Animal Smackdown

Surprising Animal Matchups With Surprising Results

By Emily Krieger and National Geographic Kids

Paperback

Published on Aug 7, 2018 | 96 Pages

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Grades 3–7
Ages 8–12

With big-time sports style and drama, this fun book brings epic animal matchups to life, pitting awesome contenders against each other in all kinds of crazy competitions!

Enter the ring to witness an epic battle of brawn between an ant and an elephant! A chimp vs. a crow in a showdown of wits! An emporer penguin vs. a pygmy mamoset in a contest for cutest creature! Some of the victors might surprise you and all of these animals will amaze you! Stats, fun facts, photos, and in-depth profiles about each contender will help you pick winners for more than a dozen mighty matchups. A March Madness-style bracket at the end of the book allows readers to choose the ultimate champion! Perfect for sports fans and animal crazy kids ready to go to the mat for their favorite species. Animal Smackdown is the next best thing to actually seeing these animals go head-to-head!

National Geographic Kids brings its signature top-notch nonfiction content and beautiful full-color photography to this superfun new series for kids.

ISBN 9781426331510 (Paperback)
Published on Aug 7, 2018
Published by National Geographic Kids
Pages 96
Dimensions 9-1/8 x 10-7/8
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7

Emily Krieger

Emily Krieger is a writer, an editor, and a fact-checker specializing in science and children’s nonfiction. She has fact-checked the capital of Kyrgyzstan and other countries for the National Geographic Bee; amassed amazing tidbits about bugs, birds, and brains for 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!); interviewed scientists about Bigfoot and George Washington’s dentures for the book Myths Busted! (named the Fifth to Sixth Grade Book of the Year in the Children’s Choice Book Awards); and pondered alien and ancient life while editing Science News for Students.

National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids believes in the awesome power of science, exploration, and storytelling, and our children’s books bring the best of this incredible world directly to readers’ hands. Fun, colorful, and jam-packed with cool info, Nat Geo Kids books are also fact-checked, expert-reviewed, and 100 percent human-made—and from the only kids’ brand with roots in a world-class scientific organization. From leveled readers to photo-rich almanacs and from baby animals to dangerous dinosaurs, Nat Geo Kids has a book that will spark curiosity and ignite wonder in every young explorer!