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Moment of
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your tummy rumble. BY ALLYSON SHAW
Plant American
Power pikas gather
mouthfuls of
small shrubs,
clovers, grasses,
wildflowers, and
other plants to
add to their hay
pile. The rodent-
like mammals will
eat this mound of
vegetation all
winter long. One
large salad, please.
Extra Check out Go
Spicy thesetable Bananas! Bornean
manners: orangutans
When a spend about
meerkat finds three hours
a scorpion, it grabs each morning
the arachnid with gathering their
its forepaws, bites fave food: fruit like
off and spits out bananas, durians,
the deadly stinger, and mangoes. Looks
removes the venom like this youngster’s
by dragging the work is already done.
squirming critter
through the sand, THIS WILD ORANG
then finally chows GRABBED BANANAS
down. Crunch! FROM A RESEARCH
STATION IN BORNEO’S
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to help it scoop up moment-of
fish. Once a fish is
trapped, the pouch 5SEPTEMBER 2022 • NAT GEO KIDS
gets smaller to
empty the water.
Then the pelican
jerks back its head
and swallows the
swimmer whole.
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KATHLEEN DENNEHEY (BROWN PELICAN); JAMI TARRIS / MINDEN PICTURES (BORNEAN ORANGUTAN)
GUINNESS NO
TRAINING
WORLD WHEELS
NEEDED!
RECORDS
BY KAY BOATNER
TORTOISE ROCKS BEFORE PAINT
3D SHELL
Kind humans had this tortoise’s AFTER PAINT
back—literally.When Fred the
red-footed tortoise lost 85
percent of her shell in a forest
fire,volunteers went to work
creating a new one: the world’s
first 3D-printed tortoise shell.
The replacement shell wasmade
by printing out four separate
sections of corn-based
plastic, which
were then painted
to appear more
natural.Fred’s new
look certainly
fooled us.
OCEAN You’ll need a bathing suit to check out this WHEELY
ART art show. Located off the coast of France, the TALL
Underwater Museum of Cannes is home to
SHOW six submerged sculptures from Jason deCaires UNICYCLE
Taylor, who holds the record for the most
underwater art installations. Taylor, who’s This guy really pedaled his
completed 12 aquatic installations around the way into the record books.
world, uses only eco-friendly materials in his The tallest rideable unicycle
work. His sculptures are also designed to towers 29 feet above the
provide habitats for native plants and animals. ground. That’s like 15 bicycles
stacked on top of each
other! Wesley Williams’s
nickname now makes sense:
He’s been dubbed the “One
Wheel Wonder.”
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adorable facts about
7 desertanimals
BY PAIGE TOWLER
1 Afennecfox’s extra-furry
paws help prevent it from
sinking into shifting
desert sands. 2
3 Meerkats
Sand cats have a special third
hunt vipers eyelid,
and other known as a nictitating
snakes.
membrane, that
helps keep out
sand.
4 Thedesert A FENNEC FOX 7
STANDS BY THE
hedgehog is about ENTRANCE TO During hot
the size of a small ITS BURROW
IN NIGER, A summers,
grapefruit COUNTRY IN
AFRICA. African bullfrogs burrow
when it’s
6 underground
curled up.
The gerenuk, and make a cocoon
5 an antelope that lives in out of their
When dead skin.
food is scarce, Africa, never needs
to drink water.
scorpions canlive
off just one 7SEPTEMBER 2022 • NAT GEO KIDS
insect a year.
THOMAS RABEIL / NPL / MINDEN PICTURES
awesoome BY SARAH WASSNER FLYNN
AND BRITTANY MOYA DEL PINO
1
THEY’RE
OUTTA
THERE
A stormy chase in
1980 caused the
Panagiotis to run
aground on the Greek
isle of Zakynthos.
The stranded crew of
smugglers supposedly
abandoned their ship
to avoid capture by
the Greek Navy,
leaving behind a
now rusty souvenir
for beachgoers.
STRIKING SHIPWRECKS
UNEXPECTED EVENTS MEANT TROUBLE AT SEA FOR THESE UNLUCKY VESSELS.
2REFUGE IN THE REEF
The steel-built S.S. Yongala, which sank in Corals and
the middle of what’s now Australia’s Great small fish start
Barrier Reef Marine Park during a 1911 turning a ship-
cyclone, is now an underwater refuge wreck into an
for oysters, sea fans, damselfish, and cod. artificial reef in
Scuba divers also like to explore this a few weeks.
popular artificial reef.
8 NAT GEO KIDS • SEPTEMBER 2022
CHECK
OUT
THE
BOOK!
3 4
DIGGING FOR POINT OF
HISTORY PERIL
Treacherous currents, WATER Just north of San 5
storms, and sandbars have WASHES OVER Francisco, California,
wrecked an estimated PIECES OF Point Reyes reaches 10 HIDDEN
1,000 ships off of Hatteras A RECENTLY miles into the ocean, GIANT
Beach in North Carolina. EXPOSED waiting for ships like a
Tides and wind pull back SHIPWRECK. treacherous claw. This It was one of the biggest and
the sand for beachgoers rocky coast has claimed most heavily armed vessels
and archaeologists, who more than 50 shipwrecks of the time. But after many
can then explore this and continues to snag torpedo and bomb hits from
“graveyard of the Atlantic.” small vessels like the one U.S. military forces during
below with bad weather, World War II, the Japanese
unforgiving currents, battleship Musashi caught fire
and jagged shorelines and sank. The ship remained
nearly every year. hidden in darkness for
more than 70 years until
6 researchers spotted it in 2015
THAR SHE BLOWS! near the Philippines.
