Five-year-old's hand Great green bush crickets live in woodlands, meadows and grasslands. This cricket's antennae are three times longer than its body. Watch out – they can bite! These insects are found in the south of England and South Wales. The bright green colour makes them very hard to spot. You can tell what the temperature is outside by how fast or slow a cricket chirps. The warmer it is, the faster the cricket chirps! Male crickets make long, loud sounds by rubbing the edges of their front wings together. The chirping noise attracts females. Can you chirp like a cricket?…

OBSERVATION Sticler activity What can you make with a bucket and spade? Stick some on the sand! What drinks do you like? How many eggs are in the carton? Sticker page…

WORLD CULTURE Turkey is partly in Europe and partly in Asia. It is a warm country with many beaches. Speak Turkish Stick Hello in Turkey is Merhaba. Can you try? Say: “mer-ha-ba” Sticker activity Stick some more hot-air balloons in this picture. Hot-air balloons fly over the landscape of Cappadocia! Would you like to take a ride in a hot-air balloon? Stick In a place called Pamukkale, turquoise water flows into white pools. You can paddle in the warm waters. Stick Stick Sticker page Turkish delight is a sweet treat in Turkey. It is like a rose-flavoured jelly baby!…

IDENTIFYING Sticker page Stick claw marks next to the creature that can swim and the creature that can roar!…

NATURE 1 A baby frog is called a tadpole. It lives in fresh water and looks like a funny fish! 2 The tadpole grows legs. It also grows lungs so it can breathe out of the water. Sticker page Frogs' eggs are called frogspawn. Stick some on this page! Jump like a frog! 3 Now the tadpole has lost its tail and turned into a frog. It lives on land but can still swim. Ribbit!…

SORTING How many big flowers can you count? Next time you go outside, look out for flowers! How many different types can you see? Sticker page Sticker activity Can you add the missing petals to this flower?…