Books in Scholastic Voyages of Discovery. Visual series

A lavish introduction to architecture features die-cut comparisons of igloos, huts, and yurts; a fold-out cross-section spread of the Coliseum; a mini-book that highlights a castle; and a tracing page depicting Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water.

A series of interactive spreads features three-dimensional glasses that can be used to make a cloud scene come to life, a perspective study of Monet's haystacks, an acetate page that demonstrates fog, and a die-cut page of a tornado.

A lavishly illustrated introduction to our changing planet highlights pull-down spreads, vinyl stickers, and textured artwork that encompasses such scenes as Mount Vesuvius, the Pacific Ocean floor, and the Grand Canyon.

An in-depth introduction to artist's tools includes an embossed relief of a Lascaux cave painting, a sample piece of papyrus, a triptych, and flap pages that demonstrate "before and after" pictures of restored works.

Cut-out pages, stickers, embossed and acetate pages, and a wealth of fascinating information combine in a complete history of the bookbinder's art that highlights fourteen lavishly illustrated spreads.

Combining realistic artwork with scientific facts, a young reader's introduction to water and its importance to the earth uses interactive pages that demonstrate water's role in tide movement, undersea grottoes, and coral reefs.

A variety of interactive effects illustrates the world of the theater, including puppets and a translucent black set, a turning wheel for operas and classic plays, the interior of Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and a Japanese Kabuki play print.

Approaching fire from multiple perspectives, such as fire in nature to how humans have harnessed its energy in modern society, a reference guide describes the inside of volcano and cooking techniques, and includes reusable stickers.

A highly interactive tour of the history of printmaking covers Sumerian cuneiform, the innovations of typographer Frederic Goudy, the works of Rembrandt and Henri de Toulouse-Latrec, and comic books.

A young reader's introduction to moviemaking includes a fold-out description of a Hollywood movie lot; a mini book with famous Chaplin stills; an interior window that compares 16-, 35-, and 70-mm films; and details about computer animation.

Voyages of Discovery includes seminal primary source documents and essays that illuminate the origins, voyage, and aftermath of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

An interactive introduction to famous painters and their works of art invites young enthusiasts to see art from a creator's perspective with tracing paper, a distortion mirror, and a mix-and-match section.