Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 38 i National Geographic Little Kids

Act like a wolf that wants to play! Howl like a wolf! A wolf pack is a family with about eight wolves -the mum, dad, brothers and sisters. Wolves can leave each other messages by rubbing their scent on a tree, or doing a wee. Wolves hunt deer, bison and hares.…

1 Bubble and hiss In some places on Earth, a bubbling pool of super-hot water erupts out of the ground. Here’s how… 2 Shooting up higher… Deep under the ground, water that has trickled down from the surface is heated by hot, melted rock. 3 … and higher! As the water heats, it begins to bubble, and is forced back upwards towards a narrow crack in the surface. 4 Highest! Eventually, hot water and steam burst out of the crack, shooting straight up. The geyser has erupted!…

A hexagon is a shape with six sides. Can you find three circles in your house? Make a circle shape with your thumb and first finger. How many rectangles can you find outside?…

Emperor penguin chicks grow up on the ice. It is very chilly where they live! Sticker page Very young chicks cannot stand on the ice – it is too cold! So the babies stand on Mum or Dad’s feet to stay warm. One penguin parent watches the chick while the other hunts for food. Sticker activity Stick a baby penguin on its parent's feet! Soon the chicks grow warm, fluffy feathers. Mum and Dad feed them lots of fish so the chicks grow bigger. The food helps them stay warm, too. What do YOU do to stay warm? Make a cosy huddle with your teddies! Penguin chicks can also huddle together to stay warm when the icy wind blows. Penguin chicks 'talk' a lot. They peep to each other. They call…

Can you make a gobble noise like a turkey? Name these foods! How many apples would you need so everyone in your family could eat one? What is your favourite food to eat? Answer: Brown bear – 1 fish; Robins – 2 earthworms; Deer – 3 acorns; Racoons – 4 eggs; Turkeys – 5 cherries.…

Speak Australian English G’day is a way of saying hello in Australia. Can you try? Say: “Guh-day” Australia has cities, deserts, beaches, rainforests and mountains. Koalas live in Australian forests. They spend most of their time eating leaves in eucalyptus trees. Sticker page Stick Sticker activity A baby koala clings to its mum. Stick one here. This cool building is the Sydney Opera House. It looks like giant boat sails! You can watch concerts here. Uluru is a giant red rock in central Australia. At sunrise and sunset, it seems to glow!…