I have always been a huge fan of National Geographic Kids Books. They're beautiful to look at and exciting to read. Kids learn a lot, but they enjoy these books so much that they don't even realize they're learning. They're perfect for summer reading, especially for reluctant readers, and available for all ages. To help your family get their summer reading adventures off to a great start, National Geographic Kids Books is offering a fantastic giveaway for readers of this blog. Check out these boredom-busting, brain-boosting titles and enter for the chance to win ALL of them! (Or just pick up these books at your favorite booksellers!)


The latest installment of the New York Times bestselling almanac features amazing animal stories, explorer profiles, and outrageous attractions, plus more of the incredible inventions, awesome games, and fresh challenges for curious kids who want to learn all about the world and everything that's in it! Tons of fun facts, crafts, activities, and fascinating features about animals, science, nature, technology, conservation, and more is why this is the number-one-selling kids almanac on the planet. There's a whole chapter full of fun and games, including activities, jokes, and comics and the colorful compilation also includes an Almanac Challenge 2021, which inspires kids to reduce their plastic waste and encourage others to do the same, and also highlights the winner of the 2020 Almanac Challenge.

Adventure, danger, and a thrilling global mission await Cruz Coronado at the elite Explorer Academy, where he and 23 other kids from around the globe train with the world's leading scientists to become the next generation of great explorers. But for Cruz, there's more at stake. No sooner has he arrived at the Academy than he discovers that his family has a mysterious past with the organization that could jeopardize his future. In the midst of codebreaking and cool classes, new friends and augmented reality expeditions, Cruz must tackle the biggest question of all: Who is out to get him, and why?

This series is filled with thrilling adventures, high-tech cadets, cool science, faraway lands, and codes to crack. With four critically acclaimed titles in this series now available, two companion nonfiction activity books and hours and hours of videos, games, and info on real-life explorers at ExplorerAcademy.com, Explorer Academy is the perfect way to keep kids learning, reading and engaged this summer.

* Check out all the books in the Explorer Academy series here.
* Visit the Explorer Academy website for videos, games, “truth behind the fiction” features and more.
* The first chapter from the fourth book in the Explorer Academy series, The Star Dunes, can be read here.

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Thanks to National Geographic Kids Books, one lucky winner will receive a "Summer Fun, Facts and Fantastic Adventures Grand Prize Pack," which consists of the National Geographic Little Kids Big Book of Why, the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2021 and all FOUR titles in the Explorer Academy series (total ARV $98). This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only and ends at 11:59 PM ET on Sunday, June 28, 2020.




Disclosure: I received complimentary product samples to facilitate my honest review.