Was als harmloses Schlittenfahren beginnt, endet in einem frostigen Abenteuer: Stefan hat die Schlitten mit dem Effekt der Schnelligkeit versehen – und plötzlich landen er, Anna und der Zombie Brokkoli in einer mysteriösen Winterlandschaft. Sie entdecken einen Eistempel, der nicht nur kostbare Schätze, aber auch gefährliche Fallen birgt. Doch das ist erst der Anfang: Eiswanderer und eine mächtige Eisbärin machen die Lage noch brenzliger. Ihre einzige Chance, sich in Sicherheit zu bringen?

Ever wonder what happens after you flush? The Adventures of Poop takes kids on a hilarious and educational journey through the water cycle, showing how wastewater is cleaned and returned to nature. With engaging storytelling and real science, this book makes learning exciting!

Artificial intelligence is continuing to evolve every day. When technology advances so rapidly, it sparks discussion about the ethics of AI and how it’s being used. How can the government ensure people’s privacy? How can people keep themselves safe? Come and explore some of the ways to protect yourself and the different scientists and activists working to make AI safe and ethical.

There's more to snakes than them being venomous and cold-blooded. Did you know a snake can still grow even when it hasn't eaten for months? Or that snakes have flexible jaws that allow them to eat prey that's much larger than them? Or that snakes are masters of disguise? With more than 3700 sub-species around the world, there's a snake to delight and frighten every kind of listener, from Australia's deadly Eastern brown snake to the green anaconda, the heaviest snake in the world. Not to mention the teeny-tiny Barbados thread snake, which is half as long as a pencil!

Where do plants come from? Seeds! Using simple text, young listeners will follow along as Sidney plants cucumber seeds in a garden. Pairs with nonfiction title Planting Seeds.

You know Brachiosaurus. Now meet Mbiresaurus raathi! This long-necked dino lived more than 230 million years ago in present-day Zimbabwe. It walked on two legs and ate both plants and animals. Its mouth was filled with sharp, sawlike teeth. Take a closer look . . . if you dare.

You know Triceratops. Now meet Bisticeratops froeseorum! This horned dino lived more than seventy million years ago and was discovered in the deserts of Arizona. Its neck was protected by a large, colorful frill. Two long horns and rough, bumpy skin kept it safe from predators. Take a closer look . . . if you dare.

By digging in the dirt, earthworms help plants thrive. This engaging and easy-to-understand text introduces emergent book explorers to the important role earthworms play in gardening.

Plant your seeds, water the soil, and watch your garden grow! This engaging and carefully leveled text teaches emergent book explorers about growing a garden with seeds.

Who rules the mangrove forest, Bengal tigers or chital deer? In the Sundarbans Forest Reserve in South Asia, Bengal tigers are fierce hunters with strong muscles and sharp teeth. But chital deer can run fast, and they live in groups to protect one another. Discover both animals’ unique traits to find out if the predator or the prey would win in a fight.

Trees have many parts from the bottom all the way to the top! This simple, engaging text allows emergent book explorers to discover the parts of an apple tree. Pairs with the fiction title Grandpa's Trees.

Artificial intelligence has existed for decades, and it continues to improve. But the growth of AI technology has created many challenges. AI has taken jobs from humans. When asked a question, AI can generate false or biased answers, depending on the data the AI was trained on. AI can also assist in creating deepfakes, or images, videos, or audio that are fake. Explore the history of AI and what led to its current challenges.

What does a garden need? This engaging and easy-to-understand text shows emergent book explorers all the parts of a flourishing garden.

Give back to the Earth by gardening with old objects! This engaging and carefully leveled text shows emergent book explorers how they can recycle in their garden.

With their long tusks, narwhals are unique whales that live in the Arctic Ocean. But as climate change causes global temperatures to rise, less and less sea ice is covering the Arctic Ocean each year. Narwhals are left vulnerable without the ice, which historically provided them with safe areas to roam out of reach of their natural predators, killer whales. And humans are taking advantage of the clearer water, searching and drilling for oil and hauling cargo.

No one knows exactly how artificial intelligence will develop, but the answer might be found in the past. Early AI technology dates back to the 1940s, and growth in the field slowly led to the chatbots and generative AI that we know today. How will this technology continue to grow? And how will it be powered? Explore the history of this technology and how it might be used in the future.

Do you know how sea otters help kelp forests? Discover where sea otters live, how their actions make them ecosystem engineers, and more!

You know Tyrannosaurus rex. Now meet Meraxes gigas! This dangerous dino lived twenty million years before T. Rex and was discovered in the deserts of Argentina. Its head was huge and full of sharp teeth. Its strong legs and sharp claws were fearsome. Take a closer look . . . if you dare.

Engineers and scientists have been developing AI since the 1950s, and it has come a long way since then! AI can now assist in everyday life, from self-driving cars to diagnosing illnesses and suggesting treatments. But how does it work? Explore the inner workings of AI, from machine learning and deep learning to artificial neural networks modeled after the human brain.

Wild boars and Komodo dragons both live on Komodo Island in Indonesia. Komodo dragons are fierce predators with venomous saliva and large muscles. But wild boars can run fast and fight with their tusks. Which animal would win in a fight? Explore their traits and abilities to find out!