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Popcorn is a yummy snack–how is popcorn cooked? From an un-popped kernel, heat boils the water that the kernel naturally has inside it. The water turns into steam after it builds up inside. Scientists used cameras to discover how corn popped! What’s inside the kernel to make an explosive change happen–turning a kernel of corn into a tasty buttery treat–popcorn?

One day, Thady O’Dowd finds the magical cloak of a mermaid. Knowing that the mermaid, Miranda, can only return to the sea with her cloak, he hides it away in the hope that she will marry him. After many years, Thady is forced to reveal the hidden cloak. Will Miranda be able to forgive him?

Jaime is excited to be taking care of his classroom pet—Sid the corn snake! When he brings his new friend home from school, his mother is not happy. Jaime teaches his mother about corn snakes and why they make great pets!

It’s Halloween! One night, Doodlebug and Dandelion find a strange book in the library. With their cousin, Rudyard, they decide to read it together. Soon after starting the book, they are launched into a tale of two children who are turned into zombies! The only scary thing is the characters seem awfully familiar—will the children be able to escape the scary story?

Jonathon Jones and his friends are Interplanetary Private Investigators. Together, they solve every crime under the sun! When a prize show dog is kidnapped from Mercury’s Dog Star Kennel, these young detectives must work together to solve the mystery. Was it the dog’s owner? The trainer? The competition? Follow along and find out!

Can you name a real spy from history? Meet Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were communist spies for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Learn about their work on the Manhattan Project to build an atomic bomb for the US, and their eventual trial for espionage. Do you think these historical spies were guilty for sharing secrets with the Soviets?

In this Yiddish folk tale, the Rabbi of Chelm is sick of everyone coming to him to kvetch. Every day, he must listen to them complain about their daily plights, even before he has had his breakfast! To lessen his burden, he comes up with a solution to fix everyone’s problems—all they need is a new pickle.

What is a light beam? What are photon particles? What are all things made of? These are questions young Einstein asked himself; questions that would change our world forever. Travel along with young Einstein to learn about his discoveries, still in motion today!

The wind is moving air! When warm air rises through the atmosphere, cool air flows in to take its place, creating wind! Did you know that wind power can produce electricity? Tall machines called wind turbines are solar-powered and becoming the fastest-growing renewable source of energy–they burn no fuel and cause no pollution. Turbines can be found on many wind farms, especially in Europe!

The perfect gift book, featuring the writing of Meryl Streep, Bill Bailey, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Caitlin Moran, Richard Ayoade, Emily Watson and others, to coincide with the upcoming movie Last Christmas, starring Emma Thompson, Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. When you think back to Christmases past, what (if anything) made it magical? This is a beautiful, funny and soulful collection of personal essays about the meaning of Christmas, written by a unique plethora of voices from the boulevards of Hollywood to the soup kitchens of Covent Garden.

Travelling across the daemon world of Eidolon in search of the stolen Blade Encarmine, Blood Angels Captain Leonatos and his battle-brothers encounter survivors from the 409th Kadmeian Janissaries regiment of the Imperial Guard.

Did you know your teeth are the hardest thing in your body? Your tooth has many parts that protect it and keep it strong. How do cavities form? Learn how brushing and flossing can keep plaque from forming which helps prevent cavities.

Austin is a distinguished Bostonian with a WASP pedigree, an unbeatable squash game, and a frightening secret. After he meets up with his old flame Ruth, they begin a comic and painful voyage of self-discovery.

Meet Budleigh Salterton's most famous son, Giles Wemmbley Hogg: bumbling backpacker, fearless investigator of cultural diversity, connoisseur of Eastern philosophies and upper middle-class student ponce. In these five series, armed with his trusty portable DAT and his Charterhouse rugby shirt, Giles bravely ventures forth to far-off foreign lands and records his adventures. His meanderings take him from the Sudan to Las Vegas - but wherever he goes, he always manages to make a thumping great prat of himself.

Two reptile detectives, Sergeant Salamander and Officer Iguana, are on the case! Enjoy this trilogy of humorous mystery stories: "The Case of the Missing Birthday Lasagna", "The Case of the Disappearing Diamond", and "The Case of the Stolen Moped".

A fugitive stalks the shadows of the Petitioner's City. Though his fellow Outcast Dead are no more, the lone wolf Severian still intends to escape from Terra by any means possible - but the enigmatic hunter Yasu Nagasena is in pursuit. As news of the massacre on Isstvan V continues to spread and Severian's trail doubles back to the place where it all began, both he and Nagasena must face some uncomfortable truths - and an even more uncertain future.

The judgment of an untested president is all that stands between us and WWIII. As Soviet nuclear missiles move ever closer to Cuba, President John F. Kennedy must chart a course between conflicting counsel and unparalleled emotional stakes to prevent nuclear annihilation. The newly minted US president is put to the ultimate test in this riveting original commission from playwright David Rambo (Empire, CSI).

After the fall of France in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force was miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk. Britain now stood alone to face Hitler’s inevitable invasion attempt. For the German Army to be landed across the Channel, Hitler needed mastery of the skies – the RAF would have to be broken – so every day, throughout the summer, German bombers pounded the RAF air bases in the southern counties.

Nature took on a new importance for thousands of people when the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Britain, providing solace in a time of great anxiety - not least because the crisis struck at the beginning of spring, the season of hope and renewal, and furthermore, in an extraordinary conjunction, the spring of 2020 turned out to be the loveliest spring ever recorded in Britain. Three nature writers, living like everyone else under lockdown, but walking out each day to exercise, resolved to record their experiences of the coronavirus spring, in widely contrasting parts of the country.

What Black and White People Must Do Now explores the complexity of race and culture in the United States. In his third book, renowned conservative entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist Armstrong Williams discusses his prescription for healing and atonement amidst today’s current social upheaval. Race and racism are America's original sin, and 400 years later, they still plague the nation, pitting groups against each other.