This former cargo ship was pulled off course by the 145-mile- SIMON DUX / ALAMY (1); AUSCAPE UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP VIA GETTY IMAGES (2); AP PHOTO / VIRGINIAN-PILOT,
an-hour winds of Hurricane Frances in 2004.Now La Famille DREW C. WILSON (3); 141CREW / SHUTTERSTOCK (4); AFLO CO. LTD. / ALAMY (5); COURTESY AGILE LEVIN / VISIT
Express rests as a tourist attraction in shallow water off the TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (6); MILOSZ MASLANKA / SHUTTERSTOCK (7); NICK BAYLIS / ALAMY (8)
coast of Turks and Caicos,just northwest of Puerto Rico.
7 8
HIGH AND DRY BURIED BONEYARD
What happens when you drain a river? These boats, moored Ships passing Namibia’s Skeleton Coast in Africa must
in what’s known as the Aral Ship Graveyard, show one withstand thick fog, strong currents, and driving winds that
result: They’re all that’s left of a small fishing town in push ships toward shore. Vessels that couldn’t handle the
Uzbekistan after the former Soviet Union diverted river forces of nature became—and remain—stuck in the sand.
water to irrigate crops.
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AMAZING
ANIMALS
Squirrel THINK I
PACKED
Goes Nuts ENOUGH
SNACKS?
Fargo, North Dakota
A North American red squirrel picked a surprising
spot to stash its walnuts: a pickup truck.
The truck’s owner, Bill Fischer, has tried parking
in different spots for eight years but always ends
up plucking the lime-size nuts from his vehicle.
Last year, after returning from a four-day trip,
Fischer found a bigger mess than ever before: His
truck was full of 300 pounds of walnuts! They were
stuffed around the engine, in the front bumper, by
the wheels, and in parts of the frame.
These squirrels are larder hoarders,which means
they keep their treasured treats in one or a few
places that they carefully guard instead of spread-
ing out the haul.But why this truck?
“It appears to be in the squirrel’s territory and
a good spot to defend from other squirrels,” wild-
life ecologist John Benson says.“And if this animal
has had good luck defending the truck, it will prob-
ably defend it for life.” Somebody give this squirrel
a parking ticket! —Alli Dickey
THE SQUIRREL
CRAMMED
ITS WALNUTS
UNDER THE
TRUCK’S HOOD.
10 NAT GEO KIDS • SEPTEMBER 2022
SAFETY Comeback Critter:
FIRST!
SNUGGLES Jaguar
SECOND.
Sonora, Mexico
Chicken ‘Crossing Guard’ A young jaguar named El Bonito strolls
Newstead,New Zealand up to a camera trap and sniffs the lens.
Why did the chicken cross the road? bird to the farm attached to the preschool. Scientists were excited to see this cat—
Because she“works”in the parking lot! (Students interact with farm animals as whose name means “the beautiful” in
part of their lessons.)But Henry didn’t Spanish—so close to the Arizona border.
Decked out in a yellow safety vest,a hen want to stay in the field. Why? It could be a sign that jaguars are
named Henry patrols the lot at Newstead reclaiming old territory.
Country Preschool.Each morning she greets “The parking lot was where all the people
the arriving students,and her presence were,so that’s where Henry would turn up Jaguars once roamed throughout
reminds motorists to drive slowly and in the mornings,”Trigg says.“She would Arizona and New Mexico, but hunters
carefully.That helps the kids stay safe. rather hang out with us than the other wiped out the entire U.S. population
chickens.” over the past century. But for 15 years,
The school’s owner,Tracy Trigg,rescued conservationists in Sonora—a state in
the hen when she appeared at her friend’s After a few days,Trigg let Henry take on Mexico that borders those two U.S.
house,looking thin and lost.Trigg,who also the job permanently.Her payment? Cuddles states—have worked to protect jaguar
teaches at the school,brought the friendly and a bit of tasty cheese. —Alli Dickey habitat and keep the cats alive.(Ranchers
sometimes kill jaguars that they blame
for eating their cattle.)
Although male jaguars occasionally
cross into the United States, the cats
can only make a comeback in their for-
mer territory if females cross over, too.
The problem? Female jaguars rarely
travel far from their mothers’ home
range. So discovering a young jaguar
like El Bonito, who still sticks close to
Mom, might mean that his mother
is close by—and exploring
new territory.
—Douglas Main
EL BONITO make sure
WALKS PAST A to Get my
VIDEO CAMERA good sIDe.
IN NORTHEAST
SONORA, A STATE
IN MEXICO.
SQUIRREL
Fargo,
North Dakota
JAGUAR
Sonora, Mexico
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PICTURES (RED SQUIRREL); BILL FISCHER (WALNUTS IN TRUCK); NEWSTEAD COUNTRY PRESCHOOL (HENRY); GANESH MENDEZ (EL BONITO)
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AN UNDERSEA MEDICAL RESEARCHER!
