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Sugar and salt look a lot alike. Kids will learn that the reason sugar and salt look the same but taste very differently is that they are made up of different elements. Kids will learn about the periodic table and that when different elements are joined together, they make different things. Fun music encourages young learners to explore this fascinating concept.

It was a beautiful, mythical city sparkling with riches. But many years ago, a huge wave washed away the entire city. Is it possible the legend of Atlantis is true?

It’s a monster with sharp claws and pointy fangs. It howls at the moon as it hunts for its next meal. Stories of werewolves have been told all around the world. Is it possible the legends are true?

A rubber duck floats in the tub. A rock sinks to the bottom of a lake. Why do some objects float and others sink? Find out in this series about materials and their properties.

A piece of silk is smooth. Tree bark is rough. Why are some objects smooth and others rough? Find out in this series about materials and their properties. Informative, at-level text helps listeners understand the differences between smooth and rough objects.

A little boy meets a snowflake and discovers how they form.

The same water that rains today once rained upon the dinosaurs!

This audiobook introduces the topic of simple machines through the familiar tune "Kookaburra". Summary provided by publisher.

If you like tinkering with widgets, wing nuts, gadgets, and gauges, you’ve picked up the right book. In Build It, you’ll invent a trash grabber, a newspaper fort, a coin sorter, and other amazing contraptions. When it comes to inventing, your imagination has no limits!

Do you have a need for speed? Does power make your heart pound? In Zoom It, you’ll invent a gas-powered boat, a catapult, an electric car, and many other amazing moving contraptions. When it comes to inventing, your imagination has no limits!

Introduces early listeners to environmentalist concepts including recycling and composting, and what they can do to help the environment. Features real-life examples of kids who have made a difference.

Introduces early listeners to environmentalist concepts including drought, water conservation, and wetlands conservation, and what they can do to help the environment. Features real-life examples of kids who have made a difference.

Introduces early listeners to environmentalist concepts including single-use plastics and upcycling, and what they can do to help the environment. Real-life examples of kids who have made a difference are featured.

Introduces early listeners to environmentalist concepts including urban gardening; locally sourced food options, and the safety of pesticides, and what they can do to help the environment. Features real-life examples like the Houston East End Greenbelt, which have made a difference.

Have you ever seen or felt a prickly cactus or a juicy aloe? These are just two of the amazing plants that can survive in the desert! In the study of botany, identify the different plants that thrive in hot, dry climates like deserts.

The water cycle is like a circle.

Do you know what electricity is? Fun lyrics and engaging sound effects will teach young physicists that electricity is a kind of energy that gives us light, heat, and power. This fun audiobook will encourage kids to explore the wonders of electricity.

Do you like to work with others? Are you good at math and science? If so, you might want to consider becoming an astronaut.

Fun music and engaging lyrics will help kids learn important terms used in the science of chemistry including: hypothesis, atoms, elements, compounds, mixtures, condensation and evaporation. Perhaps you will a member in the Future Chemists’ Club when you grow up. The occupation of a chemist is fascinating.

In science fiction, time machines let people travel backward in history and forward to the future. How could one of these time-traveling devices be created? Scientists have some ideas, which include using spaceships and black holes. Discover the science and technology behind what it would take to make a real-life time machine!