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A stirring invitation to leap, dive, soar, plunge and thrill to the natural world’s wonders and glories. --Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW

What do you want to be when you grow up? is a question kids get asked over and over. But very few connections are made for kids between the present and the future. This book shows kids a pathway from their current interests and talents to a future career or interest. And in so doing, it also encourages adventure, exploration, and discovery, three core principles of National Geographic's mission. It's a celebration of possibility--so simple and so profound.

Jumping in puddles can inspire scuba diving. Dirty hands can lead to dinosaur bones! Backyard star-gazing inspires future astronauts. Perfectly selected photos make the connections compelling and the future real for kids, then rich back matter brings the message home with inspirational quotes from the real-life adventurers pictured in the images. Grown-ups won't be ab

The World Is Waiting For You Stories Poems

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    A Hardback by Barbara Kerley, National Geographic Kids

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      Publisher: National Geographic Kids
      Publication Date: 12/03/2013
      ISBN13: 9781426311147, 978-1426311147
      ISBN10: 1426311141

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A stirring invitation to leap, dive, soar, plunge and thrill to the natural world’s wonders and glories. --Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW

      What do you want to be when you grow up? is a question kids get asked over and over. But very few connections are made for kids between the present and the future. This book shows kids a pathway from their current interests and talents to a future career or interest. And in so doing, it also encourages adventure, exploration, and discovery, three core principles of National Geographic's mission. It's a celebration of possibility--so simple and so profound.

      Jumping in puddles can inspire scuba diving. Dirty hands can lead to dinosaur bones! Backyard star-gazing inspires future astronauts. Perfectly selected photos make the connections compelling and the future real for kids, then rich back matter brings the message home with inspirational quotes from the real-life adventurers pictured in the images. Grown-ups won't be ab

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