The ocean is mostly unexplored,
and scientists think it hides things
like unusual chemicals that could help
cure deadly diseases. In the future,
medical researchers will swap lab coats
for wet suits to swim in search of new
medicines. You would do well in this
Which role thanks to your adventurous spirit ANDRIJ VATSYK / ADOBE STOCK (MOUNTAINS); HULTON ARCHIVE / GETTY IMAGES (GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER); EVERETT COLLECTION / SHUTTERSTOCK (AMELIA EARHART); PROSTOCK-STUDIO / GETTY IMAGES (VR HEADSET); CHARN-
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more likely to and appreciation of aquatic animals. PILOT); SEBASTIAN KENNERKNECHT / MINDEN PICTURES (ANIMAL CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIST); EVGENIYSHKOLENKO / GETTY IMAGES (ROBOT-HUMAN COMMUNICATOR); JAYMI HEIMBUCH / MINDEN PICTURES (DRONE DRIVER)
“aw” at? A SPACE PILOT!
A CHATTY A BABY In the future, Earth will need more
CHIMPANZEE AFRICAN astronauts. As space tourism takes
ELEPHANT flight, companies will need fearless
pilots to command the rockets and
space planes that will take visitors to
their galactic destinations. Your love
of exploration—plus your hope that
we’re not alone in the universe—
would make you a great space pilot.
Pick a AN ANIMAL CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIST!
high-tech
Conservationists of the future will
device. need to understand why animals
become endangered. They’ll also
A VIRTUAL- need training in artificial intelligence
REALITY to program drones to find poachers.
GAMING Whether you’re passionate about en-
SYSTEM dangered animals or backyard critters,
you’re wild about saving wildlife. With
your big heart, you’d be happy work-
ing in a conservation-focused field.
Which A SMART A ROBOT-HUMAN COMMUNICATOR!
would you WATCH
Right now, robots operate in the
rather background, vacuuming floors and
wear? adjusting the thermostat. But in the
future, people and robots might work
A FUN CAP side by side. Robot-human teams
could work together to perform
rescue operations or run scientific
experiments. Organized and friendly,
your leadership skills could totally
translate to managing robots.
GEORGE A DRONE DRIVER!
WASHINGTON
CARVER Many experts think that city skies
will soon be full of delivery drones.
Someday, they could even fly them-
selves. But first, they’ll need pilots.
Experts predict that drone technology
could create more than 100,000 jobs
by 2025. You’re super analytical and
have great problem-solving skills—
you’d make an excellent drone pilot.
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FUSPTECUIARL E
ISSUE
CITY LIFE
Soon, urban areas will have
fewer cars and more drones.
Here’s what else future city
dwellers can expect.
BY STEPHANIE WARREN DRIMMER
ART BY MONDOLITHIC STUDIOS
GREEN BUILDINGS
Gardens will go vertical, tucked outside of build-
ing walls and on top of roofs. Food grown close to
the people who will eat it can be picked fresh,
making for tastier fruits and veggies. And
because the food doesn’t need to be transported
by polluting trucks, it’s better for the planet.
ROOM FOR WILDLIFE RETHINKING
RAINWATER
There’s space for people
and animals! Future cities Not a drop of rain
will support wildlife, with will be wasted.
protected areas for native Instead of roof
plants and open areas for gutters, hills called
animals to roam. bioswales collect
and send water to
the city’s green
spaces.
WALKWAYS, NOT ROADWAYS
In the future, drones and high-speed transit will mean
most people never have to drive. Cities will be designed
for pedestrians, swapping roads and parking lots for
walking paths and green spaces.
14 NAT GEO KIDS • SEPTEMBER 2022
ALL-WAY ELEVATORS DRONE DELIVERY
Going up ... and over, and everywhere in It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … a pizza?
between! One day, elevators might go up Pilotless drones will flock above urban
and down and side to side. That could skies, making deliveries of supplies and
change the way skyscrapers are designed, food orders. Eventually, they’ll even
with some elevators moving outside of transport people from place to place.
buildings instead of taking up space inside.
RECYCLING
ROBOTS
“Is this recyclable?”
Never wonder that again.
City waste centers will
have machines that will
sort, clean, and recycle
everything so materials
can be used again and
again.
CHECK OUT
THE BOOK!
FUSPTECUIARL E WEATHER REPORT
ISSUE
Through a connection with your
CLOTHING smartphone, this umbrella can
alert you when it’s about to rain
Future fashion won’t be and even let you know if you’ve
just for wearing—clothes
will monitor the weather, accidentally left it behind.
give directions, and even
wash themselves.
SMART CLOTHES NICE AND TOASTY
What do you do if you need directions while you’re The temperatures were below freezing when
on your bike? This top looks like a normal denim U.S. athletes put on their team uniforms for
jacket. But sensors built into the sleeve will allow the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, China. But
cyclists to simply touch a cuff to safely pause their the competitors were warm. The fabric on
music, answer a call, or check that next turn. their parkas contained materials that
adapt to changes in temperature. As tem-
16 peratures drop, the materials contract at
different rates. This forms an air pocket,
which creates insulation. So the jacket
becomes a puffer when it’s cold and a regu-
lar parka when it warms up. And this tech-
nology could be part of your wardrobe soon.
