We’re celebrating 11 seasons of the Greeking Out podcast with a special guest: Percy Jackson and the Olympians author Rick Riordan. Plus, a Greek god personality quiz for your young mythology aficionado and some dino fun.

ZEUS RUINS EVERYTHING

This new episode of Greeking Out proves that just because Zeus is king of the Greek gods doesn’t make him smart or good or right. Cohosted by mythology mastermind Rick Riordan, “Zeus Ruins Everything” explores the stories behind four of the planet Jupiter’s moons: Europa, Io, Kallisto, and Ganymede. (Jupiter is the Roman god of the sky and thunder, similar to the Greek god Zeus.)

QUIZ: WHICH GREEK GOD ARE YOU MOST LIKE?

Are your kids fierce and focused, or dreamy and dramatic? Grab your youngsters and show them this just-for-fun personality quiz to find out which ancient Greek god or goddess they’re most like. To start, have them answer this question: 

How would your friends describe your personality?

A. go with the flow
B. generous
C. stubborn
D. determined
E. confident
F. smart

DINO-MAY-NIA

In the Australian outback, sheep and cattle ranchers stumbled on an ancient bone bed—and uncovered Australia’s biggest known dinosaur (above). With upper leg bones at least 6.2 feet long, this supersize sauropod nicknamed “Cooper” might’ve weighed more than three loaded garbage trucks. Get to know Cooper, and discover more incredible dinosaur news stories this dino-May-nia.

Hey, subscriber! Don’t let your young reader miss these cool articles! (Not a subscriber? You can still explore these topics through the links below!)    

• Get a behind-the-scenes look at the journey of giant pandas Bao Li (BOW lee) and Qing Bao (ching BOW) as they traveled from China to Washington, D.C.
•  How did ancient Romans use this Swiss-Army-knife-type tool? 
•  Join hurricane-hunting scientists aboard a flight to track Hurricane Milton.
•  Tossing, sponging, mud-ring feeding—these are all methods that bottlenose dolphins use to catch their dinner. Readers will play a seafood smackdown game to match a prey animal to one of the feeding strategies that dolphins use to hunt it.
•  Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Shrimp: Tiny peacock mantis shrimp will knock you out!    

ART ZONE ALERT!

To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we’re asking our readers to draw their own Nat Geo Kids magazine cover—they choose the stories, the animals, and the design. 

Kids can send us their original drawings to: 

Nat Geo Kids—Cover Art Zone
P.O. Box 98002
Washington, DC 20090-8002

Submissions should include the child’s name, address, phone number, date of birth, a title for the drawing, a statement that it is their own work, and the name of their parent or guardian. The parent or guardian must sign a release for publication if the illustration is selected. Submissions become the property of National Geographic Partners, and all rights thereto are transferred to National Geographic Partners. Submissions cannot be acknowledged or returned. Selection will be at the discretion of Nat Geo Kids. 

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