NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC is one of the world’s leading nonfiction publishers, proudly supporting the work of scientists, explorers, photographers, and authors, as well as publishing a diverse list of books that celebrate the world and all that is in it. National Geographic Books creates and distributes print and digital works that inspire, entertain, teach, and give readers access to a world of discovery and possibility on a wide range of nonfiction subjects from animals to travel, cartography to history, fun facts to moving stories. A portion of all National Geographic proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society. Fran P. Mainella was the first woman director of the United States National Park Service. Prior to this, she served as the director of Florida’s State Parks, a role for which she was awarded the Pugsley Medal. She is now a visiting scholar at Clemson University, as well as the cochair of the organization’s US Play Coalition.