Enter this year's 'Our Awesome Ocean Almanac Challenge' and take a deep dive into the ocean with videos and games!

Celebrate our ocean by sharing what’s amazing about your favorite ocean animal. You can show, tell, or do both! Each method will be judged separately. Each grand-prize winner will receive a library of National Geographic Kids books. 

* A parent/legal guardian must submit their child’s essay and entry form.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MANY WILL ENTER, FEW WILL WIN. Contest begins May 4, 2021 at 8 a.m. ET and ends December 1, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. and D.C. who are between 6 and 12 years of age at the time of entry. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE ENTRANT’S PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN. See Official Rules at natgeokids.com/almanac for complete details.

Ocean Wonders

The ocean is overflowing with amazing facts you probably didn’t know. Find out what they are on this episode of “Weird But True! Fast Facts.”

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  A Dolphin's Not a Fish

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  Meet an acrobatic fish called a mobula ray that likes to leap out of the sea in Baja, California

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  The Ultimate Book of Sharks

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  Ocean View

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  Brian Skerry: Swimming with Giants

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  Crashing a Beluga Whale Party

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  Bottlenose Dolphin

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  Discovering Dolphins

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What’s inside:

• Your World 2022
• Kids vs. Plastic
• Amazing Animals
• Science and Technology
• Culture Connection
• Fun and Games
• Space and Earth
• Awesome Exploration
• Wonders of Nature
• History Happens
• Geography Rocks