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Over the waves, sea lions bark and seagulls wheel and call. The bay is smooth and bright in the sun. But under the waves, there’s a whole hidden forest full of whales and wolf eels, sardines and sea bass, and leopard sharks and luminous jellies, as well as the waving kelp that shelters them all.

In Nerdy Babies: Ocean, follow our intrepid infants into the watery depths. Check out animals, plants, and fish that live in the ocean. Plus, learn about the unique ecosystem in this simple text written in question-and-answer format.

In Nerdy Babies: Weather, follow our intrepid babies into the eye of the storm. Experience sunshine, wind, rain, and other weather patterns. Plus, learn about how we predict the weather in this simple text written in question-and-answer format.

Did you know that a lion can eat hundreds of pounds of meat at a time, as much as is found in four hundred hamburgers? How about that lions are the only kind of cat that lives, hunts, and eats in a group? Or that a lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away? Perfect for all animal lovers—and lion fans in particular—this audiobook is filled with all the facts you need to know to become a lion expert!

Did you know that a polar bear's fur looks white only because it reflects the light around it, and that its skin is jet-black underneath? How about that a polar bear can swim constantly for days at a time? Or that male polar bears can weigh as much as ten men? Perfect for all animal lovers—and polar bear fans in particular—this audiobook is filled with all the facts you need to know to become a polar bear expert!

Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these, and countless other, scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. Spanning topics from transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies, astronomy, brain surgery, architecture, and agriculture, Indigenous Ingenuity is a wide-ranging STEM offering that answers the call for Indigenous nonfiction by reappropriating hidden history.

In this entertaining young readers edition of the environmental studies classic, Michael Pollan demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a reciprocal relationship. He links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, energy, and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, coffee, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings. And just as we’ve benefited from these plants, we have also helped them to thrive.

Fritz Fuchs und Ordnungsamtmann Kluthe verschlägt es gemeinsam an die Nordsee. Fritz freut sich auf Wattwandern, Tierwelt und Strandsegeln, doch dann verschwindet Herr Kluthe allein im Watt. Fritz ahnt davon nichts. Denn Wattführerin Sine weiht ihn gerade in die Geheimnisse des Meeresbodens bei Ebbe ein. Als dann aber das Meer wieder ansteigt und zu dem abgebrochene Anrufe auf Fritz' Handy landen, startet er eine Rettungsaktion in letzter Minute.

Jeder von uns kann ein Stückchen dazu beitragen, unsere Umwelt zu schützen. Was genau wir tun können, zeigen euch Simón und Woozle! Woozle ist Erfinder aus Leidenschaft. 3001 Erfindungen am Tag – das bedeutet für ihn Glück. Das es dabei nicht immer ungefährlich zugeht, erfahren seine Freunde oft am eigenen Leib. Zeitreisen, Explosionen, Überflutungen oder Vulkanausbrüche – Woozles Erfindungen sind unberechenbar. In dieser Folge geht es um grüne Dächer, fahrradfreundliche Städte, erneuerbare Energie und um Müll. Moderator Simón findet, dass Woozle viel zu viel Müll produziert.

In Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers' Edition), Tallamy empowers kids to use their own yards to help combat the negative effects of climate change. He does so by breaking down complex concepts into simple terms and real-world examples that kids can easily grasp. Black and white photographs help further clarify concepts. In addition to sharing the science, Tallamy encourages kids to take direct action. Some of these ideas include planting an oak tree at home. If that’s too large of a task, he suggests they can plant asters—a beautiful flower whose pollen bees use to feed their young.

Könnt ihr euch vorstellen in einer Gegend zu wohnen, die fast das ganze Jahr über mit Eis und Schnee bedeckt ist? Ralph und seine drei Freunde Georg, Mo und Belle sprechen mit Menschen, die in den eisigen Gebieten arbeiten und forschen. Außerdem treffen sie ein Mädchen, das mit Rentieren zusammenlebt und helfen beim Bau eines Iglus. Mit viel Humor und immer der richtigen Portion Ernsthaftigkeit vermittelt Ralph Caspers im neuen Hörspiel zu den beliebten GEOLINI MINI-Heften seinen kleinen Zuhörer*innen „Alles über die Arktis und Antarktis“.

When a sudden downpour, a monsoon, falls in the desert, plants and animals explode with growth. Plants sprout, bloom, produce seeds and die within a couple days. Likewise, in a week, animals hatch, grow, mate, lay eggs, and return to hibernation or estivation.

Inside every loggerhead turtle is genius: the ability to find their first home, no matter how far away. Follow one, from her birth on a beach in Australia...to her trip across an ocean filled with sharks and seahorses and much more...to her rescue from a net by a fisherman, who names her Yoshi...to her rehabilitation at an aquarium...to her record-breaking swim across the Indian Ocean to the beach on which she hatched, to lay her eggs.

From Buffy Silverman, author of On a Snow-Melting Day, comes an exciting companion book. As autumn begins, plants and animals in nature begin to change in all kinds of ways to prepare for winter. Rhyming text works in this engaging read-aloud to highlight these changes, and back matter offers more information about each creature and change featured.

I bet you've seen a furry gray animal scurrying across the highway late at night—you know, the one with the pink snout and long tail? That's an opossum, and it is a marsupial. Did you know that it is related to all sorts of different animals, including the kangaroo and the Tasmanian devil? Welcome to the wild, wonderful world of marsupials, a group of mammals found around the globe, though mostly in Australia and Southern Asia.

Hör Dich schlau! Die erfolgreiche Wissens-Hörspielreihe geht weiter. Versunkene Schätze entdecken: Tief unter der Wasseroberfläche liegen sagenumwobene Reichtümer und faszinierende Entdeckungen verborgen. Doch wo auf der Welt kann man solche versunkenen Schätze finden? Welche Geheimnisse und Gefahren bringt das mit sich? Und wie erforscht man etwas, dass tief unter Wasser liegt? Finde Antworten auf diese und viele weitere spannende Fragen. Erfahre außerdem alles Wichtige rund um Unterwasserarchäologie und begib dich auf die Jagd nach versunkenen Schätzen.

In Tracking Weather, the Brite Star Kids learn about the Brite Star Weather Station and how the people who work there do their jobs and keep the community informed about the changes in the weather. They meet the individual who does the weather forecast and are able to see the instruments used.

In this simple question-and-answer audio program with immersive sound design, follow our intrepid babies on an adventure into the depths of the rain forest. Take a peek into the dense foliage and uncover the millions of plants and animals that live inside. Plus, learn how to tell the difference between the kinds of rain forests—temperate and tropical—in this simple text written in question-and-answer format.

A tiny honeybee emerges through the wax cap of her cell. Driven to protect and take care of her hive, she cleans the nursery and feeds the larvae and the queen. But is she strong enough to fly? Not yet! Apis builds wax comb to store honey and transfers pollen from other bees into the storage. She defends the hive from invaders. And finally, she begins her new life as an adventurer. The confining walls of the hive fall away as Apis takes to the air, finally free, into a clear blue sky full of promise.

Water, air, sunlight, plants . . . we need these elements to live in this world. But does the world need us? And what would happen to the world if humans were gone? This is the premise of a thought-provoking book from John Coy. His insightful text explores how nature would reclaim the planet. The book gives further context and discusses what kids (and all of us) can do to truly help our planet.