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What It Was Like to be …

by David Long, Stefano Tambellini ...

Narrated by Mark Oosterveen ...

Series Audiobook 3 - What It Was Like to be …
Unabridged

56 min

Embark on a captivating exploration into the rise and fall of the rich and colourful Maya civilisation with Blue Peter Award winning author David Long.Largely forgotten for centuries, the ancient Maya were incredible. Their cities across Central and South America featured astonishing pyramids and palaces, while they were also successful farmers and highly creative artists. The Maya were the first ... Read more

£6.99

Embark on a captivating exploration into the rise and fall of the rich and colourful Maya civilisation with Blue Peter Award winning author David Long.Largely forgotten for centuries, the ancient Maya were incredible. Their cities across Central and South America featured astonishing pyramids and palaces, while they were also successful farmers and highly creative artists. The Maya were the first
... Read more
Audiobook

Secrets of the Sky Caves

Danger and Discovery on Nepal's Mustang Cliffs

by Sandra K. Athans ...

Narrated by Intuitive ...

Unabridged

54 min

What's more dangerous than scaling Mount Everest? For mountaineer Pete Athans, the answer lies in the ancient kingdom of Mustang, a remote part of the Asian nation of Nepal. Long-abandoned caves built high into steep cliffs contain amazing treasures—and pose incredible dangers. Reaching these "sky caves" safely takes guts, smarts, and luck. And then there's the question of what to do with a two ... Read more

£14.99

What's more dangerous than scaling Mount Everest? For mountaineer Pete Athans, the answer lies in the ancient kingdom of Mustang, a remote part of the Asian nation of Nepal. Long-abandoned caves built high into steep cliffs contain amazing treasures—and pose incredible dangers. Reaching these "sky caves" safely takes guts, smarts, and luck. And then there's the question of what to do with a two
... Read more
Audiobook

Chandra

by Vashanti Rahaman ...

Narrated by Highlights for Children ...

Series series Read With Highlight
Unabridged

6 min

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar formulated the theory of black holes. ... Read more

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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar formulated the theory of black holes.
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Audiobook

Catching Cougar Kittens

by Patricia M. Hughes ...

Narrated by Highlights for Children ...

Series series Read With Highlight
Unabridged

5 min

This scientist volunteered to help study cougars in the wild. ... Read more

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This scientist volunteered to help study cougars in the wild.
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Audiobook

Think Outside the Box

by Justine Avery ...

Narrated by Christian Stoner ...

Unabridged

4 min

~ #1 National Bestseller ~"Here’s to raising creative, passionate, problem-solving humans that are ready to take on the world." —The Children's Book ReviewFor the artist, the free thinker, the uniquely inventive individual in each of us, Think Outside the Box unlocks the key to applying creativity to daily life and turning any problem or worry inside out.Designed to define out-of-the-box thinking ... Read more

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~ #1 National Bestseller ~"Here’s to raising creative, passionate, problem-solving humans that are ready to take on the world." —The Children's Book ReviewFor the artist, the free thinker, the uniquely inventive individual in each of us, Think Outside the Box unlocks the key to applying creativity to daily life and turning any problem or worry inside out.Designed to define out-of-the-box thinking
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Audiobook

Driving on Mars

by Ken Croswell, Ph.D ...

Narrated by Highlights for Children ...

Series series Read With Highlights
Unabridged

2 min

Highlights presents Driving on Mars by Ken Croswell, Ph.D. Bot Spot installment. The robotic rover Curiosity has been exploring Mars since August 6, 2012. This photo feature describes the robot and some of its discoveries. ... Read more

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Highlights presents Driving on Mars by Ken Croswell, Ph.D. Bot Spot installment. The robotic rover Curiosity has been exploring Mars since August 6, 2012. This photo feature describes the robot and some of its discoveries.
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Audiobook

Microraptor

by Ben Garrod ...

Narrated by Ben Garrod ...

