Curious Minds: Discovering the Animal Kingdom invites young readers on a thrilling journey through the incredible world of animals. From the dense jungles to the deepest oceans, this captivating book uncovers the wonders of wildlife, featuring creatures large and small, fast and slow, and everything in between. Packed with fun facts and "Did You Know?" moments, kids will discover amazing tidbits like how cheetahs reach top speed in mere seconds or that a group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance"! Each chapter takes readers into a new corner of the animal kingdom, revealing the special traits that make each species unique. Written in simple, engaging language perfect for curious minds, this book is designed to be both educational and enjoyable. Whether exploring alone or with a parent or teacher, young readers will be captivated by the fascinating stories, vivid illustrations, and unforgettable animals.

Curious Minds Discovering the Animal Kingdom invites young readers on a thrilling journey through the incredible world of animals. From the dense jungles to the deepest oceans, this captivating book uncovers the wonders of wildlife, featuring creatures large and small, fast and slow, and everything in between. Packed with fun facts and "Did You Know?" moments, kids will discover amazing tidbits like how cheetahs reach top speed in mere seconds or that a group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance"! Each chapter takes readers into a new corner of the animal kingdom, revealing the special traits that make each species unique. Written in simple, engaging language perfect for curious minds, this book is designed to be both educational and enjoyable. Whether exploring alone or with a parent or teacher, young readers will be captivated by the fascinating stories, vivid illustrations, and unforgettable animals.

" ... an essential examination of how animals assemble the basic tool kit that we call the mind: the ability to count, to navigate, to recognize individuals, to communicate, and to socialize."--Jacket.

The Maps for Curious Minds series is back—with 100 vivid infographic maps that transform the way we understand the cultural and geographical wonders of North America No matter how well you think you know North America, the 100 infographic maps in this singular atlas uncover a trove of fresh wonders that make the continent seem like the center of the universe. Did you know that North America is where the first T. rex was found? Or that it’s where you can visit the world’s biggest geode as well as its oldest, tallest, and largest trees—not to mention the world’s tallest and steepest roller coasters?! Brimming with fascinating insight (Who is the highest-paid public employee in each state?) and whimsical discovery (Where can you visit the world’s largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island?), this book highlights the unexpected contours of geography, history, nature, politics, and culture, revealing new ways to see North America—and the hundreds of millions who call it home.

Match the words and pictures to discover over 100 first animals from all around the world.

In A Curious Discovery, media titan John Hendricks tells the remarkable story of building one of the most successful media empires in the world, Discovery Communications. John Hendricks, a well-respected corporate leader and brand builder, reveals that his professional achievements would not have been possible without one crucial quality that has informed his life since childhood: curiosity. This entrepreneur’s story takes you behind the scenes of some of the network’s most popular shows and greatest successes, and imparts crucial lessons from the network’s setbacks. With insights, anecdotes, photographs, and real-world wisdom, A Curious Discovery is more than a powerful autobiography and corporate history: It also a valuable primer for business innovators and entrepreneurs.

"Enthralling . . . breathtaking . . . Metazoa brings an extraordinary and astute look at our own mind’s essential link to the animal world." —The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "A great book . . . [Godfrey-Smith is] brilliant at describing just what he sees, the patterns of behaviour of the animals he observes." —Nigel Warburton, Five Books The scuba-diving philosopher who wrote Other Minds explores the origins of animal consciousness Dip below the ocean’s surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals, and serpulid worms, whose rooted bodies, intricate geometry, and flower-like appendages are more reminiscent of plant life or even architecture than anything recognizably animal. Yet these creatures are our cousins. As fellow members of the animal kingdom—the Metazoa—they can teach us much about the evolutionary origins of not only our bodies, but also our minds. In his acclaimed 2016 book, Other Minds, the philosopher and scuba diver Peter Godfrey-Smith explored the mind of the octopus—the closest thing to an intelligent alien on Earth. In Metazoa, Godfrey-Smith expands his inquiry to animals at large, investigating the evolution of subjective experience with the assistance of far-flung species. As he delves into what it feels like to perceive and interact with the world as other life-forms do, Godfrey-Smith shows that the appearance of the animal body well over half a billion years ago was a profound innovation that set life upon a new path. In accessible, riveting prose, he charts the ways that subsequent evolutionary developments—eyes that track, for example, and bodies that move through and manipulate the environment—shaped the subjective lives of animals. Following the evolutionary paths of a glass sponge, soft coral, banded shrimp, octopus, and fish, then moving onto land and the world of insects, birds, and primates like ourselves, Metazoa gathers their stories together in a way that bridges the gap between mind and matter, addressing one of the most vexing philosophical problems: that of consciousness. Combining vivid animal encounters with philosophical reflections and the latest news from biology, Metazoa reveals that even in our high-tech, AI-driven times, there is no understanding our minds without understanding nerves, muscles, and active bodies. The story that results is as rich and vibrant as life itself.