Holiday Gift Idea: National Geographic Kids Books Plus GIVEAWAY! 12/15

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With the Holiday season officially upon us, many parents and grandparents are looking for fun, educational gifts for the kids in our lives. I know one of my favorite gifts as a child were books. In fact, books actually caused some headaches for my parents. I liked reading so much, that I would often fall asleep with books in my waterbed. (Yes, I am giving away my age here!) Well, as you can probably guess, I ended up popping holes in my mattress more than once. My parents eventually got tired of patching it, and got me a conventional bed, instead. 

Anyway, I am delighted that my 3 kids seem to love books and learning as much as I did when I was a child. They're always asking loads of questions about nature and how things work. So when I got the opportunity to check out some great kids' books from National Geographic, I was over the moon excited. 

I received a comprehensive package full of children's titles that are sure to stimulate curious minds, elicit some giggles, and even warm the heart and give those warm fuzzy feelings we all love. 

About These Titles :

• National Geographic Kids Chapters: Best Friends Forever
  National Geographic Kids Chapters offer young animal lovers, who are ready for short chapters, a collection of lively, true stories, written in fun, accessible prose and packed with full-color photography. Best Friends Forever presents inspiring examples of unlikely animal friendships that defy the laws of nature and leave even scientists baffled. 
• Everything Pets- Filled with fabulous and funny photos and peppered with fun facts, this is a must-have for all young lovers of animals, be they furry, feathered, scaly, or slithery. Everything Pets, one volume in our Everything Series, has a wealth of amazing information on pets, including pet heroes, communicating with pets, pet breeds, dog houses of the rich and famous, the world’s richest pets, and much more fun on every page. 
• Funny Fill In: My Animal Adventure- Filled with color pages, great photography, laugh-out-loud illustrations, and fun facts, Funny Fill In books are sure to provide hours of entertainment. Each book contains over 20 fill-in-the-blank activities that, when completed by the reader, make one big story, created by and starring... YOU!
•  National Geographic Reader: Meerkats- Beginning readers with a focus on our world are a natural offering fromNational Geographic. This high-interest, educationally vetted series combines magnificent color images with text written by experienced children’s book authors. Welcome to the wacky world of meerkats, where groups of these furry friends team up to survive in the wild. 
• Ultimate Weird But True 2- The world is a wacky place filled with the weirdest animals, freakiest foods, extremely odd sports, mind-bending inventions, and so much more. The fun- tastic facts and outrageous photos in this book prove that truth really is stranger than fiction. 
• Almanac 2014-The world’s best-selling Almanac for kids is
  packed with amazing animals, cool inventions, dinosaurs, robots, maps, games, activities,and more--all in one “fun-tastic” volume.
  In true National Geographic style, this book excites young people about their world and everything in it, so it’s no surprise that it’s the
  only kids’ almanac with mobile media features that allow kids to download National Geographic videos, photo galleries, and games.
• Little Kids First Big Book of Why-Bursting with fun facts and perfectly suited for 4-8 year olds who are brimming with curiosity about their world, this book features big, color photographs, playful design, lots of questions to encourage interactivity, and fun, hands-on activities.
• Just Joking 4-Packed with 300 hilarious knock-knocks, question-and-answer jokes, tongue twisters, riddles and more, paired with silly photos of chuckling animals, this book is sure to have kids ROTFL.
• Devoted-This heartwarming little book features inspiring true stories and touching photographs of amazing dog rescues, accomplishments, and abilities that showcase the bravery, intuition, intelligence, and yes, devotion of dogs.
• Mother’s Love- Brimming with the immeasurable love that mothers have for their young in the animal kingdom, beautifully expressed in a collection of intimate and moving portraits, inspiring true stories, and inspirational quotes, this book tugs at the heart and celebrates the tireless devotion of motherhood.

Our Thoughts :

We absolutely love the selection of books we received. One of my teen's favorites was the Almanac 2014. It has tons of great info about how the world works! 

We also couldn't get enough of Ultimate Weird But True 2. This wonderful book has stranger than fiction facts and things that will definitely make you go "Hmmmm". Everyone in my house, adults included, learned quite a bit while reading this fun book of facts!

All of the books are absolutely wonderful, and cater to kids of different ages and abilities. My teen is a bit old for the chapter books, but my soon to be 4 year old Sophie will get a lot of use from them in a year or so. She is a beginning reader and actually does a fabulous job for a child so young. The fact books and pet books are ideal for family reading time. What a great way to spend quality time with the kiddos while encouraging an open dialogue that's meant to educate and amuse? 

I would definitely recommend checking out any of the above titles when you're doing your Holiday gift shopping this year! I think you'll be amazed by what your kids will learn, all while having fun! 

How to Connect :

National Geographic offers books for adults and kids ages four and up. Books retail anywhere between $3.99 and $40.00 depending on the title.

National Geographic Books are available wherever books are
sold, including national book chains, online retailers, independent bookstores, discount wholesale clubs, toy stores, specialty retailers, and more. 

For a limited time only, get a special 30% off discount at ngbooks.org/momsmeet!  This sale is valid through December 31, 2013. 


Order by December 6, 2013 for delivery before Christmas! 


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Enter to WIN :

I am thrilled to announce that one lucky reader will receive this entire set of books! I always believed that knowledge was the perfect gift, so I'd love to pass this great package along! 

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