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Leif the leaf takes listeners on a magical (and miraculous) journey, revealing how small specks of ancient moss grew into massive rain forests.

Pando is an inspiring tribute to a Utah grove of quaking Aspen trees connected by their roots to form one of the world's oldest and largest living things. Author Kate Allen Fox engages listeners’ senses to help convey the vastness of Pando, the challenges it faces, and how we all can be part of the solution. With lyrical poetry, Fox summarizes the science, action, and compassion needed to save this wonder of nature.

Female orcas, or cows, lead an orca pod. They raise young and help the pod find food. Learn all about orcas and the important roles cows play to ensure the pod’s survival.

Learn about Tornado Alley, the area in the United States where tornadoes are most frequently formed and often cause the most damage. Robert Miller and Ernest Fawbush coined the term "Tornado Alley" after studying the pattern of tornadoes that occurred around Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma...

Discover the origins of water on Earth...with a talking comet! In this audiobook, an enthusiastic comet speeds through the universe, from the far reaches of space to planet Earth. Along the way, this rocketing rock reveals how our precious blue planet became, well, blue! This laugh-out-loud nonfiction book will have listeners young and old thirsty for more science.

Find out how quartz forms, where it is found, and about some of the most amazing quartz discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect this common yet flashy mineral too!

Biomes are home to unique animals and plants. Introduce beginning listeners to the African savanna biome! Listeners will learn about the characteristics of the land and weather and how zebras, lions, giraffes, and other animals have adapted to life in this amazing biome.

Fantastic plants cover our world. But which ones are the smelliest, thorniest, or largest? Listeners will learn all about the most extreme plants growing on our planet.

Find out how fossils form, where they can be found, and about some of the most amazing fossil discoveries. Then learn how you can find fossils too!

You’ve been rock hunting in a mine for hours when something sparkly catches your eye. As you clear the dirt from around the crystal, you know your long hunt was worth it. You’re holding a shiny blue sapphire! Find out how crystals form, where they are found, and about some of the most amazing crystal discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and other dazzling crystals too!

Biomes are home to unique animals and plants. Give beginning listeners an introductory look at the Amazon rain forest! Listeners will learn about the characteristics of the land and weather and how monkeys, parrots, anacondas, sloths, and other animals have adapted to life in this amazing biome.

Find out how geodes form, where they are found, and about some of the most amazing geode discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect these marvelous mineral-filled rocks too!

Biomes are home to unique animals and plants. Give beginning listeners an introductory look at the Arctic tundra! Listeners will learn about the characteristics of the land and weather and how polar bears, Arctic hares, snowy owls, and other animals have adapted to life in this amazing biome.

Find out how fool’s gold, or pyrite, forms, where it is found, and about some of the most amazing pyrite discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect this gleaming gold mineral too!

You’re rock hunting along a lakeshore with your eyes glued to the ground. A see-through rock lights up in the sunlight. Your heart races as you pick up the rock. It has beautiful bands of orange, cream, and brown. You’ve just found an agate! Find out how agates form, where they are found, and about some of the most amazing agate discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect these striking rocks too!

Wild weather affects every part of our world. But which types of weather bring wicked winds, drenching downpours, or super-heavy snowfalls? Listeners will learn all about the most extreme weather on our planet.

The ocean is salty and can be warm or cold. It covers 70 percent of the Earth and is my home. I love to hunt and eat fish but am not an octopus. I am a graceful swimmer and can jump out of the water but am not a dolphin. What animal am I? Use the clues and guess!

En todo el mundo se talan árboles. Pero ¿por qué se talan los bosques lluviosos, y qué ocurrirá si se desaparecen? En esta novela gráfica de no ficción, Max Axiom y la Sociedad de supercientíficos tienen la misión de averiguarlo.

Hay innumerables animales en todas partes del mundo que están en peligro de desparecer. Pero ¿por qué se van extinguiendo estas especies, y qué ocurrirá cuando las perdemos? En esta novela de no ficción, Max Axiom y la Sociedad de supercientíficos tienen la misión de averiguarlo.

¡Hola! Soy un gran tiburón blanco. No te espantes por mis dientes filosos. Comencé la vida siendo mucho más pequeñito, ¡al igual que tú! Aprende más sobre el ciclo de mi vida desde que era una cría hasta ser el mayor depredador del mar.