National Geographic Kids (AU/NZ)

Perfect for nature-loving 7-12 year olds, each issue of Nat Geo Kids is carefully curated to ignite curiosity and spark conversations about science and nature, empowering children to love and care for our beautiful planet.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KiDS

WACKY WORLD! • The planet's strangest pictures…

COOL NEWS • Inspiring stories from around the globe…

THE SCIENCE OF CUTE • How aww-dorable animals affect your brain…

BEASTLY BENEFITS • These animals have features that are definitely NOT considered cute! But their not-so-charming traits come in handy. Check out these cool characteristics…

BEYOND ADORABLE • Check out five more unusual cute creatures!

Secrets of the Penguins • National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory tells us what these birds are really like…

SPLASH! • Modern penguins’ ancestors once flew, but over time their wings evolved to become rigid, like flippers, better suited for swimming. Here's how these birds are built for ‘flying’ through the ocean instead of soaring through the sky…

PENGUIN CHAT! • We asked Bertie some brr-illiant questions sent in by readers of the National Geographic Kids website…

Amazing penguins

PENGUINS • Strain your brain with these tricky penguin trivia questions!

THE LIFE OF ZHENG HE (1371-1433) • This Chinese admiral sailed all over the world…

THE LAST DAYS OF THE DINOSAURS • Discover the fiery disaster that ended the dino age…

JUNIOR EXPLORERS’ CLUB

Weird but true! • Check out these outrageous facts…

FUN STUFF • GAMES, LAUGHS AND LOTS TO DO!

BOOST YOUR BRAIN • Train your brain cells with our mind-boggling tests and challenges!

FIND THE HIDDEN ANIMALS

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Can you find 20 differences between these two reef scenes?

‘BRIGADEIRO’ TRUFFLES • In Brazil, delicious chocolatey truffles – called ‘brigadeiros’ – are often served up for birthday parties and sleepovers. Ask an adult to stir everything in the pan. Then, when the mixture has cooled, you can roll it into balls.

FUN STUFF ANSWERS

THE LAST LAUGH

National Geographic Kids (AU/NZ)

THE FIRST SETTLEMENTS • Early humans were often on the move. They lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, hunting for meat and gathering wild plants to eat. These people lived in small groups and moved to new locations to find food as the seasons changed.

WHAT MAKES A CIVILISATION? • If you've ever been on a long camping trip, you might talk about ‘getting back to civilisation’. But what exactly is a civilisation? Historians define a civilisation as a group of people that farms the land, builds and inhabits cities, has a social hierarchy and is ruled by some form of government.

TECH AND INNOVATION • We have come a long way from the simple stone and bone tools that our ancient ancestors used. Human history has been an extensive journey of discovery and innovation. Over the millennia, we have made huge advances, creating technologies that have changed the course of human history.

FROM HUNTERS TO FARMERS • About 7 million years ago, a branch on the ‘tree of life’ split in two. The ape-like mammals on this branch would eventually evolve into two different groups. One became the chimpanzees and bonobos that live in Africa today. And as for the other, well… that's how humans got their start! Read on to discover how Homo sapiens went from hunter-gatherers to farmers, creating cultures and civilisations across the globe…