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Great Scientists and Their Discoveries
Author: David Angus
Format: MP3 CD
Author David Angus
Narrator
Duration 2h 25m
How did the great scientists make their remarkable discoveries? And what kind of men were they? This audiobook introduces the work of nine men to younger listeners. It ranges from the world of Ancient Greece to the 20th century discovery of DNA. Included are the crucial discovery that the earth goes around the sun (Galileo), the principal of gr...
View BookWow Science: Biology! Spider Silk Is Stronger Than Steel
Author: Bryson Gore
Format: MP3 CD
Author Bryson Gore
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 1h 36m
In this audiobook, learn more about the science of the animal kingdom and how observation and experimentation have enabled us to discover facts about animal species, survival techniques and behavioural patterns.
View BookHow the Incredible Human Body Works
Author: Brainwaves The
Format: MP3 CD + Stream / Download
Author Brainwaves The
Narrator Zoe Bond
Duration 2h 36m
What defeats food eating fungi? How does the brain tell you you're hungry? Where's there an acid bath in your body? Get ready for a rollicking rip roaring romp around the human body. Including a fight against an invasion of horrible toxic bacteria, dodge squirting digestive juices, and a white knuckle ride on red rapids of gushing blood.
View BookWould You Believe... Marzipan Contains Cyanide?! and Other Freaky Food Facts
Author: Richard Platt
Format: MP3 CD + Stream / Download
Author Richard Platt
Narrator Jane Steel
Duration 1h 35m
Young historians and chefs get a real taste of the stories behind the food we eat as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international cuisine past and present. Listeners will learn about the often disgusting yet utterly fascinating foods that our ancestors ate such as maggot cake or rotten fish, as well as those that are still eaten around the...
View BookAuthor: Susan Gates
Format: MP3 CD
Author Susan Gates
Narrator Nigel Lambert
Duration 3h 45m
Smiler's grandad turns an old fort into a Laughter Club for children. He rents out part of the building to the mysterious Dr Maudlin. Smiler and Coriander, the only other member of the club, discover that the doctor is meddling with genetics in an attempt to eradicate head lice. She has a prisoner - a Neanderthal boy brought to the fort in a terrib...
View BookThe Big Idea: Bohr and Quantum Theory
Author: Paul Strathern
Format: MP3 CD
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator Fergus Mcclelland
Duration 1h 44m
At a moment of great discovery, one big idea can change the world... Niels Bohr's discoveries in quantum theory led to advances in physics and our understanding of atomic structure. His work won him the Nobel Prize in 1922 and his ideas continue to propel physics towards new discoveries. But what is quantum theory? Most of us do not understand even...
View BookEscape From Earth: Voyages Through Time
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Format: MP3 CD + Stream / Download
Author Peter Ackroyd
Narrator Paul Medlicott
Duration 3h 24m
Only 60 years after first taking to the skies, humankind's endless curiosity sent our species blazing into space. But how? Why? What have we found? Where will we explore next? The answers aren't just 'out there' - they're also in here. Prepare for blast-off, you are about to escape from Earth.
View BookThe Big Idea: Darwin and Evolution
Author: Paul Strathern
Format: MP3 CD
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 1h 30m
'The Big Idea' is a fascinating series of popular science books aimed at scientists and non-specialists alike. Charles Darwin's formulation of the theory of evolution with its now commonplace central idea of 'the survival of the fittest' is today generally accepted as logical and self-evident, yet at the time was seen as shocking and blasphemous.
View BookThe Big Idea: Hawking and Black Holes
Author: Paul Strathern
Format: MP3 CD
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 2h
'The Big Idea' is a fascinating series of popular science books aimed at scientists and non-specialists alike. Stephen Hawking's discoveries and research on black holes and cosmology have been hailed as the next leap for mankind into new worlds and a new era.
View BookThe Big Idea: Curie and Radioactivity
Author: Paul Strathern
Format: MP3 CD
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator Robin Houston
Duration 2h
'The Big Idea' is a fascinating series of popular science books aimed at scientists and non-specialists alike. Marie Curie's contribution to science won her two Nobel prizes. Her research into radioactivity and her work on radium furthered our understanding in nuclear physics and caused huge advances in the treatment of cancer.
View BookThe Big Idea: Crick, Watson and Dna
Author: Paul Strathern
Format: MP3 CD
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator William Gregory
Duration 2h
'The Big Idea' is a fascinating series of popular science books aimed at scientists and non-specialists alike. In this audiobook DNA is the topic, the building blocks of life discovered by Francis Crick and James Watson.
View BookStraightforward Science: Electricity
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Krystyna Gajda
Duration 40m
Science made easy! In a clear and easily accessible way, the author explains the main scientific principles involved in electricity and how it affects our everyday lives.
View BookThe Need For Speed: Racing Cars
Author: Philip Raby
Format: MP3 CD
Author Philip Raby
Narrator William Gregory
Duration 40m
Experience the thrills and spills of driving some of the world's fastest cars, including Formula One and Dragsters as well as vehicles designed to break the land speed record, in this lively and informative guide.
View BookAuthor: Chris Maynard
Format: MP3 CD
Author Chris Maynard
Narrator William Gregory
Duration 42m
All you need to know about some of the worlds fastest aircraft. The supersonic spy plane 'Blackbird' is included here in this informative guide packed with vital facts and statistics.
View BookStraightforward Science: Plant Life
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Karola Gajda
Duration 35m
This is Science made easy! A clear and informative guide to the topic of plants and plant life. Find out how plants make food, what are the different parts of a flower, and how you can make identical copies of plants.
View BookStraightforward Science: Food Chains
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Karola Gajda
Duration 35m
A simple, straightforward introduction to the topic of Food Chains. This audiobook explains the scientific principles and their impact on our everyday life.
View BookStraightforward Science: Materials and Processes
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Krystyna Gajda
Duration 35m
There are thousands of different materials all around us. Find out all about the scientific principles behind them and the impact they have on our everyday lives in this simple, enjoyable and easily accessible audio book.
View BookStraightforward Science: Forces and Movement
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Fergus Mcclelland
Duration 30m
Science made easy. This audio book provides a clear introduction to the scientific principles of forces and movement, as well as explaining how they work in our everyday lives.
View BookStraightforward Science: Magnetism
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Fergus Mcclelland
Duration 32m
A clear and straightforward introduction to the scientific principles of magnetism. Accessible and entertaining, this audio book explains how magnetism works in all aspects of our life.
View BookStraightforward Science: Light and Colour
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Fergus Mcclelland
Duration 30m
Science made easy! In a clear and easily accessible way, the author explains the main scientific principles involved in light and colour, and how they work in everyday life.
View BookGreat Inventors and Their Inventions
Author: David Angus
Format: MP3 CD
Author David Angus
Narrator Benjamin Soames
Duration 2h 34m
Nine remarkable men produced inventions that changed the world. The printing press, the telephone, powered flight, recording and others have made the modern world what it is. But who were the men who had these ideas and made reality of them? As David Angus shows, they were very different-quiet, boisterous, confident, withdrawn-but all had a moment...
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