Science For Kids

Twelve-year-old Julius and his nine-year-old sister, Mia, believe their grandfather's attic is just a dusty, boring room full of forgotten junk. But when a loose floorboard reveals a hidden metal box, they discover his strangest secret: a blueprint for a "Jötunheim Jump-Gate." Behind a towering, musty bookshelf, they find the device, and with one accidental touch, the familiar attic disappears. They are instantly thrown into a world of impossible cold. The air is sharp and clean, the ground is made of glittering blue sand, and a deep purple sky holds two silent moons.

Hundreds of studies have concluded that listening to bed time stories together also gives you a great opportunity to create warm, wonderful memories with them, cultivate their imagination, foster empathy, lower their stress levels, and encourage engagement and conversation between parent and child. And this is where Hannah Watson’s audiobook, The Magic Unicorn, comes in. This audiobook is a collection of short bed time stories that help your toddlers fall asleep and relax, so they can dream about great unicorn fantasies all night!

If you feel like you're losing your teen to technology, you're not alone. Screen time is rapidly replacing family time, and for teens especially, it is hardwiring the way they connect with their world. In Screens and Teens, Dr. Kathy helps you make sense of all this and empowers you to respond.

The playground is officially a "No-Fun Zone." Rex Rocket and his dreaded Team Tyrant have taken over. With their spotless red shirts and brand-new sneakers, they’ve created a list of ridiculous rules: the swings are for "VIPs only," the slide requires a "shiny object toll," and all unapproved kickballs are captured and locked away. The playground, once a noisy, happy, wonderful mess, is now silent, clean, and totally boring. But Dean and his best friend, Brenda, have had enough. Refusing to let their playground be ruled by a bully, they form "The Super-Secret Takedown Club.

>n Making Grateful Kids, two of the leading authorities on gratitude among young people, Jeffrey J. Froh and Giacomo Bono, introduce their latest and most compelling research, announce groundbreaking findings, and share real-life stories from adults and youth to show parents, teachers, mentors, and kids themselves how to achieve greater life satisfaction through gratitude.

Author of the New York Times bestseller Useful Idiots and popular columnist Mona Charen takes a close, reasoned look at the aggressive feminist agenda undermining the success and happiness of men and women across the country In this smart, deeply necessary critique, Mona Charen unpacks the ways...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next...

In this standalone novel based on Filipino mythology, Corazon Lopez is looking forward to her eleventh birthday, when she can finally be trained in wielding babaylan magic. She's hoping she can use it to bring her parents back to life so they can be together again.

From Emily Calandrelli—host of Xploration Outer Space, correspondent on Bill Nye Saves the World, and graduate of MIT—comes the second novel in a brand-new chapter book series about an eight-year-old girl with a knack for science, math, and solving mysteries with technology. Ada Lace is...

Finn Flicker loves the smell of fire and the CLANG! CLANG! of his hammer. He’s a forger, just like his grandfather, making everything from sturdy hinges to sparkly pot handles in his cozy Ironwood Smithy. But Finn has a big secret: His mother was a Fae, and his hands glow with a wild, silvery magic he calls the Fae-touch. He keeps it hidden under thick leather gloves, afraid his special light might break his solid, human world.

The skies are calling. Can a young rider and her golden griffin save a world built on clouds? For ten-year-old Lyra, life on the Whispering Crag is all about the wind, the clouds, and the hope of bonding with a powerful griffin. The day her golden hatchling, Skyfire, chooses her, her dreams take flight! Together, Lyra and Skyfire soar through the colorful Glimmerwood and dance along the sharp Wind-Shear Edge, their connection growing stronger with every beat of Skyfire's magnificent wings.

A Magical Adventure for Brave Hearts! Meet Milo, a small, quiet mole who loves dewberries and hates digging. He lives by the most wondrous place in the world: the Whispering Cavern, home to the precious, singing crystals that keep the whole forest bright. When the ancient Cavern chooses Milo to be the new Keeper, he must learn to be brave fast! The sneaky Collector has stolen the magical Crystal Key, and the beautiful Heart-Crystal is fading, dimming the Cavern's light!

A delightful, rhyming audiobook that is perfect for fans of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and captures all the excitement and nervousness of life's big firsts. “First time jitters? That’s okay. Find one small step to lead the way.” Rocket is embarking on her first solo mission...

From writer Stacy McAnulty comes Mars! Earthlings Welcome is a light-hearted nonfiction audiobook about the red planet—told from the perspective of Mars himself... Meet Mars! The red planet. Planet Marvelous. Favorite sibling of Earth (or so he claims). Sometimes they're close (just 34.5...

Your child will enjoy this Halloween book full of eerie ghost stories and spooky tales. This is an excellent listen for early learners that can be heard aloud with friends and family while traveling or in waiting rooms. Halloween jokes are also included!

A Tidy Tale of Leadership, Listening, and Lots of Nuts and Bolts! Meet Unit 7, a shiny, blue-eyed robot who is the Best. Helper. Ever. in Sparkleville. Unit 7 loves things to be organized: the books must be sorted, the gnomes must be polished, and the world must be tidy. But Sparkleville is getting messy! The current Mayor, loud and messy Mr. Grumbles, only promises BIG, NOISY FUN while ignoring the little problems: the Leaky Leak in the library, the peeling paint on the slide, and the wobbly benches where grandmas can't sit! Determined to fix the Messy Mess, Unit 7 decides to run for Mayor!

Wayne, Zara, and Kix think it's just another day of playing zero-gravity tag on the Beacon space station... until the entire galaxy goes dark. It’s "The Big Flicker." The shimmering, powerful Galactic Grid—which runs everything from star-mail to food replicators—has suddenly shut down.

When Jason stumbles upon his Grandpa Gus's dusty, top-secret blueprint for the legendary Gizmo 3000 a fantastical machine rumored to grant any wish he knows he can't just leave it in the attic. He and his best friend, Pip, find the incredible contraption hidden in an old workshop, humming with a secret, electric energy. But when a tiny, whiskered creature named Gus the Gizmo Gopher accidentally hits the big red "GO" button, their ordinary afternoon turns into The Great Gizmo Getaway!

It's mayhem at the science fair! A squishy goo monster is a challenge for the Princess in Black--but luckily some science-loving princesses are on hand to help. Princess Magnolia is excited. Excited and nervous. She's going to the Interkingdom Science Fair today to present her poster about seeds...

What happens when Mrs. Jeepers takes her thrid-grade class to space camp? Could she really turn all of the scientists into vampires?