This book compares water allocation policy in three rivers under pressure from demand, droughts and a changing climate: the Colorado, Columbia and Murray-Darling. Each river has undergone multiple decades of policy reform at the intersection of water markets and river basin governance - two prominent responses to the global water crisis often attempted and analyzed separately. Drawing on concepts and evidence about property rights and transaction costs, this book generates lessons about th...

When a school project leads to the kids being trapped inside a model of the infamous May Song Manor, they will need the help of its original owner—a spirit—to escape. Suni, Gale, and Shi-woo are new students at the Nightmute Academy. They also happen to be the only students. Well, the only students who aren't haunting the place, anyway. Nightmute is filled with all kinds of ghosts! Join them as they piece together and solve the mystery behind Nightmute Academy. This graphic novel includes ...

Locked away in the basement are a group of spooky students who are serving an endless detention--one they never should have been given. Will they forever serve time for a crime they never committed? Team up with the school's new (and only) students Suni, Gale, and Shi-woo as they piece together and solve the mystery behind Nightmute Academy. This graphic novel includes facts about ghost hunting, science-led research, and in-depth content about ghosts and hauntings, plus an activity page an...

As an adventurous team prepares to return to Earth from Mars, they break down their camp and make notes about how to improve the livable conditions of Mars for both future explorers and long-term sustainable life. The subject of terraforming intrigues Malcolm, and through this lesson, he imagines the kinds of Mars insects that would find their way into future homes, much like the spiders and ants of Earth today. This graphic novel includes Mars facts and survival tips as well as in-depth c...

Erin, Mateo, and Noel started the Star Gazers to uncover the truth about life beyond the stars. Convinced that Earth is being visited by extraterrestrial travelers, they investigate a series of top secret files originating from Nellis Air Force Base, which happens to be where Erin's mother works. Learning about the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program leads the kids to an underground training facility where they become trapped in a UFO bound for Europa, one of Jupiter's many moo...

Three interplanetary explorers arrive at the yardangs of Mars, a series of spellbinding rocky ridges that have been shaped by centuries of wind erosion. But the team runs into trouble when their portable navigation device gets damaged! Surrounded by inhospitable landscape, the explorers must rely on their knowledge of the animal navigation or risk getting stranded. As the team brainstorms ideas, Malcolm sketches out and imagines the yardangs as a haven for Martian predators. This graphic n...

Erin, Mateo, and Noel started the Star Gazers to uncover the truth about life beyond the stars. Convinced that Earth is being visited by extraterrestrial travelers, they investigate a series of top secret files originating from Nellis Air Force Base, which happens to be where Erin's mother works. While conducting research on the underwater base Sycamore Knoll, the kids meet a like-minded youth and join forces to gain access to the facility, only to discover that there's more to their new f...

During a school fundraiser, a restaurant full of animatronics goes haywire. Pizza Palace's owner, Automation Annie, has created a small, medium, and large problem--but will Robot Boy be able to save the day? Robotics fan Imran always felt at home among machines. Then, he was bitten by an experimental robot designed using nanotechnology. It transformed him into Robot Boy, the most scientifically advanced superhero the town of Poppy Cobbler has ever seen. This graphic novel series includes c...

An adventurous team discovers why the chaos terrain of Mars is so chaotic when waves of lava flow over the land, trapping them on a ridge. With the magma rising, Malcolm imagines the region as a migratory haven for the birds of Mars, and through this creative perspective, Dr. Thomas crafts a device that will help them escape the lava field--by flying over it! This graphic novel includes Mars facts and survival tips as well as in-depth content on animal adaptation and behavior. Backmatter i...

The ultimate cafeteria food fight pits the new (and only) students of Nightmute Academy against an unsavory group of poltergeist-possessed chicken nuggets. Suni, Gale, and Shi-woo are new students at the Nightmute Academy. They also happen to be the only students. Well, the only students who aren't haunting the place, anyway. Nightmute is filled with all kinds of ghosts! Join them as they piece together and solve the mystery behind Nightmute Academy. This graphic novel includes facts about...

Erin, Mateo, and Noel started the Star Gazers to uncover the truth about life beyond the stars. Convinced that Earth is being visited by extraterrestrial travelers, they investigate a series of top secret files originating from Nellis Air Force Base, which happens to be where Erin's mother works. Abducted by an alien known as a Reptilian, the kids learn of the species' intention to reveal itself to humanity. When an overzealous influencer looks to exploit the reveal, the friends will have ...

No need to wait between titles for more nightmarish fun in this complete collection of Nightmares of Nightmute Volumes 1-6. The next nightmare is just a page away! Nightmute Academy offers a unique summer learning experience. As new students Suni, Gale, and Shi-woo will discover, there's more than reading, writing, and arithmetic taking place on campus. In this school's lockers, you're just as likely to find a ghost as you are a textbook! This graphic novel series includes educational side...