Wonder Science

Leah and the Wonder Team are back! This time they've been magically transported to 1970's Mexico and something spooky is going on... A phantom has been seen terrorizing the local football stadium and the organizers are threatening to cancel the Women's World Cup. Can Leah, Mimi and George solve the mystery in time to save the tournament?

Book three of the Saga of Sir Bryan. We rejoin our intrepid hero as he returns from his travels to the sun-scorched kingdoms of the east, and undertakes the second of three quests for the sorceress Auria Snow. A quest that seems simple enough at face value (deliver a letter to a magistrate and return with his response), turns out to be anything but, as new friends and enemies are made, old comrades and foes make themselves known, and the limits of Sir Bryan's goodness is tested again and again.

Triumph. Tragedy. The empyreal. The infernal. Even the mundane, filtered through the fantastical. Superheroes are, appropriately enough, a sort of super-genre, encompassing all other story types. This YA anthology features thirteen short stories that creatively turn superhero tropes on their head, while still paying homage to the genre that has found fans for more than eight decades. And there will be no mistake—superheroes don’t have to just be generic handsome white dudes.

The Sussex Beekeeper at the Dawn of Time is an unconventional and breath-taking tour de force that flirts with the crossover and steampunk genres. The book knits together a transcribed oral memoir, newspaper clippings, and myriad letters and journal pages from across two millennia, much of it held together by the pithy comments of a certain elderly beekeeper residing in Sussex, England. While comparatively few, these notes are nonetheless the essential marble skeleton on which the whole denouement and structure of the book hangs.

Starlit Dreams: Enchanting Stories for Cozy Nights is a heartwarming collection of bedtime tales that gently guide young minds into a world of wonder, kindness, and imagination. Each story is crafted to soothe, inspire, and spark curiosity—making it perfect for winding down after a busy day. From magical lands and talking animals to brave adventurers and starry skies, this book offers a calming escape the whole family can enjoy before drifting off to sleep.

Dr Jonathan Reisman - physician, adventure traveller and naturalist - allows listeners to navigate their insides like an explorer discovering a new world. Through his offbeat adventures in healthcare and travel, Reisman discovers new perspectives on the body: a trip to the Alaskan Arctic reveals that fat is not the enemy, but the hero; a stint in the Himalayas uncovers the boundary where the brain ends and the mind begins; and eating a sheep's head in Iceland offers a lesson in empathy.

Twelve-year-old Bertie Blount is great at causing trouble. When she’s forced to leave behind her dad and friends in North Carolina so her mom can marry the most boring optometrist in the world, Bertie has a chance at a fresh start. But when Bertie arrives in Pennsylvania, she doesn’t just bring trouble; she brings disaster. In a moment of anger, Bertie unwittingly triggers an accident that puts her future stepbrother in a coma.

Never in her wildest dreams did nine-year-old Molly believe she could be loved again. Molly’s fed up with the cruel Mr. and Mrs. Furrows, who run the orphanage. She wants out. When a mysterious palace appears outside her bedroom, she thinks, "Now’s my chance." Molly is invited to join the royal family, but there’s a catch. It involves a secret mission and magic tokens.

Are you ready to step into a universe where insanity does not exist? Individuals exhibiting aberrant behavior are welcomed and understood on asteroids far from Earth. Get ready for an unforgettable journey with "The Square Pegs" by Ray Bradbury! This captivating short story, narrated by the talented Mike Vendetti, follows a dysfunctional family as they bring their demented sister, who believes she is Catherine the Great, to an asteroid where she can truly fit in.

How do peanuts become creamy peanut butter? A farmer grows peanuts. The sun dries the plants. The peanuts are picked and sorted. Machines remove shells. Follow the process step by step as peanut butter is made.

