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Brought to you by Puffin. Have you ever thought about the fact that before the fridge you'd have had maggots in your margarine? Ever thought about what you might use to wipe your bum before loo roll was a thing? And what about what everybody did before computers?! In this third hilarious book...

Brought to you by Puffin. The first children's audiobook from Adam Kay. A Sunday Times pick for audiobooks. Explore each organ of the body in this immersive, 3D audiobook edition of Kay's Anatomy, read by Adam Kay with a full cast of voices, including Mark Gatiss, Sandi Toksvig, Andy Nyman and...

The wonder of flight. The science of evolution. From both, Richard Dawkins weaves a fascinating account of how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide and swoop through the sky like a bird? Do you let your mind soar to unknown, magical spaces?

The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic. 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.

Australia's favourite science guru returns with a new haul of extraordinary stories from our incredible Universe! Dr Karl is surfing the universe for all that's gnarly, awesome, weird and wonderful. Why is sharpening a pencil in space risky business? How far would the Earth's viruses reach if you laid them end to end? What makes a sunset red and not blue? Find out how spiders like to plan ahead, whether 5G networks are safe, why we're running out of sand, and the answer to the Question on Everyone's Lips - how to make the best coffee.

The Consolation of Philosophy is one of the key works in the rich tradition of Western philosophy, partly because of the circumstances in which it was written. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c480-c524) was of aristocratic Roman birth and became consul and then master of offices at Ravenna, one of the highest posts under the Ostrogothic Roman ruler Theodoric. But Boethius was unjustly charged with treason in 524, and this led to house arrest, then torture and execution.

Penguin presents the audio edition of Minecraft: The Lost Journals, read by Emily Schaffer. The brand-new official Minecraft novel is a journey into the unknown! Alison and Max must team up to find his missing uncle Nicholas. Using the journal his beloved uncle left as a guide, the duo hurtle headlong into a treacherous and unknown landscape called the Nether.

Brought to you by Puffin. The brand-new, hilarious book from bestselling, record-breaking author, Adam Kay. The olden days were pretty fun if you liked wearing chainmail or chopping people's heads off but there was one TINY LITTLE problem back then . . . doctors didn't have the slightest clue...

Neil deGrasse Tyson's number-one New York Times best-selling guide to the cosmos, adapted for young listeners. From the basics of physics to big questions about the nature of space and time, celebrated astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the cosmos into bite-sized pieces.

Discover the key theories and milestone developments in the field of geography – the study of Earth’s diverse landscapes and climates, and the ways in which we have interacted with them through history and across the world. Applying the series’ accessible approach to the subject, The...

New York Times Bestseller Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi...

Brought to you by Puffin. Learn all about the human body with this audio bundle of Kay's Anatomy and Kay's Marvellous Medicine from bestselling author, Adam Kay. From what's going on inside our bodies, to when and why we discovered how our insides actually work, Adam Kay has every (slimy and...

Brought to you by Puffin. *From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes the next volume in the incredible story of the human race, for younger readers.* Something really strange happened 10,000 years ago, and it changed everything. Why did millions of people agree to obey a few...

From Schrodinger's cat to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, this book untangles the weirdness of the quantum world. Quantum mechanics underpins modern science and provides us with a blueprint for reality itself. And yet it has been said that if you're not shocked by it, you don't understand it. But is quantum physics really so unknowable? Is reality really so strange? And just how can cats be half alive and half dead at the same time?

なんでも「なぜ？」「なに？」とききたがるかわいい子ねこといっしょに、宇宙のなぞを解き明かす！子どもが知りたいぎもんの答えがココにあります「月はどうやってできたの？」「宇宙人はどこかにいるの？」

Woher haben Dinosaurier ihre Namen? Wieviel Fleisch hat ein T-Rex gefressen und wie klug waren die Dinosaurier eigentlich? Kleine Dinofans haben ganz schön viele Fragen und die stellen sie am liebsten der Maus. Denn sie weiß nicht nur, wo das weltweit größte Dinosaurierskelett steht, sondern auch, wie man ein eigenes Dinoskelett oder gar eine ganze Dino-Welt im Kinderzimmer nachbauen kann. Eine bunte Mischung aus Information, Spielen, Experimenten und Bastelideen sorgt für Spaß und vermittelt mitreißend Wissen über diesen spannenden Abschnitt unserer Erdgeschichte.

El Sol ilumina nuestros días, calienta nuestro planeta y hace posible la vida en la Tierra, pero ¿qué es exactamente y cómo funciona? En El Sol: Explorando la estrella que impulsa nuestro sistema solar, los jóvenes lectores emprenderán un emocionante viaje al corazón de nuestra estrella más cercana. Este atractivo libro de ciencia para niños explica cómo el Sol produce una enorme cantidad de energía mediante la fusión nuclear, qué causa las fulguraciones solares y las manchas solares, y cómo el Sol influye en la Tierra y en todo el sistema solar.

"Un Viaje Caprichoso a Través del Sistema Solar" es un cautivador libro infantil que ofrece un recorrido delicioso y educativo por nuestro sistema solar. Este libro se destaca por varias razones: Personificación Atractiva de los Planetas: Cada planeta está personificado de manera única con características encantadoras, haciéndolos relacionables y memorables para los jóvenes lectores. Este enfoque creativo da vida a los cuerpos celestes, transformando conceptos científicos complejos en historias interesantes.

O Sol ilumina os nossos dias, aquece o nosso planeta e torna a vida na Terra possível—mas o que é ele exatamente, e como funciona? Em O Sol: Explorando a Estrela que Alimenta o Nosso Sistema Solar, os jovens leitores farão uma viagem emocionante ao coração da nossa estrela mais próxima. Este envolvente livro de ciências para crianças explica como o Sol produz enorme energia através da fusão nuclear, o que causa as erupções solares e as manchas solares, e como o Sol influencia a Terra e todo o sistema solar.

Embarca en un viaje cautivador a través del cosmos con "Un Viaje a Través de las Maravillas de los Eclipses Solares", un libro infantil bellamente ilustrado que desvela los misterios y maravillas de uno de los fenómenos más espectaculares de la naturaleza. A través de un lenguaje atractivo y fácil de entender, y visuales vibrantes, los niños son introducidos a los conceptos fundamentales de los eclipses solares, incluyendo los roles del Sol, la Luna y la Tierra en la creación de este evento celestial.