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Nature has the ability to turn our world into a disaster zone. From blizzards to volcanoes, this series looks at the science behind the destruction. How is a blizzard different from a snowstorm? What causes hurricanes to form? How do you stay safe in an earthquake? Children can answer these questions and more. This volume includes Tsunamis and Volcanoes.

Earth is dominated by plants, which outweigh all other life - from tiny duckweed floating in our ponds to giant sequoia trees towering above us. It's easy to take plants for granted, but we depend on these light-eaters, oxygen-generators and rain-makers for every breath of air and mouthful of food we take.

Nikola Tesla was a scientist and inventor in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Among his many inventions and experiments, he helped create the modern electricity system. Learn more about Tesla's life as a famous inventor!

To save the world, one must play video games. Sounds ridiculous, right? But in reality, many people are looking to video games to tackle many of the world's problems. Take a closer look at the ways in which video games can help save the world.

Saturn is famous for its rings. This very windy planet has another claim to fame—it has the most moons of all eight planets! Discover more amazing facts about the sixth planet in the solar system!

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. Launch into learning with awesome and easy-to-digest facts about everything from asteroids hurtling through space to astronauts on the International Space Station. Fill your outer space adventure with the jokes, big word alerts, and fascinating mysteries of the universe all space books for kids should have.

Fairies have fluttered through popular fairy tales for many years. Have you ever wondered what fairies look like, where they live, or what kinds of tricks they play? Fly through this book to find out the truth about fairies.

Behind every long stride, high-flying pole vault, and perfectly controlled discus throw, science is at work. As a high jumper takes off, potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. A discus thrower builds up momentum while spinning. Find out how science is involved in Olympic track and field events and how athletes take science into account in their quest for the gold medal.

Discover the brilliant life of Hedy Lamarr. This talented film actress became an influential scientist with her invention of a secret radio system in the early 1940s, a building block of today’s wireless communications.

Deep, deep down, at the very bottom of the ocean, lies a secret world. Through lyrical narration, this story takes listeners on a journey to a place very few humans have ever been—the Mariana Trench. The imagined voyage debunks scary myths about this mysterious place with surprising and beautiful truths about life at Earth's deepest point.

Do you see that? It's a plane! Find out about the people who fly them. Listeners will learn what pilots do and how people get this exciting job.

There's more to snakes than them being venomous and cold-blooded. Did you know a snake can still grow even when it hasn't eaten for months? Or that snakes have flexible jaws that allow them to eat prey that's much larger than them? Or that snakes are masters of disguise? With more than 3700 sub-species around the world, there's a snake to delight and frighten every kind of listener.

Extraordinary Elephants, Jiggliest Jellyfish, Sensational Sharks and Spectacular Snakes in this collection.

Elephants can live until the age of 70 and are Earth's most intelligent giants, with incredible communication and relationship-building abilities. Come along on an exciting expedition with the world-renowned scientist and explorer Tim Flannery and his daughter Emma as they spotlight these wonderful creatures, their closest relatives (the woolly mammoth!), and discover what humans can do to protect this beloved species.

Come along on an exciting expedition with the world-renowned scientist and explorer Tim Flannery and his daughter Emma, as they spotlight some of the world's weirdest and most compelling creatures. The earth is home to over one billion sharks across 500 different species, and there's so much to learn about these ancient rulers of the ocean!

This engaging audiobook chronicles the beginning of the modern age of astronomy, then follows later discoveries, including NASA's current missions in space.

Neste episódio vamos conhecer as criaturas mais famosas e perigosas do Minecraft! Tem zumbi, tem Creeper, tem Enderman... e até uma lenda misteriosa chamada Herobrine! Será que ele existe mesmo? Vem com a gente descobrir curiosidades, segredos e histórias desses personagens que fazem do mundo dos blocos uma verdadeira aventura!

No Minecraft, até o chão que você pisa pode te pregar uma peça! Blocos que somem, que explodem, que liberam poções ou escondem baús secretos… Isso mesmo! Neste episódio, vamos explorar os blocos e estruturas mais surpreendentes do jogo, desde as armadilhas camufladas nos templos até os blocos musicais que tocam melodias diferentes dependendo do que está embaixo deles.

Neste episódio, vamos explorar as origens desse fenômeno e descobrir como Minecraft se tornou um dos jogos mais amados de todos os tempos! Aqui, as crianças embarcam em uma jornada épica pelo universo dos blocos, com histórias envolventes, efeitos imersivos e muita diversão!

No Minecraft, tem uma ilha tão estranha onde vacas dão sopa e monstros nem se atrevem a aparecer! Pois é, exploradores, este episódio é uma verdadeira viagem pelos biomas mais incríveis e esquisitos do mundo dos blocos! De florestas cheias de lobos a desertos escaldantes, passando por oceanos profundos, selvas misteriosas, montanhas geladas e até dimensões perigosas como o Nether e o The End: cada bioma tem seus próprios desafios, criaturas, climas e segredos escondidos.