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Harry Potter: A History of Magic
- An Audio Documentary
- By: Pottermore Publishing, Ben Davies
- Narrated by: Natalie Dormer
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears....
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Disappointing for a HP fan
- By Toria Phillips on 17-10-2018
By: Pottermore Publishing, and others
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Dark Matter and Dark Energy
- The Hidden 95% of the Universe
- By: Brian Clegg
- Narrated by: Mark Cameron
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
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All the matter and light we can see in the universe makes up a trivial five per cent of everything....
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Disappointing
- By Anonymous User on 09-10-2020
By: Brian Clegg
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3,000 Animal Fun Facts for Kids and Their Adults
- Animal Trivia, Book 2
- By: Shmuel Cohen
- Narrated by: Logan Phillipi
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
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Explore the untamed realm of fauna unlike anything you've ever seen with "3,000 Animal Fun Facts for Kids and Their Adults: The Next Volume of Awesome Trivia."
By: Shmuel Cohen
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Super Cool Space Facts
- A Fun, Fact-Filled Space Book for Kids
- By: Bruce Betts PhD
- Narrated by: Bruce Betts
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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Take an exciting, fact-filled journey that goes where all great space books for kids should - to our solar system and beyond! Super Cool Space Facts is bursting with info about stormy planets, exploding stars, weird black holes, amazing landers, and more....
By: Bruce Betts PhD
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3,000 Animal Fun Facts for Kids and Their Adults
- Animal Trivia, Book 1
- By: Shmuel Cohen
- Narrated by: Heidi Erhart
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
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Explore the amazing world of animals by listening to "3,000 Animal Fun Facts for Kids and Their Adults." More than 3,000 fascinating facts about animals from all over the world are included in this fascinating book, which is a veritable gold mine of information.
By: Shmuel Cohen
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The Disappearing Spoon: Young Listeners Edition
- By: Sam Kean
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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A young listeners edition of the New York Times best seller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table....
By: Sam Kean
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic
- An Audio Documentary
- By: Pottermore Publishing, Ben Davies
- Narrated by: Natalie Dormer
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears....
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Disappointing for a HP fan
- By Toria Phillips on 17-10-2018
By: Pottermore Publishing, and others
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Dark Matter and Dark Energy
- The Hidden 95% of the Universe
- By: Brian Clegg
- Narrated by: Mark Cameron
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
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All the matter and light we can see in the universe makes up a trivial five per cent of everything....
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Disappointing
- By Anonymous User on 09-10-2020
By: Brian Clegg
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3,000 Animal Fun Facts for Kids and Their Adults
- Animal Trivia, Book 2
- By: Shmuel Cohen
- Narrated by: Logan Phillipi
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
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Explore the untamed realm of fauna unlike anything you've ever seen with "3,000 Animal Fun Facts for Kids and Their Adults: The Next Volume of Awesome Trivia."
By: Shmuel Cohen
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Super Cool Space Facts
- A Fun, Fact-Filled Space Book for Kids
- By: Bruce Betts PhD
- Narrated by: Bruce Betts
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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Take an exciting, fact-filled journey that goes where all great space books for kids should - to our solar system and beyond! Super Cool Space Facts is bursting with info about stormy planets, exploding stars, weird black holes, amazing landers, and more....
By: Bruce Betts PhD
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3,000 Animal Fun Facts for Kids and Their Adults
- Animal Trivia, Book 1
- By: Shmuel Cohen
- Narrated by: Heidi Erhart
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
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Explore the amazing world of animals by listening to "3,000 Animal Fun Facts for Kids and Their Adults." More than 3,000 fascinating facts about animals from all over the world are included in this fascinating book, which is a veritable gold mine of information.
By: Shmuel Cohen
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The Disappearing Spoon: Young Listeners Edition
- By: Sam Kean
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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A young listeners edition of the New York Times best seller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table....
