From the giant creatures that used to roam our planet to the amazing power of our Earth's plants, you won't want to miss these intriguing titles!
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Meet the Megafauna! Get to Know 20 of the Largest Animals to Ever Roam the Earth by GABRIELLE BALKAN. An interactive (complete with gatefolds!), large-format exploration of megafauna, the mostly-extinct class of ginormous animals that thrived during the Pleistocene era after the extinction of the dinosaurs. Meet a giant armored armadillo, a giant sloth, and the three megafauna still found on earth today — African Bush Elephant, Masai Giraffe, and the Blue Whale.
Plants to the Rescue! The Plants, Trees and Fungi That Are Solving Some of the World's Biggest Problems by DR. VIKRAM BALIGA.
Discover all of the amazing ways plants, trees, and fungi are helping to solve some of the world's biggest problems in this book by plant scientist Dr. Vikram Baliga. In the ongoing fight against climate change, plastic pollution, and diseases, scientists are turning to an unlikely ally — plants! Find out about the spinach that can send emails, the fig trees used to create living bridges, and the glow-in-the-dark plants that might one day light your home!
Leonardo da Vinci's Life of Invention by JAKE WILLIAMS. Leonardo da Vinci was a master of art, architecture, engineering, mathematics and more. Discover his relationship with the natural world, his futuristic inventions and the breadth of his artistic skill in this spellbinding celebration of his genius!
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