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An adventure through the radioactive wonders that are volcanoes. From deep down on the ocean floor to extraterrestrial volcanoes, this audiobook guides listeners using evocative storytelling, paired with dramatic, poetic language. An ideal choice for nature lovers, future explorers, and fans of Jason Chin and Kate Messner.

Look no further than The Solar System for Kids Six to Eight! This book is the perfect resource for children ages six to eight who are curious about the planets, stars, and other celestial bodies that make up our galaxy.

As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded for conducting “useless” experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the...

Stealing Steve’s Gold (Random Tales From The Overworld: Book 1) This story isn’t about heroes, super villains, or hackers. Maddie only wants one thing. Steve’s massive collection of gold ingots, and she’ll do anything to get her hands on them. But her nefarious plan takes an unexpected turn after she saves a young villager from a vicious player. The perfect bedtime story! -6,500+ words long (can be read in 30-35 minutes) -A complete "standalone" story with a beginning, middle, and end. No cliffhangers. Random Tales From The Overworld is an anthology series. Each book focuses on a ...

This entertaining and humorous chapter book features animals who can perform amazing acts like riding motocross, foretelling the weather, and playing a guitar. These stories will enchant readers and empower them to devour the more text-heavy “grown up” style of the book, while still keeping...

Did you know that the Rocky Mountains are more than three thousand miles long and span both the United States and Canada? Learn more about these majestic mountains in this book for young readers! The Rocky Mountains are split into four groups: the Canadian and Northern Rockies, the Middle...

ILLUSTRATED IMAGES – FULL-COLOR PAGES INSIDE! Explore the Secret Lives of Nature’s Most Fascinating Hunters Wolves are more than just creatures from fairy tales. They are intelligent, social, and powerful animals that play an important role in nature. This book takes kids deep into the world of wolves with easy-to-understand explanations, fun facts, and colorful illustrations that make learning exciting. Inside, curious readers will discover: How wolf packs live and work together like families The amazing ways wolves communicate through howls, body language, and scent The different ...

Bees, moths, birds, and bats are all pollinators. But what are they actually doing? Why do flowers make pollen and why do they need it? Listeners will discover that without pollinators, we wouldn't have fruit or vegetables to eat, so it's up to us to protect these vital animals.

Discover how Neil deGrasse Tyson became one of the world’s most successful and well-known scientists in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series. When he was nine years old, Neil deGrasse Tyson went on a trip that would change his life. While visiting the Hayden...

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and imagined what might be out there? You’re not alone! People have been wondering that for thousands of years. Technology like telescopes and space shuttles are quite new, so before we could really investigate space, people would make up stories about what they thought was up there.

Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and engineering - they are acknowledged as the first men to successfully achieve powered, piloted flight - their success was hard-earned. In fact, it took the self-taught engineers years of work and dozens of crashes before they managed a single 12-second flight! In this first installment of the brand new Epic Fails series, Ben Thompson and Erik Slader take listeners through the Wright brothers' many mishaps and misadventures as they paved the way for modern aviation.

Cuando Christopher Forrester se despierta inesperadamente con un dragón diminuto mordiéndole la cara, su corazón da un salto de alegría. Durante meses ha soñado con regresar al Archipiélago, el conjunto de islas secretas donde aún habitan todas las criaturas de la mitología. Lo que no esperaba era verse envuelto en una misión de rescate a lomos de una esfinge, ni tener que infiltrarse en la guarida de un dragón.

Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next...

The panic-filled summer of 1916, when multiple deadly shark attacks shocked the nation, is chronicled in this gripping addition to the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series. On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a...

From surviving a frigid night in northern Canada to munching on grubs in the Australian Outback, Les Stroud’s passion for the outdoors has driven him to some of the planet’s most remote and beautiful locations. In Wild Outside, he invites listeners into his world of wilderness adventures with fast-paced stories, nature facts, and practical advice for spending time outside.

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn how and why pinecones protect and release seeds and about how wind and water have shaped desert sandstone into giant rock formations, along with other stories about science and scientists.

The Big Book of Useless Knowledge features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Immerse yourself in the sounds of city streets and the prehistoric sounds of dinosaurs. An encyclopedia of mind-bogglingly random facts that will lodge in your brain and refuse to...

Want to impress your buddies at school? Need to think of something fun to do at Thanksgiving or Christmas? Want to learn a bunch of random facts about history, science, and the paranormal? If you answered yes to any or all of those questions, then pick up Interesting Stories for Curious Kids: A Fascinating Collection of the Most Interesting, Unbelievable, and Craziest Stories on Earth! This book is the coolest collection of interesting facts about a whole bunch of several different topics.

Teach children that the greatest rewards come from patience, hard work, and learning from mistakes! In the #1 New York Times bestseller We Are the Gardeners, Joanna Gaines and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden. From their failed endeavors, obstacles to...

The unbelievable true story of one of the strangest disasters in history—part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos. On an unusually warm winter day in Boston, Massachusetts, a storage tank in the city's North End burst, flooding the neighborhood with...