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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.

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Brought to you by Penguin. Stephen Hawking's closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar's final thoughts on the cosmos. One of the biggest questions Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to...

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?

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.

Discover the wonders of the universe?with?the Creator. Based on Louie Giglio's popular messages “Indescribable” and “How Great Is Our God,”?Indescribable: 100 Devotions About God & Science?will help kids discover the incredible creation of our indescribable God. Indescribable?displays...

Read by the author. In this captivating follow-up to the bestselling 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 from author, speaker, and founder of the Passion...

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...

Kids love asking big questions about space: How hot is the Sun? What are planets made of? What do astronauts see in space? Their questions won’t stop there — and they don’t have to. Our Solar System for Kids 8–12 turns every “why” and “how” into a moment of discovery. Your child will feel like a brave explorer as they learn real science through storytelling.

Under the Stars: Bedtime Astrophysics transports curious kids and inquisitive adults on an incredible journey through the night sky. Explore our solar system from the comfort of your cosy bedroom. Find out why the sky is blue. Fly around a black hole and peer inside! Learn why Jupiter has stripes. When astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith isn't looking skyward, she is answering the smart questions of school kids. Her engaging storytelling brings the night sky to life, giving amazing new perspectives to young explorers who are always asking, 'Why?'

Black holes are the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe, but they are a riddle that confounds our intuitions. Anything that enters them can never escape and yet they contain nothing at all. They are bigger on the inside than the outside suggests. They are dark on the outside but not on the inside. They invert time into space and space into time.

“This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” —School Library Journal (starred review) The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch...

Could there be life on one of Saturn's moons? How much power could you collect from all the lightning on Earth? Why do books have that book-smell? Why is 10 per cent of the Earth's land area prone to sinkholes? Why are some people chronically late? What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning? Why do most people hardly remember anything from the first half-a-dozen years of their life? Why do some songs turn into 'earworms' and stick inside your brain? Why does your hotel-room access card get wiped so easily? And is your home wi-fi really spying on you?

What causes Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? How have volcanoes shaped the land on many planets? How do space shuttles launch and dock with space stations? This series introduces young listeners to the objects within our solar system and the tools people use to explore the mysteries of space. This volume includes Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn.

Black holes are a constant source of fascination to many due to their mysterious nature. This Very Short Introduction audiobook addresses a variety of questions, including what a black hole actually is, how they are characterized and discovered, and what would happen if you came too close to one. 

Space is such an amazing part of our worlds existence, but it can seem complicated to explain to adults, let alone kids! This book will trigger the natural curiosity within young children with amazing facts about the mysteries of space. From the very basics of what the galaxy is, right through to the name of the first man on the moon, this book relays the complexity of space into really easy and understandable explanations.

Seeking the truth about UFOs in America, Mark Pilkington and John Lundberg uncover a 60 year-old story stranger than any conspiracy thriller. Through the fascinating account of their quest Mark Pilkington reveals the long history of UFOria and its parallels in little known tales from the murky...