National Geographic for Kids

National Geographic for kids is another publication that is for the younger tweens out there. It focuses on animals and teaching some of the basics about animals along with interesting little-known facts. In the July 2010 issue a story called Mind Games teaches how smart animals really are, like dolphins working together and pig tricking machines into giving them more food that they are allotted. As a magazine that is directed at kids from 8-12 it seems pretty simple and not very deep. The stories are pretty simple and don't encourage much thinking, which was surprising to me. One of the more helpful parts of the magazine is that it does a great job at stirring up interest in animals and inspiring kids to want to know more. If tweens are interested in animals at all then this is a great magazine for them. If they are interested in anything else about nature then they should stick with the regular National Geographic.