National Geographic Kids: Weird But True
February 4, 2010 by Erin Tales
Filed under Books, Contests & Giveaways, Kids
As you know, I am a huge fan of National Geographic. I actually give my mom a gift subscription to the magazine, renewing it yearly. She brings the issues to work with her to read when she gets a break. Well, the other day at a meeting a coworker was bringing up a topic that she remembered reading about in National Geographic, so she whipped out the issue to provide more information at the meeting. How cool is that?
The thing is, there is more to National Geographic than just the magazine and books for adults – there is a HUGE selection of gift ideas for kids. I love magazine subscriptions, since they are a gift that keeps on giving all year! So I am thinking of getting my niece, nephew and sons all subscriptions to either National Geographic Kids or National Geographic Little Kids. These subscriptions are just $15 a year!
Plus, there are is a HUGE selection of books. Courtesy of National Geographic, I was able to gift to my nephew the 2010 National Geographic Kids Alamanac with amazing fun facts and pictures. It was PERFECT for him and costs only $19.95. But if you still want to give the love of National Geographic, but for a little less money, your kids (or grandkids or niece or nephew … ) will LOVE National Geographic Kids Weird but True with 300 Outrageous Facts about animals, nature, physics, people, places and more. 206 full color pages, huge colorful images and 300 facts to amaze friends and family!
Here are some of favorite fun facts that I learned from Weird but True:
- A male ostrich can roar like a lion.
- Sharks have 8 senses – humans only have 5. (I wonder what those other 3 are!)
- Peanut Butter can be converted into a diamond.
The “Fact Finder” in the back lets you find facts about subjects in alphabetical order. For example, I looked up tongue. There were facts on this book about tongues on pages 7, 22 and 182. I learned girls have more taste buds than boys, a man knotted 39 cherries with is tongue in 3 minutes and a crocodile can’t stick his tongue out.
Want to purchase the all of these fun facts are available in a soft cover book full of color and imagery for a child you adore? Just visit the National Geographic Store to order a copy for $6.95.
One Buzz Reader will win one (1) National Geographic Kids Weird But True book
MANDATORY ENTRY: You can do any or all of these three things as a mandatory entry. That means you can do one mandatory entry and then move onto the extra entries. OR you can do all three mandatory entries, each giving you an additional chance to win this Almanac.
1. Post a comment here telling me how you benefited from National Geographic as a kid (or as an adult).
2. If you did not have National Geographic in your home, then visit their Kid’s Book Section and tell me what book you wish you had as a child.
3. What book would a child in your life love from the National Geographic Collection?
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This is solely the opinion of the Mom Buzz. Other people may have different experiences with the product. And don’t forget to enter my other hot contests so you can win and try buzzworthy products! The Mom Buzz received the National Geographic Weird But True for review. Prize fulfillment will be handled by National Geographic. Contest Ends 2.28.
I would have loved Bury the Dead as a child. I loved all gruesome stuff. I know my son would like the Complete Survival Guide.
I’m an email subscriber.
I used to spend hours reading through these as a kid, and now my son spends hours reading through Zoo Books, but I bet he would love these just as much.
In addition to this book, my sons would love the National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals.
I was lucky enough to live near National Geographic in DC and remember a field trip where we learned just how big Alaska was.
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I loved the pictures! It made me want to read about the different cultures and places.
I didn’t even know they had books! I would have loved Journeys of Lifetime.
With the winter we have had, I would like Exploring Spring for my kids.
My daughter would love the Encyclopedia of Animals book.
I wish I would have had the Our Fifty States book as a kid.
I still have hundreds of National Geographic Magazines.
We couldn’t wait to get it in the mail when I was a child. 4 kids and 2 adults fought to read it first.
It usually ended up in the bathroom…an honored private reading room.lol After it was read by all, we were allowed to cut it up to use in school projects and art for school or just fun.
I used to make collages…I love that magazine and subscribe to it to this day. My kids get to cut up the old ones. We even buy them at garage sales for a dime. WooHoo!!!
As a child I would have loved the Face to Face Penguin book. I adore penguins and still have a couple of stuffed ones.
All their books are great!
My kids would like the all the Face to Face books, Whales, Sharks, Dolphins, Wolves, Frogs, Manatees, Gorilla, Grizzlies, Polar Bears, wild Horses and Caterpillars and on and on…….they all look wonderful.
Great giveaway, thanks.
I subscribe via email. Thanks!
I* home school so this benefits us a lot. We use National Geographics as a resource for our learning adventures.
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I loved National Geographic magazine as a child. It was one of the main resources we had pre-internet.
2) I did have National Geographic but I also would have loved the Kids Almanac. We have that now and my kids love it.
3) My kids would love the National Geographic Kids Weird but True !
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I loved the animal issues&learned lots about them!
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i would love the Extreme Weather book for my son
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I learned about many different cultures!