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This book is about the good stuff. The wonderful inventions we now cannot live without - from high heels to tea bags, pencils to X-rays, each story is an amazing mix of luck and a whole lot of perseverance and hard work. Imagine what our hot summers would be without ice-lolly? The horrors of never tasting potato chips! What would we do without our quick-fix Superglue? We hardly give a thought to the many little things we use every day. Don’t you think it’s time we learnt about a few stories of origin? Where do they come from? Who invented them and how?

Get ready for bone-chilling stories for beginning listeners! Explore frightening cemeteries, haunted houses, spooky libraries, and other scary places in this expertly crafted series for young listeners. Each of the ghostly tales will grab hold of listeners with an icy grip and send chills racing down their spines!

Air Force One keeps the U.S. president safe while flying. Learn more about the features that protect this amazing plane. Also find out how team members protect the president as he travels on Air Force One.

Finding rocks. Collecting fossils. Identifying minerals. Kids can’t get enough of geology and are always looking for more information. With its listener-friendly and interactive approach, each book in Geology Genius highlights a specific type of rock or geological substance and discusses its properties and where on Earth it can be found.

When Kristen Balouch was ten years old, her parents made a surprising announcement: their whole family was going on a trip to plant trees! Kristen, her sisters, and her mom and dad—and their pet, Wonder Dog—flew from their California home to a logging site in British Columbia. There, they joined a crew working to replant the trees that had been cut down. In this story, Kristen reflects on the forty days they spent living in a tent, covered in mud and bug bites, working hard every day to plant a new forest.

Eat up! Discover how different foods get from farms and gardens to our tables in this fun series. This volume includes From Cow to Cheese, From Flower to Honey, From Garden to Pickle, and From Sand to Glass.

Let’s Look at Body Systems! introduces early fluent listeners to the body’s seven systems with fun and informative storylines. In each book, a fictional child character investigates a specific body system, learning how it helps him or her function each day. Listeners will learn what parts and processes of the human body are involved in each body system.

Emerging listeners can race through city streets with a fire truck, plant crops with a tractor, and travel the world with an airplane. This volume includes An Airplane's Day, A Backhoe's Day, A Bulldozer's Day, A Dump Truck's Day, A Fire Truck's Day, and A Tractor's Day

On their journeys, they’ll discover volcanic moons, mysterious dwarf planets, and much more! This volume includes The Asteroid Belt, The Dwarf Planets, and The Inner Planets.

In this exciting series, children will learn how robots help us run our homes, build our goods, keep us safe, and explore our world. This volume includes Robots at Home and Robots in Space.

What are simple machines? Young learners find out about the six simple machines in this series. They are presented with the basic physics concepts behind simple machines, the ways simple machines make work easier, and the uses of simple machines today. This volume includes Levers, Pulleys, and Ramps.

The hot, humid rain forest is habitat to more than half of the world's plant and animal species! From colorful toucans to enormous anacondas, this informative series explores how the animals adapt to survive in the world's most diverse biome. This volume includes Harpy Eagles, Howler Monkeys, Macaws, Sloths, and Anacondas.

Many of Earth's animals are in danger of going extinct. But there are things that can be done to help them. In this series, listeners will learn about the threats facing these animals as well as ways that they can be saved. This volume includes Black-footed Ferrets, Blue Whales, Cheetahs, and Giant Tortoises.

In this narrative nonfiction series, listeners follow paleontologists and fossil hunters as they discover ancient dinosaurs and other fossils. Each book explores dinosaur fossil sites around the world. Perfect for reluctant listeners, budding scientists, and dinosaur enthusiasts.

In these true tales of wildlife survival, listeners discover how some of America's most beautiful and fascinating animals came face-to-face with the threat of extinction. Yet through the heroic efforts of people who stepped in, these endangered animals not only came back from the brink, but also began to thrive once again.

What pushed some of our favorite animals to the brink of near extinction? How did laws and conservation efforts help them make a comeback? And what is still being done to help aid the survival of our world’s animals?

From skyscrapers up above to tunnels down below, the structures people build are amazing. How are they built? And why? This volume includes Bridges, Dams, and Roller Coasters.

When disasters strike, people aren’t the only ones in danger. Tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, and more also threaten the lives of animals. In this narrative nonfiction series, listeners meet heroes who risk their lives to save animals—from cats and dogs to pelicans and pigs! As listeners relive the dramatic events surrounding famous disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, they will witness the courageous rescue attempts that saved the lives of thousands of innocent pets and wild animals. This volume includes Deepwater Disaster and Mason Versus the Tornado.

In this fact-filled series, young listeners can explore the growth of common fruits, vegetables, fungi, and more! Through simple text, listeners will study the subject from seed or spore to fully grown product. Special features highlight the subject’s life cycle, uses, and what is needed to grow. Hear about common plants and fungi growth! This volume includes See a Banana Grow, See a Mushroom Grow, See a Pine Tree Grow, See a Pumpkin Grow, and See a Sunflower Grow.

Area 51 is the government's best-kept secret. What exactly goes on in this classified space? And what does it have to do with aliens? Listen to find out!