By: Sam Kean
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The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body
- By: Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen
- Narrated by: Polly Adams, Cassandra Morris
- Length: 27 mins
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Take a ride inside the human body with Ms. Frizzle and the class....
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Great story
- By Ernie on 18-06-2017
By: Joanna Cole, and others
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Greek Mythology
- Ken Jennings' Junior Genius Guides
- By: Ken Jennings
- Narrated by: Ken Jennings
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
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Unleash your inner genius and become a master of mythology with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! champ and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings....
By: Ken Jennings
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers Edition)
- By: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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This is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village....
By: William Kamkwamba, and others
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Physics for Curious Kids
- By: Laura Baker
- Narrated by: James Macnaughton
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
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What is sound? How does gravity work? Why do the tides change? It's all physics, of course! This audiobook is packed with clear explanations of the world...
By: Laura Baker
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Outer Space
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Ben Bailey Smith, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 55 mins
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Ladybird Audio Adventures is an original series for 4-to 7-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them....
By: Ladybird
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Natural Wonders of the World
- Ladybird Audio Adventures
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Ben Bailey-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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On this adventure, we're going to travel all around the globe and learn more about the seven natural wonders of the world....
By: Ladybird
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Indescribable
- 100 Devotions About God and Science (Indescribable Kids)
- By: Louie Giglio
- Narrated by: Louie Giglio, James Vore, Tory Vore
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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Indescribable: 100 Devotions for Kids About God and Science will engage curious minds and help them discover that God’s design truly is awe-inspiring....
By: Louie Giglio
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Reaching for the Moon
- The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
- By: Katherine Johnson
- Narrated by: Heather Alicia Simms
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
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The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11....
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Excellent!!!
- By David Marques on 30-03-2021
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: The Human Body
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Ben Bailey Smith
- Length: 43 mins
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In this adventure Otto and Missy have found themselves a bit lost inside the human body! Otto is going to learn about some incredible things about the human body such as, what makes us sneeze? What are kneecaps? And, do we really have a funny bone? Find out....
By: Ladybird
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Ancient Egypt
- Ken Jennings' Junior Genius Guides
- By: Ken Jennings
- Narrated by: Ken Jennings
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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With this book about ancient Egypt, you’ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with awesome ancient facts....
By: Ken Jennings
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Amazing Facts to Blow Your Mind
- Bizarre and Brilliant Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture, and Much More! (Ageless Explorers Series: Fun Facts for Kids, Teens, and Adults, Book 1)
- By: Brice Brant
- Narrated by: Daniel Cryer-Muthedath Ryder
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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Amazing Facts to Blow Your Mind unveils a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. This isn't just a collection of trivia; it's a meticulously curated portal to the wonders of our universe, tailored for the eternally curious of all ages.
By: Brice Brant
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Solar System for Kids
- Tinker Toddlers, Book 3
- By: Dr. Dhoot
- Narrated by: Jen Maren
- Length: 7 mins
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Kick-start your future genius! Tinker Toddlers is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction emerging STEM concepts to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Look up at the night sky. What do you see? Listen to find out more....
By: Dr. Dhoot
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Epic Stories for Kids
- A Collection of Almost Unbelievable but Complete True Stories from Around the World: True Tales to Inspire Curious Young Readers (Books for Curious Kids, Book 3)
- By: Riddleland
- Narrated by: Anthony J Santora
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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This book is the perfect gift for kids who love learning (or even those who dread it). The book is collection of 50 True Events that sound made up—but are completely true. These stories are so unique that kids will want to share them.
By: Riddleland
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The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge
- By: Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen
- Narrated by: Polly Adams, Cassandra Morris
- Length: 26 mins
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Like it or not, global warming is a hot topic, and it will affect the younger generation the most....
By: Joanna Cole, and others
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Spooky Lakes
- 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet
- By: Geo Rutherford
- Narrated by: Geo Rutherford
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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From Geo Rutherford-the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (over sixty-five million likes!)-comes this thrilling nonfiction book that plumbs the depths of twenty-five unusual lakes around the world.
