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Petey has been practicing playing his guitar for the school talent show. He plans to perform a song he wrote himself. One day he hurts his arm and has to wear a cast. How can he play guitar now? A good friend shows him how.

Prince Kuluch has been cursed by his evil stepmother! Now he is in love with the daughter of a giant. Follow Kuluch as he completes the list of tasks from the giant with the help of knights, King Arthur, and even ants! Will he be able to marry the love of his life?

Writing is very important to all of us! But did you know that people in the past did not have the same kind of writing instrument that we use today? Instead of using plastic or metals to create pens, people in the past used feathers to create pens! This story gives a brief history of what people used to write with and how they eventually developed the feather pen! Not only will you have a history of writing, but you will also learn how to create your very own feather pen!

Winston is in trouble. He didn’t bring his math homework to school, and his teacher isn’t happy! It wasn’t his fault, though. He’d been chewing bubblegum and blowing bubbles, and one of his bubbles goes on an adventure—and takes his homework with it!

Joji tries to find his place in the world with his favorite skill, drawing cats! Will he find where he belongs and what he is meant to do with his life? There’s just not enough time to draw cats when you're trying to help on your family’s farm or learning to become a priest at one of the local temples. Is there a job that will let him do what he loves?

What do soldiers, spirits, singing, and winged horses have in common? They all played a role in how the Mongolian horsehead fiddle, or morin khuur, came to be! Follow along with a Mongolian soldier named Khökhöö Namjil as he finds a way to balance his duties with his desire to see his wife.

Do you like math? Math is so much more that just numbers and counting! It can be fun! You don’t have to be a magician or a mathematician to perform tricks with numbers. Just listen carefully and follow the directions. Remember, a good numbers trick never gets old.

In this Indian tale, a wise mathematician named Sessa invents the game of chess to amuse the king and requests a single grain of wheat as his reward for the first square of the chessboard, double that the following day for the second, and so on. In the end, Sessa gets the real reward he wanted all along – a wiser and more mathematical king.

A little boy is out for a walk meets a new friend, the Sun! The sun tells the little boy about himself and all of the important things he does for Earth. Did you know that the sun is a star? Explore space with the sun as he tells you about why we have night and day!

Follow Detective Dobson as he investigates Earth's greatest "mass murderer" that led to the greatest extinction event in Earth's history nearly 250 million years ago. Dobson will travel the world investigating fossils—the evidence left behind by the killer that was left behind in the Earth’s crust. Who really was the killer? Was it a Volcano, Climate Change, Poisonous Gas? Help Detective Dobson find the real suspect with paleontology and geology! Will Dobson ever be able to truly find the killer?

Have you ever wondered why the days are so long in the summer and short in the winter? Or why we have hot weather and colder weather? Read on to learn about the Earth, how it spins around the Sun, and the seasons!

When Austin finds out that he and his sister Payton will have to spend the day with their rock hound Uncle Ted looking for geodes, he is not interested. That is until Austin finds a geode of his own! Do you know how geodes are made?

In this funny story, Mr. Spuffington cuts his finger, bumps his head, and falls asleep in the sun with his cat, Pablo. With each injury, he fears the worst and is quick to call Dr. John. Kids will enjoy learning about how the human body responds to injuries and begins to heal itself.

Niccolo’s parents are professional musicians who play with a symphony orchestra. They want Niccolo to spend the summer playing violin with the youth symphony orchestra. Niccolo enjoys classical music and playing his violin, but after meeting his new neighbors, Jeremy and Melly, he wants to try something different.

Have you ever why brushing your teeth is so important? Yo and his dad do a cool experiment with toothpaste, eggs, and vinegar to show how toothpaste helps to protect the calcium in your teeth.

Take a guess—how do you think plants eat? Yo and his dad decide to find out! They put together an experiment with celery, water, and food coloring to see how the celery might eat. What do you think Yo learns?

Did you know your nose can tell you if someone is baking some delicious cookies, or if milk has gone bad? Smell is one of our most important senses. It gives you clues to help you find food when you’re hungry and avoid food that will make you sick!

Have you ever noticed that your eyes change when you’re in the dark? Yo pretends he is in a deep, dark cave and shows Jennifer what happens to his eyes in the light. Will Lips the dog’s eyes react the same way?

Have you lost any teeth yet? When one of Jennifer’s loose teeth gets stuck in an apple, Yo learns about the part of growing up that includes losing baby teeth and growing shiny new grown-up teeth. He also learns about the best part of losing baby teeth—getting a visit from the tooth fairy!

Gears are simple machines that can make up an even bigger machine, like a robot or a clock! Listen to learn about how gears make work easier.