National Geographic Kids

Based upon 25 reviews.

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• Overall Rating 3.9 out of 5
• Ad Relevance 2.8 out of 5
• Content Quality 3.8 out of 5
• Design Quality 4.0 out of 5
• Photo Quality 4.5 out of 5

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Overall, 13 of 25 customers (52%) would recommend this title to a friend.

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22 of 42 people (52%) found the following review helpful:

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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

• Gender: Female
• Age: 0-17
• Magazines: 6+

131 of 192 people (68%) found the following review helpful:

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• 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.

• Gender: Female
• Age: 35-54
• Parent: Yes
• Magazines: 4-5

204 of 226 people (90%) found the following review helpful:

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• 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.

• Gender: Male
• Age: 18-34
• Parent: Yes
• Magazines: 4-5

64 of 84 people (76%) found the following review helpful:

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• 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.

• Gender: Female
• Age: 0-17
• Magazines: 4-5

16 of 34 people (47%) found the following review helpful:

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• Gender: Female
• Age: 35-54
• Parent: Yes
• Magazines: 2-3