"National Geographic and science journalist Marc Kaufman combine inside stories, fascinating facts, and eye-popping pictures, some never before seen, of the red planet and NASA's groundbreaking Curiosity mission. Renowned author Kaufman spent two years embedded with the engineers and scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, cheering on the rover's spine-tingling landing, learning the backstory of anticipated findings, and witnessing the inescapable...

When three curious friends wonder whether the moon will ever come to stay with us, they find no answer until one special night, all is revealed.

Amber can't help worrying about her kitten, Cleo, while she's at school all day. Cleo loves to explore, and when she learns to climb over the wall into the front yard, there are so many ways for her to get into trouble. One day, Cleo sees that a builder has left his van door open, and she climbs inside to investigate. Before the curious kitten knows it, the door slams shut, and the van drives off. Cleo eventually escapes, but she has no idea where...

"The Power of Wonder takes readers on a multidisciplinary journey through psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, literature, and business to share some of the surprising secrets behind the mechanics of wonder and guides readers in bringing more of it into their lives. Readers will learn about the components and elicitors of wonder, and how it can transform our bodies and brains. From taking a daily 'awe walk' to discovering a new and all-consuming...

Lizard finds his concept of the world challenged when he goes out to find the edge of the world.

"Little Why just cannot seem to stay in line with the other elephants. There's just too much to see; Giraffe's long-lofty leggy legs, Wildebeest's spiny-spiky horns, and even Crocodile's snippy-snappy teeth! Look out, Little Why!"--Amazon.com.

"From the moment six-year-old Eva wakes up, her day is full of questions. Her Peruvian Papaa says she has billions of questions, but really Eva has balloons full of questions that she carries around until she can find the answers. Eva has big questions like "What can I do about all the plastic in the ocean?" and small questions like "Daonde estaa Peru?" She has funny questions like "Do bats get dizzy hanging upside down?" and confusing questions:...

"Illustrations and rhyming text show how wonder about little things in nature can lead to big discoveries."--