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Eureka! 50 Scientists Who Shaped Human History
Author: John Grant
Format: Online
Author John Grant
Narrator Mark Meadows
Duration 8h 22m
John Grant is author of about seventy books, including the highly successful Discarded Science, Corrupted Science, and Denying Science. For a number of years he ran the world-famous fantasy artbook publisher Paper Tiger. He has won the Hugo Award (twice), the World Fantasy Award, and various other international literary awards.
View BookAuthor: Chelsea Clinton
Format: Online
Author Chelsea Clinton
Narrator Chelsea Clinton
Duration 20m
Did you know that blue whales are the largest animals in the world? Or that sea otters wash their paws after every meal? The world is filled with millions of animal species, and all of them are unique and special. Many are on the path to extinction. In this audiobook, Chelsea Clinton introduces young readers to a selection of endangered animals, sh...
View BookAuthor: Gail Herman
Format: Online
Author Gail Herman
Narrator Suzanne Elise Freeman
Duration 1h 20m
Learn more about what climate change means and how it's affecting our planet. The earth is definitely getting warmer. There's no argument about that, but who or what is the cause? And why has climate change become a political issue? Are humans at fault? Is this just a natural development? While the vast majority of scientists who study the environ...
View BookAuthor: Steven Johnson
Format: Online
Author Steven Johnson
Narrator Steven Johnson
Duration 2h 57m
Did you drink a glass of water today? Did you turn on a light? Did you think about how miraculous either one of those things is when you did it? Of course not-but you should, and New York Timesbestselling author Steven Johnson has. This adaptation of his adult book and popular PBS series explores the fascinating and interconnected stories of innova...
View BookAuthor: Stacy Mcanulty
Format: Online
Author Stacy Mcanulty
Narrator Taylor Meskimen
SeriesOur Universe, Book 3
Duration 19m
From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator Stevie Lewis, Moon! Earth's Best Friend is a light-hearted nonfiction audiobook about the formation and history of the moon-told from the perspective of the moon itself. Meet Moon! She's more than just a rock-she's Earth's rock, her best friend she can always count on. Moon never turns her back on her frie...
View BookAuthor: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Format: Online
Author Lesa Cline-Ransome
Narrator Bahni Turpin
Duration 20m
Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and comp...
View BookIt's Elementary! Putting the Crackle Into Chemistry
Author: Robert Winston
Format: Online
Author Robert Winston
Narrator Pearl Scott
Duration 4h 5m
How do you make a dog? Why are helium balloons lighter than air? What are the secrets of the Philosopher's Stone? 'It's Elementary' takes an amazing look at the stuff that stuff is made of. Discover the elements that make up everything from you to your dog. See what the elements are, how they were discovered and the extraordinary ways they affect o...
View BookAuthor: Richard Walker
Format: Online
Author Richard Walker
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 1h 56m
We share our planet with an incredible range of life - millions of species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. Although we are the most intelligent of all life-forms, we are, like other creatures, biological machines that walk, feed, drink, and behave. And, in our case, talk, create, think, and remember. For all those who want to "look u...
View BookWould You Believe...cobwebs Stop Wounds Bleeding?! and Other Medical Marvels
Author: Richard Platt
Format: Online
Author Richard Platt
Narrator Rachel Sternberg
Duration 1h 5m
The story of health and healing is stranger and more scary than you can imagine! Young scientists get a real taste of the story behind medicine as we examine the amazing practices used in medicine past and present. Listeners will learn about the often painful and frequently distasteful medical practices that our ancestors employed, such as using le...
View BookAuthor: Jacqui Bailey
Format: Online
Author Jacqui Bailey
Narrator Nancy Baldwin
Duration 15m
This is the story of how a special sort of stone formed deep inside the Earth, and came to the surface thousands of millions of years later. The Rock Factory looks at how minerals turn into rock crystals, how the Earth is structured and how volcanoes happen.
View BookWould You Believe... Marzipan Contains Cyanide?! and Other Freaky Food Facts
Author: Richard Platt
Format: Online
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 BookHorrible Science: Wasted World
Author: Nick Arnold
Format: Online
Author Nick Arnold
Narrator Richard Hodson
Duration 3h 20m
The first Horrible Science book to tackle the issues of global warming, and climate change: What are the sickening secrets of gruesome greenhouse gases? Which is the deadliest toxic waste? Will the Earth make it to the year 2100?
View BookAtoms and Elements: The Young Oxford Library of Science
Author: David Bradley, Ian Crofton
Format: Online
Author David Bradley, Ian Crofton
Narrator Catherine Chadwick
Duration 2h 11m
This text is part of a series building into an extensive library of knowledge for tomorrow's young scientists. Lively and accessible, each of the 10 volumes focuses on a major area of scientific knowledge and draws the reader into the dynamic world of the modern scientist. Covering up-to-date discoveries, events and ideas, the expert authors aim to...
View BookAstrophysics For Young People In A Hurry
Author: Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Format: Online
Author Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Narrator Levar Burton
Duration 3h 34m
Neil deGrasse Tyson's #1 New York Times bestselling 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. Astrophysics for Young People in a...
View BookWomen In Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
Format: Online
Author Rachel Ignotofsky
Narrator Bronwen Price
Duration 1h 48m
A glorious celebration of trailblazing women. Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, from both the ancient and modern worlds. The extraordinary women profiled include well-known figures like the physicist and chemist Marie Curie, as well as lesser-...
View BookUnder the Weather: Stories About Climate Change
Author: Tony Bradman
Format: Online
Author Tony Bradman
Narrator Various
Duration 4h 40m
These exciting, thought-provoking stories imaginatively explore how climate change is affecting children everywhere. Whether it's the mysterious disappearance of bees affecting Zambia and California at the same time, or the destruction of homes in England from flooding, these stories reveal the impact of climate change worldwide.
View BookAuthor: Mitchell Symons
Format: Online
Author Mitchell Symons
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 3h 40m
Ever wondered... Why are slugs so slimy? Why does your skin go wrinkly in the bath? How clever is your right foot? What is the best thing to do if you fall into quicksand? And do igloos have loos? Mitchell Symons knows the answers...and now you will too! Winner of the Blue Peter Best Book with facts Award 2011.
View BookAuthor: Stephen Hawking
Format: Online
Author Stephen Hawking
Narrator Erik Davies
Duration 4h 30m
In this audiobook Hawking attempts to make the ideas and concepts of his bestseller 'A Brief History of Time' even more accessible. It is up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings, and is a guide to non-scientists everywhere in the search for the secrets of time and space.
View BookAuthor: Mitchell Symons
Format: Online
Author Mitchell Symons
Narrator Sarah Maddox
Duration 1h 20m
NOXIOUS NOISES AND STINKY SMELLS . . . Amaze your mates with top trivia such as: Why do we puke and sweat? Which tribe uses farting as a greeting? How likely are you to be injured by a toilet seat?
View BookHorrible Science: Terrible Time
Author: Nick Arnold
Format: Online
Author Nick Arnold
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 2h 54m
Want some really horrible science? It's about time! Go time-travelling with this icky book and discover all the terrible time facts you've been waiting ages to find out. What happens if you go too close to a black hole? How do flies tell the time? Why do the years zoom past faster as you get older? Find out who was killed for changing the calendar....
View BookThe Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook
Author: Louie Stowell
Format: Online
Author Louie Stowell
Narrator Louise Amos
Duration 1h 33m
Discover how you become an astronaut, the training you must undertake, how you travel into space and what you do when you're up there. With a foreword from ESA astronaut Tim Peake, the first British astronaut to embark on a mission to the International Space Station. Published in association with the UK Space Agency.
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