Jamie stands on the summit, surveying the scene,
looking down, far below, to a forest of green.
Since his marvelous mat can so easily glide,
he scrambles aboard for a thrill of a ride.
Now his mat is a slip-sliding, snow-going sled!
Down he zips, to the flat, sunny valley ahead.

In the first book in this series, young Jamie journeyed on his marvelous mat to the African savanna in Kenya and Tanzania, befriending an elephant calf.

In this beautifully illustrated sequel he employs his marvelous morphing mat to climb Mount Everest and befriend a herd of Himalayan yak. The message? Read to awaken your dreams. Imagine, and make it happen.

Susan M. Ebbers former teacher, principal, and summer-camp program director, is an educational consultant and author focusing on linguistic awareness and vocabulary growth. As a curriculum author, she created Power Readers and Supercharged Readers, as well as Vocabulary through Morphemes, published by Cambium Learning.

Cory Godbey has illustrated picture books, covers, and other projects for clients such as Harper Collins, Random House, Marvel, and The Jim Henson Co. He has worked on animated shorts and commercials with clients including Microsoft Zune and the documentary film The Last Flight of Petr Ginz. Cory seeks to tell stories with his work.