By: Geo Rutherford
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Bomb
- The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Roy Roy Samuelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents....
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This Book is awesome! A must listen
- By Anonymous User on 19-02-2021
By: Steve Sheinkin
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Why?
- Interesting Stories, Fun Facts, Questions & Answers About Science, History, Pop Culture, Traditions and More
- By: Riddleland
- Narrated by: Anthony J. Santora
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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Have you ever wondered: Why a day has 24 hours? Why is there a hole in the doughnut? Why do we light candles on a birthday cake? Like many people, you’ve probably asked some of these questions when you were younger or maybe recently....
By: Riddleland
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Coding for Kids
- A Hands-on Guide to Learning the Fundamentals of How to Code Games, Apps and Websites
- By: Elliot Davis
- Narrated by: Kasey Miracle
- Length: 3 hrs
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Coding is the modern world's DNA. To create any website, phone app, computer software, and even to make several household appliances functional requires coding. Coding is a part of all of our lives and will only become more relevant as time goes on....
By: Elliot Davis
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The Wonder of Creation
- 100 More Devotions About God and Science
- By: Louie Giglio, Tama Fortner
- Narrated by: Louie Giglio, James Vore, Tory Vore
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
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In this captivating follow-up to the best-selling kids' devotionals Indescribable and How Great Is Our God, discover more mind-blowing, faith-building scientific facts and biblical truths about the wonder of God's creation....
By: Louie Giglio, and others
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Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers
- A History of Codes and Ciphers
- By: Gary Blackwood
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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History's amazing secrets and codes - and how to crack them yourself....
By: Gary Blackwood
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Big Cats
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Ben Bailey Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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On this adventure we're going to meet some BIG CATS! Get ready to learn about tigers, lions, leopards, and many more as we encounter these amazing animals in their natural habitats....
By: Ladybird
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The Ultimate Fortnite Trivia Book
- Baddest Gamer on the Block? Prove You're Not a Noob by Going Full Send on 10 Rounds of Formidable Questions!
- By: Jackson Turner
- Narrated by: Lee Goettl
- Length: 47 mins
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Join author Jackson Turner on an epic journey through the Fortnite universe as you tackle 10 rounds of brain-bending questions. This book is your ultimate companion for all things Fortnite....
By: Jackson Turner
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The Ultimate World Animal Facts Guide Australia
- Mind-Blowing Facts About Native Australian Animals. Perfect for Curious Kids Who Enjoy Learning About All Things Weird and Wonderful
- By: C.S Alexander
- Narrated by: Matt Williams
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Australia is home to some of the most unusual animals in the world. Millions of years ago, the continents clumped into one large landmass. When the continents broke up, Australia separated. It evolved in isolation, so the animals of Australia look different from animals anywhere else....
By: C.S Alexander
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Fortnite Battle Royale for Kids: 1000 Tricks!
- A Guide for Your Child to Have the Most Fun with Fortnite
- By: JR Publishing
- Narrated by: Matthew Raftis
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
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If your child has started playing Fortnite and is frustrated by his or her current skill level, then this is the audiobook for which they have been waiting. Inside, they will find everything they need to go from noob to expert, regardless of their current skill level....
By: JR Publishing
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Coming Up
- By: David Hill
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 12 mins
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Have you ever wished you could go to the moon? Learn about Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and their fellow astronauts on the Apollo 11 who took the first steps on the moon! Discover the process and challenges that NASA overcame to safely send people to the moon with engineering and physics. Understand how this historical moment affected space exploration for countries all over the world.
By: David Hill
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Design Your Own Roller Coaster
- By: Lori Soard
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 2 mins
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Have you ever wanted to discover a roller coaster that is bigger or faster or scarier than any one you’ve ridden before? Follow the design activity to engineer your own, new roller coaster! Learn how different engineering elements make an exciting ride!