LATER, LAUNDRY
Say goodbye to sweaty sports uniforms. Researchers
are developing clothes covered with special micro-
scopic structures to keep them clean. When exposed
to light, the structures release a burst of energy
that breaks down everything from soil to paint to
tomato sauce.
A CONTACT
LENS TOOK
THIS PHOTO!
POWER UP IT’S A SNAP
Device about to die? No These contact lenses
problem: Simply plug it help the wearer take a
into your outfit. A Dutch picture in the blink of
designer has already sent a an eye—literally. They
line of sunlight-capturing come with a built-in,
clothes down the runway. microscopic camera
Small, flexible solar panels that can be controlled
collect energy when worn by eye movements and
in direct sunlight, storing blinking.
power for charging smart-
phones and more. SEE WHAT YOUR CLOTHES SAY ABOUT YOU.
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FUSPTECUIARL E NEW VIEW
ISSUE
Drivers sometimes
CARS have to quickly look
away from the road
You might spend almost to check fuel levels
300 hours in the car each or directions. But
year—good thing the what if that infor-
vehicles of the future mation was right in
will be safer and greener. front of their eyes?
Automakers are
FINER FRAME researching tech that
would project this
Race cars are built using a high- useful info onto the
tech material called carbon-fiber-
reinforced plastic that’s stronger windshield.
than steel—and lighter, too. That
means safer, faster cars. But until
recently, the technology was too
complicated to put in regular
cars. Soon, more and more car
models will have carbon-fiber
bodies to get you where you’re
going faster and safer.
RIDESHARE
Some experts think that people won’t
own cars in the future. Instead, they’ll
hail one from a fleet of driverless vehi-
cles roaming the streets. With no cars
to store, garages and parking lots could
become parks, game rooms, and more.
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CAR TALK GOING
DRIVERLESS
You’re driving around a sharp curve when suddenly a truck
is blocking the road—you might crash! Luckily, your car Cars that automatically
breaks on its own, avoiding disaster. How did it know? In steer and brake are
the future, all cars could be built with a technology called already on the road—
car-to-car communication that lets vehicles share infor- but human drivers still
mation about things like their position and speed. need to pay attention
and take charge some-
times. In the future,
when self-driving tech-
nology becomes so
advanced that humans
don’t need to be at the
controls, cars might
lose the steering wheel
and brake pedals.
POWER UP
What will fuel the cars
of the future? Some
think every vehicle on
the road will be elec-
tric. But others are
predicting another
power source:hydrogen.
Hydrogen fuel cells
create a chemical
reaction between
hydrogen in the car
and oxygen in the air
to produce electricity.
The only emission is
water. With this reac-
tion, you wouldn’t
need to plug in your
car to charge it.
CHECK OUT THE FUTURE TECH HUB!
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19SEPTEMBER 2022 • NAT GEO KIDS
FUSPTECUIARL E
ISSUE
THEME PARKS
Rider-controlled roller
coasters and no lines ever?
Put your hands in the air
for the supercool theme
parks of the future!
A NEW RIDE, EVERY TIME NO MORE LINES
Maybe your favorite attraction at a High-speed rides are thrilling. Waiting for
theme park is the haunted house … them in long lines? Not so much. Some
but having the same experience over theme-park experts think lines will soon be
and over is boring. Luckily, in the a thing of the past. Using their mobile
future, attractions and rides will use devices, visitors will be able to book a ride
face recognition to identify individual in advance. You’ll show up at the time you
visitors and change the adventure reserved and walk right onto the ride.
each time—so people never experience
the same ride twice.
20 NAT GEO KIDS • SEPTEMBER 2022
A WHOLE NEW WORLD GAME ON
Some theme parks won’t have rides at Visits to future
all. Instead, they’ll be like video games theme parks will be
brought to life, where visitors will walk like playing a game.
through the gates into a totally new You might earn
world. They’ll meet high-tech robots, points by driving
chat with fairies, and go on quests. bumper cars over an
image or finding a
VIRTUAL VISUALS hidden object. Riders
can experience roller
Some traditional rides send coasters solo or with
you past robotic animals or friends so that you
swashbuckling pirates. But control the coaster:
experts say theme parks of Your group will have
the future will mix physical the ability to stop,
experiences—like animatronic slow, or turn the car
characters or water and fire with their voices or
effects—with digital effects. gestures. Sounds like
Virtual reality headsets will a wild ride!
put visitors in the middle of an
intergalactic battle or steps PLAY A FUTURISTIC GAME!
away from attacking zombies. natgeokids.com/september
21SEPTEMBER 2022 • NAT GEO KIDS
FUSPTECUIARL E
ISSUE
CLIMATE
TECH
Scientists are dreaming
up ways to cool down
the Earth. Check out a few
of their brainiest—and
zaniest!—ideas to slow
climate change.
