National Geographic Kids Book Club

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Some scary stories are more than just tall tales. This spine-tingling collection of TRUE terrors and haunting legends is perfect for Halloween—and thrills and chills all year long.

This book is not for the faint of heart…but for those brave enough, a bone-chilling, globe-trotting adventure awaits.

 

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lowkey_amy lowkey_amy

TYSM YALL FOR 200 FOLLOWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wolfy_blue wolfy_blue

NO PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! THAT'S GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gold3nglare gold3nglare

YOUR WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dream_beyond dream_beyond

Ok... so like I said about the longest word umm it is really long and like I am not joking at all! It would take me forever to get the whole word posted so I figured that I will just post part of the word: methionyl​threonyl​threonyl​glutaminyl​alanyl​prolyl​threonyl​phenyl​alanyl​threonyl​glutaminyl​prolyl​leucyl​glutaminyl​seryl​valyl​valyl​valyl​leucyl​glutamyl​glycyl​seryl​threonyl​alanyl​threonyl​phenyl​alanyl​glutamyl​alanyl​histidyl​isoleucyl​seryl​glycyl​phenyl​alanyl​prolyl​valyl​prolyl​glutamyl​valyl​seryl​tryptophyl​phenyl​alanyl​arginyl​aspartyl​glycyl​glutaminyl​valyl​isoleucyl​seryl​threonyl​seryl​threonyl​leucyl​prolyl​glycyl​valyl​glutaminyl​isoleucyl​seryl​phenyl​alanyl​seryl​aspartyl​glycyl​arginyl​alanyl​lysyl​leucyl​threonyl​isoleucyl​prolyl​alanyl​valyl​threonyl​lysyl​alanyl​asparaginyl​seryl​glycyl​arginyl​tyrosyl​seryl​leucyl​lysyl​alanyl​threonyl​asparaginyl​glycyl​seryl​glycyl​glutaminyl​alanyl​threonyl​seryl​threonyl​alanyl​glutamyl​leucyl​l... to be continued
jazmine2008 jazmine2008

wow that is awesome!! i would have never think of the longest word in the world. 👍👍👍💖💖
gold3nglare gold3nglare

You could just copy and paste instead of typing. Just a suggestion. ALSO, that is very long. The longest word in the English Alphabet, I believe, has 46 letters! Maybe more, I forgot.
zegendoflelda zegendoflelda

It is insanely long! The second longest word I know and the longest word I can say is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, but that doesn't even come close to this! I made a slideshow about long words a while ago (I was in like third grade so some of the words aren't really long) and I put that on the front slide because it wouldn't even fit! I looked at it again now and it says it has 1,909 letters! It makes you wonder who went and said "Yes, let's make a 2,000 letter word that takes hours to pronounce"
dream_beyond dream_beyond

Sorry I had no more space left... so? Could you say the word? I put it in google translate and that was a mistake because it just kept talking!!! (actually) I am still listening to her and it is not stopping!
sa_kura sa_kura

Hello everyone! My name is Sakura (Not really lol) And I JUST joined DOGO! My bff, TeagyTornado101, told me to join so I decided to join! Fun facts about me: 1) Im 11. 2) Im from Ireland, Sweden, and ofc, the US! 3) My fave actor is Elizabeth Olsen from WanaVision! 4) My fave SHOW is WandaVision. 5) I want to be a writer or an actor when I grow up! I have a follower goal of 10 so when I get there, I'll tell yall my real name :) Thx! -SA_KURA
x_goddess_x x_goddess_x

Hey I want to be a writer as well! Have fun on dogo!
bsc bsc

Very cool!
dream_beyond dream_beyond

So I got this idea from @eagle_fan555 (thanks!) Which is the longest word in English is......pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis! I know, that is really long!!! I can't even say it! It's a lung disease that is also known as scoliosis. But the LONGEST word is actually a chemical...(i'm getting confused...) so the word has 189,819 letters in it!!!!🤯 Want to know what the word is? OK it will be in my NEXT FEW COMMENTS! Because the word is SUPER long!
zegendoflelda zegendoflelda

This word right here. This word is so long it took me three years to figure out how to spell. First of all, in case you wanna learn too, it's pronounced new-mon-oh-ul-truh-mike-row-scop-ic-sil-ic-oh-vol-cane-oh-coh-nigh-oh-sis. I hope that makes sense, English is a confusing language. Next, the best strategy is to break it down into parts. Just focus on spelling one part at a time, because really, it's just an extra crazy compound word! The first part is the hardest, but then it should be smooth sailing! Pneumono-ultra-microscopic-silico-volcano-coniosis (You can seperate "micro" and "scopic" if you want). Happy spelling!
alphawolf13 alphawolf13

Just took the Dino personality quiz! Results: Velociraptor!!!
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