An American teenager meets Adonis on a sailing cruise off the coast of Turkey. A merchant of the Silk Road encounters a dog - and a brother - from another world. An old lady on a distant planet attempts to help her great-grandson grow up in a world that will soon forget women ever existed. A Massachusetts boy refuses to visit fairyland. Another American teenager on vacation encounters three fallen angels and is transformed. Alex Jeffers’s first collection of fantastical stories is a treacherous box of delights.

Throughout history humans have been challenging themselves against each other. Who could be the fastest? The strongest? The cleverest? While this was going on some other people decided to create epic contests that were… well, a little bit more unusual. Welcome to the extraordinary world of competitions, introduced by podcaster and expert fact-finder Anna Goldfield!

In this captivating quest that spans the globe, a young girl who wants to know everything challenges her assumptions about family, loyalty, and friendship as she fights to save her father's legacy - and to begin creating her own. Hallelujah Wonder wants to become one of the first female scientists of the 19th century. She knows every specimen and rare artifact that her explorer father hid deep in a cave before he died, and she feels a great responsibility to protect the objects (particularly a mesmerizing and dangerous one called Medicine Head).

Schon kleine Kinder müssen mal ins Krankenhaus - ob als Patient*in oder Besucher*in. In diesem Hörspiel begleiten die Hörer*innen David, der sich den Ellenbogen gebrochen hat. In der Notaufnahme wird er untersucht und sein Arm geröntgt. Zum Glück ist Papa dabei und darf nach der Operation sogar bei ihm übernachten. In der Klinik kommen auch Babys zur Welt. Hebammen, das Ärzt*innenteam und Pflegekräfte sorgen dafür, dass es allen gut geht. Ein Arztkoffer-Ratespiel und viele Lieder laden die Kinder in diesem Hörspiel zum Mitmachen ein. Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? junior.

في شرفة بيتٍ صغير ببلاد الأندلس، جلست ثلاث شقيقاتٍ جميلات صغيرات السن يتحدثن ذات ليلةٍ من ليالي الصيف عن أمنية كلّ واحدةٍ منهنَّ في الحياة.

إميليو سالغاري الكاتب الإيطالي الشهير ذو الرصيد الكبير من الروايات، والذي أدهشنا في روايته التي أصدرها في سنة 1907 "زهرة القيامة ـ عجائب الألفية الثالثة"، تُعَد هذه الرواية العمل الأهم في تاريخِ أدب الخيال العلمي الإيطالي وفقاً لإجماع النقاد. لم يضع سالغاري حدوداً لمخيّلته في هذه الرِواية التي يصبُّ فيها نبوءاته المستقبلية ويطرح تساؤلاته الوجودية، على طريقته، في قالب مشوِّق من الأحداث.

This beautiful tale follows a raindrop’s journey on Earth, from the time of the dinosaurs to the creation of the earliest cities and beyond. It explains how Earth has depended on the same water supply throughout its existence by flowing and falling all around us, fueling and forming much of what we have seen and used for millions of years.

It’s time to kick off a time-twisting adventure with the Wonder Team! After suffering an injury on the football pitch, Leah is bored of resting at home. Her friends, Mimi and George, know that another adventure in time will cheer her up! Travelling back to 1950's America, the Wonder Team find themselves right in the middle of the Space Race. When one of the lead mathematicians goes missing, Leah and her friends must use all their detective skills to find her and stop the rocket launch ending in disaster.

A time-twisting adventure full of fun and friendship from Leah It’s time to kick off a time-twisting adventure with the Wonder Team! Leah and her friends have been magically transported to the rainforests of Tanzania! Back in time and far away from home, the Wonder Team have to use all their skills to uncover the mysteries of the forest and find a way back to the present. But there's danger lurking in the rainforest. A gang of poachers are after the local chimpanze tribe, and it's up to Leah, Mimi, George and their new friend Bupe to find a way to save the animals from from capture.

Dive into the enchanting world of Clockwork Conclave, where young inventors and sorcerers gather at the annual event filled with magical gadgets and steampunk marvels.