PAINTING MOUNTAINS
Glaciers help keep the planet
cool because their icy white
color reflects light and heat
from the sun. But as Earth
warms, glacier ice melts,
which then heats the planet
even more. One Peruvian
inventor came up with a
possible solution: painting a
former glacier—now a dark
mountain—bright white. Like
snow and ice, the white paint
would reflect light and heat
to help keep the planet cool.
CARBON EATERS
Carbon dioxide—a heat-trapping gas released by burning coal, oil,
and natural gas—is dangerously warming the planet. Luckily, phyto-
plankton(microscopic plant-like creatures that live on the surface of
the ocean) suck small amounts of this gas out of the air for food. So
scientists dumped iron, which phytoplankton need to grow, into an
area of the ocean. The result? A huge growth of hungry phytoplankton
that gobbled up the CO2, causing levels in the area to drop.
22 NAT GEO KIDS • SEPTEMBER 2022
CREATING CLOUDS
When volcanoes erupt, the ash can form a shield that reflects the sun’s heat into space and
lowers Earth’s temperature by one degree Fahrenheit for a little bit. This inspired scientists
to look into spraying sea salt into the sky from airplanes. There, water vapor would collect on
the salt particles and form clouds that would help reflect the sun’s heat. But once started,
the process would have to go on forever, or the planet would quickly rewarm.
SPACE UMBRELLA
When you get too hot at the beach, you sit under an umbrella … so why not do
the same for the planet? Scientists estimate we would need to decrease the
sun’s glare by only 2 to 4 percent to make the planet’s temperature healthy
again. One idea is to deploy trillions of butterfly-size robots that would form
a sunshade 60,000 miles wide. But how to launch them is a puzzle—this
technology doesn’t exist yet.
YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE EARTH! CHECK OUT IDEAS AND TIPS.
natgeokids.com/SaveTheEarth
23
FUSPTECUIARL E LANDING GEAR
ISSUE
Your first glimpse
LIFE ON MARS of your new home is
through the tiny port-
You could be one of the first hole window in your
people to travel to the red thousand-square-foot,
planet. Here’s what life on a gumdrop-shaped lander.
Mars colony might be like. As more landers touch
down, inflatable tunnels
connect them, creating a
network of living spaces
for the brand-new
Martians.(That’s you!)
WATER WISE
Mars is drier than
Earth’s driest desert.
So the machines in
your space base will
be designed to con-
serve every drop of
water—even in toilets!
In one invention,
water for flushing
later goes to the sink
for handwashing. If
that sounds gross,
don’t worry: The
water is filtered
through a system
that makes it clean
enough to drink.
SOLAR POWER
You’ll have to power everything, from your computers to the heaters that
will keep you warm during Mars’s minus 100°F nights. Earthlings often burn
fuel like coal, oil, and natural gas for energy. But on Mars, solar panels will
likely power your entire space base.
24
DRIVER’S SEAT
The Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle from
the 1970s was the last landing vehi-
cle that could carry humans. The
day-tripping moon buggy had space
for two astronauts but not for long-
term supplies. For road trips on the
red planet, scientists are developing
Chariot, a “space RV” with storage
for scientific equipment, benches
for sleeping, a bathroom, and even
a small kitchen.
MARS MENU
In 2014, astronauts on the International Space Station planted lettuce seeds
in fertilizer-filled pillows, put them under energy-efficient lights, and care-
fully watered them. One month later, they ate the first space salad! Mars
astronauts might someday grow their own fresh food in a Martian green-
house. After all, this planet has zero grocery stores.
KEEP EXPLORING SPACE!
natgeokids.com/space
25SEPTEMBER 2022 • NAT GEO KIDS
FROM
THE
PAGES
OF
In this excerpt from BY TRUDI TRUEIT
Explorer Academy:
The Forbidden Island, CRUZ PLACED THREE ICY FINGERS on his rows. This left two full rows in the middle of the
Cruz Coronado and his mom’s name.“Here goes.” He gently pushed on board without any chips.Ah,a game of checkers!
classmates are back the glass, expecting a drawer to pop out. None Near Cruz’s knees, a sentence appeared, as if
at school headquarters. did. Instead, a tremor shook his boots. A sec- written by an invisible hand: Your move.
Their challenge: Investigate ond later, the entire side of the pyramid began
the names carved on the sliding up! The triangular pane of glass moved When Cruz was four, his mother had taught
North Star pyramid for about four feet toward the apex before stop- him to play checkers. Well, she’d tried to.
possible clues to find the ping. A wispy cloud floated through the space Instead of moving the pieces according to the
final piece of the cipher. in the glass structure. rules, he’d wanted to build a fort, so that’s
As they read the walls, the what they’d done.From then on,their version of
pyramid begins to glow. “My mind is officially blown,” whispered Lani. checkers involved constructing castles, bridges,
Then Cruz sees his mother’s Cruz bent in front of the trapezoidal and towers, which Cruz got to demolish when
name appear … opening. Sailor edged closer, too. they were finished.
