National Geographic Kids

An introduction to dogs for kids, describing the characteristics of specific breeds of dogs, and featuring photographs, activities, and "Expert Corners" that relate the real-life experiences of a National Geographic explorer with dogs.

Introduces many different kinds of pets, including, fish, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, birds, and more.

Collects three hundred quirky and fun facts about history.

A collection of humorous stories about criminals and how they gave themselves away, accompanied by collage art and weird facts about crime.

Introduces earthquakes and volcanoes, discussing what causes these natural disasters, and what can be done to protect people from them.

"What's your human footprint? Well, it's 13,056 pints of milk; 28,433 showers; 12,888 oranges; 14,518 candy bars; 43,371 cans of soda; and $52,972 worth of clothes, all in one lifetime. And that's just a fraction of the mountain of stuff you'll consume. Think of that times six billion other footprints. Makes you want to step more lightly on the Earth!"--P. [4] of cover.

Presents illustrated retellings of Egyptian myths, sharing the stories of Ra, Isis, Osiris, Anubis, and Bastet with sidebars for each god, goddess, monster and mortal that link the tales to history, geography, and culture, and includes a timeline, and other resources.

Collects three hundred quirky and fun facts from articles featured in the magazine "National Geographic Kids," covering animals, outer space, food, the human body, robots, and more.

A guide to identifying 100 bird species, covering where they live, what they eat, what sounds they make, their scientific names, and sizes.

Tells the story of an Australian Koala baby, named Jimmy, who has an accident that leaves him injured and orphaned and how a team at the Koala Hospital rescues him.