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Welcome to the Explorer Academy: The Star Dunes Blog Tour!
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Discover The Truth Behind the Fiction: Meet the real National Geographic explorers who helped inspire the science in the newest book in the Explorer Academy series, The Star Dunes!
Explorers and conservationists are dedicated to protecting the planet and all that’s in it. That includes the amazing animals featured in the newest book in National Geographic Kids Explorer Academy series, The Star Dunes. From the largest mountain gorilla to the smallest pangolin, there is one thing the animals in Book Four of Explorer Academy have in common: their homes and lives are in danger, and they rely on the work of real-life National Geographic Explorers to survive. To celebrate the release of The Star Dunes and just in time for Earth Day, each day a participating blog will feature a real National Geographic explorer who is on the forefront of conservation. And just like Cruz and his fellow recruits, learn from the experts how they use high-tech inventions, local community outreach, medical advancements and investigative journalism to make a difference.
Looking for more Truth Behind the Fiction? Click here to watch numerous videos of real National Geographic explorers in action — all of who helped inspire the science in the Explorer Academy series — and find out how they’re changing the world through science and adventure.
April 7th – Nerdophiles
April 8th – Always in the Middle
April 9th – Bookhounds
April 10th – From the Mixed Up Files
Read the first chapter from The Star Dunes
Buy: National Geographic | Amazon | Indiebound | Bookshop
For more adventures with Cruz and his fellow explorers, fans can head to ExplorerAcademy.com to watch the Explorer Academy animated series “Brain Freeze,” play Explorer Academy-inspired games, find the latest updates on The Star Dunes and more.
About the Author: Author Trudi Trueit is a gifted storyteller for middle-grade audiences. She has written more than 100 books for young readers, both fiction and nonfiction, including The Sister Solution, Stealing Popular and the Secrets of a Lab Rat series. Trueit lives in Everett, Washington.
GIVEAWAY
- Five (5) winners will receive All 4 Explorer Academy fiction hardcovers (The Nebula Secret, The Falcon’s Feather, The Double Helix, and the NEW book The Star Dunes), plus Explorer Academy Code-Breaking Activity Adventure, Explorer Academy Ultimate Activity Challenge and BONUS an advance copy of Explorer Academy Field Journal, which isn’t available to the public until May!
- ARV $104
- US/Canada only
- Ends 4/18 at midnight ET
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