By: Lori Soard
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Shape Determines Design
- By: Jackson Kuhl
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 7 mins
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Have you ever wondered how buildings are created? Architects have to use lots of different shapes in order to build a structure. Many geometric shapes are needed to create building designs. Can you find the different shapes in historical landmarks from all over the world?
By: Jackson Kuhl
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Built by Birds
- By: Melissa Stewart
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 3 mins
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Have you ever seen a bird nest? Birds make all kinds of different nests! Nests are made from lots of different kinds of materials and are shaped differently. Learn about the different kinds of nests that are made by different species of birds!
By: Melissa Stewart
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Where Did You Get Those Clothes?
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 1 min
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Do you know where your clothes come from? Learn about the processes of making certain materials that are used in clothing! Guess what plant or animal that rubber boots come from? What material is made from plastic bottles? You’ll be surprised to learn how the clothes you wear everyday are manufactured!
By: Amy Tao
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Dragonfly Drone
- By: Evan Ackerman
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 6 mins
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Have you ever flown a drone before? They can be fun but are often hard to navigate by the operator. Scientists are hoping to discover ways to improve how drones see by using dragonflies! What about the anatomy of an insects’ eye will prove helpful?
By: Evan Ackerman
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Coming Up
- By: David Hill
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 12 mins
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Have you ever wished you could go to the moon? Learn about Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and their fellow astronauts on the Apollo 11 who took the first steps on the moon! Discover the process and challenges that NASA overcame to safely send people to the moon with engineering and physics. Understand how this historical moment affected space exploration for countries all over the world.
By: David Hill
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Design Your Own Roller Coaster
- By: Lori Soard
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 2 mins
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Have you ever wanted to discover a roller coaster that is bigger or faster or scarier than any one you’ve ridden before? Follow the design activity to engineer your own, new roller coaster! Learn how different engineering elements make an exciting ride!
By: Lori Soard
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Shape Determines Design
- By: Jackson Kuhl
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 7 mins
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Have you ever wondered how buildings are created? Architects have to use lots of different shapes in order to build a structure. Many geometric shapes are needed to create building designs. Can you find the different shapes in historical landmarks from all over the world?
By: Jackson Kuhl
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Built by Birds
- By: Melissa Stewart
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 3 mins
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Have you ever seen a bird nest? Birds make all kinds of different nests! Nests are made from lots of different kinds of materials and are shaped differently. Learn about the different kinds of nests that are made by different species of birds!
By: Melissa Stewart
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Where Did You Get Those Clothes?
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 1 min
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Do you know where your clothes come from? Learn about the processes of making certain materials that are used in clothing! Guess what plant or animal that rubber boots come from? What material is made from plastic bottles? You’ll be surprised to learn how the clothes you wear everyday are manufactured!
By: Amy Tao
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Dragonfly Drone
- By: Evan Ackerman
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 6 mins
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Have you ever flown a drone before? They can be fun but are often hard to navigate by the operator. Scientists are hoping to discover ways to improve how drones see by using dragonflies! What about the anatomy of an insects’ eye will prove helpful?
By: Evan Ackerman
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Without Wheels
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 2 mins
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What would we do without wheels? We use wheels for all kinds of things, including transportation. Learn about alternatives for transportation other than the wheel! Do you use any of these different ways of moving around?
By: Amy Tao
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Click and the Kids: Use Tools
- By: Betsy Page Brown
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 2 mins
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Click and his friends wish to live in their favorite tree like the friendly squirrels. They decide to build a treehouse—but first they must collect the necessary materials and learn what tools they'll need for the job! They find a hammer, saw, level and measuring tape. What safety tools with they need to build their treehouse?
By: Betsy Page Brown
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Mighty Moons
- By: Rebecca Boyle
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 6 mins
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Could there be life forms on planetary moons such as Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon or Titian, one of Saturn’s largest moons? Although our moon is made of mostly rock, astronomers believe life may exist on other moons! Scientists know liquid water is needed to support life, and Europa has plenty of it. What other key ingredients are needed for life to exist in our solar system?
