Myra Faye Turner

A woman on an expedition becomes stranded on a frigid island in the Arctic Ocean. A pilot is forced to make an emergency landing on a frozen lake in the Canadian wilderness. An explorer gets lost in a raging blizzard on Antarctica. These remarkable true tales could have ended in tragedy—but they didn't! What happened to three people who found...

From skaters at the park to spaceships launching into space, forces and motion are at work all around us. Have you ever wondered how things move, why they stop, or how a rocket can blast off into space? Here's your chance to find out! Join Super Scientist Max Axiom in his personal lab to learn all about forces and motion....

From the soft chirping of birds outside to the loud rumble of a roller coaster, our world is filled with sound. Have you ever wondered how sound works and why we can hear it? Here's your chance to find out! Join Super Scientist Max Axiom in his personal lab to learn all about sound. Then follow along as he demonstrates...

From the wide-open sea to frozen glaciers to underground aquifers, our world is full of water sources. Have you ever wondered how water gets from nearby water sources to your faucet? Here's your chance to find out! Join super scientist Max Axiom in his personal lab to learn all about water sources. Then follow along as he demonstrates several fun...

From simple machines to medical marvels, humans have used the scientific method to change the world. Have you ever wondered how scientists solve problems and answer questions? Here's your chance to find out! Join super scientist Max Axiom in his personal lab to learn all about the scientific method. Then follow along as he demonstrates several fun experiments that you...

An explorer falls into a deep chasm in Wales. Two men are buried alive when an earthquake strikes a gold mine in Australia. A toddler becomes stuck after plunging into an abandoned well in Texas. These remarkable true tales could have ended in tragedy--but they didn't! What happened to these people when they became trapped underground? And how did they...

More than 70 percent of Earth is covered in water. Yet only about 3 percent of it is freshwater that people can use. Every year, parts of the world suffer through severe droughts, and millions of people don't have easy access to clean drinking water. Why is there a shortage of clean and healthy water? In this nonfiction graphic novel,...