National Geographic Kids Book Club

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From towering twisters and bone-chilling blizzards to pillowy white clouds and warm gentle breezes, this book plunges into Earth’s wild and wondrous weather—and includes loads of weird but true facts! Uncover the mysteries of our planet’s weather and how it impacts our daily life, from simple things like what to wear to how to avoid deadly disasters.

 

New Books (12 books)

Weird but True! Know-It-All: Weather & Natural Disasters
Just Jokes: 591½ Rib-Tickling Riddles, Knee-Slapping Knock-Knocks, and Tricky Tongue Twisters for Kids! (Just Joking)
The Ultimate Book of Whales: Up-Close Encounters With Earth's Mightiest Mammals (National Geographic Kids Ultimate Books)
Greeking Out Tales from the Underworld: Ghostly Myths from Around the Globe
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026
It's a Numbers Game! Hockey: The Math Behind the Perfect Slap Shot, the Split-Second Save, and So Much More!
National Geographic Kids Why? Dinosaurs: 99+ Awesome Answers for Curious Kids (Ngk Why?)
Weird but True! Space
I Know Dino!: Amazing Breakthroughs, Mega Mistakes, and Unsolved Mysteries in Dinosaur Science
Weirdest Animals on the Planet
Our Country's Presidents, 2024 Edition: A Complete Encyclopedia of the U.s. Presidency
Beyond Infinity: Exploring the Secrets of the Universe With the James Webb Space Telescope

More Fun Books (12 books)

Greeking Out Heroes and Olympians
National Geographic Kids Just Joking: 300 Hilarious Jokes, Tricky Tongue Twisters, and Ridiculous Riddles
National Geographic Kids Why?: Over 1,111 Answers to Everything
Weird But True! Disney: 300 Wonderful Facts to Celebrate the Magic of Disney
Yes! No? Maybe So...: Amazing Answers to More Than 250 Mind-Blowing Questions
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret (Book 1) (Explorer Academy, 1)
That's Fact-tastic!: Mind-blowing, Eye-popping, Jaw-dropping Stuff About Our World (Bet You Didn't Know)
Not-So-Common Cents: Super Duper Important Facts About Money You Can't Afford to Miss
Zeus the Mighty: The Quest for the Golden Fleas (Book 1)
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!): Updated and Expanded!
Weird but True! Star Wars: 300 Epic Facts from a Galaxy Far, Far Away....
Ultimate Bugopedia, 2nd Edition: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever

Comments (10985)

When do your guys’ school start? Mine is on August 24.

Probably on Sept. 5th or 6th. I would be in 8TH GRADER!!!!!!!!

Yay! I’m gonna be in 7th grade too!

Woohoo! Guess what????? I got top in my school for Summer Reading!!!!!!

Yay, lucky 7!!! I'm going into 8th grade, so the memories of 7th grade are still fresh. If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer any of them!! (You too, @skyward_flight!)

i meant September 6th(sry I got mixed up between my sister's schedule & mine(she's going to 5th grade)

That's a great name to choose😄! I changed mine from @Lavenderlake16 to @lilac_liberty16

Quiz time! 1. What is your favorite movie? 2. What is your second favorite movie? 3. What is something you have learned this summer? 4. If you could travel back to any important event in time, what would it be? (i.e. sinking of the Titanic, bombing at Pearl Harbor, WWI, etc.) 5. What is/are your favorite animal(s)? 6. What is one of your greatest talents? MY ANSWERS: 1. The Greatest Showman 2. Cinderella (2015) 3. To not stress about things that I can't control 4. I think back to the Roaring Twenties. 5. Dogs and horses 6. Hand-lettering....I hope you enjoyed this quiz (it's been a while since I've done one! XD) and I look forward to seeing everyone's answers!! 🤩💗

1) A League of Its Own - it`s really so good movie and it`s my fav of all the time! 2) idk lol 3) Math...yes math during summer :/ I didn`t want to do math during summer tho 4) Standing up against the slavery during 1860s. 5) My fav are horses, obviously! 6) Ummm....does doing the hardest puzzles, and finishing them count? Thanks for a quiz!

Yes!! #horsegirls4life Horses are the best!! And yes, puzzles do indeed count. Thanks for replying and you're welcome!

Yes! I do agree of horses!! And lol okay! Haven`t you ever heard of League of Its Own before? That`s my fav movie of all the time!

Uh, actually, no, I haven't. Although it does sound familiar. I'll check it out!!

1. Mockingjay Part Two 2. Love, Kennedy 3. That Shatter Me is an amazing book lol 4. I would want to stand up to the Nazis. 5. Fox, dolphin 6. Reading for hours on end! Great quiz!

Wow, number 4 is very brave and admirable!!! That would definitely be a cause worth fighting for! And I am totally the same way about number 6! I just finished this book called "So This Is Love: A Twisted Tale" (my favorite book of ALL time) and I don't remember a time I put it down, well, except for sleeping!! Reading can be SO addicting! Thanks for replying and thank you!!

You know I just hope I would have the guts. And, my bestie loved So This Is Love!

Right? Me too, I fear I would chicken out. That's so cool your BFF liked So This Is Love. I didn't even know that book existed until recently but my fav book for sure now!!

1. Hamilton 2. The Greatest Showman 3. you cant turst everyone lol 4. the newsboys strike of 1899 5.. ZEBRAS!! 6. dancinggg

You like the Greatest Showman too?! It's it just the best?! I've never heard of the newsboy strike of 1899...very interesting!! Thanks for replying!

Oh, there's a musical that we watched in Theater for the Newsboy strike! Newsies!

1. Parent trap 2. The summer i turned pretty 3. Never leave your snacks where your siblings can touch. :) 4. Amelia Earhart & the 90's 5. Cats!!! 6. Dancing/singing... thx for the quiz!!!

LOL about number 3!! Very important lesson! 😂 Thanks for replying and you're welcome!!

lol ! I did the same mistake hundreds of times this summer! LOL 🤣

1.)Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2.)The Bad Guys 3.)To always move forward and try to forgive others 4.) 'Mona Lisa' & The 80's 5.) Black Panthers & Pandas 6.) Drawing! Thx for the quiz! 😁😁👏👏

I would want to go back to the 80s too!! Thanks for replying! (P.S. Pandas are so CUTE!)

I absolutely love quizzes!😁 So here are my answers. 1. Matilda the musical. 2. Hamilton.(also a musical) 3. To encourage others. 4. Definitely sinking of the titanic. 5. Probably dogs and hamster's. 6. Singing. Thank you for the great quiz @techfashion0315! And I just wanted to give a few more shoutouts to.... @icyqueen, @doggiechrismas, @skyward_flight, and @book_addict. Also I changed my goal for followers now it is 35 follower's. Have a great day everybody.

Omg thanks so much for the shoutout 😊

Oh, wow! I used to have a friend that LOVED Hamilton...so yeah. You're very welcome for the quizzes, I'm glad you liked it!! All those peps totally deserves this shoutout!! Thanks for replying!

This week's quote: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." ~ Winston Churchill. Have an amazing rest of your day!! 😃

I know this quote! It’s really inspiring!

Shout-out to @zayliberty! @zayliberty, if you are reading this, I want you to know, that you make such a valuable contribution to the NGC!

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