Did you know beluga sturgeons are apex predators? They can even swallow prey whole! Reluctant readers will learn all about these impressive creatures in this hi-lo title. Alongside engaging text and high-quality photos, readers will encounter special features that highlight the size, appearance, conservation status, and more. By the time readers finish this title, they will be ready to dive in to learn more about fearsome fish!
Arapaimas are fearsome predators. They lurk in the waters of the Amazon, ready to devour any prey they see with their large, powerful mouths! In this book, reluctant readers will learn all about arapaimas and their life in the Amazon through leveled text and vibrant photographs. Special features such as a size comparison chart, identification chart, and record catch will reel readers in and leave them wanting to learn more!
American paddlefish are the oldest surviving animal species in North America! In this title, readers will learn about this and other fascinating facts about these ancient beasts. Vivid images and hi-lo text draw readers in, and special features highlight the size, appearance, and conservation status of these magnificent creatures!
With their sharp teeth, tough scales, and large bodies, it is easy to see why people mistake alligator gars for their namesake! In this hi-lo title, readers will learn about the appearance, behavior, and diet of these massive fish. Features highlight a record fish, compare fish sizes, and more. This book is sure to keep readers hooked!
Red foxes and fishers are well adapted to hunting in the North American woodlands. If these two predators fought, would the red fox’s stealthy ambush claim victory? Or would the fisher’s aerial attack take the win? In this hi-lo title, readers will learn more about these animals' strong weapons and attack moves. Special features include profiles for each animal’s size, range, habitats, and more. Readers are sure to be engaged in this battle between fluffy fiends!
When peregrine falcons and red-tailed hawks clash, fighting takes flight! These speedy fliers are both adept at catching and piercing their prey with sharp talons. What would happen if they fought each other? Facts about these birds’ attacks and secret weapons are the foundation for this hi-lo title. Captivating spreads and engaging text bring the battle to life! Special features include profiles for each animal’s size, range, habitats, and more. This fierce battle will have readers hooked!
African deserts and grasslands are a good place to find a variety of predators. Caracals rely on sharp claws and soft footsteps to pull off successful ambushes. But black mambas take down their prey with speed and a venomous bite! Who would win in a battle between these two fighters? Engaging text and vibrant photos work together in this hi-lo title to introduce these creatures and their fighting moves. Special features include profiles that highlight each animal’s size and habitat, fun facts, and more. Which will win, paws or poison? Readers won’t want to miss the answer!
The rain forests of South America are home to some creepy crawlers. Amazonian giant centipedes bite and paralyze their prey. But the venom from the Brazilian wandering spider is also deadly to prey. With venom against venom, which of these deadly insects would come out on top? Hi-lo readers will learn more about these insects’ secret weapons and attacks through captivating text and vibrant imagery. Special features include profiles on the size, habitat, and range of these animals. Readers will not want to miss this fierce battle!
African savannas are home to quite a few speedy predators. African wild dogs are small. What they lack in size they make up for in numbers and stamina. But can agile leopards outmatch the dogs? Who would win in a fight? In this hi-lo title, adventurous readers will learn about the secret weapons and attacks of these fighters. Special features include animal profiles highlighting size, habitat, speed, and more. Vibrant text and action-packed photos will engage any adventurous reader!
Many fierce predators lurk just below the ocean’s surface. Saltwater crocodiles use their strong jaw and huge teeth to latch on tight. But there’s no escape once a hammerhead shark has pinned its prey! Captivating text and vibrant visuals combine to breathe life into these oceanic opponents. This title also boasts a plethora of special features from fun facts and animal profiles to tooth size and secret weapons. When land and sea go head-to-head, who will be victorious? No matter the outcome, this title will be a total knockout for adventurous hi-lo readers!
TikTok has taken over the world! This popular app is full of entertainment, tutorials, famous faces, and more. Through leveled text and engaging photos, this book explores TikTok’s rise, from its early days to its latest trends. Features map the brand’s headquarters, highlight viral TikToks, show off ways fans engage with the brand, and more. This title is sure to interest young readers who can’t help themselves from scrolling through TikTok!
For Wolf, saving the planet means first saving his family from self-inflicted disaster. Wolf’s mother is obsessed with saving the world’s honeybees, so it’s not too surprising when she announces that she’s taking her Save the Bees show on the road—with the whole family. Wolf thinks it’s a terrible plan, and not just because he’ll have to wear a bee costume—in public. He likes his alternative school and hates the idea of missing weeks of classes. His teenage stepsister doesn’t want to leave her boyfriend, and one of his little half-sisters has stopped talking altogether, but Wolf’s mom doesn’t seem to notice. She’s convinced that the world is doomed unless ordinary people take extraordinary action.
This amazing part of the northeast Pacific Ocean is home to some of the planet's mightiest and most beloved residents: whales, sea lions, dolphins, orcas, sea otters and wild salmon. Filled with spectacular images of this largely unknown part of the world, the book also explores the uncertain future of the Great Bear Sea in this age of climate change, overfishing, pipelines and oil tankers. Can a rainforest full of rare spirit bears, fishing wolves and great grizzlies survive without a Great Bear Sea to feed and nourish it?
