Books in Discovering Nature series

With over 100 new dinosaurs species discovered since 2012, Discovering Dinosaurs will make all earlier dino books EXTINCT!The most up-to-date illustrated dinosaur encyclopedia on the market! DISCOVERING DINOSAURS features spectacular illustrations of nearly 140 species, including all of the top dinosaur discoveries through 2015—written and illustrated by two of the world’s top dinosaur experts and artists. With a stunning oversized format that showcases Bob Walters' and Tess Kissinger’s award-winning illustrations, and a textured dinosaur-skin-like book cover, kids will not want to put the book down!

With a unique glow-in-the dark tactile book cover that recreates the cratered surface of the moon, DISCOVERING PLANETS AND MOONS is the ultimate guide to the most fascinating features of our solar system.Blast off into outer space with DISCOVERINGS PLANETS AND MOONS! From the icy outer reaches of our solar system to the blazing heat of the Sun, this action-packed, full-color book is bursting with gripping facts, fun tidbits, and dynamic artwork that bring the mysteries of our galaxy to life!

Discovering Endangered Species introduces concepts of biological diversity and the interdependence of life on earth. Children learn of habitat loss and other problems faced by threatened and endangered species. This book does a wonderful job of introducing children to important environmental issues through imaginative, fun, action orientated activities. Now includes a full colored sheet of 51 realistic endangered animal stickers.

Are sharks more dangerous to people, or are people more dangerous to sharks? Find out in this exciting book that explores the natural history, environmental relationships and current plight of sharks and rays in the world's threatened oceans using clever, engaging activities and stunning illustrations. Children, ages 9 to 13, explore shark neighborhoods, create an ocean mobile, travel a protected area maze, become a shark biologist, and survive a journey as a shark. Includes a page of delightful, scientifically accurate stickers. <P>In addition to winning the 2004 Ben Franklin Award for best Juvenile-Young Adult Nonfiction, the book was also a Finalist in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award competition. It was named one of the "Hottest Products of 2004" by iParenting Media.

This board book beginner’s guide offers a thoughtful first glimpse into the world of birds.Educator and author Cathryn Sill introduces very young children to basic facts about birds with the help of beautifully detailed illustrations from noted wildlife illustrator John Sill. Simple and clear descriptions of how birds look, where they live, what they eat, and how they move around make this first title in the Discovering Nature series a dependable and informative beginning resource for learning about birds.

Discovering Wolves investigates current research and wolf-human conflicts in addition to the natural history of wolves. It helps dispel myths about wolves as predators while making clear their plight as threatened or endangered species. Discovering Wolves provides 18 FUN, thought-stimulating activities designed to help children exercise critical thinking skills. Information updated with every printing. Now includes a full colored sheet of 34 realistic wolf stickers. Disney's recent Beauty and the Beast portrays a pack of ravening wolves attacking a healthy horse and an equally healthy rider. Users of this fine workbook, fully equipped with the facts, will be able to dispute that image. In forty short pages, the life cycle of wolves, their relationship to humans and to their environment, and their plight as threatened or endangered species is made clear. Exercises are paired with information, sparking the reader's interest while simultaneously helping him/her learn important facts. For those teaching about wolves, this is an indispensable resource.

Following the success of Charley Harper s What s in the Woods?,Pomegranate continues the Nature Discovery Book series with this journey through a rain forest. Zoe Burke s rhyming text introduces young readers to thirty different species of rain-forest dwellers birds, butterflies, lizards, monkeys, and more. All are depicted with colorful images taken from Harper s painting Monteverde, illustrating the various creatures inhabiting Costa Rica s Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve. The entire painting is reproduced on a foldout page at the end of the book, with a key identifying all the featured creatures.Besides being fun to read, What s in the Rain Forest? provides a great opportunity for children to learn about nature while also seeing how an artist interprets its diversity and beauty.