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*A beautifully illustrated guide to navigating using the natural world, by expert navigator and bestselling author Tristan Gooley*Learn the lost art of outdoor navigation . . .Our surroundings are full of wonders. You only need to step outside your door to discover seas of trees changing hues in the autumn sunshine, or rivers teeming with life.Imagine if we could use the beauty we see every day to navigate our way through the world. By uncovering the sceret clues and signs of nature, this book will teach you how to . . .- Turn a hillside into a compass- Spot a constellation that will take you on a path home- Use the bark of a tree to find your way out of the deep dark woods- Watch as clouds make a map of the worldWith many more tips and tricks and skills to unearth, this book will give you everything you need to become a true natural detective.

This beautifully illustrated book pairs poetry with non-fiction, telling the fascinating stories of the animals who have found homes in our city landscapes across the world, from the pythons traveling Singapore's sewers to the monkeys living in India's temples.Humans may have built towns and cities, but we aren’t the only ones who live in them. Given the smallest chance – a park, a garden, a window box; a basement, a subway tunnel, a bridge – wildlife manages to survive in the city.Among colourful illustrated pages buzzing with city life and animal activity, you'll discover the host of wild animals who live among humans: butterflies, bats, spiders, honeybees, coyotes and more. Each animal’s story is told through a short poem accompanied by an informational paragraph. Some poems are comical, some poignant, and all make the reader see the world in a different way.After a rousing exploration of animal life, find definitions of the various types of poetry forms used in the book: haiku, cinquain, sonnet, terza rima, villanelle, triolet, reverso, acrostic and free verse.Look around – you may discover neighbours you didn't know you had!

Prepare to have your mind blown! As you explore ten of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries, you'll witness a UFO encounter, search for the lost city of Atlantis, tour a haunted house and discover the kraken's true form.Learn how sightings of flying saucers and stories of alien abductions can be explained by sleep paralysis, false memories and hypnosis. Find out what pareidolia is and how this psychological phenomenon may explain some ghost sightings. Explore possible real locations for the lost city of Atlantis. Beautiful, haunting illustrations set the mood and spark the imagination.​Along the way, you'll use the scientific method and sharp thinking to separate fact from fiction and explain the unexplainable.Discover the fascinating truth surrounding these mysteries and legends:Alien abductions, including the Roswell incidentPsychicsMysterious disappearances, including plane MH370ZombiesAncient aliens, including the Nazca LinesCurses, including King Tut's tombMonsters of the Deep, including Nessie the Loch Ness monsterThe search for AtlantisGhosts and haunted mansionsBigfootThe perfect gift for students of the paranormal, aspiring mythbusters or anyone with a curious mind, this book will fascinate and shock in equal measure!

A richly illustrated nonfiction picture book celebrating how scientists and activists can work together to create change and protect wildlife, making the world safer for creatures both big and small.How do you save a species? Start at the edges of the food chain.In the 1950s, the brown pelican went from thriving to barely surviving. The culprit was DDT: a harmful pesticide that seeped into soil, spread in the water, festered in small fish, and ultimately caused the pelican population to plummet. Scientists sounded the alarm, but faced pushback from farmers who relied on DDT to control pesky pests. It required many voices joining together, demanding change, before the government took action. Thanks to these efforts, we now have the EPA and the Endangered Species Act, which continue to protect wildlife threatened by climate change.This thrilling and inspirational nonfiction picture book introduces young readers to bioaccumulation, endangered species, and one of the biggest grassroots movements of our time. It connects the success of the pelican’s regrowth with conservation efforts in place today, such as pollinator gardens, wildlife corridors, and much more.Sweeping illustrations depict the brown pelican’s journey from near extinction to a robust, populous species. Back matter includes more details on the EPA, a glossary, and an index.

An outstanding STEM picture book documenting the transformation of an aircraft carrier that was gutted and turned into the world’s largest artificial reef.What happens when something designed to be unsinkable gets bombed to the bottom of the ocean floor? With careful preparation, new life can take root!This incredible story brings young readers along on the journey of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany—the Mighty O—as it gets stripped down to a steel shell for a new life below the waves. After 25 years of service, launching more aircraft than any other carrier of its time, the ship found a new mission as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida. The Mighty O was prepped and reefed by a team of more than 150 scientists, engineers, and technicians. Today, it is home to a flourishing variety of marine animals. Designed to encourage regrowth and protect vulnerable marine life, artificial reefs are a crucial tool in the fight against overfishing, pollution, and warming water temperatures. Extensive back matter reveals more about the Mighty O’s history, the diseases eating away at the world’s natural reef systems, and the role artificial reefs play under the sea, and budding marine biologists will love poring over the exquisite illustrations.Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on.A Cook Prize Silver MedalistA Crystal Kite Midwest Region Honor BookA Utah Beehive Award NomineeA Green Earth Book Award Recommended TitleA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA Science Friday Best Science Book For KidsAn ALA Top 10 Sustainability Themed Children's Book of the YearA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionA Horn Book Fanfare BookA CCBC Choices BookA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the YearA Connecticut Nutmeg Book List SelectionA Washington, D.C. Capitol Choices List Selection

Discover real-life stories of treasures lost, stolen and found where YOU become the treasure hunter!Discover a message in a bottle that appears to be from the ghost of Captain William Kidd - the infamous pirate and now, it would seem, thief! Follow a breadcrumb trail of intriguing clues left by the treasure-hungry thief as he travels the world attempting to steal great artefacts, paintings, gold and more. The Treasure Hunt takes you on an epic adventure, where you will find out how to decipher tricky codes and uncover heart-stopping accounts of how famous treasures were lost, found or stolen!Crack the codes to turn the page and travel from country to country. But be warned - some treasures may never be found ...

Every year great blue herons return to the same nesting grounds, squawking over the best nests, making repairs, and preparing for little herons in a seemingly choreographed display. Discover the habitat and routines of these stunning birds with this up-close perspective. Poetic text paired with factual sidebars and rich, kid-friendly illustrations make this a perfect read for bird loving readers of all ages.

Travel back in time to discover secrets of mummies and other human remains from around the world in this fascinating book, publishing 100 years after the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb.From ancient Egyptian mummies and European bog bodies to the plaster citizens of Pompeii, painted people of the Steppe and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book reveals what scientists and experts have uncovered about our ancestors' lives from the bodies they left behind. Find out what these people ate, wore, believed in, enjoyed doing and much, much more in this unique and stunningly illustrated book.With an engaging text by Matt Ralphs, written in consultation with experts from the British Museum, and beautiful, respectful artwork by Gordy Wright, this is a book that will delight and inspire anyone aged 9+ with an interest in history, archaeology and anthropology.

An awe-inspiring, deep-sea‑themed picture book that explores the mysterious marine life that dwells within and below the waves, all the way to the very bottom of the ocean!Dive into this compelling, content‑rich nonfiction picture book and find yourself on an underwater adventure: a marine mission that takes you past reefs, beyond the near‑shore sea floor, down, down, down through the sunlight layer, the twilight layer, the midnight zone—all the way (as in seven miles!) down to the bottom of the ocean!Keep your eyes peeled—if you're lucky, you might see a 400-year-old shark, a dumbo octopus, or . . . a xenophyophore! Layer by layer, you will get to know all of the mysterious sea life that dwells in the deepest depths while finding out just how interconnected—and crucial—the ocean’s ecosystems really are.