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  • National Parks of the USA

    Kate Siber, Chris Turnham

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, July 3, 2018)
    A 2019 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K–12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council). Take a tour of America's great outdoors and discover the beauty and diversity of its most iconic and majestic national parks. Packed with maps and fascinating facts about the flora and fauna unique to each of the 21 parks portrayed, this lushly illustrated coast-to-coast journey documents in large format the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places—and shows why they should be preserved for future generations to enjoy. Explore Florida's river-laced Everglades, travel down the white water rapids of the Grand Canyon, trek across the deserts of Death Valley, and scale the soaring summits of the Rocky Mountains with this book that brings you up close to nature's greatest adventures. Divided by region (East, Central, Rocky Mountains, West, Tropics, and Alaska), a pictographic map at the start of each section shows the locations of the parks to be covered. Each park is introduced by a stunning, poster-worthy illustration of one of its scenes and a summary of its makeup, followed by individual illustrations of the animals and plants that make their homes there. Captions provide captivating information about the wildlife. Did you know that Everglades National Park is home to marsh rabbits who paddle through its swamps searching for herbs, flowers, and other plants to nibble on? Or that the pronghorn antelope of Badlands National Park are the continent’s fastest land animals, sprinting up to 60 miles per hour to escape predators like bobcats and coyotes? A “Can you spot this…?” page at the back challenges you to find a pictured critter or plant for every letter of the alphabet.The parks include: Acadia, Badlands, Big Bend, Biscayne, Bryce Canyon, Channel Islands, Death Valley, Denali, Everglades, Glacier, Glacier Bay, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, Hawaii volcanoes, Isle Royale, Mesa Verde, Olympic, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Virgin Islands, Yellowstone, and Yosemite. A book to be treasured by children and adults alike, National Parks of the USA serves to inspire the adventuring naturalist in all of us. Brimming with facts, activities, and beautiful illustrations, the National Parks of the USA series of books immerses young people in the wonders of America’s outdoors. Learn about the wonderful wildlife, stunning scenery, and rare plants that inhabit these precious outdoor spaces. Celebrate these beautiful and rare locations, and be awed by the diversity and grandeur of the national parks’ living landscapes.
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  • The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 fact-filled maps!

    Gabrielle Balkan, Sol Linero

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, Oct. 1, 2015)
    A 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (National Council for the Social Studies-Children's Book Council)In 51 charmingly illustrated infographic maps, explore every state of the USA from Alabama to Wyoming and the nation’s capital to discover more than 2,000 facts that celebrate the people, cities, nature, and historic events that have helped make America what it is today. You'll also get an expansive guide to the state flags and US presidents. Ghost towns, swamp tours, the center of the universe…bacon donuts, brainy berries, salmon jerky…The French Fry King, The Mother of Oregon, The Queen of Blues…be inspired by the inventiveness, beauty, and diversity of the United States in this curious collection of fact-filled maps. On each wonderful map, find:A welcome box with a short introduction to the stateKey facts, including the capital; state bird, flower, and tree; and statehood orderState icons celebrating the state’s people, places, and historySix inspiring people who have a connection to the stateRegion spotlight bubbles to allow you to discover more about one particular placeA moments to remember box with a list of significant dates and their events in the state’s historyEach state’s map also contains information about which states it neighbors, its bodies of water and borders, as well as where it is situated in the country. Did you know that while Hawaii shares its border with no one, both Missouri and Tennessee border eight other states? Many state parks, battlefields, national forests, and reservations are also included to inspire you to respect and explore the great outdoors. So pack your bags and say later ‘gator…the great States await!
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  • The 50 States: Activity Book: Maps of the 50 States of the USA

    Gabrielle Balkan, Sol Linero

    Paperback (Wide Eyed Editions, June 7, 2016)
    Pack your bags and take the journey of a lifetime with this fun-filled activity book packed with maps, wildlife, people and places unique to America’s 50 states. In this summer companion to the popular smash-hit The 50 States, you can enjoy state trivia, picture scrambles, dot-to-dots, plus a double-sided fold-out map and more than 50 stickers included in this activity book like no other! Perfect for any long journeys – whether you're travelling the 50 states or not!
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  • The School of Numbers: Learn about Mathematics with 40 Simple Lessons

