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Unlocking the Universe
The Cosmic Discoveries of the Webb Space Telescope
2024
EN
A stunning STEM feast on NASA's Webb Telescope--the world's most powerful telescope--will marvel future scientists and engineers about space and the universe beyond.Building the James Webb Space Telescope was no easy feat. It started with a big dream and an even bigger team: thousands of engineers and scientists across the country and world. The team solved design challenges, built prototypes, and ran test after test. They experienced frustration, page-turning susp...
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- Follow It!
2019
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Where did that plastic bottle in your hand come from? And where is it going next? A plastic bottle's journey is filled with bounces, bumps, and blasts. Pack your bags, and get ready to follow it!
Exquisite
The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
2020
EN
From award-winning team Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera, Exquisite is a picture-book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize.A 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor BookA 2021 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor BookA 2021 Association of Library Service to Children Notable Children’s BookGwendolyn Brooks (1917–...
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- Little Golden Book Biographies
2022
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Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Dr. Anthony Fauci! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers—as well as fans of all ages!This Little Golden Book about Dr. Fauci--the chief medical advisor to many US presidents and America's doctor during the Covid-19 pandemic--is an inspiring read-aloud for young children.Look for more Little Golden Book biographies:• Barack Obama• Ruth B...
What If There Were No Bees?
A Book About the Grassland Ecosystem
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- Various Narrators
Unabridged
7 min
2013
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Grassland ecosystems can be found on nearly every continent. Countless animals and plants live in them. So what difference could the loss of one animal species make? Follow the chain reaction, and discover how important honey bees are.
How Do Tornadoes Form?
And Other Questions Kids Have About Weather
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- Various Narrators
Unabridged
10 min
2013
EN
What is the coldest place on Earth? How many kinds of clouds are there? Why do rainbows form? You've got questions about weather, and Kids' Questions has answers!
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- Little Golden Book Biographies
2024
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Dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Pope Francis! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers—as well as fans of all ages!This Little Golden Book about Pope Francis--the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the first Pope from South America--is an inspiring read-aloud for young children.Look for more Little Golden Book biographies:• Queen Elizabeth II• King Charles III• Barack Obama• Dr. Jonas Salk
Dazzlin' Dolly
The Songwriting, Hit-Singing, Guitar-Picking Dolly Parton
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- Suzy Jackson
Unabridged
15 min
2023
EN
Dolly Parton is a little girl with a great big voice. She loves singing for her corncob doll and friends at church. Music fills her heart so plumb full that young Dolly starts writing her own tunes. Unable to afford a guitar, she strings up a brokenmandolin and plays for anyone she can corral—ducks, pigs, and her squallin’ brothers and sisters. But Dolly longs for a real live audience to see and hear her perform.When Dolly gets her first big break, she’s scared to perform in...
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- Susie Berneis
Unabridged
47 min
2014
EN
Both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led them to become inventors—with very different results. As Edison invented hit after commercial hit, gaining fame and fortune, Henry struggled to make a single invention (an affordable car) work. Witnessing Thomas's glorious career from afar, a frustrated Henry wondered about the secret to his success. This little-known story is a fresh, kid-friendly way to show how Thomas Edison and Henry Ford ...
Daring Dozen
The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon
2019
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A gorgeous introduction to the twelve brave men who have left footprints on the moon, just in time to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing.On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took one small step and made history. Over the course of the next three-and-a-half years, twelve lunar explorers, including Alan Shepard and Gene Cernan, touched down on the moon's surface. Author and engineer Suzanne Slade reveals how the Apollo missions (1969-1972) buil...
Insects
Six-Legged Animals
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- Various Narrators
Unabridged
9 min
2013
EN
What do insects eat? Do insects have bones? Buzz through the pages of this book to learn all about insects.
The Inventor's Secret
What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford
2015
EN
Both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led them to become inventors—with very different results. As Edison invented hit after commercial hit, gaining fame and fortune, Henry struggled to make a single invention (an affordable car) work. Witnessing Thomas's glorious career from afar, a frustrated Henry wondered about the secret to his success.This little-known story is a fresh, kid-friendly way to show how Thomas Edison and Henr...











