National Geographic Kids Book Club

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Do you know how to calculate a goalie’s save percentage? What’s the record for the most shots in an NHL game? What’s the speed of the fastest slap shot? How much water is needed to make an ice rink?

This numbers-focused look at the fast-paced game of ice hockey is jam-packed with stats, sports trivia, awesome photos, and math challenges—plus a fun activity at the end of every chapter.

 

New Books (12 books)

It's a Numbers Game! Hockey: The Math Behind the Perfect Slap Shot, the Split-Second Save, and So Much More!
National Geographic Student World Atlas, Fourth Edition: Your Fact-Filled Reference for School and Home!
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
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

More Fun Books (12 books)

5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!): Updated and Expanded!
Beyond Infinity: Exploring the Secrets of the Universe With the James Webb Space Telescope
Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths
Greeking Out Heroes and Olympians
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
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 (10997)

I have forgotten what I saw as a baby, but that's actually really cool!!

dream_beyond, now that I have edited my recent book review (for context on why I'm saying this, let's hope my reply to your comment came through), please re-read it, as it is now accurate to how I actually write, thank you.

Huh, I did not know that! What I saw as a baby is long forgotten.... But thanks for the fact!

fun fact: Disneyland serves 2.8 million churros a year. like the comment for more fun facts

I can imagine! Churros are pretty darn good!

If only the sugar stayed with the churro and didn't always stick to your lips xD

That's true! Come to think about it, they're somewhat like youtiaos (chinese doughnut sticks).

Oh yes, those are gooood! Very crunchy and oily!

Helloo! I have a question directed to anyone and everyone! My writing and punctuation skills are in dire need of help, any tips and tricks? Recently, I read @doggiechristmas's book review for "Pegasus: The Flame Of Olympus", and I was beyond impressed (I wouldn't have been able to fashion something close to that)! I'm eager to hear from y'all! ~dream_beyond

I was in a rush, so I couldn't edit it myself, I've edited, so now it's how I edit. But thank you! Tips, are to try to keep it formal, but not to formal, and try to use semicolons, along with re-reading your review after, to change it to something that will sound better.

I was in a rush and had AI edit it, but otherwise I edit it myself, and I've updated it now, to how I actually edit. For tips, read through it, after you've said what you want to say, remove any extra commas, fix any incorrect grammar, and for short, related phrases/sentences (you can't use a semicolon to connect a phrase and a sentence, that would be incorrect, it's one or the other), try to use 'bigger words,' but be careful, you don't want to always sound bussiness-like, if you can remember exactly what someone said, and it's relavent to your review, try to quote them, if you have a word that you have repeated multiple times, espicially very closely, open MW Thesaures, use descriptions, use personal and impersonal words (personal creating a closeness; impersonal creating objectivity), use time-and-sequeance words, for numbers greater than ninety-nine, use the actual numbers, while for numbers less than 100, use the actual words, plus a dash, hence the dash in ninety-nine, double-check your spelling, make sure to use dashes in the correct places, and think through what you want to say, before you start typing.

Just an explanation on the whole number thing, in school papers—like college/university papers—that's how you properly write in them. Also, try to keep sentences from getting run together, like they were in that reply.

Yes!! Sorry for the repeat!! It took a week for them to come through....

1. Read a lot of books to expand your vocabulary and sentence structures 2. Follow the classic writing tip: "Tell them what you're going to tell me, tell them, tell them what you told them" 3. Just have fun! Follow your own writing styles! I hope this helps!

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