“Careful,Sailor,”warned Emmett.“It’s meant
TstyOtChhcoehucoNeerrhtfahiduimshioeEaerasezemnbxnanpcntip.bdiaupgslotpNeilslouitslooahtn.hoacazefreWgarrzrewetaredtglrrhfehima’oel1rstAelene3inrhbwCnicmd-artellayraotscifunrudsieihsramerzhgltlaesiardcnitserepmpo.t-go-?oBivooyeluvenlcdtere for Cruz.If the program thinks an intruder is What should he do here? Play the right way?
trying to gain access,it could shut down.” Or their way? His gut said fort, but if he was
Sailor backed off. wrong …
Cruz extended his hand, putting it through
the entry. He held his wrist there for a few Cruz selected one of his black pieces and
tense seconds before pulling it out. The read- carefully placed it on top of one of the white
ing on his OS band reported no toxins. With one ones in his mom’s front row. Nothing happened.
final look at Nyomie, Lani, Emmett, and Sailor, The two markers sat there. He was beginning to
Cruz crept into the North Star pyramid. regret his decision when a white piece floated
At first, he couldn’t see much through the up to settle on his piece. Yes! Cruz placed
haze, but the farther in he went, the clearer another black piece on the white one and his
the air became. The fog was drifting to the mom’s program did the same. They’d formed a
walls of the pyramid, making it hard for four-piece tower.
anyone to see in. Or out. Was this by design?
he wondered. They made three more similar towers,
Crawling toward the center, Cruz saw the positioning them to serve as the corners of the
floor was imprinted with a large chessboard. fort. Between these, they built four small
Instead of being black and white, however, the towers, each two pieces tall. They were all out
squares alternated between frosted and of checkers. Normally, they’d break out another
mirrored. Pausing at the rim of the board, box, but there wasn’t one here. Instead, a new
Cruz touched one of the frosted squares. message was being scrawled near Cruz’s knees:
Immediately, a holographic 3D black chip Finish the game.
appeared where his finger had been. Black
circles began to materialize on every frosted Did she mean the way they’d done it
square in the first three horizontal rows. when he was little?
Likewise, a dozen white chips began popping
up on all the opaque squares in the last three Cruz stared at the board, the minutes
ticking by. He knew he needed to make a
decision, but what if it was the wrong one?
Cruz took a deep breath. With one swipe of
his hand, he toppled the fortress. The black and
white chips scattered across the board.
26 NAT GEO KIDS • SEPTEMBER 2022 SCOTT PLUMBE (MAIN ILLUSTRATION); ]icomcd p]kYct^jfk / DREAMSTIME
(BOOK); RABBIT_PHOTO / SHUTTERSTOCK (BACKGROUND)
CRUZ CRAWLS PLAY!
ONTO THE
CHESSBOARD CRACK THE CODE!
INSIDE THE Throughout the
NORTH STAR seven books in the
PYRAMID. Explorer Academy
series, Cruz must
use a cipher to solve
mysterious messages.
Try it yourself! Go to
ExplorerAcademy.com
to find the cipher
that will solve the
message below.
ANSWER ON PAGE 35
HINT
Solve the
puzzle
from top
to bottom.
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Find out in
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4 What were immigrants
served as part of
their first American
meal after arriving to
Ellis Island, in New York?
A. ice cream
B. hot dogs
C. hamburgers
D. macaroni and cheese
5 Match the state to its capital city.
A. West Virginia 1. Trenton
B. Montana 2. Helena
C. New Jersey 3. Charleston
D. South Carolina 4. Columbia
6 Match the state to its official flower.
A. Texas 1. red clover
B. North Dakota 2. wild prairie rose
C. Mississippi 3. magnolia
D. Vermont 4. bluebonnet
1 On nights with a full moon, 7 What’s the shape of one WILD
PRAIRIE ROSE
what sometimes appears over mound built by prehistoric
Kentucky’s Cumberland Falls? people in Ohio?
A. moonbows A. a dog chasing a cat
B. werewolves B. a snake swallowing an egg
C. the aurora borealis C. an eagle soaring through the sky
D. reindeer D. an alligator eating a shark
2 Match the state to its official sport. 8 Match the invention to the state
where it was invented.
A. Maryland 1. stock-car racing
A. Kool-Aid 1. Minnesota
B. Delaware 2. jousting
B. Rollerblades 2. Tennessee
C. New Hampshire 3. skiing
C. Ferris wheel 3. Nebraska
D. North Carolina 4. bicycling
D. cotton candy 4. Pennsylvania
3 Match the national park to the state 9 Match the state with its nickname.
where it’s found.
A. Zion National Park 1. Arkansas A. Oklahoma 1. the Badger State
B. Crater Lake National Park 2. Alaska B. Nevada 2. the Sooner State
C. Hot Springs National Park 3. Oregon C. Wisconsin 3. the Constitution State
D. Denali National Park 4. Utah D. Connecticut 4. the Silver State
DENALI NATIONAL PARK ALEXEY STIOP / SHUTTERSTOCK (1); BCREIGH / GETTY IMAGES (2); BRETT MAURER / GETTY
IMAGES (3); AG-PHOTOS / SHUTTERSTOCK (4); NNEHRING / GETTY IMAGES (6); DONALD M.
28 NAT GEO KIDS
JONES / MINDEN PICTURES (9); GAO JING / XINHUA VIA GETTY IMAGES (13);
CHECK
OUT
THE
BOOK!
