Marta Magellan

Hummingbirds exist only in the Americas. When explorers from Spain saw them for the first time, they were amazed at their iridescent plumage and called them joyas voladoras, flying jewels. Follow one of these glittering gems, a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird, as it makes its way south for a long journey to its winter home. Learn some amazing things as it travels to Mexico, encounters dangers, gets lost, and ends up in an unexpected garden in Florida.Marta Magellan and Mauro Magellan are a brother and sister team. They worked on The Nutty Little Vulture to show that all creatures, even the ones nobody likes, have their purpose. As a nature lover and avid admirer of wildlife, Marta has made educating children through books one of her favorite endeavors. She has written nonfiction books for children, readers for the educational market, and magazine articles for both children and adults. Her previous children's books have been published by Pineapple Press and Heinemann. Marta is an English and Creative Writing teacher at Miami Dade College, where she is a full professor. www.martamagellan.com

Not long ago, fields buzzed with the sound of bees.People and other animals ate their honey. Some animals even ate the bees. And all types of bees like bumble bees and solitary bees did their part to help plants grow.But bees are in danger, and you wouldn't want to live in a world without them.Is there anything you can do? Read this book so that you can help avert the bee catastrophe.

2022 Russell Freedman Award for Nonfiction - Finalist2022 Foreword INDIES Finalist - Juvenile Nonfiction2023 Green Earth Book Award Long List for Picture BookPrimatologist Mireya Mayor is living proof that courage and determination can make the impossible possible. For Mireya Mayor, even as a young child whose house was filed with cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, a chicken, and a snapping turtle, nothing was quite wild enough. Older, she traded her pom-poms as a cheerleader for the National Football League for the swamps of the South American jungle. The first woman wildlife TV reporter for National Geographic, she traveled the world, but things still weren't quite wild enough. It was only when Mireya went to Madagascar that things FINALLY got wild enough. This biography of the woman who convinced the prime minister of Madagascar to make the mouse lemur's rain forest a protected national park is an inspiring--and wild story.

Hummingbirds exist only in the Americas. When explorers from Spain saw them for the first time, they were amazed at their iridescent plumage and called them joyas voladoras, flying jewels. Follow one of these glittering gems, a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird, as it makes its way south for a long journey to its winter home. Learn some amazing things as it travels to Mexico, encounters dangers, gets lost, and ends up in an unexpected garden in Florida.Marta Magellan and Mauro Magellan are a brother and sister team. They worked on The Nutty Little Vulture to show that all creatures, even the ones nobody likes, have their purpose. As a nature lover and avid admirer of wildlife, Marta has made educating children through books one of her favorite endeavors. She has written nonfiction books for children, readers for the educational market, and magazine articles for both children and adults. Her previous children's books have been published by Pineapple Press and Heinemann. Marta is an English and Creative Writing teacher at Miami Dade College, where she is a full professor. www.martamagellan.com

Dragonflies might be one of the most ancient of all insects--their ancestors were here before the dinosaurs. But what do we know about them? Why are they called dragonflies? What's up with those funny-looking eyes? Can they really fly backwards? What does it mean to be a bioindicator? The answers are inside, with photos of these beautiful insects and friendly cartoons.Marta Magellan and Mauro Magellan are an author/illustrator team who started to work together after having published separately for many years. Marta Magellan's interest in wildlife and nature has led her to write many nonfiction books on animals for children. You can learn more about her at: www.martamagellan.com

Green anoles are in trouble. An invasion of anoles from other countries are coming into their territory. Green anoles are natives, meaning they are from the southeastern United States. They are important to gardens and forests because they live in bushes and trees and help pollination. They eat insects, too. Green anoles belong here, but the invading anoles are more aggressive. Will the green anole survive? Read this book. You'll find out

Some cats are small, like the ones we keep as pets. Others are truly colossal, like lions, tigers, and leopards. This charming book offers 20 questions and answers about these big cats so you'll know all about them. What's the difference between big and small cats? Do all big cats roar and purr? Why do tigers have stripes and leopards have spots? Which cat is the fastest? Do big cats like to swim? What are big cat babies like? Why do cats lick their fur? Color your own tiger mask and make big cat finger puppets. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series

Learn all about lizards. They live all over the world and come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. You'll find out if a lizard can change colors to match its surroundings, if a lizards tail can really grow back, which lizard runs on water, whether boy and girl lizards look the same, why lizards stick out their tongues, and if they are endangered.Activities include a lizards crossword puzzle and a lizard puppet that sticks out his dewlap. (Whats a dewlap? you'll find out )Next in series > >See all of the books in this series