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Wally and Deanna Series (3 Books)
Wally and Deanna's Groundwater Adventure to the Saturated Zone
Written by Leanne Gelsthorpe and Peter Russell. Illustrated by Fortunato Restagno.
Follow Wally the Worm and Deanna Waterdroplet as they travel to the saturated zone and further. Wally and Deanna use accurate terminology to describe their journey and explain how water droplets, like Deanna, travel from the sky to the ground, to an aquifer, to rivers and back up to the sky. This book and our new video are the perfect introduction for younger children to the water cycle!
You can now watch and listen to Wally and Deanna's water cycle adventure online or download a copy here!
Wally and Deanna's Groundwater Adventure to the Saturated Zone is now available in over 15 different languages, for free! Translations were done in collaberation with the Groundwater Project. The free pdf's of the book can be found here.
Blackflies to Blueberries - Wally and Deanna's Second Adventure
Written by Leanne Gelsthorpe and Peter Russell. Illustrated by Roger Fernandes.
Wally and Deanna's second adventure takes them to one of the most biodiverse types of habitats on Earth, a wetland! Together, they explore the numerous inhabitants and the vital systems that rely on wetlands. This instalment was inspired by Barry Warner, an Earth Sciences professor at the University of Waterloo, who focused on wetlands during his time at the University.
"Blackflies to Blueberries explores one of the least understood and poorly researched ecosystems on our planet - Wetlands"
You can now watch and listen to Wally and Deanna's Blackfies to Blueberries online!
Wally and Deanna's Quartz Crystal Adventure
Written by Leanne Gelsthorpe and Peter Russell. Illustrated by Roger Fernandes.
In Wally and Deanna's most recent adventure, they learn about quartz! Windows, computers, clocks, and dishes all contain the important mineral that seems to show up everywhere in our lives. Wally and Deanna explore everything from where we can find it and how it naturally grows, to how we take advantage of its unique properties to make specific items.
A Mastodon in a Biscuit Box
Written by Peter Russell, John Hoganson, Paul Karrow and John Motz
What would you do if you found fossils, including teeth and a tusk, in your attic? A Mastodon in a Biscuit Box explores what happened when this exact situation occurred to Shirley Fenton from Highgate, Ontario. Follow along as the book explores the story of the famous travelling Highgate Mastodon which lived 13,000 years ago and was discovered in Southern Ontario in the 1800's. Could Shirley's attic finds be related to the Highgate Mastodon?
"The Highgate Mastodon's story was one of luck, greed, misfortune and science"
Manitoulin Rocks! Rocks, Fossils and Landforms of Manitoulin Island
Written by Dr. Mario Coniglio, Dr. Paul Karrow and Peter Russell
Manitoulin Island located in Lake Huron, Ontario has a fascinating geological history. But like many areas, you might drive right by or simply not understand what you're looking at without a guide. This book provides the perfect step-by-step resource to help you explore notable landforms and fossils!