Earth Day

Elenor would rather be at home binge-watching TV while snacking on a bowl of sugary cereal, but when she is recruited (against her will) by a secret organization to help stop a dangerous criminal, she is forced to step way outside of her comfort zone. Join Elenor as she provides a first-person account of every bizarre, awkward, and amazing aspect of her adventure.

An ancient document from the year 2024 A.D. is discovered in the 15th millennia then published in the prestigious Journal of Bioengineering Future, by scientist and Professor of Biological Engineering, Heather Blach-Day, PhD of the elite World University. The majority of her peers deny its historical authenticity and categorize its contents as myth. She is not so sure she agrees. The scribe of this age-old 2024 A.D. autobiography, Marie Steward Black, claims to be the survivor of a Great Calamity. She hopes the document will represent some part of a redemption plan for mankind. In her time,...

Race across the world and explore the depths of the caverns below in this pair of adventure stories: Around the World in 80 Days and Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne.

What is it that helps both scorpions and cyclists to survive? What do raw eggs and gyroscopes have in common? And why does it matter? In an age of string theory, fluid dynamics and biophysics, it can seem as if the science of our world is for only specialists and academics. Not so, insists Helen Czerski - and in this sparkling new audiobook she explores the patterns and connections that illustrate the grandest theories in the smallest everyday objects and experiences.

In April 1970, twenty million people grabbed their rakes, gloves, and recycling bins to celebrate the first Earth Day. Since that environmental kickoff, nature has never been in better shape. RIGHT? WRONG! The real deal is a bit muddier than that. It’s true that the first Earth Day encouraged people around the globe to clean up their act when it came to the environment. But activists have been working for centuries to save the planet! Join the History Smashers team to bust history's biggest misconceptions and figure out what really went down before (and after!) the first Earth Day.

The Ultimate Science Fiction Mega Collection contains 16 of the greatest science fiction works ever written.

Minni vive en la zona más pobre de Bombay, donde el acceso al agua está limitado a unas cuantas horas al día y en las llaves comunales hay largas filas. Aunque, últimamente, hasta ese poco acceso se ve amenazado por terribles cortes en el suministro y ladrones que roban el preciado bien, un acto que Minni atestigua por accidente una noche. Mientras tanto, en el rascacielos donde acaba de empezar a trabajar, descubre que sale agua de cada grifo y hay incluso una alberca en la azotea. Pero Minni también descubre ahí a uno de los jefes de la mafia del agua.

On Earth Day 1970 20 million Americans displayed their commitment to a clean environment. It was called the largest demonstration in human history, and it permanently changed the nation's political agenda. By Earth Day 2000 participation had exploded to 500 million people in 167 countries. The seemingly simple idea—a day set aside to focus on protecting our natural environment—was the brainchild of U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin.

In 1990, Peter Larson, with his team of commercial fossil hunters from the Black Hills Institute, discovered the most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex specimen in history. He dubbed it "Sue" after the field paleontologist who first saw it sticking out of a sandstone cliff on the ranch of Maurice Williams, a Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member in South Dakota's badlands. Because the skelton was 90% complete, its study promised to yield up priceless information on the life and habits of the T Rex.

She started her day at her home in the mountains just like any other. There was nothing unusual about making the familiar drive down to Sacramento to go to work. Then in a flash Mother Nature decided it was time to create a new landscape. Follow the journey of a dynamic young woman, a mother and wife named Erika, as she is thrust into a world turned upside down by a series of natural disasters.

Diario de los Últimos Días en la Tierra es una perturbadora narración postapocalíptica que explora la fragilidad de la humanidad ante un caos absoluto. El relato comienza con un día aparentemente común que rápidamente se transforma en un infierno cuando fenómenos inexplicables, como un apocalíptico ataque de pájaros asesinos, devastan la normalidad. Narrado en primera persona por Jesús Liberiganto, un joven desencantado con la vida escolar, la historia combina escenas de horror visceral, dilemas morales y una profunda introspección emocional.

In The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Riley Black walks listeners through what happened in the days, the years, the centuries and the million years after the impact, tracking the sweeping disruptions that overtook this one spot, and imagining what might have been happening elsewhere on the globe. Picture yourself in the Cretaceous period. It's a sunny afternoon in the Hell Creek of ancient Montana 66 million years ago. In a matter of hours, everything here will be wiped away.

Follow the journey of a dynamic young woman, mother, and wife, Erika, as she is thrust into a world turned upside down by a series of natural disasters. Alone in a city mutilated by disaster, she must navigate the path home, back to her family. Not knowing if they are alive or dead, she must call on all of her survival instincts to navigate this broken environment. Will she make it home? Will her family still be alive? What will Mother Nature dish out next?

There’s hardly anyone in the world more down-to-earth than Jesus. That sounds far-fetched because, well, Jesus is God. But read the Gospels and you find Jesus telling stories that ring true from beginning to end, stories you can immediately identify with, stories that make you go “hmmm”.

Este libro es un libro especial. En él se recogen, paso por paso, todos los días que Jesús de Nazaret pasó en la tierra. Aquí encontrarás sus enseñanzas, experiencias y milagros. Y todo ello con los sabios comentarios de Pedro Sergio Donoso Brant, uno de los máximos expertos mundiales en las Sagradas Escrituras.

The Big Neighborhood Clean-Up A Heartwarming Story About Environmental Responsibility, Community Action, and Teamwork for Children Ages 4-8 The second adventure in the beloved "What Shall We Do Today?" series that parents trust and teachers recommend When seven-year-old Imani and eight-year-old Tommy notice their neighborhood is scattered with litter, they don't just complain—they take action! With colorful posters and boundless enthusiasm, these resourceful children organize their entire community for a neighborhood clean-up day that transforms not just their physical environment, but ...

To many of us, this is a scary time to be alive. It seems that every newscast raises more questions about where we are headed. When God's messenger angels appeared to people in scripture, they always said, "Fear not." Fear is based on uncertainty. However, everything about God's plan is certain. This audiobook is like a spiritual GPS! In it, author Randy Nelson takes us on a guided tour through the days and events to come. He unveils God's exciting end-time plan and our place in it.

The world needs help to keep it clean. It's Dino-Earth Day . . . let's go green!

Poor Thabo is horrified when his so-called ‘loving’ parents inform him that his family is moving to Mars! Could his life get any worse? Apparently so, since his parents are forcing him to document his last days on Earth in this log book. Will he survive Mars Boot Camp? Will he be able to smuggle his two best friends on board the space shuttle? And, most importantly, will he manage to sneak a farewell kiss from Mbali?

The essential novels of Jules Verne include the classics such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Enjoy all three novels in this enthralling science-fiction collection.