Read the World: Europe

"With his groundbreaking, internationally bestselling book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben established himself as a global advocate for forests and our relationship with trees. Now, Peter shares his famous imagination and storytelling style with children, asking surprising questions about trees with exciting quizzes, photographs, and hands-on activities to help even the most reluctant learners discover the answers. Did you know that trees...

"In this addition to the Scientists in the Field series, readers join scientists as they tackle something unusual in the world of ecosystems: colonization. Not a colonization by people, but one of cells, seeds, spores, and other life forms that blow in, fly in, float in, and struggle to survive on the beautiful but harsh new island of Surtsey."--

Ollie sees things differently than others, including his older sister, and he likes the world better the way he sees it.

Winter's approach brings six friends together in Moominvalley where, in the Moomins' absence, they must visit with each other.

A flood hits Moomin Valley and triggers a series of adventures for the Moomins.

Mysterious pictures of stars with tails have been popping up all over Moominvalley and nobody knows what they mean until Muskrat tells Moomintroll they are signs that a comet will appear in the nighttime sky. Moomintroll and his friend Sniff journey to the Observatory to see what they can learn. They hear the alarming news that the comet is headed straight for Moominvalley! With the help of new friends, Moomintroll and Sniff start for home, hoping...

In these nine delightfully funny stories, readers will discover how the Moomin family spend their first Christmas out of hibernation, how they save young Ninny from permanent invisibility, and what happens when Moomintroll catches the last dragon in the world.