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This book explores the concept of homes, and why living things - i.e., animals, humans, and plants - need them.

In this adventure Otto and Missy have found themselves a bit lost inside the human body! Otto is going to learn about some incredible things about the human body such as, what makes us sneeze? What are kneecaps? And, do we really have a funny bone? These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who).

Who's that hiding in the tree? It's a panda! Listen to learn more about giant pandas.

This book explores the concept of water, and why living things - i.e., animals, humans, and plants - need it.

Brought to you by Puffin. Learn all about the human body with this audio bundle of Kay's Anatomy and Kay's Marvellous Medicine from bestselling author, Adam Kay. From what's going on inside our bodies, to when and why we discovered how our insides actually work, Adam Kay has every (slimy and...

Buzz! Buzz! Was that a honeybee or wasp zipping past your ear? While both yellow-and-black striped insects can cause a painful sting, they have many differences.

Uncover the true story of America's first plague epidemic in 1900 in this book is perfect to share with young listeners looking for a historical perspective of the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic that recently gripped the world. In March 1900, San Francisco's health department investigated a strange and horrible death in Chinatown. A man had died of bubonic plague, one of the world's deadliest diseases. But how could that be possible?

Unveil the impressive mysteries of your own body with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! champ and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings. With this book about the amazing human body, you’ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with awesome anatomical facts: Did you know that your hair is as strong as copper wire? Or that if you could spread them out, your lungs would have the surface area of a tennis court?

Zombies love to feast on brains and flesh - so do some organisms in nature! Listeners will learn all about creatures that eat brains.

Did you know that your body is home to more than 32 million kinds of germs? They live on your feet, in your nose, and even in your mouth! Learn more about the gross things your body does and why it does them. You'll never look at yourself the same way again!

Dead leaves, food scraps, and grass clippings for lunch? Small animals, fungi, and bacteria called decomposers turn trash into a tasty compost treat. Learn more about compost and how you can use it in your garden or yard.

This audiobook reveals the secret lives of salt marshes. Along the coasts, where ocean tides mix salt water with fresh water, nature has created salt marshes - soggy places full of natural wonders. For years, salt marshes were maligned, drained, or filled in. Now salt marshes are valued as the home of fascinating wildlife, including more than twenty different species of birds. Ornithologist and photographer Doug Wechsler takes the reader on a down-and-muddy tour of the year-round activity in these wonderlands.

Have you ever wondered just how a glow stick works? Or what about those glow-in-the-dark stars you stick on your ceiling keep on shining? In her first book, author and teacher Anita Sitarski answers these questions and more giving listeners the inside scoop on everything that glows. Fireflies, bacteria, squid, jelly fish—what do all of these things have in common? They glow! It seems like one of mother nature’s mysteries, but many curious scientists have begun to shine light on this beautiful phenomenon.

Take a deep and stinky dive into the wonderful world of poo! It's not just gross, it's enGROSSing ... discover how poo links to TECHNOLOGY (how do astronauts go to the loo?), ART (Picasso painted with what?!), HISTORY (what can we learn from dinosaur poop?) SCIENCE (can we heat our homes using poo power?) and more.

Nach "Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem" die neue Sensation von Erfolgsautor Bill Bryson. Wir stecken alle mittendrin und erleben ihn vom ersten bis zum letzten Atemzug: unseren Körper. Doch woraus besteht er eigentlich? Warum brauchen wir Knochen? Wie schnell erneuern sich unsere Hautzellen? Und wie viele Mikroorganismen leben eigentlich auf menschlicher Haut?

This series gives listeners a better look at some of the animals within the animal kingdom that use camouflage as a defense. Each title will introduce the animal, where it can be found on the globe, and how it uses camouflage to survive.

What do you know about rays? Beginning listeners will get their feet wet with these literacy-building introductions to ocean animals.

What do you know about the sense of touch? Our senses help us observe and understand our world.

What do you know about the sense of hearing? Our senses help us observe and understand our world.

Our senses help us observe and understand our world. This curricular topic is explored though an integrated approach to learning with embedded SEL questions and family/educator engagement tips at the beginning and end of each book.