Bill Nye the Science Guy meets The Magic School Bus! This is the first book in a new STEM-based picture book series from the Emmy Award-winning host of PBS's Design Squad and Design Squad Nation, Nate Ball. With a lively cast of characters and vibrant illustrations by Wes Hargis, it's an adventure in learning! Ever wonder where water comes from and where it goes? Or why sometimes it rains and sometimes it snows? Then join Nate Ball and his crack team of curious scientists as they shrink down smaller than a raindrop to see firsthand what the water cycle is all about.

Martha's mom has banned her from playing soccer, and it's up to Agatha Parrot to find a way to get her back into the game. Meanwhile, Agatha's big brother, James, receives an email from an unknown girl, and Agatha intervenes to start a correspondence on his behalf. When she discovers the girl's love of spelling might hold the secret to helping Martha get permission to play soccer, the emails turn very warm indeed. Several forged emails--and a few spelling tests--later, will Martha get to play in the big game? And what will happen when Agatha's unknowing correspondent meets the real James?