I’ve always tried to foster a love of reading in my boys and as a result they love books of all genres. At 11 and 13, it can be difficult to find non-fiction books that capture their attention but I’ve found some in the fall selection of
National Geographic Kid’s books.
We received three books from the collection and my sons have both enjoyed reading through them. The books we received include:
Treasury of Norse Mythology: Stories of Intrigue, Trickery, Love and Revenge by Donna Jo Napoli (ages 8-12, $24.99) — Kids are fascinated by Norse mythology and thanks to the blockbuster movie franchise The Avengers and Rick Riordan’s highly anticipated Norse mythology fiction series debuting this fall, these ancient tales of Scandinavia have never been hotter.
The Treasury of Norse Mythology makes a great gift for fans to delve more into their favorite characters, like Thor, Loki and Odin. The classic tales come to life with page after page of beautiful illustrations featuring the gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters of Norse myths.
Ultimate Weird But True! 3 (ages 8-12, $19.99) — Have a fact-loving tween? Over 1,000 of the weirdest facts coupled with amazing graphics and photos packaged in an oversized gift-giving-worthy format makes this book a slam dunk selection for avid readers, reluctant readers and boys and girls alike.
NG Kids Why?: Over 1,111 Answers to Everything by Crispin Boyer (ages 8-12, $19.99 ) – The concept is simple. Got a question? Well now you have an answer! 1,111 of them, in fact. Want to know why your snot is yellow? Flip to the human body chapter. What’s on the inside of a turtle shell? The animal section’s got you covered. What’s in the deepest part of the ocean? Why doesn’t Earth just float off into space? Check, check, and check. With hundreds of topics ranging from silly to serious, this book has the expert information kids need in a fun and entertaining format that will keep them digging for answers.
Each of these beautiful, hardcover books is full of pictures and illustrations to capture your child’s attention. They’re also chock full of facts and great information to foster their love of learning. My 11 year old especially loves the NG Kids Why? Book the best. You know how kids are always asking questions that you as a parent just may not have the answer to? This book has the answers to many of those questions!
My favorite book that we received is the Treasury of Norse Mythology book. I love the beautiful illustrations inside the book and found it to be fascinating. It’s also a timely book because of the popularity of superheroes right now.
Although these books were written for the tween age group, my teen enjoys looking through them just the same. He is in the advanced classes at school and still learned quite a bit by reading these National Geographic Kid’s books. I just love that these books are actually teaching my kids while also being fun for them to read!
There are several more titles available from National Geographic Kids that I think many children will appreciate. These include:
Ultimate Reptile-opedia: The Most Complete Reptile Reference Ever – (ages 7-10, $24.99) – Snakey, slimey, scaley, and sensational! Welcome to the amazing world of the most popular reptiles on Earth. With colorful photographs and fun facts, this easy-to-use encyclopedia profiles snakes, lizards, amphibians, turtles and tortoises, crocodilians, and tuatara. Profiles are accompanied by Did You Know? – details and fast facts including scientific name, size, diet, and habitat.
100 Things to Make You Happy (ages 8-12, $9.99) – Sized perfectly to fit into a stocking, this cheerful and inspirational book will make kids go “WOW!” and “Awwww” in equal measure. It’s packed with adorable animal facts, heartwarming nuggets from history, snippets of cool new science, amazing photography, inspirational advice from Nat Geo explorers, and fascinating weird-but-true facts. Sprinkled throughout are expert tips, jokes, quotes, and exercises to boost kids’ dose of daily joy and get them actively involved in their own well-being.
National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry (ages 4-8, pub date 10/13/15, $24.99) – Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates a collection of over 200 poems celebrating the natural world, coupled with photographs that float, zoom and bloom!. From trickling streams to deafening thunderstorms to soaring mountains, discover majestic photography perfectly paired with contemporary (such as Billy Collins), classics (such as Robert Frost), and never-before-published works.
Any of the books that I’ve talked about would make a great gift for the holiday season. They’re affordably priced and will be a treasured keepsake for the special child in your life.
One lucky reader is going to win their own set of National Geographic Kid’s books ($125 value) – perfect for holiday gifting! Enter using the form below. This giveaway ends on November 26, 2015. Good luck!
