Navigating Through Nature

Four friends and their sidekicks create a SMART (Sidekicks, Maya, Arthur, Rita, Tobias) adventuring team. Working together, each of the kids uses their unique skills--from creative thinking to wilderness survival--to solve the mystery presented in each story. Readers can solve the puzzles along with the characters while learning map skills that support geography standards. Humorous dialogue will engage readers. Includes an answer key. Four friends and their sidekicks create a SMART (Sidekicks, Maya, Arthur, Rita, Tobias) adventuring team. Working together, each of the kids uses their unique skills--from creative thinking to math--to find their way in nature. Readers will learn map skills that support geography standards. While on a summer camping trip, Tobias and his friends launch a drone. The drone gets lost and the kids need to use both math and navigation skills to find it. Readers can practice their map skills by solving puzzles alongside the characters. Includes an answer key.