Avalanche!
Join a scientist as he buries himself in tons of snow. Lean the cold facts about giant snow slides.

Trickster Plants
From tiny flowers to giant trees, plants are rooted in place. Discover some of their amazing adaptations.

Sea Slugs
Nudibranchs brighten Earth's oceans with their crazy colors and shapes. Get to know these squishy critters.

Lighthouse Lives
Along the coastlines of the U.S., lighthouses warn ships of danger. Meet some of the brave people who kept the lights burning.


Did your explorers guess which eyes were on the opening pages of "Seeing Eye to Eye" (September 2009, pp. 2-9)?

See if they were right!

From the top of p. 2 and going clockwise:

-ring-tailed lemur
-red-eyed tree frog
-owl
-snail
-chameleon
-gerbil
-cat
-praying mantis
-human
-goldfish