Animals/Science

From the Coke and Mentos fountain makers who found initial fame via Maker Faire and YouTube (more than 150 million views!) comes this collection of DIY science projects guaranteed to inspire a love of experimentation. Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz, also known as EepyBird, share their favorite projects: a giant air vortex cannon, a leaf blower hovercraft, a paper airplane that will fly forever, and many more. Each experiment features instructions that will take users from amateur to showman level—there’s something here for all skill levels—alongside illustrations, photographs, and carefully explained science. How to Build a Hovercraft is guaranteed to engage curious minds and create brag-worthy results!

The lion is king of the jungle! The great white shark is sovereign of the seas! The timber wolf is emperor of the forests! But . . . it’s lonely at the top of the food chain.

Why do certain geometric patterns appear to pulsate? What makes your eyes see color where there is none? How do colorful rings appear on a spinning black-and-white disk? These questions and more are answered at the Exploratorium, San Francisco’s renowned hands-on science museum.

Let’s Go to the Beach includes everything kids need to have a blast at the beach! An adorable clownfish sits at the center of it all and transforms into a colorful bag with a beach-themed pattern, perfect for toting beach toys and accessories to the seashore, or for bringing home seashells. Twenty activity cards give children games to play on the sand and even ideas for beach art projects!

These fun fill-in journals encourage kids to imagine their pets’ innermost thoughts, including notable achievements of the day, details about naps, dreams, mischief, lessons taught to their human companion, and other daily adventures. They also include a pet profile and thoughtful feline (or canine) quotations throughout. Playful, bonding, and immersive, these journals help record a key relationship in any child’s life.

Creative Editions is proud to reissue these cleverly illustrated titles, in which a curious mouse eats its way into a book and, discovering a canvas for adventure, uses its ingenuity to turn the blank sheets of paper into something more. Watch as the bored little rodent experiments with paints in The Colors, then is joined by a whole group of gnawing mice that turns scraps of paper into a counting lesson in The Numbers.

Join Seymour Simon, the “dean” of children’s science nonfiction, as he investigates the most extreme environments, animals, plants, and weather in the ocean. Imagine exploring the most extreme parts of our amazing oceans—riding the tallest waves, diving to the darkest depths, and encountering the largest and most dangerous sea creatures on Earth. These mind-bending facts and stunning photographs make for an exciting, and sometimes unbelievable, underwater expedition!

Dazzling Diamonds, Royal Root Beer Rubies, and Super Sour Sapphires are just some of the irresistible ice pop recipes in Gem Pops! that will win over kids of all ages. This one-of-a-kind kit includes a recipe booklet with step-by-step instructions for making 25 icy treats inspired by gems and semi-precious stones, plus 6 ice pop molds that capture the shape and essence of all that glitters. The best part? The ice pop molds have a ring base, so kids can show off their sparkling (and tasty!) new accessories.

Hello, elephants and lions. Hello, penguins and monkeys. Hello, … fun! The new Seedlings books offer irresistible introductions to six exotic but familiar animals, using a friendly voice and text crafted for the youngest of readers to touch upon the creatures’ bodies, behaviors, habitats, and family relationships. Dynamic photos, meanwhile, provide alluring depictions of the featured animal eating, moving, growing, and playing. Put these books on your shelves and plant the seeds of knowledge!

Hello, elephants and lions. Hello, penguins and monkeys. Hello, … fun! The new Seedlings books offer irresistible introductions to six exotic but familiar animals, using a friendly voice and text crafted for the youngest of readers to touch upon the creatures’ bodies, behaviors, habitats, and family relationships. Dynamic photos, meanwhile, provide alluring depictions of the featured animal eating, moving, growing, and playing. Put these books on your shelves and plant the seeds of knowledge!

Hello, elephants and lions. Hello, penguins and monkeys. Hello, … fun! The new Seedlings books offer irresistible introductions to six exotic but familiar animals, using a friendly voice and text crafted for the youngest of readers to touch upon the creatures’ bodies, behaviors, habitats, and family relationships. Dynamic photos, meanwhile, provide alluring depictions of the featured animal eating, moving, growing, and playing. Put these books on your shelves and plant the seeds of knowledge!

Seedlings Hello, elephants and lions. Hello, penguins and monkeys. Hello, … fun! The new Seedlings books offer irresistible introductions to six exotic but familiar animals, using a friendly voice and text crafted for the youngest of readers to touch upon the creatures’ bodies, behaviors, habitats, and family relationships. Dynamic photos, meanwhile, provide alluring depictions of the featured animal eating, moving, growing, and playing. Put these books on your shelves and plant the seeds of knowledge!

Hello, elephants and lions. Hello, penguins and monkeys. Hello, … fun! The new Seedlings books offer irresistible introductions to six exotic but familiar animals, using a friendly voice and text crafted for the youngest of readers to touch upon the creatures’ bodies, behaviors, habitats, and family relationships. Dynamic photos, meanwhile, provide alluring depictions of the featured animal eating, moving, growing, and playing. Put these books on your shelves and plant the seeds of knowledge!

