Science Fiction Technology

Books are often used to put children to bed. But what happens after we close our eyes? The world keeps spinning, people go to work, machines plug on, and many of the Earth's living creatures are just waking up! While You Were Sleeping is going to fill its readers in on everything they're missing after they drift off to sleep. The book is divided into six chapters (animals, the human body, space, pop culture, and sports), with each chapter focusing on different activities that happen every night.

Peter Tesla, a prodigious young inventor, develops an electronic device to enhance the user's free will. A major application is drug detoxification. Peter's star client is the US president. Along the way, Peter is tried for the mysterious death of a girlfriend and struggles with the machinations of a secretive industrialist.

When a bass lunges at Puffer, he suddenly blows up like a beach ball! Now twice his size, Puffer is able to face the dangers of the deep! Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Puffer's Surprise is a fun and informative story.

Robots help people in many situations. Some robots rescue people trapped by tornadoes or earthquakes. Others explore volcanoes and the sea floor. And some help scientists protect our environment. How might helper robots affect your life? Listen to this audiobook to find out!

On the Origin of Species has been the definitive explanation of the theory of evolution since it was first published in 1859. Now molecular biologist and illustrator Sabina Radeva unites her two passions to create a retelling of this seminal text. Pulling together Darwin's observations from his travels around the world and his groundbreaking - and controversial - explanation of how species form, develop and change over hundreds of thousands of years, On the Origin of Species is as relevant and important now as it ever was.

Meet animals that live in the desert, including camels, lizards, owls, snakes, spiders, and tortoises. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, No Bugs Here.

Introduce listeners to the concept of food chains by examining what four animals eat. Pair this nonfiction title with its companion fiction story, Hungry Little Bear.

See what pulls and pushes can do through several examples of forces and motion in everyday life. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, Milo and the Ball.

Learn about different states of matter by examining water as liquid, solid, and gas. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, Making Tea.

Discover the variety of animals that live in the rain forest, including frogs, jaguars, monkeys, parrots, and sloths. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, Up the Tree.

What sorts of animals live in the forest? You'll hear about squirrels, birds, butterflies, rabbits, skunks, and snakes. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, A Good Nut.

Wie hämisch lacht eine Hyäne? Und ist die friedlich drein schauende Schnee-Eule etwa ein Raubtier? Vom Seelöwe bis zum Puma: GEOlino extra und Wigald Boning gehen auf Tuchfühlung mit den Fleischfressern. Denn allzu schnell hat man ein vorschnelles Urteil über die scheinbar so böse Schlange und den niedlich aussehenden Marienkäfer gefällt. Marienkäfer? Ja, wirklich: das gepunktete Krabbeltierchen ist ein waschechtes Raubtier!

Dive beneath the waves to meet the crabs, fish, turtles, whales, and seaweed that live in the ocean habitat. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, The Fish.

What roams through grassland habitats? Discover bison, elephants, giraffes, kangaroos, lions, and zebra. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, My Baby Elephant.

Young listeners will learn how we send and receive messages using light and sound in this accessible book. Simple text explains different methods of sending messages and shows how light and sound make sending these messages possible.

Young listeners will learn how vibrations make sound that we can hear in this accessible audiobook. Simple text brings basic science concepts to life and encourages kids to engage with the sounds they hear.

Young listeners will learn how colors are made in this accessible book. Simple text explains why people see different colors and how materials reflect light to make the colors.

Young listeners will learn how light works and where it comes from in this accessible audiobook. Basic science concepts are discussed, and kids are encouraged to explore light in the world around them.

Hier kommt man aus dem Staunen nicht heraus! Katharina von Gathen erzählt von den Verführungskünsten der Tiere, von ihren Liebesspielarten und Familienformen. Wir erfahren etwas über die Zärtlichkeit der Skorpione, die Brutalität der Bettwanzen und die liebevolle Fürsorge mancher Tierpapas für ihren Nachwuchs.

Dena loves using magnets to perform magic tricks for the kids at the pool. When Enrique arrives in town, he doesn't like that Dena is fooling the others. He gives her a century-old treasure map, and Dena uses her compass and tools to plot the location of the treasure. To her surprise, the treasure is not where it should be! What could cause her compass to lead her off course? When she discovers the answer, will Dena keep fooling the other kids with magic tricks, or will she help them learn about magnetism and the earth's shifting magnetic poles?