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How can massive stones slide across the desert untouched? Can lightning really bounce like a ball? Why was it raining fish in Europe in 2004? Nature holds some of our world''s strangest mysteries. Some of the best minds on the planet have tried to explain these unsolved phenomena. With dramatic photos and intriguing theories, readers can go on an outdoor adventure to explore some of nature''s most puzzling mysteries.

Bizarre creatures are floating around in our oceans—squishy, slimy, spiky-headed monsters. And they''re not even grown up yet! These kids have to go through some drastic changes before they get to be adults. Everyone knows that caterpillars and tadpoles go through metamorphosis, but so do some of the most monstrous creatures under the sea.Take the spiky-headed zoea, somersaulting through the water on her way to becoming a blue crab. Or the gnathiid larva that sucks the fluid right out of a fish''s eyeball through his needle-like mouth. That is, until he''s full enough to become an adult that doesn''t eat anything. Or the moon jellyfish that starts off as a small, orange blob and eventually plants itself on the seafloor and produces not one but many adult jellyfish.Dive deep with these little monsters of the ocean to follow along as they go through drastic changes on their way to growing up.

Bizarre creatures are floating around in our oceans—squishy, slimy, spiky-headed monsters. And they''re not even grown up yet! These kids have to go through some drastic changes before they get to be adults. Everyone knows that caterpillars and tadpoles go through metamorphosis, but so do some of the most monstrous creatures under the sea.Take the spiky-headed zoea, somersaulting through the water on her way to becoming a blue crab. Or the gnathiid larva that sucks the fluid right out of a fish''s eyeball through his needle-like mouth. That is, until he''s full enough to become an adult that doesn''t eat anything. Or the moon jellyfish that starts off as a small, orange blob and eventually plants itself on the seafloor and produces not one but many adult jellyfish.Dive deep with these little monsters of the ocean to follow along as they go through drastic changes on their way to growing up.

An ALA Notable bookAn Orbis Pictus Recommended titleWhen Heather L. Montgomery sees a rattlesnake flattened on the side of the road, her first instinct is to pick it up and dissect it--she''s always wanted to see how a snake''s fangs retract when they close their mouths, and it''s not exactly safe to poke around in a live reptile''s mouth. A wildlife researcher with a special penchant for the animals that litter the roadways, Heather isn''t satisfied with dissecting just one snake. Her fascination with roadkill sets her off on a journey from her own backyard and the roadways of the American South to scientists and kids in labs and homes across the globe. From biologists who use the corpses of Tasmanian devils to investigate cures for a contagious cancer, to a scientist who discovered a whole new species of bird from a single wing left behind, to a boy rebuilding animal bodies from the bones up, to a restaurant that serves up animal remnants, Heather discovers that death is just the beginning for these creatures. This engaging narrative nonfiction is an eye-opening and irreverent look at the dead and dying animals that we pass by without a second thought--as well as a fascinating insight to the scientific research process.

Follow scientist Heather L. Montgomery into science labs, forests, hospitals, and landfills, as she asks: Who uses poo? A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020* “A well-stirred slurry of facts and fun.” -Kirkus Reviews, starred review* “Feces have lots of great stories to tell.” -BCCB, starred review* “Equal parts informative and grotesquely fascinating.” -School Library Journal, starred review“Excrement has never been so educational.” -BooklistPoop is disgusting, but it''s also packed with potential. One scientist spent months training a dog to track dung to better understand elephant birthing patterns. Another discovered that mastodon poop years ago is the reason we enjoy pumpkin pie today. And every week, some folks deliver their own poop to medical facilities, where it is swirled, separated, and shipped off to a hospital to be transplanted into another human. There''s even a train full of human poop sludge that''s stuck without a home in Alabama!This irreverent and engaging narrative nonfiction book shows that poop isn''t just waste-and that dealing with it responsibly is our duty.Read Who Gives a Poop? if you''re looking for:-a fresh, funny, engaging book packed with firsthand research-a book that shows the scientific method in action-approachable, inviting, high-interest nonfiction-the voice of "the female Bill Nye," or Mary Roach for kids

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionA Bank Street College School of Education Best Book of the Year 2025Alabama Authors Awards Children''s Books Winner* "A pathologically good time." -Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFollow the scientists studying animals and the germs that infect them in this full-color nonfiction book packed with comic-style art.When a super sickness lands on the land, when a parasite becomes more than a pest, when an infection ignites an epidemic, what''s a body to do? Your body is an animal body, so why not ask the animals?Meet scientists around the world who are studying animals and the germs that attack them. From fungus-ridden frogs with fevers to bacteria-resistant buzzards and everything in-between, animals have A LOT to teach us about infections. But-reader beware!!-the story of germs is filled with twists and turns.In this fascinating, highly visual nonfiction book packed with colorful, comic-style art, you''ll discover not only the cool ways that animal bodies (and our bodies) fight back against pesky pathogens, but also the amazing and surprising ways we can learn to work together with germs.Sick! The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs is written by Heather L. Montgomery with graphic novel-style art from Lindsey Leigh.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionA Bank Street College School of Education Best Book of the Year 2025Alabama Authors Awards Children''s Books Winner* "A pathologically good time." -Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFollow the scientists studying animals and the germs that infect them in this full-color nonfiction book packed with comic-style art.When a super sickness lands on the land, when a parasite becomes more than a pest, when an infection ignites an epidemic, what''s a body to do? Your body is an animal body, so why not ask the animals?Meet scientists around the world who are studying animals and the germs that attack them. From fungus-ridden frogs with fevers to bacteria-resistant buzzards and everything in-between, animals have A LOT to teach us about infections. But-reader beware!!-the story of germs is filled with twists and turns.In this fascinating, highly visual nonfiction book packed with colorful, comic-style art, you''ll discover not only the cool ways that animal bodies (and our bodies) fight back against pesky pathogens, but also the amazing and surprising ways we can learn to work together with germs.Sick! The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs is written by Heather L. Montgomery with graphic novel-style art from Lindsey Leigh.