Books like My Visit to the Aquarium
By Aliki
For the kid who presses their nose against every tank at the aquarium and wants to know what everything eats, this book turns that same wide-eyed wandering into a story to keep. Curious, bright, and quietly observant, with the hum of a real aquarium visit.
A decommissioned aircraft carrier, the USS Oriskany, is stripped down and sunk off the coast of Florida, transforming from a retired warship into the world's largest artificial reef.
A crew of astronauts blasts into orbit aboard a space shuttle, eating ready-to-eat food, floating in zero gravity, taking space walks, and fixing a satellite before returning to Earth.
An eccentric teacher shrinks her class to raindrop size and parks the school bus on a cloud, so students can trace water's entire journey from the sky down to the school sink.
A girl who grows up watching fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains notices they blink in perfect unison — and sets out to convince skeptical scientists that the dazzling synchronized show is real.
A nonfiction picture book that explains how scientists uncover dinosaur fossils bone by fragile bone, then piece giant skeletons back together inside museums for us to see today.
A comparison of biggest things starts with the blue whale, then zooms outward — a hollow Mount Everest could hold billions of whales, and Mount Everest itself is tiny next to the Earth, stars, and the universe.
A father and daughter hike down into the Grand Canyon, layer by layer, uncovering fossils and creatures that reveal millions of years of history hidden in the rock.
A time-traveling guide skydives into Sequoia National Park, leading young explorers through groves of giant trees to uncover the park's history, wildlife, and a hidden danger threatening its ancient giants.
A brilliant astronomer turns his telescope to the night sky and discovers that the earth circles the sun — a truth so radical it puts him at odds with the powerful people of his time.
Monarch butterflies leave Canada each fall and fly all the way to Mexico, crossing snow-capped mountains and deserts to reach the forests their ancestors once called home.
A tour through the natural world reveals how seeds travel to new ground — riding ocean waves, rolling in dung beetle balls, or drifting away on the wind.
