Search for a Mysterious Mushroom Pick Your Path

<B>A new and exciting addition to the Science Explorers series, offering a fresh pick-your-path STEM adventure for emerging readers!</B><P>Get ready to join an expedition to remote tropical forests in search of a mysterious mushroom called <I>Amparoina spinosissima</I>. This rare, spiny wonder is not easy to find, but you can help! Choose a location and all the tools and equipment you’ll need for your search. Be careful—not every path leads where you expect, but you’ll see and learn amazing things whichever you pick.<br><br>Emerging readers will be enticed by the colorful comic–paneled images and action-packed text as they choose the path their expedition will follow and visit new habitats across the globe.<br> </P><P>A GROWING SERIES: The first book in the series, <I>Search for a Giant Squid</I>, was named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Public Library, a Good Housekeeping Kids’ Book Award winner, and more. In its starred review, Booklist hailed it as “immensely engaging” and said, “This reader packs an informational punch.”</P><P>SPARKS INTEREST IN STEM: This introduction to the work of a mycologist—a scientist who studies fungi—lets readers dip their toes into the career of this specialized research scientist as well as the other team members it takes to lead a successful expedition.</P><P>ENTERTAINS WHILE IT EDUCATES<B>: </B>Each possible path leads to a different outcome, so readers learn new facts about scientific expeditions and ecosystems as they explore rainforests in search of an elusive tiny fungi.</P><P>COMIC BOOK APPEAL: The bright, graphic-paneled imagery will entice kids drawn to comic books, while also making the abundance of information accessible even for the most reluctant reader.</P><P>INCLUSIVE APPROACH: Research shows children need to "see it to be it." The images in the book showcase a broader range of inclusivity than many STEM titles, allowing all readers to envision themselves undertaking a career in science.</P><P>Perfect for:</P><ul><li>Emerging readers with an interest in STEM, forests, and fungi!</li><li>Excellent resource for teachers, librarians, and homeschool educators to explore science, travel, and career topics</li><li>Fans of other pick-your-path type books, National Geographic kids' books, and the <I>Magic Tree House</I> and <I>Who Would Win</I> book series</li><li>Birthday, holiday, or summer break gift for boys and girls who love adventure books and stories about the mysteries of the natural world</li></ul>