Nonfiction Science

Dragonflies aren’t like other insects. These creatures are truly dazzling! Listeners will learn about 12 different species of dragonflies, each of which has unusual and unexpected colors and patterns. Information about life cycles, habitats, and body parts is included.

Giant pandas munch on bamboo. Learn all about these gentle bears and their habitats in Giant Pandas.

Falcons swoop out of the sky to snatch prey with speed and precision. Come soar through the skies with this swift hunter, and uncover the features that make it a fierce bird of prey.

Hey guys! It's me, A.K. Blakely, back with the second edition to incredible animal facts! If you bought the last book, welcome back and thank you for your support. If you are new to the series, welcome aboard! We are so happy to have you join us in our journey of learning about the animal kingdom! In the first book, we looked at the animals that we as humans keep as pets. In this edition, we are going to step into the wild and look at reptiles!

Sloths spend most of their lives in trees, and until recently, scientists didn’t know very much about them. But Dr. Rebecca Cliffe was determined to discover their secrets. To find out more, she fitted sloths with special backpacks containing a device to track their activity. She learned how to climb trees in the Costa Rican jungle so she could take sloth hair samples and test their DNA. And she’s helped create sloth crossings and plant trees to ensure the sloths aren’t trapped in shrinking territories. Along the way, she earned the nickname Dr. Sloth.

In this audiobook, you will learn: Just how small the world's tiniest frog is. What a group of frogs is called. Where frogs live - places that will surprise you! How frogs are revered in different culture. And much, much more!

Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn't have the same rights as others - as wrong as 5+5=12. She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers or nurses - as wrong as 10-5=3. And she proved everyone wrong by zooming ahead of her classmates, starting college at 15, and eventually joining NASA, where her calculations helped pioneer America's first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world's first trip to the moon!

In this adaptation of her heartfelt memoir, especially inspiring for middle-grade listeners, Arceneaux shares the details of her wild ride with never-before-told stories written especially for kids coming to this edition. Arceneaux not only tells listeners what it was like to go to space—from training in a fighter jet to lifting off in a Dragon capsule—but she also offers stories from her childhood: things that she faced at the hospital when going through cancer treatment, what she had to overcome when she went back to school, and the courage it took to dream big dreams.

No one thought much of young Thomas Alva Edison. He couldn’t focus at school and caused trouble around the house. But where others saw a distracted and mischievous boy, his mother saw imagination and curiosity. At only seven years old, Al, as he was called as a young child, was educated by his mother at home, who understood his potential could be unlocked with non-conventional learning, allowing him freedom to explore, dream, and be inquisitive.

Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Seven years in the making, Amity and Prosperity tells the story of the energy boom's impact on a small town at the edge of Appalachia and of one woman's transformation from a struggling single parent to an unlikely activist. Stacey Haney is a local nurse working hard to raise two kids and keep up her small farm when the fracking boom comes to her hometown of Amity, Pennsylvania. Intrigued by reports of lucrative natural gas leases in her neighbours' mailboxes, she strikes a deal with a Texas-based energy company.

Are self-driving cars the way of the future? How do they work? Are they safe? Will we see them in our lifetime?

First scientists thought it was for balance, but the tail helps the kangaroo to be able to move the fore and hind legs together. Trivia helps to inform and educate people. Experts say trivia aids to keep the mind sharp and engaged, a plus for all occupations and people from all walks of life that require no amount of energy. Knowing Obscure Facts Is Good for Our Mental Health.

This audiobook describes the development of a tiger from infancy to adulthood, as she grows up in India.

This audiobook uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young listeners explore real-life flying vehicle engineering projects, including the science behind how these vehicles are planned and built.

Did the Earth become too cold for the dinosaurs? Maybe prehistoric mammals took the dinosaur eggs from the nests.

Have you ever wondered what makes bugs so special? The latest addition to the How Do series dives into all of the unique things spiders, worms, ladybugs, and many other insects can do. The How Do series is a great introduction to various STEM topics, each presented in a format that encourages audiences to ask questions and guess the answers before exploring the science behind them.

Whether they're scrambling up trees or scampering across lawns, squirrels are fun animals to watch! Beginning audiences can learn about these furry backyard visitors through low-level text in this engaging title.

Find out what an African elephant has in common with a wildebeest. Learn what sets an African elephant apart from a snow leopard. Listeners will compare and contrast key traits of African elephants - their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle - to traits of other mammals. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, listeners will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.

This self-help book is based on actionable life and philosophy. It encourages one to be a flexible learner. Do you fear failure? Enough where you will not even try? Do you believe in predestination or Karma? Imagine you are the best blacksmith in town, circa 1890 and you see your first horseless carriage. Will you try something new, or will the fear of failure stop you from trying? Will you stay a blacksmith? If you want to be more, click to buy.

Does your child love dinosaurs? Then this lively, fast-paced and informative audiobook will enchant them! Dinosaurs are endlessly fascinating. Their ferocity, size and speed, and the fact that they once roamed the earth before mysteriously disappearing, enchant kids and adults alike.