National Geographic Explorer (Student Magazine)

Parents:

Subscriptions NG Kids Shop

NationalGeographic.com

Stirring ingredients into your vocabulary doesn't have to be an ordeal. Just follow this route to our glossary. We add new words for each issue.

> > Yellowstone
> > Odd Couples
> > Vikings
> > Lemurs
> > Dragonflies

> > Complete Archive

Street: � Corbis

Spider: � R. R. Jackson

Bee: Meul/ARCO/Nature Picture Library

Aurora: � Patrick J. Endres

The Great Quake
Travel back in time. Explore the powerful earthquake that toppled San Francisco.


	CREEPY CRAWLER National Geographic explorers have discovered a spider with a creepy craving. The East African jumping spider loves human blood. There�s just one problem. It can't suck blood from people. It get its bloody meal secondhand. Learn how on page 2 of our April 2006 issue. Explore More NG Channel: Spider Photos Come face-to-fang with spiders in these amazing pictures. Jumping Spiders of America North of Mexico Discover jumping spiders that live near you.


	PLANT PARTNERS Plants may seem harmless. They don't have long teeth or sharp claws. Yet plants can play tricks. Some plants use pretty flowers to charm birds. Some make juice that bugs like. Others grow seeds that hook onto fur and clothes. Why? Find out on page 4 of our April 2006 issue. Explore More NG Game: Plant Power Explore the great, green world of plants. Kids' Valley Garden Want to grow some plants of your own? Get great tips for choosing and planting plants.


	SKY LIGHTS By day and by night, the sky puts on amazing light shows. Auroras color the sky with curtains of light in the far north and south. Rainbows and halos can be seen anywhere, but the conditions have to be just right. Rainbows need light and rain while halos require light and ice. Go behind the scenes of these dazzling shows on page 18 of our April 2006 issue. Explore More NG Quick Flick: Rainbows Travel to the end of the rainbow in this fun cartoon. The Aurora Page Find facts and see photos of auroras.