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Julie Beer

JULIE BEER is a long-standing contributor to National Geographic Kids. Her works include Penguins vs. Puffins, Piglets vs. Pugs, multiple books in the hit Weird But True! and 5,000 Awesome Facts series, This or That? 4, Get Outside Guide, and Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Birds, among others. She currently lives in northern California with her two daughters, a dog, a cat, and a guinea pig.
The Official National Geographic Kids Survival Guide
Yes! No? Maybe So...
Bite, Sting, Kill
National Geographic Kids Why? Animals
Kids vs. Plastic
Weird But True! Halloween
National Geographic Kids Pet Records
Brain Candy
Sharks vs. Sloths
Penguins vs. Puffins
This or That 4
Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Birds

Books

The Official National Geographic Kids Survival Guide
Yes! No? Maybe So...
Bite, Sting, Kill
National Geographic Kids Why? Animals
Kids vs. Plastic
Weird But True! Halloween
National Geographic Kids Pet Records
Brain Candy
Sharks vs. Sloths
Penguins vs. Puffins
This or That 4
Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Birds

Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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