National Geographic Kids Just Joking 3: 300 Hilarious Jokes About Everything, Including Tongue Twisters, Riddles, and More!

by Ruth Musgrave, National Geographic Kids (Editor)

Q: What sound to porcupines make when they kiss?
A: Ouch!

Q: What do you get from a cow after an earthquake?
A: A milkshake!

Q: Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants?
A: In case he got a hole in one.

Packed with even more of the silly jokes that kids love, including knock-knocks, tongue twisters, riddles, traditional question and answer jokes, and more,  Just Joking 3  will be presented in National Geographic Kids' colorful, photo-driven style. Laughing animals, funny people, and other colorful photos are paired with each joke, adding an extra laugh on each page. National Geographic Kids' signature square trim size and candy-colored palette make this fun-filled book perfect for tossing into a backpack to share with friends at school or camp.

Genres: Humor, Animals, Nonfiction, Childrens, Jokes, Science

208 pages, Library Binding

First published March 12, 2013

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing and super fun for kids and adults :) A great laugh

[Caleb · Rating 5 out of 5]

National Geographic Kids Just Joking 3 is an amazing book full of hilarious jokes. 300 to be exact. Out of all the national geographic joke books that I have read, I think that this one is the best. This book is a book packed to the edges with animal jokes that will make you fall to the ground laughing. The tongue twisters make you think that they are impossible and the riddles are very fun and hard.

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Filled with silly, punny jokes, tricky tongue twisters, big colorful photos, and science trivia, this is a fun book for children.

[Betsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son loves these books. We started reading National Geographic Kids books when he was about six (he's nine now) and I can honestly say that these books have been instrumental in teaching him to read. One weekend, the child actually read a 300 pg. book (one from the Weird, But True Series) to my husband and I over the course of two days - 50 pg.s three times a day until he'd finished. I mention this because last year my son was sent to a reading specialist because his teacher was concerned that he was reading below his age-level. Although I was happy for him to receive the extra attention from the specialist, I always doubted that he had any real problems reading because he read the Nat'l Geo books to us constantly. Thankfully, I was right. He no longer sees the reading specialist, reads above his grade-level, and even reads out-loud to his classmates at lunchtime.

Why is this so important? Because kids are often labeled as poor readers when it's not that they can't read, but rather that they simply aren't interested in what they are being given to read. My teen-age step-daughter grew up thinking that she was a poor reader, too. That all changed when I gave her the Twilight Series. She read the last book, "Breaking Dawn," (756 pages) in less than 48 hours!

There are several elements that make the Nat'l Geo series so appealing, particularly to elementary aged boys. The layouts are very simple, not cluttered. Each joke (or fact in the Weird, But True Series) is only one or two sentences long. The font is much larger than what you would find in a typical chapter book designed for this age group. And the visual images are excellent - exciting, funny, interesting - they immediately draw the reader in, curious to find out more.

The Just Joking Series is one of my son's favorites. We'd previously purchased the first book in the series and my husband and I had each spent several evenings with my son taking turns with him reading the jokes aloud and cracking each other up. We purchased the box set (includes books 1-3) in September for his birthday and are almost through the other two books, as well. We've also pre-ordered "Just Joking #4."

The jokes in these books are mostly very funny, very clean, and only occasionally so dumb that they merit the buzzer sound (think "America's Got Talent"). The joke books also include several tongue twisters. Truthfully, our son doesn't really care for these, but the jokes more than make up for this.

Of all the joke books we've got, these are our favorites. As a parent, teacher, library volunteer, and chairperson of my son's Scholastic Book Fairs, I can definitely recommend both the boxed set and the individuals titles in the series for lower elementary-aged children.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another installment of animal-related jokes, riddles, and tongue twisters, this collection features large, colorful upclose photographs of a host of animals including chameleons, swans, roosters, elephants and owls. Some of the animals' poses encourage laughter. There are a few funny photographs of humans included too, and they, too, relate to the jokes being told. Children won't be the only audience for this title, which is filled with really funny pictures and jokes. One of my favorites ones has to do with the use of Spacebook by aliens trying to keep in touch with friends (p. 14). This is definitely a page-turner, and it won't stay on the shelves for very long.

[Maria L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute little book to read to give your brain a break from all the serious stuff

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun and lighthearted joke book that includes very informative facts and beautiful pictures of numerous animals, insects, and more!

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Animal jokes accompanied by facts and beautiful photography!

[Maija · Rating 4 out of 5]

I laughed at these goofy jokes. I hope some of my kids will read this book and tell them to me.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

a favorite of my 8 year-old

[Kelly Ye · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is funny, except when you don't get the joke. Then there is nobody to explain it to you, and you feel confused and wonder about it.