Books in Inside Access series

In Inside Access: Sharks, the guide is a marine biologist named Angel Finn who accompanies the reader on thrilling dives at shark sites around the world. Together, she and the reader meet different types of sharks and take a look at their lives and histories, from their ancestors and evolutionary development to their feeding habits and social behavior. Deep in the ocean, face-to-face with these fabled creatures, the reader will learn the truth about sharks―few of them terrorize unwitting swimmers; in fact, the biggest sharks are more like gentle giants than cruel killers. Lift-up flaps reveal amazing facts about shark life.

Get ready for an adventure with Inside Access: Pirates. In the company of Jake Rattlebones, a pirate guide who has explored the high seas, readers get on-the-spot insider knowledge about pirate history, legends, and exploits. Gaining access to life on board a pirate ship, readers discover what it was liketo work on deck, live in the quarters, navigate dangerous waters, attack other ships, and seize treasures. Impressive digital imagery morphs illustrations and photographs to show pirate life in magnificent detail. Lift-up flaps reveal unusual pirate facts, completing the exciting interactive experience.

In this inside look at the world of maps, charts, and globes, readers follow guide Suki West, a daredevil cartographer who scales mountains and sails the seas. This personalized tour through the basics of maps and mapping from ancient times to the present day reveals important and sometimessurprising facts. Readers will discover how to map countries, mountains, oceans, and space as well as their own local environment. With lift-up flaps and superb images, this exciting reference will help children find their way around the world.

Get ready for an adventure with Inside Access: Pirates. In the company of Jake Rattlebones, a pirate guide who has explored the high seas, readers get on-the-spot insider knowledge about pirate history, legends, and exploits. Gaining access to life on board a pirate ship, readers discover what it was liketo work on deck, live in the quarters, navigate dangerous waters, attack other ships, and seize treasures. Impressive digital imagery morphs illustrations and photographs to show pirate life in magnificent detail. Lift-up flaps reveal unusual pirate facts, completing the exciting interactive experience.

In Inside Access: Sharks, the guide is a marine biologist named Angel Finn who accompanies the reader on thrilling dives at shark sites around the world. Together, she and the reader meet different types of sharks and take a look at their lives and histories, from their ancestors and evolutionary development to their feeding habits and social behavior. Deep in the ocean, face-to-face with these fabled creatures, the reader will learn the truth about sharks—few of them terrorize unwitting swimmers; in fact, the biggest sharks are more like gentle giants than cruel killers. Lift-up flaps reveal amazing facts about shark life.

In this virtual tour, guide Dan Quake flies around the world in search of Earth's most dramatic natural phenomena. Volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis are observed up close in this adrenaline-filled look at natural disasters. Expert descriptions of meteorology, climate change, and plate tectonics, with the help of lift-up flaps and amazing illustrations, take children to the heart of natural disasters and show them what can be done to prevent future devastation.