Series series Ultimate Dinosaurs
Unabridged

1 hour 7 min

Bloomsbury presents Microraptor written and read by Ben Garrod.When hunters become the hunted, they need to adapt or die. To survive, Microraptor took to the skies and became a flying dinosaur, but what happened next? You can find out. Brimming with facts and fun, quizzes and Ask the Expert sections, there are 7 more dinosaur’s stories to be told in the Ultimate Dinosaur series.Pop a dinosaur in ... Read more

£9.99

Bloomsbury presents Microraptor written and read by Ben Garrod.When hunters become the hunted, they need to adapt or die. To survive, Microraptor took to the skies and became a flying dinosaur, but what happened next? You can find out. Brimming with facts and fun, quizzes and Ask the Expert sections, there are 7 more dinosaur’s stories to be told in the Ultimate Dinosaur series.Pop a dinosaur in
... Read more
Audiobook

What are Asteroids & Meteorites?

What is the difference between Asteroids & Meteorites?

by Curadio Media ...

Narrated by Craig Travasso ...

Unabridged

2 min

Asteroids and Meteorites are both rocks that are floating around in space all the time. But what makes them different from from each other and how are they different? Listen to their story to know more and what they exactly really are. ... Read more

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Asteroids and Meteorites are both rocks that are floating around in space all the time. But what makes them different from from each other and how are they different? Listen to their story to know more and what they exactly really are.
... Read more
Audiobook

Albert Einstein

El científico que explicó cómo funciona el universo

by Eduardo Acín ...

Narrated by Sofía Martín, Ferran Farré ...

Series series Mis pequeños héroes
Abridged

10 min

DEJA QUE EL MISMÍSIMO ALBERT EINSTEIN TE EXPLIQUE SU VIDA, EN PRIMERA PERSONA Y COMO SI FUERA UN CUENTO.Imagínate que cabalgas montado en un rayo de luz: ¿qué pasaría? ¿Verías el rayo o estarías a oscuras? Puede parecer una pregunta disparatada, de ese tipo de cosas que solo se les ocurren a los niños y que, cuando las escucha un adulto, se pone muy serio y dice: «¡Eso no tiene sentido!».Esta es ... Read more

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DEJA QUE EL MISMÍSIMO ALBERT EINSTEIN TE EXPLIQUE SU VIDA, EN PRIMERA PERSONA Y COMO SI FUERA UN CUENTO.Imagínate que cabalgas montado en un rayo de luz: ¿qué pasaría? ¿Verías el rayo o estarías a oscuras? Puede parecer una pregunta disparatada, de ese tipo de cosas que solo se les ocurren a los niños y que, cuando las escucha un adulto, se pone muy serio y dice: «¡Eso no tiene sentido!».Esta es
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Audiobook

It's Her Story Rosalind Franklin

A Graphic Novel

by Karen de Seve ...

Narrated by Celeste Parrish ...

Series Audiobook 2 - It's Her Story Series
Unabridged

17 min

A graphic novel for children ages 7 to 10. Rosalind Franklin was a British chemist during the 1940s and 1950s, when few women worked in the sciences. During WWII, she expanded our knowledge of the physics of coal and carbon, and later she studied viruses. Her "Photo 51" was central to understanding the double-helix structure of DNA, groundbreaking work she was never given credit for in her ... Read more

£7.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

A graphic novel for children ages 7 to 10. Rosalind Franklin was a British chemist during the 1940s and 1950s, when few women worked in the sciences. During WWII, she expanded our knowledge of the physics of coal and carbon, and later she studied viruses. Her "Photo 51" was central to understanding the double-helix structure of DNA, groundbreaking work she was never given credit for in her
... Read more
Audiobook

Pluto!

Not a Planet? Not a Problem!

by Stacy McAnulty ...

Narrated by Fred Berman ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Our Universe
Unabridged

15 min

This program features narration from the author.Hot diggity dog! Meet Pluto! The runt of a litter of eight planets. Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell. From the tale of how it was found by humans to its naming as a dwarf planet, it’s Pluto’s turn to take the spotlight and properly re-introduce itself.With characteristic humor ... Read more

£3.99

This program features narration from the author.Hot diggity dog! Meet Pluto! The runt of a litter of eight planets. Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell. From the tale of how it was found by humans to its naming as a dwarf planet, it’s Pluto’s turn to take the spotlight and properly re-introduce itself.With characteristic humor
... Read more
Audiobook

What If... You Didn't Make Snot?

And Other Amazing Human Body Questions

by Emma Young ...

Narrated by AJ Aster-Stubberfield ...

Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

What would happen if you never slept? Or if your blood turned blue? Or your bones turned to jelly? Find out the answers to these questions and many more with science author Emma Young!Prepare to learn all about the human body from blood vessels to the brain and nerves to nutrients. However, this isn't another dry textbook. You'll be drawn into each topic with one of 33 amusing questions that are ... Read more

£9.99

What would happen if you never slept? Or if your blood turned blue? Or your bones turned to jelly? Find out the answers to these questions and many more with science author Emma Young!Prepare to learn all about the human body from blood vessels to the brain and nerves to nutrients. However, this isn't another dry textbook. You'll be drawn into each topic with one of 33 amusing questions that are
... Read more
Audiobook

Louis Pasteur and Pasteurization

by Jennifer Fandel ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Unabridged

16 min

Tells the story of French scientist Louis Pasteur and his invention of the pasteurization process. Written in graphic-novel format. ... Read more

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Tells the story of French scientist Louis Pasteur and his invention of the pasteurization process. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Audiobook

Smallpox

A Vaccine Success

by Brianna Kaiser ...

Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...

Series series Deadly Diseases (UpDog Books ™)
Unabridged

2 min

Scientists won the battle against smallpox. Uncover the symptoms behind smallpox, how a vaccine stopped the spread, and why scientists still research the disease.Dive deep into the Deadly Diseases series—part of the UpDog Books™ collection. Discover what causes these illnesses, the symptoms behind them, and what is being done to stop the spread. At the end of the book, read two patients' symptoms ... Read more

£5.99

Scientists won the battle against smallpox. Uncover the symptoms behind smallpox, how a vaccine stopped the spread, and why scientists still research the disease.Dive deep into the Deadly Diseases series—part of the UpDog Books™ collection. Discover what causes these illnesses, the symptoms behind them, and what is being done to stop the spread. At the end of the book, read two patients' symptoms
... Read more
Audiobook

Astronaut Answers Kids' Questions from Space

by Highlights for Children ...

Narrated by Highlights for Children ...

Series series Read With Highlight
Unabridged

3 min

Astronaut Gregory Chamitoff e-mailed answers to kids' questions—while he was on the space shuttle Endeavor in outer space! ... Read more

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Astronaut Gregory Chamitoff e-mailed answers to kids' questions—while he was on the space shuttle Endeavor in outer space!
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Audiobook

A Whale of a Baby and Other Real Whale Stories

by Highlights For Children ...

Narrated by Highlights For Children ...

Series series Highlights Stories
Unabridged

24 min

Huge whales! Learn about where whales live, and how they interact with each other. Get ready to learn why whales blow bubbles at each other, or what it means when they wiggle their flippers. Is a whale shark even a whale, or just an imposter? Stories by Kim Valice, Carolyn Short, Linda Brown Anderson, and Heidi Poelman. ... Read more

£7.99

Huge whales! Learn about where whales live, and how they interact with each other. Get ready to learn why whales blow bubbles at each other, or what it means when they wiggle their flippers. Is a whale shark even a whale, or just an imposter? Stories by Kim Valice, Carolyn Short, Linda Brown Anderson, and Heidi Poelman.
... Read more
Audiobook

The Girl Who Built an Ocean

An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium

by Jess Keating ...

Narrated by Hannah Van Der Westhuysen ...

Unabridged

13 min

The inspiring tale of a seamstress-turned-scientist who invented the world's first aquarium at a time when women in STEM were startlingly rare.The daughter of a seamstress and a cobbler, Jeanne Villepreux-Power began her career as a dressmaker, sewing beautiful gowns for the Parisian aristocracy. But her heart longed for more, and when she moved to the seaside, she became fascinated by the ocean's ... Read more

£3.99

The inspiring tale of a seamstress-turned-scientist who invented the world's first aquarium at a time when women in STEM were startlingly rare.The daughter of a seamstress and a cobbler, Jeanne Villepreux-Power began her career as a dressmaker, sewing beautiful gowns for the Parisian aristocracy. But her heart longed for more, and when she moved to the seaside, she became fascinated by the ocean's
... Read more
Audiobook

Stroking Molecules

by Nancy Burnham ...

Narrated by Highlights for Children ...

Series series Read With Highlight
Unabridged

5 min

Is it possible to see "friction" under a microscope? ... Read more

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Is it possible to see "friction" under a microscope?
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Audiobook

Dilophosaurus

by Rebecca Sabelko ...

