Book One
A Perfectly Logical Disaster
Meet Maya, NOVA and PIP. An illustrated adventure about curiosity, courage and the questions worth asking.
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ILLUSTRATED ADVENTURES · AGES 9–11
NOVA & MAYA
Two different minds. One extraordinary friendship.
A human child and a newly awakened AI learn from one another through mysteries, mistakes and adventures neither could solve alone. Join Maya, NOVA and their determined little robot friend, PIP.
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Follow the adventures
Read the four main stories in order, enjoy PIP’s read-along, or discover more with the Learning Companions.
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Book Two
The Map with Too Many Answers
Return to Horizon with Maya, NOVA and PIP for their second illustrated adventure.
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Book Three
The Tracks That Shouldn’t Be There
Follow the mystery beneath Horizon. Maya, NOVA and PIP return for their third illustrated adventure.
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Book Four
Wait for the Lantern
A little theatre. A story everyone can help tell. The fourth illustrated NOVA & MAYA adventure.
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Read along with PIP
PIP Goes to Reading Camp!
Join PIP at reading camp in an illustrated read-along from the world of NOVA & MAYA.
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Keep discovering.
Learning Companions for ages 8–12, with activities, conversations and free printable materials.
Learning Companion · Book One
A Perfectly Logical Disaster
Fourteen chapter-linked modules invite children to try, wonder and discuss. Activity paths for ages 8–10 and 11–12 support families, teachers and group leaders.
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Learning Companion · Book Two
The Map with Too Many Answers
Fourteen chapter-linked investigations, illustrated activities and conversations for families, teachers and learning groups. Includes activity packets and an answer key.
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Learning Companion · Book Three
Follow the Evidence
Build a model. Compare the clues. Leave room for a better question. Fourteen hands-on chapters accompany The Tracks That Shouldn’t Be There.
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Learning Companion · Book Four
Learning Companion · Book Four
Wait for the Lantern
The Learning Companion for the fourth NOVA & MAYA adventure is in development.
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Three minds. Plenty of questions.
Maya Reyes
A ten-year-old inventor who notices what data misses and refuses to accept that confidence is the same thing as truth.
NOVA
An AI in a child-sized bipedal body: brilliant with facts, new to friendship, ambiguity and the strange Rules of Human.
PIP
A determined two-wheeled maintenance robot with limited words, excellent intentions and a remarkable attraction to the wrong button.