By: Rebecca Boyle
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Under Construction
- By: Cynthia Overbeck Bix
- Narrated by: Rebecca Taylor
- Length: 10 mins
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Bridges are engineering marvels! It takes a civil engineer, chief engineer, structural engineer and environmental engineer to build a bridge. There are different kinds that each require a special construction process to build. Learn how different bridges such as beam, suspension and arch bridge types are designed and built, as well as the construction workers needed at specific stages.
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Yo Wants to Know: Why Is It So Cold at the North Pole?
- By: Lea Daniel
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 1 min
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Yo says his toy animal, polar bear, wants to know why the polar regions stay cold! Yo’s father shows him a globe of the earth! Did you know the sun doesn’t shine on the North and South Poles strong enough to keep it warm? Yo learns that because the earth is tilted, sunlight shines brightly in the middle of the earth, and dimly on the Poles. What will Yo learn when he sees a flashlight?
By: Lea Daniel
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Don't Believe Your Eyes
- By: Rani Iyer
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 8 mins
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Eyes are organs that allow you to see the world! Learn about the anatomy of the eye and how it works to allow you to see. Discover how your vision is created through connections between your eye and brain. You won’t believe your eyes when you see a 3D movie! Special 3D glasses help your brain view a mixture of two different camera angles and colors from each lens. Have you ever seen a 3D movie?
By: Rani Iyer
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Yo Wants to Know: Where Do the Stars Go During the Day?
- By: Lea Daniel
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 1 min
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Imagine taking a flight to the stars! Yo pretends to take a rocket into the sky to visit the stars–only he wonders if he will see the stars. Yo doesn’t want to crash into them if he can’t see them!
By: Lea Daniel
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How a City Grows
- By: Lonnie Plecha
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 2 mins
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Have you ever wondered how big cities are created? Learn how small towns start with just a few houses and farms, and then grow into large cities with many roads, buses, and skyscrapers! See how cities grow and change throughout history by the growing population of people living, working and shopping among each other.
By: Lonnie Plecha
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When a Bone Breaks
- By: Kathiann M. Kowalski
- Narrated by: Sara Hazelwood
- Length: 7 mins
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Did you know if you break a bone, the bone can repair itself? You'll need to visit the doctor to have your broken bone set in a cast, while your body is hard at work repairing the injury! The moment you fall, blood from your injury sends signals to cells to start building new bone–the process of repairing is on its way! Do you know what your body makes to create new bone?
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Seeing Colors
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 1 min
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Do you know how the anatomy of the eye allows us to see colors? Learn about the part of the eye called cones. Cones are like sensors that detect colors. The more cones a person or animal has, the more colors the eye perceives. Can you guess if your pets see you in full color, or if you see your pets in full colors?
By: Amy Tao
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Mint-y Fresh Coins
- By: James Hennelly
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 2 mins
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Have you ever wondered how a penny or dime is made? Coins are made from metal in factories called mints. First, an artist draws a picture of the coin, next clay is used to make a mold made from plastic. Then a machine engraves and designs a piece of metal–these metal pieces will be used to make stamps called dies. In the United States, there are only four factories–can you guess where?
By: James Hennelly
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Let There Be Light
- By: Kathiann M. Kowalski
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 5 mins
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Do you know how the lightbulb was invented? In the 1800s, the first incandescent lightbulb was invented by Thomas Edison. Learn how Edison experimented with different materials, direct current, and by trial and error to design the first lightbulb. Which power company was created that funded the first electric lighting system to distribute light? The company still operates today, lighting and powering our world!
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Pop!
- By: Meg Moss
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 4 mins
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Popcorn is a yummy snack–how is popcorn cooked? From an un-popped kernel, heat boils the water that the kernel naturally has inside it. The water turns into steam after it builds up inside. Scientists used cameras to discover how corn popped! What’s inside the kernel to make an explosive change happen–turning a kernel of corn into a tasty buttery treat–popcorn?
