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National Geographic Kids

Award winning magazine that combines learning with fun. Features great stories on animals, science, technology, and awesome accomplishments of kids around the world. Plus puzzles, games, posters and trading cards, for kids 6 & up!

Average Customer Rating:

3.9 out of 5

13 of 20 (65%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

very good, February 7, 2009
By Katie from New Jersey,NJ

Ad Relevance:		2 out of 5
Content Quality:		5 out of 5
Design Quality:		5 out of 5
Photo Quality:		5 out of 5
Product Experience:
Ad-Free		Ad-Heavy

"I think it was a very good! I love animals so I really like it! It is great for ages 7-12 ! It does have many ads though. I would reccomend it though so yes it is wonderful mag"

What is your gender?: Female
What is your age?: 0-17
What is your parental status?: Not Parent
How many magazines do you receive?: 6+

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Review 2 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

1 out of 5

Did not live up to Nat'l Geo Reputation, November 12, 2008
By Mother of Four from Utah

Ad Relevance:		1 out of 5
Content Quality:		3 out of 5
Design Quality:		1 out of 5
Photo Quality:		5 out of 5
Product Experience:
Ad-Free		Ad-Heavy
Kid-Friendly		For Adults
Short & Sweet		Long & In-Depth
Sensational		Authoritative
Toddler		Teen

Pros: pretty decent articles
Cons: A ton of ads that can't be distinguished from the real articles

"I bought this magazine mostly on the reputation from National Geographic, which I love. The kids magazine was a huge disappointment. The main reason is that there are so many ads--sometimes there are pages with no real text!--and the worst part is that the reader (me or my 8-year-old) can't tell the difference. The ads are for video games and electronics that I don't want my child to be exposed to."

What is your gender?: Female
What is your age?: 35-54
What is your parental status?: Parent
How many magazines do you receive?: 4-5

63 of 78 people found this review helpful.

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Review 3 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

1 out of 5

Nothing like National Geographic, October 29, 2008
By magazinereader

Ad Relevance:		1 out of 5
Content Quality:		1 out of 5
Design Quality:		1 out of 5
Photo Quality:		3 out of 5
Product Experience:
Ad-Free		Ad-Heavy
Kid-Friendly		For Adults
Short & Sweet		Long & In-Depth
Sensational		Authoritative
Toddler		Teen

Pros: good if your child is ADD
Cons: no good if you want your child to learn anything

"This magazine does not resemble its parent magazine except for the occasional picture or pictures of animals. It is almost all ads, even the main article usually reviews the latest kids movie.

The ads are flashy. There really are no educational articles; just silly animal pictures with goofy captions, the occasional odd facts, Stump your parents, maybe a word find puzzle.

If you want something with which to educate while entertaining your children with worthwhile activities and such, look for other magazines. A previous reviewer has some good ideas for kids magazines. Or if you want the geographical, historical, anthropological aspects of National Geographic magazine, I would suggest just subscribing to the original "National Geographic" magazine. Censor it yourself if that is why you are looking at this kiddie magazine option.

Whatever you do, don't waste your money on "National Geographic Kids", there are far better and worthier options that deserve our support."

What is your gender?: Male
What is your age?: 18-34
What is your parental status?: Parent
How many magazines do you receive?: 4-5

184 of 191 people found this review helpful.

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Review 4 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Okay, July 8, 2008
By Tinkerbelle from San Francisco, California

Ad Relevance:		2 out of 5
Content Quality:		5 out of 5
Design Quality:		5 out of 5
Photo Quality:		5 out of 5
Product Experience:
Ad-Free		Ad-Heavy
Kid-Friendly		For Adults
Short & Sweet		Long & In-Depth
Toddler		Teen

Pros: Good nature stories
Cons: Too short

"I always looked forward to getting it in the mail. I liked the animal stories. But they should make the magazine longer."

What is your gender?: Female
What is your age?: 0-17
What is your parental status?: Not Parent
How many magazines do you receive?: 4-5

46 of 49 people found this review helpful.

