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Brought to you by Penguin. It was truly the most breathless and in a way the most exhilarating time I have ever had in my life. This edition of Going Solo, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found...

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...

¿Por qué los animales de hoy son distintos de los que habitaron la Tierra hace millones de años? Charles Darwin dedicó años a observar, investigar y reunir pruebas para comprender cómo cambian los seres vivos. En este audiolibro infantil, su vida se convierte en una invitación a seguir...

Jane Goodall quería conocer a los animales. Su curiosidad la llevó a dedicar años al estudio de los chimpancés. Desde su pasión infantil por la naturaleza hasta su trabajo con primates, este audiolibro acerca una vida hecha de observación, paciencia y compromiso. Conoce a la mujer que...

Un microscopio, muchos dibujos y una gran pregunta: ¿cómo está formado nuestro sistema nervioso? Santiago Ramón y Cajal dedicó años a observar las neuronas y a representar lo que veía. Sus investigaciones cambiaron la forma de comprender el cerebro y le valieron el Premio Nobel de...

Julio Verne imaginaba lugares a los que nadie había llegado y después buscaba la forma de viajar hasta ellos en sus historias. Este audiolibro infantil cuenta la vida del escritor que convirtió la exploración y los inventos en aventuras literarias. Descubre cómo su imaginación abrió...

Marie Curie quería investigar. Ni la falta de dinero ni las barreras que encontraban las mujeres consiguieron apagar su pasión por la ciencia. Este audiolibro infantil acerca la vida de la científica que ganó dos premios Nobel. Conoce su deseo de aprender, los obstáculos de su camino y la...

Changing misconceptions one hero at a time. This much-needed children's book empowers children aged eight through twelve with stories of twenty famous and little-known Muslim heroes who were trailblazers. Winner of Daybreak Press Book Awards Best Non-Fiction Juvenile Book 2022 Winner of Muslim...

Once Upon a Time is an anthology of bedtime stories featuring 15 true tales all the way from ancient Egypt and the Vikings up to the 20th century. Each tale features an inspiring figure or hidden hero on an uplifting adventure. Kids will be awe-struck by: · The ancient Chinese emperor whose...

T. Rex. One of the most iconic and fearsome creatures to ever walk the Earth. But how did the King of the Dinosaurs come to dominate our culture millennia after its extinction? In this engaging young readers edition of The Monster’s Bones, David K. Randall journeys from prehistory to present...

Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 2 is the sequel to the sensational New York Times best seller and the most crowdfunded book of all time. The authors, Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli, will take you and your kids on an empowering journey through 100 new bedtime stories, featuring the adventures of extraordinary women from Nefertiti to Beyoncé. The unique narrative style of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls transforms each biography into a fairy tale, filling listeners with wonder and with a burning curiosity to know more about each hero.

Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set off from England aboard the ship Endurance, intending to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. Instead, Endurance becomes icebound and sinks 100 miles from land, leaving Shackleton and his men to fight brutal perils on ice, land, and sea...or die trying.

What if history was not just a list of dates, names, and dry facts, but a collection of wild adventures, ancient mysteries, strange mistakes, brave choices, and surprising discoveries?In Hidden History for Curious Kids, young readers ages 9 to 12 travel from ancient times to the modern era...

Adventurer Tim Cope had a childhood dream: to travel the 10,000 kilometres from Mongolia to Hungary on horseback - a journey undertaken centuries ago by the legendary leader of the Mongols, Genghis Khan. On this journey, Tim met a dog called Tigon. For more than three years, Tim and Tigon...

Bloomsbury presents Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay by Alexandra Stewart, read by Paul Panting. WITH A FOREWORD BY SIR RANULPH FIENNES _______________ CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL EVEREST ASCENT 1953-2023 _______________ This beautiful book...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and Week Junior Audiobook of the Year 2023. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure! Slither...

This book tells the stories of girls and boys from around the world and the challenges they have faced and overcome. It features over 29 tales of amazing young girls and boys who have achieved the unimaginable - from surviving a plane crash in the jungle to striking against climate change. There are tales of triumphing over illness and injury, and of overcoming bullying. Entries include Greta Thunberg, Boyan Slat and Phiona Mutesi, to name a few.

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...

A companion book for young listeners based on 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, the groundbreaking best seller by Charles C. Mann.

A 2022 YALSA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults Winner of the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Young People's Literature A 2021 Newbery Honor Book A 2021 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book A 2021 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist A 2021 Orbis Pictus Honor Book A unique account of...