Narrated by Dana Fleming ...

Series series The World of Dinosaurs
Unabridged

6 min

Travel back in time and learn about the dilophosaurus! This hi-lo book uses vivid illustrations to depict the world during the Early Jurassic period. Leveled text engages reluctant readers by describing the body parts and behaviors of the dilophosaurus. Special features such as maps and a size chart share additional facts about this speedy meat-eater! ... Read more

£7.99

Travel back in time and learn about the dilophosaurus! This hi-lo book uses vivid illustrations to depict the world during the Early Jurassic period. Leveled text engages reluctant readers by describing the body parts and behaviors of the dilophosaurus. Special features such as maps and a size chart share additional facts about this speedy meat-eater!
... Read more
Audiobook

Vaccines

A Graphic History

by Paige V. Polinsky ...

Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...

Series series Medical Breakthroughs
Unabridged

18 min

Vaccines have been used to safely introduce people's bodies to diseases for centuries, and they save millions of lives each year. By giving people a weakened or dead version of a disease, a vaccine allows the body to develop antibodies which recognize and fight the disease later on.Early vaccinations used dry scabs from smallpox to promote smallpox immunity. Doctors and scientists across nations ... Read more

£14.99

Vaccines have been used to safely introduce people's bodies to diseases for centuries, and they save millions of lives each year. By giving people a weakened or dead version of a disease, a vaccine allows the body to develop antibodies which recognize and fight the disease later on.Early vaccinations used dry scabs from smallpox to promote smallpox immunity. Doctors and scientists across nations
... Read more
Audiobook

How We Got to Now

Six Innovations That Made the Modern World

by Steven Johnson ...

Narrated by Steven Johnson ...

Unabridged

2 hours 57 min

From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Extra Life, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their ... Read more

£11.99

From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Extra Life, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their
... Read more
Audiobook

Dueling Dinosaurs and Other Real Dino Stories

by Highlights For Children ...

Narrated by Highlights For Children ...

Series series Highlights Stories
Unabridged

19 min

Real dinosaurs! Read about Triceratops' horns and their purpose. Did you know that there are animals alive today that move similarly to dinosaurs? Sometimes museums display copies of dinosaur fossils instead of the real thing. Learn how the Smithsonian made an exact copy of a dinosaur skeleton. A dinosaur fan's dreams came true as he watched a dinosaur skeleton being rebuilt. Stories by Sharon ... Read more

£7.99

Real dinosaurs! Read about Triceratops' horns and their purpose. Did you know that there are animals alive today that move similarly to dinosaurs? Sometimes museums display copies of dinosaur fossils instead of the real thing. Learn how the Smithsonian made an exact copy of a dinosaur skeleton. A dinosaur fan's dreams came true as he watched a dinosaur skeleton being rebuilt. Stories by Sharon
... Read more
Audiobook

When Stars Explode and Other Real Starry Stories

by Highlights For Children ...

Narrated by Highlights For Children ...

Series series Highlights Stories
Unabridged

24 min

Shining stars! What is a star, anyway? Take a trip through the starry sky to learn all about constellations, what happens when stars explode, and learn more about the star closest to us: the sun! Stories by Ken Croswell, Ph.D. and Highlights for Children. ... Read more

£7.99

Shining stars! What is a star, anyway? Take a trip through the starry sky to learn all about constellations, what happens when stars explode, and learn more about the star closest to us: the sun! Stories by Ken Croswell, Ph.D. and Highlights for Children.
... Read more
Audiobook

Ring Around the Asteroid and Other Real Discovery Stories

by Highlights For Children ...

Narrated by Highlights For Children ...

Series series Highlights Stories
Unabridged

20 min

Space discoveries! Learn all about how modern scientists are making new discoveries about objects in space. Read about the tools, techniques, and research that goes into making these fascinating discoveries! Stories by Ken Crosswell Ph.D., Vicki Oransky Wittenstein, and Amy Cattapan. ... Read more

£7.99

Space discoveries! Learn all about how modern scientists are making new discoveries about objects in space. Read about the tools, techniques, and research that goes into making these fascinating discoveries! Stories by Ken Crosswell Ph.D., Vicki Oransky Wittenstein, and Amy Cattapan.
... Read more

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