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Search for a Mysterious Mushroom: Pick Your Path
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Expected 5 May 26A 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 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 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 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 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 reaxers to envision themselves undertaking a career science.
Perfect readers with an interest in STEM, forests, and fungi!Excellent resource for teachers, librarians, and homeschool educators to explore science, travel, and career topicsFans of other pick-your-path type books, National Geographic kids' books, and the Magic Tree House and Who Would Win book seriesBirthday, holiday, or summer break gift for boys and girls who love adventure books and stories about the mysteries of the natural world
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 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 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 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 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 reaxers to envision themselves undertaking a career science.
Perfect readers with an interest in STEM, forests, and fungi!Excellent resource for teachers, librarians, and homeschool educators to explore science, travel, and career topicsFans of other pick-your-path type books, National Geographic kids' books, and the Magic Tree House and Who Would Win book seriesBirthday, holiday, or summer break gift for boys and girls who love adventure books and stories about the mysteries of the natural world
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December 3, 2025
In a kingdom all their own, mushrooms are curious and important additions to life on planet Earth. While mushroom scientists—or mycologists—know a lot about some kinds of mushrooms already, there are countless new discoveries to make every day. From one landscape to another, intrepid explorers endeavor to better understand these ephemeral fungi as best they can. But while not every expedition is successful in achieving its intended goal, the peripheral knowledge gained from these missions continues to amplify human understanding of the wider world.
This choose your own adventure-themed nonfiction book is an informative and engaging continuation of the Science Explorers series by siblings Amy Seto Forrester and Andy Chou Musser. A richly informative introduction prepares readers to better understand the myriad elements of the story, including both the people and the equipment that can make scientific missions successful. Diverse characters invite readers to three far corners of the world in search of one particular mushroom type, and young scientists will relish the opportunity to direct the pacing of the story to their own taste. Whether holding fingers in the pages or reading one storyline at a time, readers will find a wealth of information provided within the pages of this book no matter how they approach it. Pronunciation guides, extensive back matter, and a plethora of details balance well with the approachable text to make this an entertaining and memorable addition to nonfiction collections for young readers. Meticulously researched and elegantly presented, this book is thoughtfully designed to connect young readers to the worlds of mycology and science in a way that encourages ongoing learning and discovery.
This choose your own adventure-themed nonfiction book is an informative and engaging continuation of the Science Explorers series by siblings Amy Seto Forrester and Andy Chou Musser. A richly informative introduction prepares readers to better understand the myriad elements of the story, including both the people and the equipment that can make scientific missions successful. Diverse characters invite readers to three far corners of the world in search of one particular mushroom type, and young scientists will relish the opportunity to direct the pacing of the story to their own taste. Whether holding fingers in the pages or reading one storyline at a time, readers will find a wealth of information provided within the pages of this book no matter how they approach it. Pronunciation guides, extensive back matter, and a plethora of details balance well with the approachable text to make this an entertaining and memorable addition to nonfiction collections for young readers. Meticulously researched and elegantly presented, this book is thoughtfully designed to connect young readers to the worlds of mycology and science in a way that encourages ongoing learning and discovery.
December 2, 2025
This book is amazing!! It soooo full of knowledge and so engaging with the audience. Every little details is being told in the book. I read it without even a single knowledge about mushroom and now i have learn the patterns of it, how to even do research. It amazing. I enjoy reading this book so much and gaining knowledge of mushrooms~
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Thank you so much to the publisher and netgalley for this chance to read this book in advanced~
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Thank you so much to the publisher and netgalley for this chance to read this book in advanced~
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