Perfect for nature-loving 7-12 year olds, each issue of Nat Geo Kids is carefully curated to ignite curiosity and spark conversations about science and nature, empowering children to love and care for our beautiful planet.
Hi Kids! Welcome to another brr-illiant issue of Nat Geo Kids! This month's cover star is a Baikal seal, the world's only pinniped species that lives exclusively in fresh water. So summon your inner seal and flipper over to page 10 to find out what life would be like if YOU were one of these fintastic Siberian swimmers! Do your folks ever get on your nerves? Well, turn to page 20 to see how they compare with some wild animal parents – including several that eat their own offspring. Yikes! Plus, this issue, we marvel at some mysterious, ancient stone sculptures in Colombia, South America. Hope you love all the fab facts, puzzles and quizzes in this month's mag. Enjoy the issue! Editor Tim and the Nat Geo Kids team…
Dino highway discovered! Palaeontologists have excavated more than 200 dinosaur footprints in Dewars Farm Quarry near Bicester, UK! The fossilised tracks were left by two different species – a huge, long-necked herbivore called Cetiosaurus, whose mega prints measure over 90cm long, and a two-tonne carnivore, Megalosaurus, which walked on two legs. The dinos roamed over 166 million years ago during the Jurassic era, when the area was a warm, shallow sea. After carefully uncovering the tracks, the team took over 20,000 photos, which have been combined to make 3D digital images. Scientists will now use these to find out how the dinosaurs moved, and learn about their size, speed and more. Cool! 'Blob-headed' fish found! Check out this bizarre, blobby fish! The strange creature is brand-new to science, after being…
1 Humans spend about a third of their lives asleep – but not every part of you is at rest when you’re snoozing. Your brain spends this time sorting and storing information, while your body repairs itself and your immune system builds its defences against germs. 2 Most people have 3–5 dreams per night, which are usually forgotten by morning. Scientists aren’t sure why we dream, but some think it helps us remember things or understand our emotions better. 3 Counting sheep won’t help you fall asleep. But some things will, including not using devices for at least an hour before bedtime, focusing on deep breathing, and keeping your bedroom cool, dark and calm. Regular exercise also helps you kip better. Zzzzz! Most kids need about 10–11 hours of sleep per…
In France, the fooled person is called poisson d’avril (‘April fish’). French children pin a paper fish to the backs of unsuspecting friends. Keep your wits about you on 1 April, as this mischief-filled day is a time for pranking! For hundreds of years, people around the world have played cheeky tricks on their friends and family in the name of a good giggle – although no one knows for sure why this twisted tradition started. Newspapers, TV shows and brands get in on the action, too – so don’t believe everything you read. Even your trusty NG KiDS magazine could be playing a joke on you – can you spot the trick on this page? (Answer below.) One of the most famous April Fool’s pranks was in 1957 when…
REMEMBER! The clocks spring forward one hour at 1am on 30 March, as British Summer Time begins! MAR 6 World Book Day Turn to page 49 to find your free book token! MAR 7 - MAR 16 British Science Week Head to their website to get involved! MAR 21 Red Nose Day Do something funny to raise money for Comic Relief! MAR 30 Mother's Day Turn to page 46 for a great gift idea and a fun quiz! Read about some amazing animal mums on page 20! APR 1 Take a Vegetable to School Day Show off and celebrate your fave veg! APRIL FOOL! Take a Vegetable to School Day isn’t a real day in the calendar.…
Hold on tight! Don’t worry – this house in Paris, France, isn’t really sinking into the ground. The home is built on a super-steep hill, and if visitors tilt their cameras so the slope becomes horizontal, the building appears to sink into the ground. Were you fooled?! Walk in the sky Have you got a head for heights? Then meet slackliner Jaan Roose, who’s just completed a highline walk between two skyscrapers in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates! Jaan, from Estonia, walked back and forth along a 100m-long line that was suspended 224m above the ground. Yikes! Wild walls Artist Clare Celeste Börsch makes gigantic wildlife collage sculptures using photos and illustrations of plants and animals. Clare, who lives in Berlin, Germany, cuts out 500 or more images for each…
