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Eureka! 50 Scientists Who Shaped Human History
Author: John Grant
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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 BookHorrible Science: Fatal Forces
Author: Nick Arnold
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Author Nick Arnold
Narrator Ian Collington
Duration 3h 12m
Learn about the scientists who discovered "Smashing Speed", "Gruesome Gravity", and "Facts about Friction". Tons of interesting facts about the forces of nature are packed into this latest instlament in the Horrible Science series.
View BookAuthor: Chelsea Clinton
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 BookScience Essentials: Adaption and Survival
Author: Denise Walker
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Author Denise Walker
Narrator Hannah Mercer
Duration 3h
'Science Essentials' is the perfect exam revision guide for KS3 and above. This audiobook introduces the listener to the ways in which living things adapt to survive on earth. Learn about the evolutionary processes and discover how the environment can affect the living things around us.
View BookCan Science Solve? the Mystery of Vampires and Werewolves
Author: Chris Oxlade
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Author Chris Oxlade
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 34m
The mystery of vampires and werewolves has puzzled people for hundreds of years. Do some people really transform into blood-hunting creatures at night? If so, what sort of creatures are they? Can Science Solve? explores some of the world's most baffling mysteries. Can we get to the bottom of them using science and logic, or will they continue to my...
View BookStraightforward Science: The Earth In Space
Author: Keith West
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Author Keith West
Narrator Claire Johnsen
Duration 42m
What is the solar system? How many moons does Jupiter have? This clear and simple guide will tell you everything you need to know about space.
View BookHow To Make A Universe With 92 Ingredients
Author: Adrian Dingle
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Author Adrian Dingle
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 58m
How To Make A Universe With 92 Ingredients takes on the impossible and triumphs - it makes chemistry fun! A unique and imaginative take on chemistry for children, with 'experiments' that show how all things are made from just 92 chemical elements - from trees to mobile phones, to humans and the Sun - kids will love this fascinating and entertaining...
View BookAuthor: Richard Walker
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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 BookScience World: Energy and Heat
Author: Kathryn Whyman
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Author Kathryn Whyman
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 25m
Energy and heat work together. Heat is a way of moving energy from one place to another. This audiobook looks at the scientific priciples of energy - how it changes and how it is stored, how heat travels quickly through conductors but slowly through insulators, and the way in which burning transfers energy as heat.
View BookAuthor: Glenn Murphy
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Author Glenn Murphy
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 4h 50m
Evolution and genetics are like a map for exploring the whole world of living things. Along the way, we've discovered some pretty shocking stuff about the links between poodles and polar bears, and fruit flies and people! Trace the history of life right back to our earliest ancestors and you'll be amazed at what you'll find. This book tells you eve...
View BookWhy Is Snot Green? and Other Extremely Important Questions
Author: Glenn Murphy
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Author Glenn Murphy
Narrator Zoe Hart
Duration 6h 55m
Why is snot green? Do spiders have ears? Do rabbits fart? How big is space? Find out the answers to these and an awful lot of other questions in this audiobook. It is divided into five sections which cover everything from the Big Bang to bodily functions and cool gadgets: Lost in Space, The Angry Planet, Animal Answers, Being Human, and Fantastic F...
View BookCaptain Fact: Human Body Adventure
Author: Knife and Packer
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Author Knife and Packer
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 58m
Whenever disaster strikes, mild-mannered weatherman Cliff Thornhill and his dog are transformed into Captain Fact and Knowledge! Miniaturised to the size of a molecule, our heroes are injected into a real live human body. Here they must investigate innards and examine earwax to hunt down a vicious virus that's causing a transglobal outbreak of bott...
View BookWould You Believe...cobwebs Stop Wounds Bleeding?! and Other Medical Marvels
Author: Richard Platt
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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
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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 BookCan Science Solve? the Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
Author: Chris Oxlade
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Author Chris Oxlade
Narrator Jane Steel
Duration 38m
The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle has puzzled people for years. Can ships and planes really disappear without a trace? If so, is there a strange unknown force at work? 'Can Science Solve?' explores some of the world's most baffling mysteries. Can we get to the bottom of them using science and logic, or will they continue to mystify us forever? Di...
View BookAtoms and Elements: The Young Oxford Library of Science
Author: David Bradley, Ian Crofton
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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
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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...
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