Search for a Mysterious Mushroom: Pick Your Path

A new and exciting addition to the Science Explorers series, offering a fresh pick-your-path STEM adventure for emerging readers!

Get ready to join an expedition to remote tropical forests in search of a mysterious mushroom called Amparoina spinosissima. This rare, spiny wonder is not easy to find, but you can help! Choose a location and all the tools and equipment you'll need for your search. Be careful--not every path leads where you expect, but you'll see and learn amazing things whichever you pick.

Emerging readers will be enticed by the colorful comic-paneled images and action-packed text as they choose the path their expedition will follow and visit new habitats across the globe.

A GROWING SERIES: The first book in the series, Search for a Giant Squid, was named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Public Library, a Good Housekeeping Kids' Book Award winner, and more. In its starred review, Booklist hailed it as "immensely engaging" and said, "This reader packs an informational punch."

SPARKS INTEREST IN STEM: This introduction to the work of a mycologist--a scientist who studies fungi--lets readers dip their toes into the career of this specialized research scientist as well as the other team members it takes to lead a successful expedition.

ENTERTAINS WHILE IT EDUCATES: Each possible path leads to a different outcome, so readers learn new facts about scientific expeditions and ecosystems as they explore rainforests in search of an elusive tiny fungi.

COMIC BOOK APPEAL: The bright, graphic-paneled imagery will entice kids drawn to comic books, while also making the abundance of information accessible even for the most reluctant reader.

INCLUSIVE APPROACH: Research shows children need to "see it to be it." The images in the book showcase a broader range of inclusivity than many STEM titles, allowing all readers to envision themselves undertaking a career in science.

Perfect for:

• Emerging readers with an interest in STEM, forests, and fungi!
• Excellent resource for teachers, librarians, and homeschool educators to explore science, travel, and career topics
• Fans of other pick-your-path type books, National Geographic kids' books, and the Magic Tree House and Who Would Win book series
• Birthday, holiday, or summer break gift for boys and girls who love adventure books and stories about the mysteries of the natural world