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Review 5 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

review, June 8, 2008
By bookworm from libya

Ad Relevance:		3 out of 5
Content Quality:		4 out of 5
Design Quality:		5 out of 5
Photo Quality:		4 out of 5
Product Experience:
Ad-Free		Ad-Heavy
Kid-Friendly		For Adults
Short & Sweet		Long & In-Depth
Sensational		Authoritative
Toddler		Teen

Pros: interesting to read with lively pictures
Cons: not enough texture

"this magazine is simply wonderful. if you have atest on animals or other suff you could read this and then sudying would become fun. National geografic lets you relax while you read it and laugh at the pictures with your fiend. you could also read it in the car so you don't get bored. national geografic is amazing and helpful in all ways."

What is your gender?: Female
What is your age?: 0-17
What is your parental status?: Not Parent
How many magazines do you receive?: 2-3

5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

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Review 6 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

2 out of 5

Heavily commercial, May 13, 2008
By Mom of tot & teen from CA

Product Experience:
Ad-Free		Ad-Heavy
Sensational		Authoritative
Toddler		Teen

Pros: animals
Cons: extremely commercial

"This magazine is very heavily pro movies and videos. If you want to get a screen-addicted kid more interested in animals, this is your ticket. If you are looking for something like National Geographic, then get the adult version or the little kids version. Or, get Ranger Rick. Muse, Appleseeds, Ask, Kid's Discover, or one of the other high quality kid's mags with real information, without Hollywood, etc. I would have expected something much less sensational from National Geographic."

What is your gender?: Female
What is your age?: 35-54
What is your parental status?: Parent
How many magazines do you receive?: 4-5

31 of 32 people found this review helpful.

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Review 7 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

An animal lover magazine, March 8, 2008
By Supergrl from indiana

Ad Relevance:		3 out of 5
Content Quality:		4 out of 5
Design Quality:		5 out of 5
Photo Quality:		5 out of 5
Product Experience:
Ad-Free		Ad-Heavy
Kid-Friendly		For Adults
Short & Sweet		Long & In-Depth
Sensational		Authoritative
Toddler		Teen

Pros: good articles aand pictures
Cons: a bit two many ads.

"Even though it has a lot of ads it is a good magazine.I really like it because i love animals. I am always happy when it comes in the mail. The first thing i do is read through it."

What is your gender?: Female
What is your age?: 0-17
What is your parental status?: Not Parent
How many magazines do you receive?: 6+

4 of 6 people found this review helpful.

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Review 8 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

1 out of 5

Nothing but an Advertisement, February 6, 2008
By Lynn from Chicago, IL

Ad Relevance:		5 out of 5
Content Quality:		1 out of 5
Design Quality:		4 out of 5
Photo Quality:		5 out of 5
Product Experience:
Ad-Free		Ad-Heavy
Kid-Friendly		For Adults
Short & Sweet		Long & In-Depth
Sensational		Authoritative
Toddler		Teen

Pros: Colorful; funny jokes
Cons: Almost no content that isn't related to movies or video games

"I'm astonished that National Geographic puts their name on this magazine. Last issue we went through the magazine and 50% of the pages were an advertisement. Of the remainder, only one article was not related to a movie or a video game. In theory the kids are learning something, like "How real bees don't behave like The Bee Movie" but in actuality it is simply an independent advertisement for the movie. My son really enjoys the silly pictures and joke pages. But there is not substantive in this magazine. And it is completely outdated within 2 months."

What is your gender?: Female
What is your age?: 35-54
What is your parental status?: Parent
How many magazines do you receive?: 2-3

20 of 21 people found this review helpful.

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Review 9 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Great magazine, October 12, 2007
By Parks Mom

Ad Relevance:		3 out of 5
Content Quality:		5 out of 5
Design Quality:		5 out of 5
Photo Quality:		5 out of 5

Pros: excellant articles

"My 8 yr old son loves this magazine almost as much as I do! It has been a great resource for school reports, as well as just good reading."

10 of 13 people found this review helpful.