There are almost eight billion people alive today. Having that many people in the world puts pressure on both social and natural resources, and we have to ask ourselves difficult questions like, What is our fair share? And how do we share more equitably? Ours to Share starts by giving an overview of human population growth, from the time when there were only a few hundred thousand people until now. The book goes on to examine some of the inequities that happen between people when natural and social resources are stressed and provides examples of people who have found innovative ways to share more equitably with their neighbors.
Orcas are found in every ocean on the planet, but can they survive their relationship with humans? Orcas Everywhere looks at how humans around the world (Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike) related to orcas in the past, how we relate to them now and what we can do to keep cetacean communities alive and thriving.
Flynn hates the outdoors. Always has. He barely pays attention in his Outdoor Ed class. He doesn’t understand why anybody would want to go hiking or camping. But when he gets lost in the wilderness behind his parents’ friends’ house, it’s surprising what he remembers—insulate your clothes with leaves, eat snow to stay hydrated, build a shelter, eat lichen—and how hopelessly inept he is at survival techniques.
Fourteen-year-old Maya sneaks out in her kayak before breakfast every day to check on a family of sea otters living in nearby Riley Bay. It's hard being an animal lover in a fishing family. The animals Maya loves threaten her family's livelihood, and Maya doesn't know if she can trust her family not to hurt them. She is determined to protect the sea otters, even if it means checking on them for the rest of her life. One morning, Maya discovers she's being watched. Who is it and what are they doing? Soon Maya has to trust someone as she gets caught in a dangerous race to save the sea otters - and her family's livelihood - from poachers.
Science fiction stories are about things that seem impossible, but might be possible one day. Explore aliens, time travel, and more before reading "The City" and seeing how the future might not be a great place to live.
Gone is Gone looks at why species become endangered, how scientists are learning about endangered wildlife, what people are doing to conserve species and ways young people can help. The book is richly illustrated with unique photos that Isabelle has taken over many years of observing endangered species in the field alongside the people who work to conserve them. Throughout, the author shares enchanting encounters and personal field stories: watching narwhals socialize in the Canadian Arctic, getting close to a Laysan albatross raising chicks on a remote Hawaiian island, spotting a rhinoceros on safari and even swimming with sea lions in the Galápagos Islands. Gone is Gone will inform, intrigue and inspire readers to take small steps toward big changes for endangered species around the world.
In the northwest corner of British Columbia, between the Alaska–BC border and the northern tip of Vancouver Island, lies a land of forest green and sparkling blue. From massive whales to tiny herring, spirit bears to sea wolves, an incredibly diverse array of wildlife calls this land home. Part of the largest coastal temperate rainforest in the world, the Great Bear Rainforest is one the last untouched places on Earth. Learn about the people who make their home in the Great Bear Rainforest and are committed to preserving and protecting it. Hear how Indigenous youth are coming together and taking responsibility for this place they call home. Learn more at greatbearrainforest.com
In the developed world, if you want a drink of water, you just turn on a tap or open a bottle. But for millions of families worldwide, finding clean water is a daily challenge, and kids are often the ones responsible for carrying water to their homes. Look at why the world’s water resources are at risk and how communities around the world are finding innovative ways to quench their thirst and water their crops.
Earthquakes are a terrifying yet fascinating force of nature. Seismologist Johanna Wagstaffe takes you through her own journey of understanding the earth beneath our feet. Along the way you’ll learn the science behind what makes the earth rumble and hear from kids around the world who have experienced the wonder, and terror, of an earthquake.
The climate crisis is the issue of our time. Scientists have warned for over 100 years that burning fossil fuels and destroying nature will warm the earth's atmosphere and affect the climate in adverse ways: more severe and intense storms, prolonged heat waves, drought, flooding, wildfires, rising sea levels and ocean acidification. Urgent Message from a Hot Planet: Navigating the Climate Crisis outlines the science behind global heating and its root causes, provides ways to take action and honors the efforts of the millions of youth and adult allies from around the world working tirelessly to make a difference. Their powerful message: do something now!
We're all connected to the ocean, and the ocean to us. The ocean provides half the oxygen we breathe; it feeds us, creates our weather and provides us with water. But we haven't been as kind to the ocean in return. The problems are many: pollution, overfishing, rising seas and acid waters. What can be done? Don't despair; take action. Dive In! explores our intimate connection with the ocean and provides every reader with an achievable set of actions that can help improve ocean health for our sake and the sake of the millions of marine plants and animals that share the planet with us. Filled with colorful photos and positive stories, Dive In! is as informative as it is inspirational.
Most of us see trees every day, and too often we take them for granted. Trees provide us with everything from food, fuel and shelter to oxygen and filtered water. Deep Roots celebrates the central role trees play in our lives, no matter where we live. Each chapter in Deep Roots focuses on a basic element—water, air, fire and earth—and explores the many ways in which we need trees to keep our planet healthy and livable. From making rain to producing fruit to feeding fish, trees play an integral role in maintaining vibrant ecosystems all over the world. Facts about trees and hands-on activities throughout help readers discover ways to get to know our giant neighbors better.