    Emily Hawkins, Daniel Frost

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, March 5, 2019)
    Greetings Cadet! Congratulations on being accepted into the prestigious Astro Academy for math! Now strap on your space boots, secure you helmet and let’s get ready for a mathematical journey like no other!Hop on board the spaceship School of Numbers and head off on an intergalactic mathematical journey that will introduce young readers to key concepts including arithmetic, shapes, fractions, percentages, and sequences. Six eccentric professors will teach budding space mathematic Cadets all there is to know about the world of numbers! Meet Captain Archimedes Brown who keeps everyone in order; Lois Carmen Denominator who’s got a passion for fractions; Di Ameter who’s a stickler for geometry; Al Jabra who loves algebra; Ava Ridge who’s looney for statistics; and last but certainly not least, Adam Up who just can’t get enough of arithmetic!Float into this gravity-free classroom, prepare yourself for antics aplenty and get ready to see math in action like never before.
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  • O is for Old School: A Hip Hop Alphabet for B.I.G. Kids Who Used to be Dope

    James Tyler, Ella Cohen

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, Oct. 4, 2018)
    O is for Old School takes you on an alphabetical journey through the most iconic words and phrases in hip-hop. You'll soon learn that for new parents these words have new meanings: now Peace comes at naptime, a Hood is worn on a head and when they Flow it’s going to get wet. This book is your chance to become the freshest parent in your playgroup; while your lil' one learns their ABCs like a G.
  • Atlas of Adventures: A collection of natural wonders, exciting experiences and fun festivities from the four corners of the globe

    Rachel Williams, Lucy Letherland

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, Aug. 6, 2015)
    A 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (National Council for the Social Studies-Children's Book Council)Set your spirit of adventure free with this lavishly illustrated trip around the world. Whether you're visiting the penguins of Antarctica, joining the Carnival in Brazil, or taking a canoe safari down the Zambezi River, this book brings together more than 100 activities and challenges to inspire armchair adventurers of any age. Celebrate the great diversity of our planet: with every turn of the page, you'll come across different animals, people, and sights unique to each of the locations. Look out for two adventurers in every scene as you travel through the book. Discover with them hundreds of things to spot and learn about.Each section begins with an infographic map of the region it explores, followed by richly detailed two-page spreads featuring its most fascinating locations. You’ll get to go to sleep under the Northern Lights, meet millions of monarch butterflies in the boreal forests of Mexico’s volcanic mountains, shower with an elephant in Chiang Mai, and go snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, among many other amazing adventures.Interesting facts and figures pepper the scenes. Did you know that London’s Big Ben clock bell weighs as much as a small elehant? Or that more than one-third of the world’s commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii? A “Can you find?” page at the back challenges you explore the pages even deeper by locating the pictured people, animals, and things. With epic adventures from the four corners of the globe and discoveries to be made on your own doorstep, this book will inspire you to set off on your own journey of discovery.
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  • Curiositree: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature - Jacket unfolds into a huge wall poster!

    AJ Wood, Mike Jolley, Owen Davey

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, July 12, 2016)
    A first introduction to the natural world that looks at the myriad ways in which plants and animals have adapted to give themselves the best chance of survival. Natural World explores and explains why living things look and behave the way they do in a series of visually compelling information charts.
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  • Atlas of Animal Adventures: A collection of nature's most unmissable events, epic migrations and extraordinary behaviours

    Rachel Williams, Emily Hawkins, Lucy Letherland

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, Sept. 9, 2016)
    From the team behind the best-selling Atlas of Adventures, this journey of discovery takes you in large format through 31 of nature’s most unmissable animal events from between the two poles, including epic migrations, extraordinary behaviors, and Herculean habits. There are hundreds of things to spot and facts to learn.Celebrate the incredible ways in which animals survive in the wild: with every turn of the page, you’ll meet another of nature’s most adventurous creatures, learning about their amazing behaviors and habitat.Each section begins with an infographic map of the region it explores, followed by richly detailed two-page spreads featuring its most fascinating creatures. You’ll get to run with the wildebeest in Kenya, nest with the puffins in Iceland, parade with the peacocks in India, hit the dance floor with the birds of paradise in New Guinea, and go north with the narwhals of Canada, among many other adventures. The quirky illustrations make the animals’ lives relatable to our own with humorous surprises: a drone bee delivering a bunch of flowers to his queen, polar bears using binoculars to watch for seals, cold-blooded iguanas basking in the sun on beach blankets.Interesting facts and figures pepper the scenes. Did you know that a Zambian fruit bat can gobble up to twice its body weight in fruit each night? Or that elephants have longer pregnancies than any other land animal—about 22 months!? Or that, at only one day old, a caribou calf can outrun a human? A “Can you find?” page at the back challenges you to explore the pages even deeper by locating the pictured animals and objects. Children and adults alike will find inspiration in the extraordinary feats of these wonderful creatures.
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  • National Parks of the USA: Activity Book: With More Than 15 Activities, A Fold-out Poster and 50 Stickers!