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Review 10 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Great Magazine for Kids!, October 9, 2007
By NLN

Ad Relevance:		3 out of 5
Content Quality:		4 out of 5
Design Quality:		4 out of 5
Photo Quality:		5 out of 5
Product Experience:
Kid-Friendly		For Adults
Short & Sweet		Long & In-Depth
Toddler		Teen

"My kids 5 & 10 love this magazine. They can't wait to get a new one in the mail ! I would definitely recommend this magazine to animal lovers."

18 of 22 people found this review helpful.

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Review 11 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Awsome, September 20, 2007
By CarCar

Ad Relevance:		5 out of 5
Content Quality:		5 out of 5
Design Quality:		5 out of 5
Product Experience:
Ad-Free		Ad-Heavy
Kid-Friendly		For Adults
Short & Sweet		Long & In-Depth
Sensational		Authoritative
Infants		Teenagers

"I cant tell you how much i love this Magazine!
its amazing in every way...
you get the movies, inventions, riddles and illusions, and of course animals! its the best magazine yet! i highly reconmend it to any one who likes or loves animals!"

11 of 11 people found this review helpful.

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Review 12 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Awsome purchas, September 16, 2007
By Jam

Ad Relevance:		3 out of 5
Content Quality:		5 out of 5
Design Quality:		5 out of 5
Product Experience:
Ad-Free		Ad-Heavy
Kid-Friendly		For Adults
Short & Sweet		Long & In-Depth
Sensational		Authoritative
Infants		Teenagers

Pros: is a very good magizine if you want to learn about animals
Cons: i don't have one.

"I really like this magizine.I LOVE animals so it is really kewl that I can learn about them. I do agree that there is a lot of ads but what magizine doesn't have a lot of ads? There is a lot to learn about in this magizine so if you buy it and your disapointed(unlike me) then that is just not the right magizine for you and you should not wright a bad reveiw. Plus if you ordered it with out even reading one of them and you orderd it and found out that you don't like it tha is your own fault. But I really do LOvE this magizine!"

16 of 26 people found this review helpful.

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Review 13 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

My kids love it!, August 17, 2007
By Melusina from Austin, TX

"My kids (10, 7, and 3) all love this magazines - there's something for everyone here, and I would recommend it for any child who likes animals or nature."

How many magazines do you receive?: 6-9
What is your gender?: Female

2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

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Review 14 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

2 out of 5

Too Many Ads!, August 9, 2007
By Momfor3

"The National Geographic Kids is full of ads -- My Big Backyard or Ranger Rick would be a better bet if your children love animals. We were disappointed in this magazine - however, there were some neat pictures my children liked to cut out of it."

17 of 22 people found this review helpful.

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Review 15 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Great Magazine, April 11, 2007
By Rosamond Reader

"I have three children of reading age and they all love this magazine. Children are naturally curious about animals and mine cannot get enough of this magazine. It is full of interesting and unusal animal facts."

6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

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Review 16 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

1 out of 5

Way too many ads!, March 27, 2007
By UnicDreams

"This magazine is really shameless in its use of ads. Even most of the articles are really ads in disguise."

21 of 27 people found this review helpful.

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Review 17 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

National Geographic Kids, January 13, 2007
By Grant from Grantville,ga GA

"National Geographic Kids is a really cool magazine with great ideas and awesome stories!"

10 of 12 people found this review helpful.

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Review 18 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

National Geographic Kids, June 3, 2006
By Victoria from Ontario CA

"I Love the National Geographic Kids Magazine!!!!! I especially like the 10 Cool Facts and the fun stuff!!! It ROCKS!"

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

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Review 19 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

National Geographic Kids, May 10, 2006
By Holy from Winchester VA

"I think its very educational. My sister's kids read it and get good ideas."

4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

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Review 20 for National Geographic Kids

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

National Geographic Kids, May 9, 2006
By peachfairy99 from Fullerton CA

"NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS MAGAZINE IS THE MAGAZINE OF TODAY. If I were to write a list of top magazines for a newspaper, I would definitely put NG Kids on top!"

5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

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