Hello, elephants and lions. Hello, penguins and monkeys. Hello, … fun! The new Seedlings books offer irresistible introductions to six exotic but familiar animals, using a friendly voice and text crafted for the youngest of readers to touch upon the creatures’ bodies, behaviors, habitats, and family relationships. Dynamic photos, meanwhile, provide alluring depictions of the featured animal eating, moving, growing, and playing. Put these books on your shelves and plant the seeds of knowledge!

In this innovative wordless picture book with interactive flaps, Flora and her graceful flamingo friend explore the trials and joys of friendship through an elaborate synchronized dance. With a twist, a turn, and even a flop, these unlikely friends learn at last how to dance together in perfect harmony. Full of humor and heart, this stunning performance (and splashy ending!) will have readers clapping for more!

The flesh-ripping teeth of piranhas, the hammering beaks of woodpeckers, and the defining characteristics of six other fascinating animals are explored in the newest titles in the popular Living Wild series.

The flesh-ripping teeth of piranhas, the hammering beaks of woodpeckers, and the defining characteristics of six other fascinating animals are explored in the newest titles in the popular Living Wild series.

The flesh-ripping teeth of piranhas, the hammering beaks of woodpeckers, and the defining characteristics of six other fascinating animals are explored in the newest titles in the popular Living Wild series.

The flesh-ripping teeth of piranhas, the hammering beaks of woodpeckers, and the defining characteristics of six other fascinating animals are explored in the newest titles in the popular Living Wild series.

The flesh-ripping teeth of piranhas, the hammering beaks of woodpeckers, and the defining characteristics of six other fascinating animals are explored in the newest titles in the popular Living Wild series.

The flesh-ripping teeth of piranhas, the hammering beaks of woodpeckers, and the defining characteristics of six other fascinating animals are explored in the newest titles in the popular Living Wild series.

The flesh-ripping teeth of piranhas, the hammering beaks of woodpeckers, and the defining characteristics of six other fascinating animals are explored in the newest titles in the popular Living Wild series.

The flesh-ripping teeth of piranhas, the hammering beaks of woodpeckers, and the defining characteristics of six other fascinating animals are explored in the newest titles in the popular Living Wild series.

Grow with Me peers into a beehive, a cocoon, garden soil, and elsewhere to explore the lives and growth of an assortment of creatures and plants. These books for ages eight and up offer elementary but fascinating studies of the life stages that bugs, animals, and vegetation experience as they mature. Magnified photos, easy-to- follow text explaining life stages, and a life cycle recap all contribute to an educational experience focused on an up-close look at how the featured creature or plant changes and grows throughout its life span.

Grow with Me peers into a beehive, a cocoon, garden soil, and elsewhere to explore the lives and growth of an assortment of creatures and plants. These books for ages eight and up offer elementary but fascinating studies of the life stages that bugs, animals, and vegetation experience as they mature. Magnified photos, easyto- follow text explaining life stages, and a life cycle recap all contribute to an educational experience focused on an up-close look at how the featured creature or plant changes and grows throughout its life span.

Grow with Me peers into a beehive, a cocoon, garden soil, and elsewhere to explore the lives and growth of an assortment of creatures and plants. These books for ages eight and up offer elementary but fascinating studies of the life stages that bugs, animals, and vegetation experience as they mature. Magnified photos, easyto- follow text explaining life stages, and a life cycle recap all contribute to an educational experience focused on an up-close look at how the featured creature or plant changes and grows throughout its life span.

Grow with Me peers into a beehive, a cocoon, garden soil, and elsewhere to explore the lives and growth of an assortment of creatures and plants. These books for ages eight and up offer elementary but fascinating studies of the life stages that bugs, animals, and vegetation experience as they mature. Magnified photos, easyto- follow text explaining life stages, and a life cycle recap all contribute to an educational experience focused on an up-close look at how the featured creature or plant changes and grows throughout its life span.

More than 30 reusable stickers • Portable scene board

In this new series of concept-based, shaped dinosaur board books, little ones will learn dinosaur names for every letter of the alphabet, identify bold shapes, practice counting skills, and discover the bright colors in the dinosaur world. Both kid-friendly and educational, these board books make reading and playtime fun for the whole family!

Create a colorful menagerie with this collection of ten punch-out animal sculptures—no scissors or glue needed. Accompanied by mail-ready envelopes, these imaginative creatures are sure to please as greeting cards, crafting activities, kids’ party favors, décor, and more!

This lush, oversized book about birds features a variety of interactive guessing games and special features, including more than 40 lift-the-flaps and more than 15 pop-ups, plus intriguing facts about each bird, providing readers with hours of educational entertainment.