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64 Responses
My kids love National Geographic, science, and learning. These would be amazing for them!
My son would enjoy the Kids Why book. My daughter would most enjoy the Nature Poetry book.
My daughter would like the ultimate weird and true
My grandson would enjoy Ultimate Reptile-opedia: The Most Complete Reptile Reference Ever.
My kids would like the weird but true book
My son would like the ultimate weird and true
Norse mythology!
NG Kids Why! After all, kids seem to have hundreds upon thousands of “why” questions throughout the day. They’s LOVE this one!
My son loves ng
We would LOVE the 100 Things to Make You Happy book!
My son would like the Ultimate Weird But True book
I intended to donate to a charity for needy children…they would appreciate one and all.
My daughter would love the NG Kids Why?: Over 1,111 Answers to Everything.
My son would love the ultimate weird but true! He has one of those books already and he has read it cover to cover at least a dozen times.I need to get him the 3rd book!
I think my son would love the WHY book. That’s his favorite question, and he’d love to have all the answers! He loves learning new things.
There’s lots of Why? questions around here. So, I think that’s the book that would really be enjoyed here.
The Ultimate Weird but True book!
They’ll like the weird but true book
I think they would love Norse Mythology.
Although I know my niece would love them all, I think she would pick up WHY first.
My niece would enjoy Ultimate Weird But True! 3 the most
My son would like all of them but he would really the the Why book.
I think definitely my grandson Layne will enjoy Ultimate Weird But True!
I think my kids would like ultimate weird but true!
We love National Geographic books! My son would especially enjoy the book about reptiles.
Weird but True, also Norse Mythology
My daughter would love the Ultimate Weird But True!
My daughter would love the weird but true book!!
My kids would like the Ultimate Weird But True book.
Ultimate Weird but True is the one that will get their full attention!
NG Kids Why would be our choice.
I have a lot of kids here and each one would gravitate to a different book indeed. One of them would reach for the Greek Myths first of all. She is into them. The young would love anything animals. What great books. I love learning, myself and love pass this love on down.
My daughter would most enjoy reading the NG Kids Why book.
My kids would like the Ultimate Weird But True book most!
My grandson would most enjoy the Ultimate Weird But True book. I’d have to read these before gifting them to him though. lol They’re really cool!
I think my son would enjoy the Ultimate Wierd but true book. He loves to read so he would probably enjoy most of these books!
My son would love Norse mythology, he plays games with different mythological people.
I think he would like ultimate weird and true.
Ultimate Weird But True looks fun!
My son loves myths and legends so I know he would really love The Treasury of Norse Mythology
My nephew would really love Ultimate Weird But True! 3.
Our child would like the 100 Things to Make You Happy book.
I think my 2 oldest grandsons would love the book Ultimate Weird But True! .
Ultimate Reptile-opedia: The Most Complete Reptile Reference Ever is the book my son would be interested in the most.
Ultimate Weird But True looks like it would be one of the more interesting reads.
I think my daughter would love the WHY? book. I’m also curious to see what else I don’t know as of yet and be able to answer some of her questions.
My daughter and I would love to read the Why book together.
First we would read NG Kids Why book because we love learning about things!
My kids love reptiles so the Ultimate Reptile-opedia: The Most Complete Reptile Reference Ever book they would love to read.
My kids would enjoy Ultimate Weird But True! They love weird facts.
Treasury of Norse Mythology for the win! 🙂
Ultimate Reptile-opedia: The Most Complete Reptile Reference Ever would be a good read!
bet my nephew would like the ultimate weird and true
I know my kids would love the “Weird but True”
I think my Grandson would like NG Kids Why?: Over 1,111 Answers to Everything the best. He loves to learn.
they would love the ultimate weird but true book
ultimate weird but true
My son would probably like Ultimate Reptile-opedia: The Most Complete Reptile Reference Ever the best!
my daughter would like why or weird but true .
Oh my, my grandkids are into lizards and snakes right now so the Ultimate Reptile-opedia: The Most Complete Reptile Reference Ever would be perfect for them..
They would love the National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry.
I think he’d most like Ultimate Reptile-opedia: The Most Complete Reptile Reference Ever. Thanks.
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I would like the one on Norse Mythology. Thankyou
Ultimate weird, but true book