National Geographic Kids Book Club

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Did you know that houseflies taste with their feet—which are 10,000,000 times more sensitive than the human tongue? Or that Sesame Street's Big Bird is one foot shorter than a real-life ostrich? From Africa, alligators, and astronauts to zippers, zebras, and Zambonis, this treasure trove of fascinating, fantastic facts will keep you entertained for hours!

 

New Books (12 books)

5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!): Updated and Expanded!
Greeking Out Heroes and Olympians
Weird but True! Star Wars: 300 Epic Facts from a Galaxy Far, Far Away....
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2025
Weird but True World 2025: Incredible Facts, Awesome Photos, and Weird Wonders--For This Year and Beyond!
Weird but True! Know-It-All: U.S. Government
Ultimate Bugopedia, 2nd Edition: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever
Can't Get Enough Cat Stuff: Fun Facts, Awesome Info, Cool Games, Silly Jokes, and More!
Beyond Infinity: Exploring the Secrets of the Universe With the James Webb Space Telescope
Yes! No? Maybe So...: Amazing Answers to More Than 250 Mind-Blowing Questions
How to Survive in the Age of Pirates: A Handy Guide to Swashbuckling Adventures, Avoiding Deadly Diseases, and Escapin G the Ruthless Renegades of the High Seas
Explorer Academy Vela: The Sailor Cipher (Book 1)

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Weird But True Christmas: 300 Festive Facts to Light Up the Holidays
Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths
Weird But True! Disney: 300 Wonderful Facts to Celebrate the Magic of Disney
That's Fact-tastic!: Mind-blowing, Eye-popping, Jaw-dropping Stuff About Our World (Bet You Didn't Know)
Deadliest Animals on the Planet
1,000 Facts About Sharks
National Geographic Kids Personality Quizzes
Ultimate Mammalpedia
The Ultimate Book of Reptiles: Your guide to the secret lives of these scaly, slithery, and spectacular creatures!
Not-So-Common Cents: Super Duper Important Facts About Money You Can't Afford to Miss
National Geographic Kids Why?: Over 1,111 Answers to Everything
Bite, Sting, Kill: The Incredible Science of Toxins, Venom, Fangs, and Stingers (National Geographic Kids)

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Hey yall! Yay or Nay quiz *food combos edition!* 1. Fries dipped in vanilla ice cream 2. Mango sushi 3. Olive oil ice cream with a sprinkle of salt 4. Peanut butter pickle sandwich 5. Chocolate covered potato chips 6. Ants in a log (basically celery stuffed with peanut butter) 7. Fried egg with ketchup My answers: 1. Yay 2. Yay 3. Nay 4. Nay 5. Yay 6. Nayy 7. Yay I'm excited for your opinions!

1. yay 2. yay 3. nay 4.never had it but willing to try! 5. yay 6. yay 7. willing to try it! Thanks for the quiz!

(1. Yay!) (2. If it's veg!) (3. Nay) (4. Nay!) (5. Nay) (6. ???) (7. Can't, I'm a veg)

1. yay 2. nay 3. nay 4. nay 5. nay 6. nay thanks for the quiz!!

Ooh I love those yay or nay quizzes! 1.yay 2.nay 3. Nay 4. I'd try it and probably like it 5.Yayyy 6. I feel neutral not a big fan of celery anymore but its alright 7. That actually sounds AMAZING so yay!

Hi! 1. Yay 2. Never had it! 3. Ehhh 4. Yay 5. Yay 6. Yay 7. Yay. I’m not a very picky eater.

1.Yay 2.Nay 3.Nay 4.Idk 5.Yay 6.Yay 7.Nay lol im very picky with food

I used to be very picky but I'm trying to be more open-minded (to a certain point; I am very suspicious of foreign meats)

1. yay 2. nay 3. nay 4. nay 5. yay 6. YAY 7. nay ....ty for the quiz!

oop, forgot to add that ants in a log are topped with raisins, my bad...

1. Nay 2. YAYAYAYYAY 3. Uhmmm idk 4. YAYAYAYAYYAYAY 5. YAYAYAYAY 6. YAY 7. YAY Thx for the quiz!

I think I have the same answer with you! 🤣 Except mango sushi is a little disgusting for me!

Honestly, when I first heard of mango sushi I was kinda weirded out but was pleasantly surprised!

1. Yay 2. Yay 3. Nay 4. BIG nay 5. YAY 6. yay (love those!) 7. eww nay...thanks for these!

Love the answers! Haha, I love eggs (hard boiled, fried, sunny side up...) with ketchup, I honestly never thought it was weird.

Ha, I guess when you put it that way, it's not weird! I must have just read it wrong! 😆

It's totally okay if it weirds you out. I think it's really cool how everyone has their own definition of "norm"

Hello! Not sure if any of you remember me, but I’m SO excited to be back! I see lots of familiar faces, and some new ones too, so let me introduce myself! My name is Fern, and I LOVE reading. I’m in the seventh form, (seventh grade or class in some places) and my favorite subjects are literature and the social studies. My favorite holiday would have to be Christmas, but I also love Halloween. Since I would have to type a lot otherwise, if you have any questions about my hearing, please feel free to ask below. Tell me about yourself if you’d like! Have a great day!

Hello! Welcome back! My name is Newsmp and I also like reading and I LOVE drawing. My favorite subject in school is art and my favorite food\drink is ice cream and bubble tea. I'm in the fifth grade and my favorite holiday is Christmas, too. I think rabbits are SOOO cute. What about you?

I love bubble tea! Thanks for replying!

Hi Fern! I am Victoria. I'm in seventh form, too! I have a question: What makes you love Halloween? Is it the candies?

Yeah, that’s part of it. I also love dressing up!

