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Want to know about the dots and dashes of Morse code? Learn how Morse code came into being and became less time-consuming and more efficient.

Take to the skies with songbirds and raptors, and waddle with some flightless birds, too! Organized by animal-science reference topics such as anatomy, migration, and life cycle, Birds introduces young listeners to these feathered animals.

Say hello to spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks! Kids will discover basic topics such as habitat, anatomy, and diet, but they'll also be treated to fun topics such as arachnids in mythology and art.

Tillie Pierce was 15 years old when the Battle of Gettysburg raged around her. The three-day battle fought in July 1863 proved to be the deadliest of the Civil War and the turning point of the conflict. Go behind the scenes and follow the bloody battle in Tillie’s own words.

Susie King Taylor, born a slave in 1848, would learn to read at secret schools and go on to teach countless others to read and write. Follow the course of the Civil War in her own words as she remembers her work as a nurse and teacher with an Army troop of African-American soldiers.

It is a bizarrely beautiful image: A man in a spacesuit stands isolated in an alien world. His companion, the photographer, and their landing craft are reflected in his visor. This photograph, taken by Neil Armstrong of fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin, is the most famous documentation of America’s 1969 moon landing. But to people in every country on Earth, it represented and still does so much more.

Doodlebug, Cousin Rudyard, and their friend Tomiko compete in a memory test for a mystery prize.

Cousin Rudyard has lost his first tooth, but he's worried the tooth fairy won't visit unless he can find his tooth in time.

Dandelion is embarrassed to find out that her mother will the weeklong substitute teacher for her fourth grade class.

Doodlebug Pinkley tries to avoid a young admirer while he and his family stay at an ice hotel.

More than a hundred million years ago, the Sahara Desert was a rain forest and home to SuperCroc.

Dandelion misses her teddy bear, Englebert Fuzz. She put him in a time capsule, but now she’s regretting it! Determined to help her feel better, Doodlebug and their friends come up with a plan. Will their idea make her smile again?

The Pinkley family is going camping! What else is there to do while on a camping trip? Find Bigfoot, of course! Together, Doodlebug, Dandelion, and their friends search for the elusive Sasquatch. As they continue to uncover more evidence, they might be closer to uncovering the mystery than they thought. Will they be able to find him? Or will the legend scare them away?

What happens when a bunch of frogs invade your home? You send Doodlebug in to fix the problem! After sending a day catching tadpoles with friends, Dandelion realizes Doodlebug is a frog whisperer. Now he must use his talent to get all the frogs out of their house. Will he be able to get them to leave forever?

Doodlebug and Dandelion are excited to have their annual Pinkley Night! Every year, all the Pinkleys get together to celebrate the holiday season. To celebrate this gathering, Dandelion organizes a talent show, but her cousin Punky keeps interrupting everyone. It’s time she teaches him a lesson!

Doodlebug’s stuff has been disappearing. He thinks his cousins, Rudyard and Dandelion, are the thieves! They decide to investigate the thefts to prove their innocence. Together, they find the real culprits. Will Rudyard and Dandelion be able to convince Doodlebug they didn't do it?

It’s Halloween! One night, Doodlebug and Dandelion find a strange book in the library. With their cousin, Rudyard, they decide to read it together. Soon after starting the book, they are launched into a tale of two children who are turned into zombies! The only scary thing is the characters seem awfully familiar—will the children be able to escape the scary story?

Dandelion and her friend, Tomiko, are playing outside when they discover her brother’s man cave. Together, they decide to spy on her brother and his friends, and film all the silly things they do! While they’re spying, though, they hear the boys devise a plan to scare them. Will they be able to thwart the boys’ plan and teach them a lesson?

Doodlebug and Dandelion are preparing for their school’s pet show! Their cat, Choo-Choo, quickly learned her trick and their owl, Kazoo’s trick is almost perfect. Their dog, Don’t, is still confused and cannot even do one leap! Will he learn his routine in time for the show?

The Pinkley family is on a beach vacation! It's their last day on the beach and Doodlebug and Dandelion want to build a sand castle. They can’t agree on what to build, though. He wants a Viking ship, while she wants a Gothic mansion. How will they ever agree on what type of castle to build?