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From mountains to rain forests, this series explores the basic physical features that make up our planet. Young listeners will discover each feature of Earth, how it formed, and what plants and animals call it home.

What is the sun? Why do we have seasons? What are eclipses? Learn the answers to these questions and more.

What are clouds? How are they made? And why do they seem to move cross the sky? Learn the answers to these questions and more and discover the science behind clouds and their patterns.

Wild weather affects every part of our world. But which types of weather bring wicked winds, drenching downpours, or super-heavy snowfalls? Listeners will learn all about the most extreme weather on our planet.

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song "The Green Grass Grew All Around". The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest.

What can smell like bubblegum, glow neon green at night, be poisonous and yet still eaten by humans, and even help create rain? The answer is mushrooms! From their hidden networks underground to the fruiting body above, mushrooms can do incredible things. But don't call them plants - mushrooms are fungi. They're more closely related to animals like you!