American Museum of Natural History
This is the super-fun and huge museum where the movie Night at the Museum was filmed. Can you imagine these giant prehistoric creatures (featured in my book Maxed Out! Gigantic Creatures from the Past) coming to life and roaming the streets? All of these animals, except for the narwhal, are extinct and only known from these fossils, or the bones they left behind after they died. Narwhals, the unicorns of the sea, are still swimming around today! Tyrannosaurus Rex Giant sea turtle Megalodon tooth Woolly mammoth Giant ground sloth...
Read MoreBronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo in New York City is the largest urban zoo in the United States, home to thousands of fascinating animals. I recently visited with my family and wanted to share a few of my favorite animals here, many of them featured in my books. red panda white’s tree frog white-cheeked gibbon Przewalski’s horses Asian elephant Male lion poison dart frog poison dart frog pig-nosed turtle horned lizard Galapagos tortoises flamingos kookaburras okapi...
Read MoreHere Comes the Rain!
Learn about whether or not animals around the world can sense the weather (spoiler alert: some can!) in this photographic nonfiction leveled reader perfect for kids interested in real-life animals that can do unbelievable things!
Read MoreTiny Terrors!
Did you know that the golden poison dart frog is only an inch long, but its skin holds enough poison to kill 10 people? Discover a world of tiny terrors that don’t have to be big to be deadly!
Read MoreAre Sea Monsters Real?
Did you know the legendary Hercules fought the hydra, a sea monster with many heads? Or that the giant squid can prey on whales with its 30-foot-long tentacles? Discover the history of these creatures, and decide for yourself if you believe in sea monsters!
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