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Neil deGrasse Tyson's number-one New York Times best-selling guide to the cosmos, adapted for young listeners. From the basics of physics to big questions about the nature of space and time, celebrated astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the cosmos into bite-sized pieces.

Brought to you by Puffin. *From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes the next volume in the incredible story of the human race, for younger readers.* Something really strange happened 10,000 years ago, and it changed everything. Why did millions of people agree to obey a few...

The wonder of flight. The science of evolution. From both, Richard Dawkins weaves a fascinating account of how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide and swoop through the sky like a bird? Do you let your mind soar to unknown, magical spaces?

One treat a day! A 23-volume series of 365 treats: stories, facts, questions and answers, and science experiments for young listeners.

Brought to you by Puffin. *From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes an incredible new story of the human race, for younger readers.* We humans aren't strong like lions, we don't swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don't have wings! So how did we end up ruling the...

Discover the key theories and milestone developments in the field of geography – the study of Earth’s diverse landscapes and climates, and the ways in which we have interacted with them through history and across the world. Applying the series’ accessible approach to the subject, The...

Bloomsbury presents Brain-fizzing Facts written and read by Emily Grossman. Why is your elbow called your funny bone? How could you escape the grip of a crocodile’s jaw? Which animal can breathe through its bottom? And how do these things all link together? This brilliant book will have...

New York Times Bestseller Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi...

Brought to you by Puffin. The first children's audiobook from Adam Kay. A Sunday Times pick for audiobooks. Explore each organ of the body in this immersive, 3D audiobook edition of Kay's Anatomy, read by Adam Kay with a full cast of voices, including Mark Gatiss, Sandi Toksvig, Andy Nyman and...

Spice in Science is an unusual audiobook replete with interesting incidents, funny situations, memorable events and little known facts from the lives of scientists, researchers, inventors and mathematicians. Herein you will find no pungent formulae or esoteric ideas, simply a colourful embroidery of humorous stories and amusing anecdotes laced with unforgettable incidents from the fascinating lives of these great geniuses.

A young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation?...

Die beliebten Bücher aus dem Tessloff Verlag: Jetzt auch als Hörspiel! Die Hörspiele von WAS IST WAS Meine Welt sind für die kleinsten Hörspielfans gemacht. In verschiedenen Geschichten begleiten sie wissbegierige Kinder und vermitteln mit Geräuschen und Klangwelten erstes Wissen zu Themen, die in ihrem Alltag eine Rolle spielen. Spannende Ratefragen und Wiederholungen erlernten Wissens beziehen die Kinder mit ein. Beruhigende Achtsamkeitsreisen oder Meditationen sorgen dafür, dass die Hörerinnen und Hörer der WAS IST WAS Meine Welt-Hörspiele nicht überfordert werden. Tatütata, die Feuerwehr!

Dive into the fascinating world of Sound and Computer! Ever wondered how your computer talks, how a mouse moves the arrow, or how sonar sees underwater? In this exciting journey through sound and digital tech, curious kids will discover what makes gadgets work, respond, and connect, from silicon chips to sonar waves, from flash memory to burglar alarms.

Brought to you by Puffin. *Inspired by the global bestseller The Anxious Generation!* How can we live a happy and exciting life without a smartphone? The Anxious Generation started a world-changing conversation about the effects of smartphones and social media on young people. Now bestselling...

The Consolation of Philosophy is one of the key works in the rich tradition of Western philosophy, partly because of the circumstances in which it was written. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c480-c524) was of aristocratic Roman birth and became consul and then master of offices at Ravenna, one of the highest posts under the Ostrogothic Roman ruler Theodoric. But Boethius was unjustly charged with treason in 524, and this led to house arrest, then torture and execution.

סדרה בת 12 כרכים הנמכרת גם כערכה שלמה או בספרים בודדים. הכלניות מתקשטות בצבעים מרהיבים כמו כלה, כדי למשוך את המאביקים, משום כך זכתה לשם זה. הכלנית אינה יכולה לזוז...

על מחזור החיים בטבע סדרה בת 12 כרכים. האמנונים מצטיינים בשמירה על הצאצאים, הדגיגים הקטנים; ברגע של סכנה ממהרים כולם ומסתתרים, לא תאמינו, בפה של אמא. דג האמנון שעליו...

על מחזור החיים בטבע - סדרה בת 12 כרכים. בספר זה מסופר על בעל חיים שאינו צריך לחפש לו בית, הצב.יש לו בית על הגב. הצב חי שנים רבות, אפילו יותר מבני אדם, והוא אינו ממהר לשום...

על מחזור החיים בטבע סדרה בת 12 כרכים. החסידה שנשארה בארץ גיבורת ספר זה היא החסידה הלבנה, אחד העופות המעניינים ביותר בעולם. החסידות שומרות על בן זוג קבוע לכל חייהן...

על מחזור החיים בטבע סדרה בת 12 כרכים. הדבורים חיות חיי חברה מפותחים.הפועלות מחלקות ביניהן את כל עבודות הכוורת בצורה קפדנית בהתאם לגיל. חלק מהדבורים מכינות דבש...