Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 35 i National Geographic Little Kids

The hedgehogs in the UK and Ireland are European hedgehogs. Every night, hedgehogs travel around 3km on the hunt for food! They eat earthworms, beetles, caterpillars and millipedes. Map It! Find where they live on page 2. A hedgehog is covered in spines. The spines prick anything that wants to eat the hedgehog. Ouch!…

Quokkas are relatives of kangaroos. The two animals are similar in some ways… Baby quokkas and kangaroos both live in their mother’s pouch. And both of these animals eat grass and leaves. SAY MY NAME: “KWOH-kuh” A quokka is a type of wallaby. Quokkas look like they are smiling. But it is just how their mouths are shaped! Smile like this quokka! Baby quokkas and baby kangaroos are called joeys. But they are different in other ways. Quokkas are about the same size as a pet cat. Map It! Quokkas and kangaroos live in a country called Australia. Find Australia on the map on page 2. Quokkas can climb trees. Kangaroos stay on the ground. Quokkas usually crawl on all four legs. Kangaroos usually hop.…

Say my name: “ahr-jen-TEEN-oh-SORE-us” FACTS FOOD Plants SIZE This diagram shows how big Argentinosaurus was. Some other dinosaurs were as long as this dinosaur. A few were taller. But Argentinosaurus was the heaviest. It probably weighed the same as 20 elephants! What is the biggest animal you have ever seen?…

What colours can you see on this chameleon? Chameleons catch their food in a cool way. They use their long tongue to grab insects to eat. Sticker page There are more than 200 types of chameleon. Stick some more to this page! A chameleon is a kind of lizard. START First, this animal climbs a tree or bush. Sharp claws help it hold on. Its tail is like an extra hand. Then the chameleon sits very still. It waits. It watches. Each eye looks in a different direction. Can you move your eyes in different directions? What happens if you try? Here comes a bug! The chameleon’s long, sticky tongue shoots out. Many chameleons live in a country called Madagascar. Map It! Find where they live on page 2. A…

Example: A fly stands on a pie. The snail crawls up a _ _ _ _ . Can you make a rhyme with your name? The moose looks at a _ _ _ _ _ . Sticker activity Stick objects here that complete the rhymes. A slug drinks from a _ _ _ . Sticker page The ape smells a _ _ _ _ _ . A chick plays with a _ _ _ _ _ . A goat rides on a _ _ _ _ . Can you fill in the missing letters?…

Run Jump Drink Sit Eat Climb Swim Pick a few actions from the list and do them! Sticker page Can you think of an animal that likes to hop? Stick one here!…

Bees eat nectar and collect pollen from flowers. They drop some of the pollen onto other flowers as they fly. The pollen helps new flowers grow. Here are some facts about how bees find flowers and spread pollen.…

1 Which word rhymes with this animal? 2 Who is ready for school? 3 Which of these things would you use for knitting? 4 Can you match these things into pairs? 5 Which of these body parts is NOT on your head? 6 Which vehicle might you see on a farm? Answers: 1) Cat rhymes with hat; 2) C is ready for school; 3) A and B are used for knitting; 4) Drink and straw, cheese and crackers, cereal and milk; 5) C – The toe is not on your head!; 6) Tractor.…