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Blackout!
- By: Kathiann M. Kowalski
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 4 mins
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Have you ever had an electrical power outage at home? In 2003, the largest blackout in United States history left millions of people without power for days! Learn how power generation plants are connected to the power grid that distributes electricity to regions of the country and to homes. What causes power outages? How does losing power affect daily life? What can people do to conserve energy?
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A Special Spacecraft
- By: Nick D’Alto
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 4 mins
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Of all the historic spacecraft vehicles displayed at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in New York–one remains special! On the Moon, it gave shelter to the astronauts. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lunar Module–also used as a communications center–the LM-13 was built to transport people from earth to outer space! Learn what else makes this aeronautical spacecraft special!
By: Nick D’Alto
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The Big Spark
- By: Alan Schroeder
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 9 mins
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Help tell the story of Benjamin Franklin's discovery of electricity! Together with your friend, act out this play to learn how Benjamin Franklin used a wire, attached to the top of a kite, to attract lightning from the sky. Lightning is a form of electricity! It travelled down the kite string to the key that created electric sparks! How did Franklin come up with the idea for his famous experiment?
By: Alan Schroeder
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Why Is This Salamander Smiling?
- By: Meg Moss
- Narrated by: Rebecca Taylor
- Length: 7 mins
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Animals survive in the wild against predators. Many animals, like the salamander, can regenerate limbs–arms, tails, toes, and hearts! Can you guess how long it takes the salamander to grow a new limb? Learn about other animals like the octopus with this same protection. Not all animals have cells that can regenerate limbs for their survival. What do you do if you find an injured animal?
By: Meg Moss
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The Nose Awards
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 4 mins
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The Elly award goes to the animal with the best nose! Learn about different animals’ noses and how their noses help them to survive in different ways.
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The Whole Tooth
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 3 mins
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Did you know your teeth are the hardest thing in your body? Your tooth has many parts that protect it and keep it strong. How do cavities form? Learn how brushing and flossing can keep plaque from forming which helps prevent cavities.
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Be an Inventor
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: Kristen Scribner
- Length: 1 min
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Have you ever had an idea for a new product or service? That is the first step towards becoming an inventor! Learn the process of inventing something new to solve an everyday problem. Brainstorm! Draw! Make a model! Test! Does it solve the problem? Become an inventor today!
By: Amy Tao
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Whose Ears?
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 2 mins
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Animals have different-looking ears, yet, help them to hear! Some animals have large floppy ears like the bunny, who points each ear in different directions–hearing two sounds at once! The harbor seal that has no ears, yet hears through holes that close when it dives! Whether floppy or unnoticed–these animals have ears perfect for hearing!
By: Amy Tao
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King of the Mountain
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: Rebecca Taylor
- Length: 2 mins
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Do you think you are a good climber? You probably can't beat a mountain goat! Known as Kings of the Mountain, they can climb the steepest of mountains, even as babies! Learn the special anatomical features of their bodies that allows goats to seemingly climb straight up mountains and even jump nearly 12 feet in the air. Do you think you can go toe-to-toe with the goats?
By: Amy Tao
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A Dog's Body
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: Kristen Scribner
- Length: 2 mins
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Dogs are amazing creatures with amazing bodies! Discover how fur protects their delicate skin, and which body parts gives them balance. Did you know dogs can wiggle their ears in many directions? Learn more facts about dogs and how their unique anatomy is different from other animals.
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The Cammy Awards
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 4 mins
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Surviving in the desert heat can be dangerous–from deadly shifting sands to a lack of food and water, learn how animals like the Dromedary camel uses its eyelids to shield it from swirling sand, how Sandgrouse chicks soak up water from feathers on their fathers belly, and how the kangaroo rat never takes a drink!
By: Amy Tao