Gameshow host Alex B. Busbee challenges kids with questions about the compelling content in the new Almanac 2020 during The Amazing Awesome Almanac 2020 Game Show at National Geographic in Washington, D.C. for the kids of Nat Geo staff during Take Your Kids to Work Day on April 25, 2019.
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When National Geographic celebrated Take Your Kids to Work Day at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., on April 25, staff brought their children to the office for a fun and educational day learning about the organization and meeting the people who make it all happen!
Explorer Jonathan Kolby takes questions from kids.
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The day began with National Geographic Explorer Jonathan Kolby, a biologist and ecologist specializing in wildlife conservation, who dazzled the crowd with stories of his favorite charismatic amphibians while teaching them how to keep the frogs they love from croaking.
Gameshow host Alex B. Busbee challenges kids with questions about the compelling content in the new Almanac 2020 during The Amazing Awesome Almanac 2020 Game Show at National Geographic in Washington, D.C. for the kids of Nat Geo staff during Take Your Kids to Work Day on April 25, 2019.
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To kick off the afternoon, Nat Geo Kids presented "Amazing Awesome Almanac 2020 Game Show," which was a fun, interactive show celebrating the all-new 10th anniversary edition of the bestselling Kids Almanac. Nat Geo Kids also announced the winner of its “Lions Forever” poster contest, which asked readers to create original artwork celebrating their love of lions.
National Geographic studio photographer Becky Hale demonstrates photography to kids in the photo studio.
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Later, the visiting children stopped by the photography studio for a demonstration on how National Geographic photographers use light to create images for the magazine. Kids also had the chance to visit the National Geographic beehive and go behind the scenes of National Geographic Kids magazine to learn how the publication is made and help pick out a future cover!
Other activities included a scavenger hunt at the National Geographic Museum’s Queens of Egypt exhibit, a watch party of some of the best Nat Geo Kids videos, and a visit to the National Geographic Library to catch up on the latest Nat Geo Kids books.