Biology For Children

Did you know that humans are actually pretty slimy? Slide into the wonderful world of slippery, sticky slime! Learn about the important functions of slime, and how it is necessary for most living organisms. Slime helps with many important functions including eating, breathing, moving, and self-defense. Learn how many animals depend on slime—the number may surprise you!

How would you survive a meteor impact? Learn about the different ways some plants and animals survived the meteor that killed all the dinosaurs! Do you think you could adapt as well as these tough creatures?

What comes to mind with you think of fungi? Is it mushrooms, or perhaps mildew? Mold and yeast are fungi, too! Learn all about how fungi reproduce with spores, and how their bodies are made up of mycelium!

Zombies have become a staple in pop culture. But where did the idea of zombies come from? According to biologist David Hughes, the culprit is nature itself.

During the last Ice Age, large, hairy elephants roamed Asia and the Americas. But by about 4,000 years ago, all the mammoths and mastodons had vanished. Could these ancient beasts ever come back to life?

Whether you're an amoeba, a human, or anything in between, you need water to survive. But why? Find out in this informative Q & A.

Like you, most animals have eyes. But how and what they see can be very different.

Learn about the science behind reading and how the cerebellum, neurons, and optic nerve all work together to make words come alive.

Animals paint the world with color! Listeners of this series will discover what gives birds, mammals, and other creatures their vivid hues. Learn how animals use their color to blend in, stand out, and survive in the wild!

Why do mandrills have blue faces? What makes a parrot's feathers so bright? Learn these answers and more about some of nature’s most colorful creatures in Science Behind the Colors. Each book highlights a specific animal, detailing how and why the animal gets its colors, how and why its colors change, and what purpose the colors serve. This volume includes Poison Frogs, Rainbow Boas, and Sea Slugs.

Why do mandrills have blue faces? What makes a parrot's feathers so bright? Learn these answers and more about some of nature’s most colorful creatures in Science Behind the Colors. Each book highlights a specific animal, detailing how and why the animal gets its colors, how and why its colors change, and what purpose the colors serve. This volume includes Flamingos, Frilled Lizards and Goldfinches.

Why do mandrills have blue faces? What makes a parrot's feathers so bright? Learn these answers and more about some of nature’s most colorful creatures in Science Behind the Colors. Each book highlights a specific animal, detailing how and why the animal gets its colors, how and why its colors change, and what purpose the colors serve. This volume includes Mandarinfish, Mandrills, and Parrots.

How do your eyes see? How do your ears hear? How does your nose smell? This series covers the basic structures and functions of the body’s five sense organs. Young listeners will learn how each sense provides the brain with information about their surroundings.

What animal has the biggest eyes? Why do elephants have enormous ears? This series explores different animal parts and demonstrates how and why these parts vary throughout the animal kingdom. Each title introduces listeners to four animals whose distinct body parts are unique and important.

From the smell of fresh cookies to the sounds of birds chirping, our senses tell let us know what’s happening around us. Young listeners will learn how our senses take in information, how we process it, and how we use it to understand the world.

[English] What lives in a wetland besides flamingos, ducks, and other birds? How do plants survive in the soggy soil? What jobs do wetlands do? Find out what makes wetlands one of Earth's treasures.

Whales whistle, fireflies glow, and skunks spray—that’s how they communicate! Find out how mammals, reptiles, birds, and other animals send messages and signals to stay safe, make friends, and care for their young. Accessible and fun K–3 level information reveals the animal world to young listeners and researchers in this Pebble Explore title from the Animal Societies series.

Follow the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the science behind photosynthesis.

Did you know that there are animals all around you that you can’t see without a microscope? Sometimes it’s good you can’t see them. As you shed dead skin cells, thousands of dust mites gobble them up. Gross!

A tree and your pet look nothing alike, but they have one thing in common—they are both made up of cells. Cells are really small. You can see them only with a microscope.