Maximize Your Child's Opportunities To Learn This Summer With Books From National Geographic Kids!

Everything counts. When we first started our homeschool year, I was constantly sorting all of our activities into subjects. If the kids wanted to dance along to music I would think, "perfect this counts as physical education!" and when we painted rocks I would think, "this counts as art class!" But the truth is, kids' brains don't have an off switch just because they're not doing "school work" they're always learning so everything counts! Learning doesn't end just because it's summer. As a parent or caregiver you can maximize your child's opportunities to learn this summer with books from  National Geographic Kids. 

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After an incredibly challenging school year,  keeping kids reading over the summer has never been more important. The gold standard in "edutainment," National Geographic Kids Books is serving up 3 amazing fiction series and 3 eye-popping nonfiction books that check all the boxes as summer reading "slam dunks" browsable, bright formats, high-interest topics and fun content. On a plane, in a car, under the covers or inside on a rainy day -- these summer reads are perfect for reluctant readers and book lovers alike. Learn more about these fun summer reads plus enter the giveaway below. 

101 Life Hacks: Genius Ways to Simplify Your World 

Turn ordinary into awesome with this fun book, jam-packed with science-inspired ideas kids can use to simplify, prettify, and eco-fy their lives at home, school, and on the go. Get tips and tricks for upcycling and reusing old stuff, as well as hands-on activities, fun facts, and insights from professional-grade life hackers who use their problem-solving skills to change the world.  Make cool lantern lights for your room, discover a tried-and-true brain freeze cure, learn how to boost your memory power, and more. By the end, you'll be able to hack your way through all kinds of problems, from a messy backpack to stage fright, a drippy ice pop to smelly shoes!

National Geographic Kids Almanac 2022 - The number one selling kids almanac on the planet!

The latest installment of the New York Times best-selling almanac features amazing animal stories, explorer profiles, and outrageous attractions that kids know and love, plus more of the incredible inventions, awesome games, and fresh challenges for curious kids who want to learn all about the world and everything that's in it.  Tons of fun facts, crafts, activities, and fascinating features about animals, science, nature, technology, conservation help kids keep up with our quickly changing world and is why this is the number one selling kids almanac on the planet.  There's a whole chapter full of fun and games, including activities, jokes, and comics and the colorful compilation also includes an Almanac Challenge 2022 — which inspires kids to reduce their plastic waste.  

Explorer Academy Series by Trudi Trueit - OVER 1800 FIVE STAR REVIEWS ON AMAZON!! 

National Geographic's blockbuster fiction series, Explorer Academy, has it all: a diverse cast of characters, cool technology, code breaking, adventure, exotic locations and a thrilling global mission -- all inspired by the real adventures and explorations of the National Geographic Society.   Join Cruz as he leaves his tranquil home in Hawaii to join 23 talented kids from around the globe to train at the Explorer Academy with the world's leading scientists to become the next generation of great explorers. But for Cruz, there's more at stake. No sooner has he arrived at the Academy than he discovers that his family has a mysterious past with the organization that could jeopardize his future. In the midst of codebreaking and cool classes, new friends and exotic locales, eco-challenges and augmented reality expeditions, Cruz must tackle the biggest question of all: Who is out to get him, and why? Books 1-5 are out now, and book 6, The Dragon's Blood will be released in October! 

Check out the Explorer Academy website featuring videos, comic shorts, games, profiles of real-life National Geographic Explorers, chapter excerpts and more. 

5,000 Awesome Facts About Everything 

This BIG book is literally busting its covers with fascinating, fun-tastic facts on super, sensational topics that kids love. Who knew that there were so many sweet things to learn about chocolate or that a dozen delicious details about peanut butter would show up on a page with a few splotches of jelly to whet our appetites? Keep turning and a terrifyingly toothy shark tells you all about himself, while other spreads lay out tons of tips on toys and games, mysteries of history, robots and reptiles, sports and spies and wacky words.   A visual feast of colorful photographs surrounded by swirling, tipping, expanding, and climbing bits of information in a high-energy design, this book will satisfy both the casual browser and the truly fact obsessed.

Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero by Valerie Tripp 

A brand new series from the author of many beloved American Girl books, Valerie Tripp!  Join Izzy Newton and her friends at Atom Middle School in the first adventure of this new middle-grade fiction series. A crowded new school and a crazy class schedule is enough to make Izzy feel dizzy. But for the S.M.A.R.T. Squad, it’s all about relying on the value of friendship and the power of science to help them think their way through all kinds of sticky situations. Science and tech reign supreme when these five brainy buddies put their heads together! Read the first chapter, check out the book trailer,  and meet the characters at https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/books/smart-squad/. And stay tuned.....Book 2 will be out in October!

Zeus the Mighty Series 

Welcome to Mount Olympus, a pet supply and rescue center that sits high on a hill in Athens, Georgia. The overconfident hamster Zeus, wise cat Athena, and other rescued pets live there under the watchful eye of their caretaker, Artie, who's obsessed with Greek mythology. The pets overhear her favorite podcast, Greeking Out, and believe themselves to be the actual megastars of mythology! Join .  Get ready to laugh, cheer, and learn with this Zeus and his minions in their rollicking romps through Greek mythology and unforgettable adventures. Books One and Two are currently available, with Book Three coming out in August! Check out the Zeus the Mighty website for books, fun printables, games, fun Greek facts and episodes of the real life Greeking Out podcast! 

Giveaway Time! 

One lucky entrant selected by the entry form will receive the Summer Reading Prize Package from National Geographic Kids Books! (ARV $72)  Open to entrants in the US, sorry no Hawaii, Alaska, or Canada. Open to entrants 18 years and older. Open for entry from 06/02/2021 - 06/15/2021 at 11:59 pm EST. The selected winner will have 24 hours to respond to the notification email and agree to the terms and conditions of this event to claim this prize or a new winner will be selected. PRIZES MAY NOT BE RESOLD ON AMAZON – YES. SPONSORS KNOW WHEN THIS HAPPENS! You will be forfeit from winning prizes on blogs in the future.

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