Grab your blankets and pillows! From the creators of Finding Wild, a new picture book that follows the changing of the seasons and is as cozy as a fort. Winter, spring, summer, fall. Each season brings new materials to make the perfect fort. From leaves to snow, from mud to sand, there is a different fort throughout the year. As a group of friends explore and build through the seasons, they find that every fort they make is a perfect fort. From the team behind Finding Wild, which Publishers Weekly called “a sparkling debut” and a “whimsical meditation on the idea of wildness,” Megan Wagner Lloyd and Abigail Halpin are together again for a portrayal of a classic childhood endeavor that is perfect all year long.

In Build the Fort, Heivly breaks down his personal fort-building experiences and uses them as an analogy to his journey as co-founder of MapQuest as well as The Startup Factory (a seed-stage investor & mentorship program).Build the Fort outlines five basic elements that are common to both fort-building and startups:* Socializing Your Idea without fear or inhibition,* Identifying and Marshaling the People You Trust, * Gathering the Minimal Resources Closest To You, * Acting on the Smallest and Simplest of the Idea, and* Build the Fort.Whether you are 16 or 60, Build The Fort will provide the reader a better understanding of the earliest micro-steps of starting your own business by overlaying Chris's 30 years of experiences in startups, investments, big-company intrapreneurship and community development.

Magical castles, hideaway caves, secret clubhouses, rainy-day escapes � forts can be just about anything! This guide to ultimate fort building lets readers put their engineering creativity to the test. They�ll construct their own unique hideouts through easy, step-by-step activities. Helpful photographs serve as springboards for original ideas. Readers can gain independence by constructing forts solo, or learn about teamwork by building with friends. In either case, they�ll feel empowered to take on individual projects and personalize their fortresses. With amazing ideas and easy instructions, this valuable exercise in independence is accessible and fun.

On April 25, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain, heralding the beginning of the Spanish-American War. Fort De Soto, on Mullet Key, was commissioned to help defend the sea approach to Tampa Bay, Florida. The fort's main defensive feature was a grouping of eight 12-inch-bore mortars, each capable of dropping a half-ton projectile on enemy ships miles away; four of these historic mortars are still in place. In 1948, the fort's 884 acres were sold to Pinellas County, which had long coveted the land for a park. On May 11, 1963, the celebration for the grand opening of Fort De Soto Park featured appearances from Henry Fonda, Guy Lombardo, and Miss Florida. Thousands showed up for the opening ceremonies and were excited to explore everything the new park had to offer. These days, well over two and a half million people visit the park each year to enjoy its top-rated beaches and outdoor activities.

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