Hi! My name is @Maxerica4ever I hope we can be good friends but I am also in the seventh grade but social studies is my least favorite because my teacher never smiles in that class and plus the work is too hard?!

My social studies class is the same, but the teacher at least smiles sometimes. Nice to meet you!

So happy to be back! I had trouble signing in for a while.

I've had that happen before too, glad you were able to get back in!

Hi! I'm Irene and I guess I'm new to you! By the way, I’m in the seventh grade too and I enjoy reading so much! My favorite holiday is Christmas too! Nice too meet you!

What is your favorite super smash bros ultimate characters? My favorite characters are: sonic, dark samus, and Wii fit trainer.

Ooh! Good question! My favorites would have to be sonic and my mii brawler, business. Pac man is fun to play with too!

Hmm, I like Yoshi and Kirby (omigosh Kirby is so freaking adorable)!!

Hello! Usually when I play on a Wii or something like that my default is always Peach but I really like Yoshi too because he's so cute!

Alright everyone!.....QUIZ TIME - ✨Holiday Edition!!✨🎄 1. What is your favorite holiday tradition? 2. What is your favorite traditional (like a classic) Christmas song? 3. What is your favorite non-traditional Christmas song? 4. "If just isn't Christmas until _____" (you fill in the blank!) 5. Who is your favorite holiday/Christmas singer? 6. What are looking forward to the most this holiday season? 7. What are some essential Christmas movies that you watch every year? 8. What is your favorite holiday treat?....MY ANSWERS: 1. Definitely decorating the house with decorations 2. "O Holy Night" 3. "Underneath the Tree" by Kelly Clarkson 4. ...it snows!! ❄️ 5. Michael Buble and Bing Crosby 6. Buying gifts for my family 7. "The Miracle on 34th Street", "Home Alone", and "Santa Clause" (all three of them!) 8. Chex Mix!....Looking forward to seeing everyone's answers!! 🙃

1. My favorite holiday tradition is decorating my Christmas Tree with my family! We even have a tiny tree for my cat 😂 2. Amazing Grace! Its such a pretty song! I also like Angels We Have Heard on High! 3. Probably Last Christmas (Wham) 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 4.until my house has my moms cinnamon scented candles lit 💕💕 5. I don't think I really have a favorite 😂👍 6. Going to both my grandparents house! We go and separate Christmases at each house its great! 7. My family always watches "Elf" and ALL of the "Home Alone" movies! We also watch a newer movie called 8-bit Christmas! its SO good! I also sometimes watch a Christmas Vacation at my grandparents! 8. I love Chex mix too!! My Great Grandparents used to have it at their house every year!! Them for making this 💕💕💕

Yes, Last Christmas by Wham! is awesome!! When my sister and I were younger, you created a whole dance routine for it! 🤪😆 I love all your answers btw! Thanks for replying!

1. Christmas, guess why! 2. Holy Night 3. White Christmas (1942 (Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney also sung it in the movie (Same name) 4. "It's just isn't Christmas until the house smells like Big Soft Ginger Cookies, and every other cookie 💓" 5. Bing Crosby! 6. My birthday... And CHRISTmas 7. White Christmas, it's a Christmas eve tradition of my family's 8. Everything we bake! (We bake a lot during the Christmas season) Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!!

Yum, soft ginger cookies sounds amazing!! I've never watched White Christmas but should definitely some time! Thanks for replying!

Thanks, unfortunately for me, it happens too often 😆

1. Baking cookies! 2. I adore "Jingle Bell Rock" among many others! 3. Ohh, I can't decide! One being "Snowman" by Sia and "Dear Santa" by OneRepublic (but I love "Underneath the Tree" as well) 4. Hmm, not sure... 5. Ooo, Bing Crosby is a great pick! 6. Stomping through the snow (if we get any) 7. "Home Alone" and "Elf" for sure! 8. Sugar cookies!! Tysm for the quiz!

Oh my gosh, I love Snowman too! I'm hoping for snow this year too...fingers crossed! Thanks for replying!

quiz time!! ----1. what is your favorite and least favorite subject? 2. Who is your favorite music artist/group? 3. Who is your favorite book author? 4. what is your favorite color? 5. what is your favorite animal? 6. what is your favorite season? (my answers:) 1. My favorite subject is math and my least favorite is history... 2. um probably Bruno Mars? I loved "APT" and "die with a smile" but also I love Sabrina carpenter!! 3. Kelly yang, author of the front desk series! 4. beige/pale rose 5. I have a dog named poni who is a Bernese, and two cats, mocha and boba who are Ragdolls! 6. I love spring and winter...especially when it rains I like sitting by the window and drinking hot coco with my dog/cat on my lap! --- I will look forward to seeing the replies! 😉

Hello! 1. My favorite is history (specifically American history) and my least is definitely science (I'm taking a mixture of chemistry and physics this year 🥴) 2. for KING + COUNTRY for sure but I also adore JWLKRS Worship! 3. Umm, that's hard! Maybe Ann M. Martin 4. Pink! 5. Dogs and horses 6. summer! Thanks for the quiz!

I like JWLKRS too!!😉 Love their music!!

No way!! Every time I hear "Silence" or the bridge to "In The Presence" I get chills! It's so good!

1. Favorite: math and least favorite: social studies. 2. Maybe BlackPink. 3. The author of Harry Potter- J.K. Rowling. 4. Light blue. 5.Dogs. 6. Fall!😉

My bias in black pink is Jennie! Who's your bias ??

1. My favorites are P.E. and business English; my least favorite is German 2. Mh, tbh I don't really have a favorite 3. I also wouldn't say I have a favorite author but I really enjoyed reading "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins! 4. I love any shade of blue! 5. Dogs and pandas! 6. Fall and winter!! Thanks for the quiz!

I love the hunger games !! TY for replying!

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