10 Before the pandemic,how many 16 Washington National Cathedral in Washington,
passengers flew through the world’s D.C.—a federal district that serves as the U.S.
busiest airport,located in Atlanta, capital—includes a gargoyle of which character?
Georgia,each year? A. Superman C. Darth Vader
A. 1 million C. 100 million B. Snoopy D. Peppa Pig
B. 10 million D. 1 billion
11 In Idaho, there’s a hotel shaped like 17 Match the state to its official bird. GREATER
A. New Mexico 1. nene ROADRUNNER
which animal?
B. Florida 2. mockingbird
A. elephant C. beagle
C. Iowa 3. greater roadrunner
B. flamingo D. bear
D. Hawaii 4. eastern goldfinch
12 Match the state to the year in which 18 Match the landmark to the state where
it became part of the United States.
it’s found.
A. Maine 1. 1788
A. Mount Rushmore 1. California
B. Louisiana 2. 1812
B. Golden Gate 2. Washington
C. Arizona 3. 1820
Bridge 3. Missouri
D. Virginia 4. 1890
C. Space Needle 4. South
E. Wyoming 5. 1912
D. Gateway Arch Dakota
13 Match these famous people 19 How long would it take to drive across
to the state where they
Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state?
were born.
A. 10 minutes C. 3.5 hours
A. Wilbur Wright 1. Alabama
B. 1 hour D. 8 hours
B. Serena Williams 2. Massachusetts
C. Benjamin Franklin 3. Michigan
D. Helen Keller 4. Indiana
14 The Tribune Building in 20 Who first found a rare 66-million-year-old
Chicago, Illinois, does Torosaurus in Colorado?
not contain rocks
from which source? A. a father and son C. a Girl Scout troop
A. the Great Wall
B. a team of D. a construction
of China
B. the Great Pyramid archaeologists crew
of Khufu in Egypt
C. the Colosseum in Italy
D. Mount Everest in Asia
15 What would you find on display at Strataca,
an underground museum in Kansas?
A. coal C. fossils
B. salt D. worms
GLOWIMAGES / GETTY IMAGES (14); MBELL / GETTY IMAGES (16); ALAN MURPHY / BIA / MINDEN PICTURES (17); DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THIS AMAZING COUNTRY IN THE SERIES
JODY DINGLE / DREAMSTIME (18); WARPAINTCOBRA / GETTY IMAGES (20); SERGEI NEZHINSKII / DREAMSTIME AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
(BACKGROUND); RATANA21 / SHUTTERSTOCK (DINOSAUR BACKGROUND) (20)
UNIMEDIA / SHUTTERSTOCK (UNDERWATER VEHICLE); NARVIKK / GETTY IMAGES (FLYING
TAXI); MICHAEL DUNNING / GETTY IMAGES (SUPERFAST TRAIN); MEVANS / GETTY IMAGES
(SELF-DRIVING CAR); VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS / GETTY IMAGES (SPACE ELEVATOR)
19%
SELF-CDARRIVING
30 NAT GEO KIDS
FFUNINLYL IN PLAY MORE FUNNY FILL-IN!
natgeokids.com/ffi
THE KOOKY
INVENTOR
BY JILL FANSLAU
Ask a friend to give
you words to fill in the
blanks in this story
without showing it to
him or her. Then read
out loud for a laugh.
I was going to be rich! I had just invented the first electric . Using a(n)
noun tool
from ’s toolbox, I built it out of old , metal ,
relative’s name noun, plural noun, plural
and rubber . The first time I turned it on, the machine worked .I
noun, plural adverb ending in -ly
couldn’t believe it! “ !” I yelled, up and down. I quickly invited a(n)
exclamation verb ending in -ing
billionaire to check out my invention. I couldn’t wait to sell it for
adjective large number
million dollars and live like . But when I turned it on, something went terribly
name of a celebrity
. The machine started and . Suddenly it
adjective verb ending in -ing verb ending in -ing
spewed and shot slices of in all directions. The billionaire started
something slimy food
screaming at the top of his and out of my lab. Good thing I still get my
body part, plural past-tense verb
weekly allowance.
DAN SIPPLE
31SEPTEMBER 2022 • NAT GEO KIDS
C RITTER TAIL ME
ABOUT IT.
CHAT Ifanimalsusedsocialmedia,what
would they say? Follow this silky
anteater’s day as it updates its feed.
BY ALLYSON SHAW
10 p.m.
SILKY
ANTEATER Cute alert! My mate just
picked up our baby from
SCREEN NAME: AntsBeware its tree-hole nest.
LIVES IN: Forests from
AntsBeware
southern Mexico to
South America Non-cute alert: Pretty soon you’ll
puke up some half-digested insects
FRIENDS for its dinner.
»
TreeCat
You both raise your baby? Mama
anacondas sometimes eat the dads .