    Kate Siber, Claire Grace, Chris Turnham

    Paperback (Wide Eyed Editions, April 7, 2020)
    The perfect companion to the best-selling reference National Parks of the USA, this lushly illustrated activity book is packed with wildlife and nature facts, park trivia, spotters guides, and a kaleidoscope of activities including coloring, puzzles, quizzes, and more. Get ready for a journey like no other! Follow the park animals as you find your way through a seemingly never-ending maze, spot the difference between some amazing creepy crawlies, complete a ferocious crossword full of hungry predators, find your feathered park friends in a bird word search, design your very own national park, and so much more! Use the spotters guide for each park to see if you can find grunting northern elephant seals, fluttering hummingbirds, bounding snowshoe hares, and lots of other wonderful creatures. The parks include: Acadia, Big Bend, Channel Islands, Death Valley, Denali, Everglades, Glacier Bay, Grand Canyon, Hawai'i volcanoes, Mesa Verde, Olympic, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and so many more. Bite-sized information and awesome facts about the national parks are scattered throughout, with over 50 stickers to get creative with at the back of the book.Celebrate the wonder of America’s national parks with this fun-filled activity book. Just what you need for any long trip! Add some wilderness to your bedroom wall with the stunning pull-out poster featuring a map of the national parks and bustling with wildlife, included in the book. Brimming with facts, activities, and beautiful illustrations, the National Parks of the USA series of books immerses young people in the wonders of America’s outdoors. Learn about the wonderful wildlife, stunning scenery, and rare plants that inhabit these precious outdoor spaces. Celebrate these beautiful and rare locations, and be awed by the diversity and grandeur of the national parks’ living landscapes.
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  • Atlas of Ocean Adventures: Plunge into the depths of the ocean and discover wonderful sea creatures, incredible habitats, and unmissable underwater events

    Emily Hawkins, Lucy Letherland

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, Nov. 5, 2019)
    Meet some of nature's most fantastic underwater creatures in this beautifully illustrated exploration of the sea. Get ready for a deep dive into THE WORLDS'S GREAT OCEANS, and discover the DIVERSITY OF LIFE that exists in the DEEP BLUE SEA. Whether you're traveling long-haul with LEATHERBACK TURTLES across the Pacific, snoozing with SEA OTTERS, or ice-bathing with a WALRUS, this book brings together EPIC OCEAN ADVENTURES from the high seas to the ocean floor. With over 30 scenes to explore, young nature adventurers will find hundreds of things to spot, with facts to learn on every page.
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  • One Thousand Things: learn your first words with Little Mouse

    Anna Kovecses

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, Sept. 3, 2015)
    What do one thousand things really look like? Let Little Mouse show you in this stunning collection of first words to see and say. Search-and-find Little Mouse on every page and discover new words with every turn of the page. Stylishly laid out, the book is arranged by theme and features fully illustrated collections of "things", each clearly labeled and easy to recognize. This value-packed 80 page book covers everything from space, to the human body, to the world around us, bringing contemporary appeal to a classic subject. Containing one thousand first concepts, this book is perfect for parents and guardians to use at home with little learners, with the huge array of concepts providing hours of exploration, education and enjoyment.
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  • Dictionary of Dinosaurs: an illustrated A to Z of every dinosaur ever discovered

    Dr. Matthew G. Baron, Dieter Braun

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, Oct. 9, 2018)
    Find out about every dinosaur that’s ever been discovered in this Dictionary of Dinosaurs! From Aardonyx to Zuniceratops, read about when they lived, where they lived, what they ate and much more. Featuring epic artwork from Dieter Braun, and up-to-date facts from top dinosaur experts. Includes the world's best loved dinosaurs such as Diplodocus, T-rex, Triceratops,Velociraptor, Stegosaurus and Brachiosaurus.
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