Books with author National Geographic Society Editors

National Geographic Kids is renowned for photos, facts, fun, and sparking the imagination and creativity of every young reader. Who better then to produce a craft book on animals around the world that engages readers and makes them part of the creative experience with a host of games, activities, trivia, and crafts?This book brings all the expertise of the National Geographic Society into the craft book market. The Animal Creativity Book is the perfect gift for any parent wanting to foster creativity and imagination, all the while educating their kids with fascinating information from the world's leading source of animal facts and fun. The book is chock-full of stencils, stickers, pull-outs, games, trivia, puzzles, and cut-outs for animal lovers to enjoy. A combination of fun and funky design, combined with National Geographic's world-famous photography, this interactive book is a sure hit.

Exploring the treasures of Versailles, enjoying vineyards in Bordeaux, or scaling the Eiffel Tower for the spectacular views of Paris; it is often said that France is the most captivating country in the world! Its unique beauty, history and culture have won the hearts of many, National Geographic France 2018 celebrates the country's allure. Sites included in this year's collection are: Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, Midi-Pyrenees; Eiffel Tower, Paris; Chateau of Villandry, Loire Valley; Rocamadour, Lot Valley; Espaly, Auvergne; Chateau de Blois, Loire Valley; Lavender fields, Provence; Basilique de Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Paris; Cote de Nuit Vineyard, Burgundy; Honfleur, Normandy; Massif des Cerces, Briancon; Corsica Town, Corsica Island. Each outstanding image is accompanied by a spacious grid with moon phases and international holidays. National Geographic supports vital work in conservation, research, exploration, and education. This calendar includes a 3-year at-a-glance page and is earth friendly, printed with soya-based inks on FSC certified paper.

Known for pristine beaches as well as cosmopolitan centers, Australia has become one of the world's most desirable travel destinations. National Geographic Australia 2018 offers a collection of stunning photographs, including Australia's great natural outback and notable landmarks. Sites featured in this year's calendar are: Loch Ard Gorge, Port Campbell National Park; Gosse's Bluff; Brisbane; Sydney; The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park; Great Barrier Reef; Yarra Ranges National Park; Whitsunday Island; Bungle Bungle Range, Purnululu National Park; Lord Howe Island; Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park. Each outstanding image is accompanied by a spacious grid with moon phases and international holidays. National Geographic supports vital work in conservation, research, exploration, and education. This calendar includes a 3-year at-a-glance page and is earth friendly, printed with soya-based inks on FSC certified paper.

For pure pleasure, few experiences are as satisfying as a chance to explore the world’s great culinary traditions and landmarks—and here, in the latest title of our popular series of illustrated travel gift books, you’ll find a fabulous itinerary of foods, dishes, markets, and restaurants worth traveling far and wide to savor.On the menu is the best of the best from all over the globe: Tokyo’s freshest sushi; the spiciest Creole favorites in New Orleans; the finest vintages of the great French wineries; the juiciest cuts of beef in Argentina; and much, much more. You’ll sample the sophisticated dishes of fabled chefs and five-star restaurants, of course, but you’ll also discover the simpler pleasures of the side-street cafés that cater to local people and the classic specialties that give each region a distinctive flavor.Every cuisine tells a unique story about its countryside, climate, and culture, and in these pages you’ll meet the men and women who transform nature’s bounty into a thousand gustatory delights. Hundreds of appetizing full-color illustrations evoke an extraordinary range of tastes and cooking techniques; a wide selection of recipes invites you to create as well as consume; sidebars give a wealth of entertaining information about additional sites to visit as well as the cultural importance of the featured food; while lively top ten lists cover topics from chocolate factories to champagne bars, from historic food markets to wedding feasts, harvest celebrations, and festive occasions of every kind. In addition, detailed practical travel information provides all the ingredients you’ll need to cook up a truly delicious experience for even the most demanding of traveling gourmets.

Dolphins are recognized as the sea's most intelligent creatures. Scientists believe that these ocean mammals communicate with one another through a series of complex sounds. They are curious and gentle creatures, often enjoying the company of humans. National Geographic Dolphins 2018 will make a splash with anyone who is fascinated by ocean life. Several dolphin species are featured: Bottlenose, Atlantic spotted, Common, Spinner, and Striped. Each outstanding image is accompanied by a spacious grid with moon phases and international holidays. National Geographic supports vital work in conservation, research, exploration, and education. The calendar includes a 3-year at-a-glance page and is earth friendly, printed with soya-based inks on FSC certified paper.

