“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 able to resist sharing this inspirational message with kids, and kids won’t be able to resist the invitation to let their imaginations run wild.
Great Real World Pics The World is Waiting for You by Barbara Kerley leans more to the baby book style. It is very simple in that there are only a few words on each page and very big photographs. This book is composed of National Geographic photographs with one person exploring some aspect of nature. Photos include: looking outside of a window, walking through the forest, playing in water, swimming with dolphins, playing in the mud, digging up bones, gazing at the stars, outer space, mountains, trees, cliffs,…
A Great Book! This is a National Geographic book. I would like to take a quote from the book written by John M . Farley Jr. , who is the CEO and chairman of the Board of National Geographic Society. “. . . The world is filled with incredible sights, grand adventures, and new things to learn everyday. We want to bring you around the world, showing you endless possibilities and all that your future has to offer. The explorers you’ve met on these pages were once kids, just like you- kids who stayed curious and…
Beautiful and inspiring The World is Waiting for You is a visual treat with an inspiring message. Anyone would expect a book offered by National Geographic to include amazing photos, and this one does not disappoint. From the poignant picture of a young boy looking out a window, through photos of Sylvia Earle diving with dolphins, to a truly majestic image of a mountain climber dangling from a rope, these pictures take the reader on a world tour that even includes a view from space.