START
BigSnake
ZIZZA GORDON - PANAMA WILDLIFE / ALAMY (ANTEATER LARGE IMAGE); MICHAEL & PATRICIA FOGDEN / MINDEN PICTURES (ANTEATER PROFILE, ALL); LEE DALTON / ALAMY (HARPY EAGLE
HARPY EAGLE PROFILE, ALL); PETE OXFORD / MINDEN PICTURES (OCELOT PROFILE, ALL); GERARD LACZ / ALAMY (ANACONDA PROFILE, ALL); AKIMA FUTURA / ALAMY (SEED POD); TONY CROCETTA / BIOS-OCELOTGREENScary! My partner and I are bonded for
PHOTO / MINDEN PICTURES (ANACONDA SNIFFING); CHIEN LEE / MINDEN PICTURES (ANTEATER WITH BABY); THOMAS MARENT / MINDEN PICTURES (OCELOT KITTEN); ROY TOFT / NATIONALANACONDAlife. We even “kiss” by rubbing our bills.
FeatherCrown GEOGRAPHIC IMAGE COLLECTION (HARPY EAGLE RAISED FEATHERS); TURGAY MALIKLI / SHUTTERSTOCK (FACE AND HEARTS); CARBOXYLASE / SHUTTERSTOCK (ANT)TreeCat
BigSnake
Mates are overrated. FeatherCrown
I raised my kitten just
7 p.m. fine on my own.
AntsBeware #WhoWoreItBetter: NOT AN 6 a.m. I’ll give a prize to
me or the fluffy ANTEATER whoever guesses how
seed pods of the many ants I slurped up
kapok tree? tonight. TreeCat
You know I’m bad at this game—it’s AntsBeware One really big ant? I only
why I can’t ever find you! swallow one meal a month:
FeatherCrown a caiman,tapir… or ocelot.
BigSnake
Great camo, @AntsBeware—gotta TreeCat Don’t forget I’m a predator, too. TreeCat
stay hidden from @FeatherCrown. BigSnake @AntsBeware,I’ll guess“a few.”That’s
#ThatBirdIsTooBig #6FootWingspan how many critters I eat a night.
Good thing I don’t You’re both way off—
only look for prey—I try 8,000!
also smell and feel
their body heat. AntsBeware My raised head
feathers = I’m
I know @BigSnake spends most of shocked! But FeatherCrown
his time in the water … I wish he’d stay what was
there forever. the prize?
AntsBeware What else? Ants!
AntsBeware
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MIDDLE ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT): © SCOTTPHOTOGRAPHY / ALAMY; CRAIG BARHORST / SHUTTERSTOCK; HOMESTUDIO / SHUTTERSTOCK.
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NPSHEERRA CLKO
ART ZONE OCEAN ANIMAL
For the 2022 Almanac Challenge,
Nat Geo Kids readers showed off
their favorite sea creatures.
Ready to dive in?
Take a look at
the winning
entry and some
of the runners-
up from the
Awesome
Ocean
Challenge.
THE WINNER!
Go online to see more
winners and runners-up from the
Awesome Ocean Challenge,
then get the details about
this year’s contest.
natgeokids.com/almanac
W Sea Turtles
Aditi S., 11
Belmont, California
S Cuttlefish Spinner Dolphins X
Amelie F., 12
Berkeley, California Anabelle R., 10
Overland Park,
Kansas
34 NAT GEO KIDS • SEPTEMBER 2022
Draw your favorite Send us Nat Geo Kids— Include your name, address, phone number, date of birth, a title for your drawing, a statement that
thing in nature. your Nature Art Zone it is your own work, and the name of your parent or guardian. Your parent or guardian must sign a
original P.O. Box 98002 release for publication if your illustration is selected. Submissions become the property of National
drawings: Washington, DC Geographic Partners,and all rights thereto are transferred to National Geographic Partners.Submis-
20090-8002 sions cannot be acknowledged or returned. Selection will be at the discretion of Nat Geo Kids.
ALMANAC
CHALLENGE:
Me as a Tree
Send us what you’d be like as a tree.
Explore the arboreal world from
roots to canopy to unearth the
various features of different species,
then imagine the kind of tree you’d
want to be.Tell us about your creation
by writing a mini autobiography
and drawing a tree selfie. Your art
could be featured in the Nat Geo
Kids Almanac 2024.
Grab a parent and go online
for the official rules and
submission form.
natgeokids.com/almanac
T Sea Lions
Blake H., 12
Saginaw, Michigan
T Jellyfish S Coral
Shana W., 12 Sharadha P., 10
Millbrae, California Winston-Salem,
North Carolina
Answers
”Crack the Code” (page 27):
Pyramids hide many secrets.
”Stump Your Parents” (pages 28-29):
1. A; 2. A, 2; B, 4; C, 3; D, 1; 3. A, 4; B, 3; C, 1; D, 2;
4. A; 5. A, 3; B, 2; C, 1; D, 4; 6. A, 4; B, 2; C, 3; D, 1;
7. B; 8. A, 3; B, 1; C, 4; D, 2; 9. A, 2; B, 4; C, 1; D, 3;
10. C; 11. C; 12. A, 3; B, 2; C, 5; D, 1; E, 4; 13. A, 4; B, 3;
C, 2; D, 1; 14. D; 15. B; 16. C; 17. A, 3; B, 2; C, 4; D, 1;
18. A, 4; B, 1; C, 2; D, 3; 19. B; 20. D.
”What in the World?” (page 33):
Top row: ruler, water fountain, eraser. Middle row:
ballpoint pen, school bus, combination lock. Bottom
row: scissors, backpack, pencil sharpener.
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