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Are you looking for an exotic and unique pet that doesn’t require too much attention? Have you ever wanted a snack that both you and a pet amphibian or reptile can enjoy? Do you have a five liter plastic container? 50 Things to Know About Pet Isopods by author Dante Silva offers an approach on how to care for some of Mother Nature’s tiniest, but highly important little critters. Most people see a roly-poly or pill bug and tell you it's a dirty pest that contributes nothing to the environment. Those people are wrong. With this audiobook you'll discover the beauty of isopods.

What do plants eat? Why do some plants have flowers and others don’t? And what’s the tallest plant out there? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more. Based on the bestselling series and the new Netflix show, this new nonfiction series is perfect for the youngest scientists of tomorrow as they learn along with Ada.

Whale sharks have swum and chomped their ways into kids' hearts. With this audiobook, listeners can become whale shark experts and learn how to save the animals they love. Featuring an introduction from Chelsea Clinton! Did you know that whale sharks are sometimes called domino fish because of...

Connect with the whole wide, wonderful world with this "green" book that rejoices in the marvels of our environment. The catchy rhyme in this new take on a traditional spiritual begs to be sung aloud. Include are lots of facts about the Earth's eco systems and tips on how to be eco-conscious.

Nunca se es demasiado jóven para salvar el mundo. Este es el mensaje que transmiten los 16 cuentos de este libro. 16 vidas extraordinarias de personas que luchan cada día por salvar el medio ambiente. 16 historias para los pequeños heroes que salvarán nuestro planeta. De Leonardo di Caprio a Emma Watson, pasando por supuesto por Greta Thunberg o Pierre Rabhi (considerado como el Gandhi de la ecología), el libro cuenta dieciséis historias ejemplares de personas que luchan por el medio ambiente y, por lo tanto, por salvar el planeta.

The creators of the award-winning science podcast for kids, Brains On!, present a humorous, highly illustrated, fact- and fun-filled look at life on Earth—from deep sea creatures and carnivorous plants to the human body and stinky bacteria. Perfect for STEM collections! Did you ever wonder why...

In Elkhorn Slough, an inlet on the California coast, seagrass grows healthy and strong in the shallow water. This healthy seagrass baffled marine biologist Brent Hughes. The scientist expected this estuary to be overrun with algae, causing the seagrass to die. Why was the seagrass thriving? As Brent investigated, signs pointed to an unexpected player helping to keep the seagrass healthy: sea otters! What do these top predators have to do with an aquatic grass at the opposite end of the food chain?

An eight-audiobook collection from the creators of the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series that details the most famous disasters in history, including the Titanic, Pompeii, and the Great Depression. Perfect for curious young listeners, these eight titles provide exciting details about...

When Uno arrives in the forest one beautiful day, there are many fascinating and extraordinary animals there to greet him. And one entirely unexceptional Snortlepig. Uno loves the forest so much, he decides to live there. But, in time, a little village grows up around his house. Then a town, then a city... and soon Uno realises that the animals and plants have begun to disappear...

Climate change affects many regions with hotter and drier weather, and forest fires are a growing problem. Learn how hungry animals might help reduce wildfires. Fires need fuel, oxygen and heat to start a flame. The forest floors are covered with dry grass, dead wood, and bark called duff–fire fuel! Learn how conservationists are using sheep, goats, beavers and other animals to reduce fires!

Have you ever wondered how plants grow? How does the plant stem know to grow up while the roots grow down? This book will teach children how gravity affects plants with a fun experiment to grow their own beans!

Simple science text gives a close-up account of the fascinating world of the dung beetle. When an animal lightens its load, dung beetles race to the scene. They battle over, devour, hoard, and lay their eggs in the precious poop. Dung is food, drink, and fuel for new life - as crucial to these beetles as the beetles are to many habitats, including our own.

On May 12, 2008, XiXi, a giant panda, escaped from the destroyed Wolong Panda Reserve when a 7.9 earthquake rocked Northern China. After the quake, mother and cub run from the wreckage. Confused and afraid, they get lost! How will they survive outside their reserve? Will they find food? Will they find shelter? And will they safely endure the earthquake aftershocks?

Why does lightning form and strike? Why does rain fall from the sky? What are the different kinds of clouds? These questions and more are answered in this series that provides young listeners with the basic principles of weather and gives them a foundation for further learning.

Native American tribes from the Northwest Coast learned to use the wood of cedar trees for many of their daily needs. Tribes used recycling to conserve resources hundreds of years ago. Pounding bark until it was fluffy to make diapers and with special thin branches called withes, cedar trees were soaked and used to make rope. What special technique did tribes use to take down big cedar trees?

Der Vater der Geschwister Juliana (12) und Julian (13) ist Geologe und nimmt in British Columbia an einem Forschungsprojekt teil. Im Norden der westkanadischen Provinz – weitab in der unberührten Wildnis – befindet sich der erloschene Vulkan Mount Thompson. Schon bald stellt sich heraus, dass der Vulkan in seinem Inneren ein unglaubliches Geheimnis birgt, ja geradezu eine wissenschaftliche Sensation!

Take the plunge into the strangest, spookiest, and most fascinating rivers around the world in this companion to Spooky Lakes—the New York Times and Indiebound bestseller from TikTok star and educator Geo Rutherford. From Geo Rutherford—the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (over...

Did you know that the Rocky Mountains are more than three thousand miles long and span both the United States and Canada? Learn more about these majestic mountains in this book for young readers! The Rocky Mountains are split into four groups: the Canadian and Northern Rockies, the Middle...

Woher haben Dinosaurier ihre Namen? Wieviel Fleisch hat ein T-Rex gefressen und wie klug waren die Dinosaurier eigentlich? Kleine Dinofans haben ganz schön viele Fragen und die stellen sie am liebsten der Maus. Denn sie weiß nicht nur, wo das weltweit größte Dinosaurierskelett steht, sondern auch, wie man ein eigenes Dinoskelett oder gar eine ganze Dino-Welt im Kinderzimmer nachbauen kann. Eine bunte Mischung aus Information, Spielen, Experimenten und Bastelideen sorgt für Spaß und vermittelt mitreißend Wissen über diesen spannenden Abschnitt unserer Erdgeschichte.

The inspiring true story of how one small turtle and kids all over the country sparked an environmental movement. Based on the viral video that created awareness of the harm caused by plastic straws, this heart-wrenching story is a perfect tool for teaching children about sustainability. Slurp!...