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Step into the living voice of history.This podcast presents complete, unabridged audiobooks from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries—an era that shaped theology, philosophy, literature, and the moral imagination of the modern world. Each episode features a full classical work, faithfully narrated and preserved for modern listeners.From early modern theology and devotional writings to foundational works of philosophy, history, and moral reflection, these recordings restore the original cadence, gravity, and depth of texts too often reduced to excerpts or summaries.🎧 What you’ll find here:...

Take an exciting, fact-filled journey that goes where all great space books for kids should - to our solar system and beyond! Super Cool Space Facts is bursting with info about stormy planets, exploding stars, weird black holes, amazing landers, and more. Launch into learning with awesome and easy-to-digest facts about everything from asteroids hurtling through space to astronauts on the International Space Station. Fill your outer space adventure with the jokes, big word alerts, and fascinating mysteries of the universe all space books for kids should have.

Will robots take over the world?When will we meet aliens?How are memories stored inside the brain? Join Dr A.P.J. Kalam on a fascinating quest to explore the realm of science and technology, its extraordinary achievements and its impact on our lives in the days to come.Co-written with Srijan Pal...

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him...

Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon is the focus of the fifteenth entry in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically...

Perfect for fans of Efrén Divided and A Good Kind of Trouble, this luminous middle grade debut follows a tween girl navigating the devastating impact of ICE’s looming presence on her family and community. Seventh grader Wendy Toledo knows that black holes and immigration police have one thing...

In this fifth and final book in The Girls Who Changed the World series, Ming Qong discovers who she is, and that she, too, will change the world. Ming has travelled through history to meet girls who have changed the world. However, this time is different as Herstory, History's sister, promises...

“Heartfelt, honest, and beautifully told—Nolie’s NYC story is a must-read. Bonus points for an absolutely amazing Grandma character!”—Lisa Greenwald, author of The Friendship List and TBH series Feeling left behind by both her sister and her best friend, Nolie tries her best to belong...

A World Book Day 2020 Author 'I've always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don't want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for millions of years. I want to find the brand new ones - the ones that have only just been born and are searching for the people they've...

From the author of Five Things About Ava Andrews comes a new middle grade stand-alone novel with STEM and activism themes, set against the backdrop of beautiful Zion National Park. With the perfect blend of humor and heart, this poignant story about family, grief, and changes beyond our control...

This enchanting story about magic, family, and the meaning of home from the award-winning author of Where the Watermelons Grow is perfect for fans of Corey Ann Haydu and Natalie Lloyd. Ivy Mae Bloom is almost thirteen years old, her name is almost a complete sentence, and her family’s RV is...

Celebrate Indigenous thinkers and inventions with this beautifully designed, award-winning interactive nonfiction book—perfect for fans of Braiding Sweetgrass. Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving...

A Publishers Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2021 One of The Nerd Daily's “Anticipated Queer Book Releases You Can’t Miss in 2021” One of Lambda Literary's “May’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature” “Gorgeous.” —BuzzFeed The two most important things to know about Pluto Timoney...

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Kalpana Chawla! Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from pursuing a career in...

In this lively story, children take a colorful ride through outer space to visit distant planets and dazzling stars.

From the dazzling bestselling duo Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, a picture book with a non-fiction twist for the fancy girl who is out of this world! Fancy Nancy thinks that everything in the sky is simply stellar, from the sun and the moon to the stars and their constellations...

Ferne Galaxien, explodierende Sterne und schwarze Löcher - die unendlichen Weiten des Universums bergen jede Menge Geheimnisse. Woraus bestehen Planeten? Was ist ein Komet? Wie gelangen Astronautinnen und Astronauten zur Raumstation? Diesen Fragen gehen Kinder im Hörbuch ganz selbständig auf den Grund. Dank vielseitiger Rätsel-Pausen mit zum Beispiel Quizfragen und Silbenrätseln werden Kinder dabei ganz spielerisch ans Lesen und Schreiben herangeführt. Liegt zudem das Buch vor, können die Erstlesetexte mithilfe der unterschiedlichen Vorlesegeschwindigkeiten kinderleicht mitgelesen werden.

Learn all about the Apollo Program, black holes, space exploration, and more in The Seeker Space Collection! Includes The Apollo Program, Everything You Wanted to Know About Black Holes (Without Actually Having to Go into One), and Everything You Wanted to Know About Black Holes (Without Actually Having to Go into One).

In this book, we will cover some of the amazing facts about the moons we know about, many of the amazing objects around our star the sun, and colonization ideas around the solar system. Even though mankind dreams of someday traveling to the nearest stars, our solar system has enough places to visit and colonize for thousands of years. This book lays out the structures and objects of the solar system in detail and discusses which parts of it we should colonize, build on, or mine.

Naturwissenschaft leicht erzählt. Die Schwerkraft kann man mit einer Pfannkuchentorte erklären und die Relativitätstheorie mit dem Bauch einer dicken Katze. Klingt irre? Ist es auch! Vor allem, weil es funktioniert. Mit Begeisterung erzählt Johan Olsen vom Urknall über die Entstehung des Lebens bis zum Menschen. Er erklärt Atome, Relativitätstheorie, Moleküle und Proteine, also was man alles braucht um eine Welt zu erschaffen mittels humorvoller Veranschaulichungen - und warum der Mensch vielleicht doch nicht die Krone der Schöpfung ist.