Reproduction of the original: Four Young Explorers by Oliver Optic

Learn about the world around you with the Smithsonian! Smithsonian First Discoveries: Young Explorer engages young children with new concepts, bright illustrations, and lively photographs with simple labels. Children will recognize places around the world, learn the planets, choose their favorite dinosaurs, and get to know animals around the world. With words to learn, pictures to identify, and extra facts to inspire conversations, the four included board books are ideal for teaching babies and toddlers about our amazing world.

This book chronicles the adventures of Ben Stanton, a young pioneer in California. He is orphaned at age 16 and takes his inheritance and heads out West.

Space Kids is a a poetic introduction to space that is aimed to inspire wonder in the littlest of scientists.

The perfect companion for children eager to understand the world outside, Nature Explorers Box Setcontains four fantastic first books on Birds, Weather, Woodland and Forestand the Seashore. Explore the skies with Nature Explorers Birdsand discover how a weather forecast is predicted with Nature Explorers Weather. Nature Explorers Seashoreallows you to explore the beach, answering questions such as "What causes tides?" and Nature Explorers Woodland and Forestteaches you everything to know about trees, from cold coniferous forest to dry deciduous woodland. Each book contains exciting activities, like cloud spotting, bark rubbing and how to make a bird feeder, as well as plenty of fun facts.Nature Explorers Box Setis a must for children keen to explore and understand the world around them. Includes the following titles- Nature Explorers Seashore 9780241282533 Nature Explorers Weather 9780241282519 Nature Explorers Woodland and Forest 9780241282526 Nature Explorers Birds 9780241282502

From the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winning author of Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes. 5 1/2 x 8 5/16.

With its smart design, beautiful illustrations and perfect size to pop in a backpack, Take Me Outdoors is a fun, lively way to engage with the wild and natural world. Each of the five 'adventure' chapters help children to engage with their surroundings, from their own backgarden or local park, to a beach, forest or lakeside. As they complete lists, draw pictures and answer questions, they will be thinking carefully about the environment and nature as they experience it - what they can see, hear and feel, and how they can look after it. A final chapter allows them to compare their adventures, and there's also a useful glossary so they can learn new words and ideas. Fun, quirky and bursting with facts about birds, bugs and plants; the weather and the environment; expeditions and explorers; and the artists and writers who have been inspired by nature, this book is a must for children curious about the incredible world they live in. It's both a great keepsake and a tool for sparking creative writing.

Elementary level study of anatomy and physiology written from a Christian perspective.

"Long days inside getting everyone down? Children will see their home through fresh eyes with this clever journal. Go on five different adventures without even leaving the front door." -- Marianne Levy, "30 Best Children's Books for Christmas 2020", Independent Take Me Home is the latest book in an exciting series of guided journals for young explorers. Crammed with facts, lively illustrations and inspiring activities, it's perfect for spending creative time at home - just the thing for completing after school or on a rainy day. With this book as your guide, you don't even need to go out of your own front door to discover new things! Each chapter of Take Me Home is filled with activities that encourage children to explore the place where they live, jot down their ideas and draw what they see. As they complete lists, create pictures and answer questions they are prompted to look at their own home in new ways - observing its different spaces and the objects that fill it. Fun, quirky and bursting with information about homes throughout history; architecture and design; the way things work; and the artists and writers who have been inspired by the idea of home, this book is a perfect gift for curious and creative children. Take Me Home follows the popular format of Take Me To Museums, Take Me On Holiday, Take Me To School and Take Me Outdoors.