"Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration--a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets. In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the dramatic...

Sent outside by their mother on a rainy day, a child is dismayed when their handheld game falls into the pond before they encounter giant snails, wet mushrooms, and other elements that awaken them to the sensory aspects of nature.

Britannica's huge, authoritative, and lavishly illustrated question and answer book will satisfy even the most curious kids, with over 100 questions verified by Britannica experts. Spanning a range of topics, this book provides clear and accessible explanations--and even explores some of the mysteries that experts are still trying to solve!

A madcap tale of persistence and learning follows a territory war between a girl who would protect her teacup bird-feeder and a hungry squirrel who chases away the birds to claim all the peanuts for himself, a rivalry that escalates into an obstacle course and an unexpected compromise.

Through vignettes and mini stories, LEGO minifigures present facts about subjects ranging from science and technology to history and popular culture

Meet Sun: He's a star! And not just any star--he's one in a billion. He lights up our solar system and makes life possible. Rich with kid-friendly facts and beautifully illustrated.

A widowed astrobiologist and single father to a troubled son contemplates an experimental neurofeedback treatment that trains the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother’s brain.

The author discusses his time spent ten thousand feet above ground as a fire lookout in a remote part of New Mexico, a job where he witnessed some of the most amazing phenomena nature has to offer.