Zeigt Titel in Wissenschaft & Technik

How does blood circulate throughout your body? How does your brain make your body move? This series explores the many systems at work in the human body. Young listeners will learn how each system works, the parts of each system, how the systems work together, and how to keep each system healthy. This volume includes The Nervous System, The Respiratory System, and The Skeletal System.

There’s a new baby joining the colony. It’s a sea lion pup! Learn all about baby sea lions, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they grow.

Seeking the truth about UFOs in America, Mark Pilkington and John Lundberg uncover a 60 year-old story stranger than any conspiracy thriller. Through the fascinating account of their quest Mark Pilkington reveals the long history of UFOria and its parallels in little known tales from the murky...

As a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her own research papers. Meitner made groundbreaking strides in the study of radiation, but when Hitler came to power in Germany, she suddenly had to face not only sexism, but also life-threatening anti-Semitism as well. Nevertheless, she persevered and one day made a discovery that rocked the world: the splitting of the atom. 

The story of one of the most scenic landmarks in the United States: the 2,197-mile-long, fourteen-state-spanning Appalachian Trail. It is estimated that over 3,000 people attempt to hike the nearly 2,200-mile-long Appalachian Trail every year, but only about 750 are actually able to complete the...

Get ready to learn about podcasts, a fun and exciting way to tell stories. Who can make a podcast? Anyone! Even you... Did you know podcasts were invented in 2004? The word podcast is a combination of the word iPod and broadcast. In the beginning, podcasts were audio recordings of people talking, with no pictures. You could listen to them by streaming and downloading podcasts from the internet. Adult listeners all over the world have praised Amanda Cupido's first book, Let's Talk Podcasting: The Essential Guide to Doing it Right.

Comme de nombreux enfants, Lucas et Lucy se posent des questions sur nos origines et sur le monde qui nous entoure. Une petite soeur (Morgane) vient d'arriver dans leur famille. Cette naissance porte une part de mystère et de fascination.

Chris Impey conducts listeners across the vast, fast-developing field of astrobiology, surveying the dizzying advances carrying us ever closer to the discovery of life beyond Earth—and the prospect of humans living on another planet. With a view spanning astronomy, planetary science, geology, chemistry, and biology, Impey provides a state-of-the-art account of what's behind this accelerating progress, what's next, and what it might mean for humanity's future.

What is it like to live in or visit Sri Lanka? What makes Sri Lanka’s culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of Sri Lankan people.

 Seth and his talking cat Nightshade arrive in the magical town of Gramichee to gain an apprenticeship: he's finally read to qualify as a magician. But he soon discovers that the existing apprentices are under attack at the town's Scrumdiddlyumptious Cafe, which is far more deadly than it is delightful. Seth's got his hands full, as usual. Can he pass his exams, discover who's murdering the apprentices and stop them before they strike again? 

Punch, the adorable baby monkey whose heartfelt story and favorite stuffed toy have made him famous around the world, stars in this illustrated Little Golden Book! Hang in there, Punch! When a baby Japanese macaque wasn't being cared for by his mother, the zookeepers at Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo...

Discover the beauty of Korea through the changing seasons. From the buzzing heat of summer to the quiet magic of falling snow, The Four Seasons of Korea invites young listeners on a gentle journey through a year in Korea seen through the eyes of a child. Set in traditional, historical Korea, before modern cities and technology, the story offers a glimpse into everyday life as it once was, where families gather in hanok homes, children play outdoors from sunrise to sunset, and seasonal traditions shape the rhythm of each day.

Komm mit ins Geräuscheland! Wie zwitschern Rotkehlchen, wie klingen Wind und Gewitter und welche Maschinen gibt es eigentlich auf dem Bau? Drei Geschichten erzählen vom Leben am Meer, von der Baustelle und den Tieren in der Natur. »Hör Mal Klangreisen« lädt dazu ein, die Ohren zu spitzen und aufmerksam zuzuhören. Dabei werden spielerisch die kindliche Wahrnehmung sowie Zuhör- und Sprachkompetenzen gefördert.

The New York Times bestseller now available for young listeners! Explore the amazing ways animals see, hear, and feel the world, with Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong. Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields? That some fish use electricity to talk to each other?...

Todas las niñas y los niños le tienen miedo a Emilia. Como ella no tiene amigos y parece que solo habla con los pájaros, todos, menos los adultos, creen que es una bruja... y le dicen la Niña Pájaro. Tobías , su vecino, es quien más le teme, pues cree que las desapariciones que ocurren en...

Bloomsbury presents Fantastically Great Women Scientists and Their Stories by Kate Pankhurst, read by Kate Pankhurst, Aysha Kala and Laurence Bouvard. 'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN 'It's hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who...

Klimawandel, Artensterben, Naturkatastrophen..., diese Begriffe sind aus unserem Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken. Dennoch scheint sich in Anbetracht der Dringlichkeit kaum etwas zu verändern. Da fragt man sich schon, wie das hier zu einer wunderbaren Zukunft führen soll. Hast auch du das Bedürfnis positiven Einfluss auf die Gesundheit des Planeten zu nehmen? Bist du es leid, dich einer Ohnmacht hinzugeben? Klar ist auf jeden Fall: Du hast die Macht! Denn du kannst wählen und das hat Konsequenzen.

Take an exciting, fact-filled journey that goes where all great space books for kids should - to our solar system and beyond! Super Cool Space Facts is bursting with info about stormy planets, exploding stars, weird black holes, amazing landers, and more. Launch into learning with awesome and easy-to-digest facts about everything from asteroids hurtling through space to astronauts on the International Space Station. Fill your outer space adventure with the jokes, big word alerts, and fascinating mysteries of the universe all space books for kids should have.

Baby Zeke returns! It has been many months since Baby Zeke learned he was the warrior in the Balance of The Four. In his new book, Baby Zeke: Return of the Warrior: An Unofficial Minecraft Book, you will learn what Baby Zeke has been doing during his months of silence. And, you will follow his surprising adventures in pursuit of a magical llama.

Today, everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong's famous words as he first set foot on the moon: "one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." But America's journey to the moon was anything but simple. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite, into orbit; later that year, America's first attempt was such a failure that the media nicknamed it "Kaputnik." Still, we didn't give up. With each failure, we gleaned valuable information about what went wrong, and how to avoid it in the future. So we tried again. And again. And each time we failed, we failed a little bit better.