On the cover crowning a cobra with a flower, a worshiper expresses the reverence Shirala's people feel about the snake. On page 393 The Cobra India's "Good Snake." Millions of Hindus associates the cobra with the sacred lingam, symbol of Lord Shiva. The snake also wins praises as an exterminator of the rat. India's only true cobra, Naja Naja ranges across the entire subcontinent extending as far north as Kashmir. Once a year many Hindus celebrate the great serpent festival called Naga Panchami and nowhere more dramatically than in the little village of Shirala, in west-central India. The villagers believe that Siva offered on of their ancient sages a boon. The sage asked that his people be protected for all time against the cobras so common in their fields. The boon was granted, and ever since then the people of Shirala have believed they have nothing to fear from the cobra, emblem of the god himself. On page 299 New Mexico the Golden Land. Big bold land offers ample room for three ways of life: Indian, Spanish, and "Anglo." An odd coincidence that the state which has become a proving ground for our most modern weapons should also be the one where Ice Age weapons were first found on this continent. On July 16, 1945 the first atomic bomb was detonated by physicists from Los Alamos one can peer through a fence at the Trinity Site and see faint traces of the foundation tower that supported "Fat man" bomb now a simple rock monument 60 miles of Alamogordo in a desert named Jornada del Muerto (Journey of the Dead). In 1926 at Folsom in New Mexico's northeast corner, scientists discovered 10,000 year old stone dart points of Ice Age nomads. Today Los Alamos home of the Atomic Energy Commission's Sandia Laboratories at Albuquerque is charged with development of rockets capable of interplanetary travel. Here is also found ancient Pueblo Indian country the Sky City of Acoma is one of the oldest continuously occupied villages in the U.S.

This colorful, pocket-size field guide brings youngsters face-to-face with all kinds of amazing insects. The concise, easy-to-read text provides lots of fun facts to share with friends and just enough detail to make identification of winged, camouflaged, and other specimens easy for budding naturalists. An introduction shows children how to use the book, while the glossary and index add to the reference value.

Hola! National Geographic Spain 2018 takes you on a tour of Spain's diverse landscape, over scenic mountains, through quaint villages, and across the sandy beaches of the Mediterranean. Discover centuries-old architecture under the warm Spanish sun. This collection of photographs truly captures the vitality that Spain is known for. Sites visited in 2018 are: Playa del Tostadero; Majorca; Cordoba; Monserrat; Plaza de Espana, Seville; Alquezar, Aragon; La Pedrera, Barcelona; Balearic Islands; El Tajo gorge, Ronda; Tenerife, Canary Islands; Alcazar Castle, Segovia; Girona, Catalonia. Each outstanding image is accompanied by a large grid with moon phases and international holidays. National Geographic supports vital work in conservation, research, exploration, and education. This calendar includes a 3-year at-a-glance page and is earth friendly, printed with soya-based inks on FSC certified paper.

The award-winning National Geographic Kids United States Atlas features lively maps, and graphics; updated essays and statistics; 8 thematic map spreads, on topics such as immigration, natural hazards, the water crisis, and the "greening" of America; same-size physical and political maps for each region for easy comparison; vibrant photo essays on each region and state; more than 350 full-color illustrations; 80-plus pages of National Geographic maps; 50-plus info graphics; updated state fact boxes; geo-whiz facts; state flags, birds, and flowers; comprehensive place-name index with coordinates for easy reference; and glossary of geographic terms. Just like its companion volume National Geographic Kids World Atlas, the USA atlas is INTERACTIVE. A specially designed Web site will allow kids to link directly to hundreds of National Geographic maps, photographs, and articles plus videos, music, games, and more that will expand their knowledge and perspective about this country and its states and regions. All maps are custom-designed for middle-grade students by the Society's world-famous cartographers and each is shown in the context of surrounding areas. Throughout, locator maps and color coding make it easy for kids to keep track of where they are and to quickly navigate from region to region and state to state. The combination of large, detailed, yet easy-to-read maps--both physical and political; stunning, full-color photo essays; information-packed thematic spreads; and the interactive component sets this atlas apart from every other U.S. atlas currently available for the 8­-12 age market and makes it an invaluable resource.