Books published by publisher Voyageur Press

Experiment, learn, and imagine as you make the 20+ spinning, swimming, flying, and lurking creatures of Marvelous Makeable Monsters. What can a makeable monster do? They motor, inflate, wobble, drool, soar, and one of them can even do push-ups. Add a pair of wings, subtract a tentacle...the best thing about these monsters is that they're part experiment, part imagination, and 100 percent customizable. Author Sam Haynor draws on his experience with the San Francisco Exploratorium, Oakland Toy Lab, Goldieblocks, and designing STEAM curriculum to create projects packed with features. While, on the outside, most appear to be built completely from common craft materials, they contain circuits, levers, projectile-launchers, puzzles, and much more. The projects are safe and fun for younger kids working with adults, and most of them can be tackled by middle-graders with minimal adult help. Every land is filled with discovery:The Castle of Clouds features high-flying creatures that soar like airplanes and spin like helicopters.Dive into the sea and you'll find find fishy monsters illuminating the deep, while others motor across the surface.The Beastly Big Top is way more exciting than a human circus, with monsters that wobble around the ring (and toss things right back out). Carefully creep through the haunted caves, past monsters that build webs and lurk in the dark.This unique project book built for open-ended exploration is perfect for crafternoons, homeschool activities, and parties.

Right Whales covers the characteristics (life history, group life, reproduction, mortality) and ecology of these creatures. Phil Clapham also discusses the serious threats that right whales face, and informs readers about what can be done to protect them. Right Whales is a must-have for nature enthusiasts, environmentalists, and marine life lovers. This book is an excellent general introduction that’s full of fascinating facts and fabulous four-color photographs. It presents scientific insights and information in a way that is both readable and highly enjoyable for a popular audience.

In August, 1960, thousands of enthusiastic on-lookers gathered to witness the long-awaited introduction of John Deere's new four-cylinder tractors. Presented in archival photographs and ads, as well as contemporary color photography, this volume presents an inside look at how the tractors were designed and conceived, and discusses the managerial strife that made the New Generation (1960-72) tractors possible. Includes coverage of features and options. Standard hardware, as well as rare options, for the 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000 and Worldwide series tractors is covered in detail.

Left to rot and rust in a field, a sad little camper trailer feels discarded and worthless.Years ago Beatrice the Little Camper had a family who took her on many adventures. She looked forward to camping under the stars, telling stories by the campfire, and family road trips. But when the kids in her family grew up and moved away, she found herself forgotten and hidden behind an old barn.Feeling lonely and leaky and dreaming of s'mores, Beatrice meets the Tuffle family. Much to her surprise, they rescue her from a certain future in the scrap yard. After some TLC and help from the Tuffles, Beatrice is ready to take on the world!A great gift for picture book readers ages 3-5 (also adult vintage camper fans) who love stories of second chances, kindness, and cars!

With 43 beautiful full-color posters of horses of every breed, this book should find its way into the hands (and onto the walls) of horse lovers everywhere. All kinds of fascinating information about each breed appears on the back of the posters, and special perforated pages ensure that the pictures won’t rip when you tear them out to put them on your wall.

Alligators and crocodiles are among the oldest largest and most advanced reptiles on earth. Lurid accounts of encounters between humans and crocodilians have fascinated and horrified people over the centuries, and some truly monstrous creatures exist today. John and Deborah Behler have spent more than twenty years working with reptiles, and describe the history, habits and prospects for survival of the remaining twenty-three species of alligator, caiman, crocodile and gharial. Here too are breathtaking pictures of these awesome creatures by some of the world’s leading wildlife photographers.

Beavers, written in the very readable style for which Dr. Leonard Lee Rue is well-known, presents an engaging look at the life of beavers around the world. Focusing mainly on the North American beaver, Dr. Rue introduces you to the beaver’s way of life, one season at a time. You’ll learn about the beaver’s building projects (dams, lodges, burrows, channels, canals, and more), how they give birth and raise their young, and the relationship between beavers and humans.

Frogs have long played a role in tales of legend and lore--symbolizing fertility, omens, impending rain, and more. "Frogs" is an introduction to the world’s most fascinating frogs and toads, including detailed coverage of frog characteristics, their life cycle, musical repertoires, and conservation issues. David Badger’s entertaining text and John Netherton’s brilliant, up-close photographs bring these fascinating creatures to life as you’ve never seen them.

The millions of buffalo that once roamed across the North American continent were vitally important to the Native Americans, who relied on them for everything from food to spiritual beliefs. This book traces the cultural and natural history of the North American Bison, origins, life cycle, and folklore. It also describes the successful effort to save the buffalo in the twentieth century, and the place of the buffalo in North America today. “Buffalo” is a must-have for nature enthusiasts, environmentalists, and animal lovers. An excellent general introduction, it is full of fascinating facts and fabulous four-color photographs. Scientific insights and information are presented in a readable and highly enjoyable way for a popular audience. About the Author: Dr. Harold Picton, who recently retired from the faculty of Montana State University, received his B.S. in Fish and Wildlife Management from Montana State University in 1954, a M.S. in Fish and Wildlife Management from Montana State University in 1959, and a Ph.D. in Physiology from Northwestern University in 1964. His collaboration with colleagues in Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the U.S. Forest Service, and the National Park Service was the enabling force for many cooperative wildlife projects. Dr. Picton was honored by the Montana chapter of the Wildlife Society with the Distinguished Service Award for this outstanding work in the field of wildlife biology and management.