Science Stories For Kids

This just in - breaking news from the North Pole! Santa Claus can't deliver presents on Christmas Eve, and he needs backup. But not just anybody can help him - he needs the Holiday Heroes! This Christmas, it's up to the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, a witch, and a leprechaun to fill in for Santa and save Christmas. Can the Holiday Heroes deliver presents without being spotted? Will they be able to pull off Christmas in the end?

Based on the hit feature in National Geographic Kids magazine, we bring you Lucky Leopards, true and inspiring stories of daring animal rescues that will engage and enchant listeners of all ages. These heartwarming stories will leave kids hungry for more of the animal "awwww" factor.

Are you ready for the most enchanting adventure of your bedtime? Welcome to a world where unicorns aren't just in your imagination, they're real, and they're waiting to take you on the most incredible journeys you've ever dreamed of! My name is Madeline Starr, and I'm so excited to share these special unicorn stories with you. In just a moment, you're going to meet the most wonderful unicorn friends who will whisk you away to magical kingdoms, sparkling crystal caves, pirate ships sailing through starry skies, and even on time-traveling adventures to meet dinosaurs and friendly dragons!

In Magical Bedtime Stories, you’ll discover 12 beautifully crafted tales that soothe anxious hearts, spark imagination, and fill evenings with peace, laughter, and love. Designed for ages 4–8, each gentle story blends calming, rhythmic narration with timeless lessons that linger long after the lights go out.

An essential, encylopedic introduction to physics, chemistry, and biology. You'll be firing on all cylinders with this science spectacular! The exciting exploration of biology, chemistry, and physics is vital reading for curious minds. Science becomes simple and straightforward, so you never get...

Some secrets are meant to be found. Others are meant to be followed. When twelve-year-old Oliver discovers an ancient map hidden beneath the floorboards of his dusty attic, he doesn’t just find a piece of paper, he finds a doorway. The map doesn’t smell of old ink it smells of coming storms and crushed ferns, and it leads straight to a place the world has worked hard to forget. Step into the Forest of Forgotten Footsteps, a living, breathing labyrinth where the trees have ears, the shadows have minds of their own, and the very ground remembers every step ever taken.

Meet Finnian "Finn" Flickerfoot and his loyal, snack-loving sidekick, Barnaby "Barney" Bolt. These two ten-year-olds didn't mean to cause mass mayhem, but a little misunderstanding involving a glitter bomb, a poodle, and the Mayor's hat landed them in the worst possible place: Alcatraz Junior, the infamous island fortress designed to enforce 'extreme discipline' on the mischievously imaginative. Guarded by the perpetually grumpy Warden Grimsnap and his starched-up rules (Chapter Three: Absolutely No Glitter!

Meet Dave, a little sapling with an impossible dream: to reach the sky! Deep in the Sun-Dappled Glade, every tree is content to stay rooted in the rich earth except for Dave. From the moment its first leaf unfurled, Dave has yearned to grow past the ancient oaks, past the humming bugs, and straight up to the boundless blue. But the sky is a world of secrets and challenges. Join Dave on a spectacular, leaf-by-leaf adventure that will take it beyond the familiar forest and into the realm of the clouds! Along the way, Pip will Unfurl a magical, silver leaf that hums a sweet, secret melody.

Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr. was only fourteen when he first became entangled with serial rapist and murderer Dean Corll in 1971. Fellow Houston, Texas, teenager David Brooks had already been ensnared by the charming older man, bribed with cash to help lure boys to Corll's home. Corll baited Henley with the same deal he'd given Brooks: $200 for each boy they could bring him.

Something is very wrong on Jasper Street. It started at exactly 10: 14 AM on a Tuesday, when the world went bone-silent. Then, the rules of reality began to unravel. Gravity went on strike, sending flowerpots and mailboxes drifting into the clouds. The neighborhood cat turned a brilliant neon blue, and the sidewalk developed a sudden, hungry habit of swallowing skateboards whole. While the adults of Jasper Street are busy panicking, Nicole and her best friend Maya are looking for answers.

Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini is not Harry Houdini - the famous escape artist who died in 1926. But Harry does live in Houdini's old New York City home, and he definitely knows everything there is to know about Houdini's life. What is he supposed to do, then, when someone starts texting him claiming that they're Houdini, communicating from beyond the grave? Respond, of course.

The contributors of Trust Kids! write from different backgrounds, genders, ages, and sexualities and combine past lineages with more recent child-rearing ideas to offer a fresh, inspiring perspective. Many works on parenting and families wind up re-inscribing hierarchies by declaring how kids should be liberated. Trust Kids! insists on youth autonomy, listening to youth, and questioning adult supremacy.

THE ETERNAL FIGHT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL… The brave Jedi vs the devious Sith! Just in time to celebrate the highly-anticipated re-match between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader in the Disney+ event Obi-Wan Kenobi, here are ten original stories about the the valiant Jedi and the evil Sith...

Ghoulia lives in Crumbling Manor with her Auntie Departed and spends most of her time playing with Tragedy, her beloved albino greyhound. But things aren't as easy as they seem for this little zombie girl - all she wants is a real friend. She tries to venture past the manor's walls, but she can't hide her pale green skin or the deep purple circles under her eyes. The other children will be afraid of her, and no one will want to be her friend. But when Halloween rolls around, Ghoulia hatches a brilliant plan.

Irving, Bailey, and Ben thought their town was boring... until they found the map. It starts with a whisper in the library and a coded message they were never meant to see. Suddenly, the three friends are pulled into a mystery that’s bigger than all of them, centered on the town's dusty old clock tower and a shadowy man in a tan raincoat who seems to be everywhere. They soon discover a terrifying secret: the clock tower isn't just for telling time. It’s a machine.

Are you looking for original fairy tales that can teach your kids how to be good sons and daughters but find fairy tales often promote bad behavior? Are you hoping to find legends and fables that can help you explain the world as it constantly changes for your child? Telling bedtime stories with a whole new set of stories never before published is the answer to your needs! Bedtime Stories for Kids: Calming Short Stories for Kids, Children, and Toddlers to Help Them Fall Asleep Fast, Reduce Anxiety, and Learn Mindfulness Meditation is the story book you’re looking for.

In a world where Spring has been forgotten, one boy and a frozen guardian must find the beat of a dying heart. The village of Oakhaven is trapped. While the calendar says April, the wind still howls with the bite of January, and the flowers refuse to wake from their icy sleep. In the center of the town stands Barnaby a snowman who doesn’t melt, doesn’t slump, and carries a strange, pulsing blue light deep within his chest. Leonard, a young boy with a sharp mind and a heart full of curiosity, discovers that Barnaby isn't just a figure of snow and charcoal.

Twelve-year-old Tuva couldn’t imagine living anywhere other than the Stockholm archipelago and her island home of Harö. Even if she mostly keeps to herself at her small school. Even if she sometimes gets kind of lonely. But when a classmate goes missing, Tuva finds herself at the center of the mystery, along with Rasmus, the new boy at school. Neither one of them can understand what they saw that day in the woods near the water: Is something magical at work? Something evil?

When Tobias and his friends were given the power to morph, they were also given an important warning: Never stay in a morph for more than two hours. But Tobias broke the time limit, and now he's trapped in the body of a hawk - forever. When he discovers an important Yeerk secret, Tobias knows he has to do everything in his power to destroy it. But to do so, he'll have to contend with a part of himself that's wrestling for control. A part that isn't human.

Where can you find a dog on wheels and a fluffy chicken that work together at a veterinarian’s office? What about Mr. G the goat and Jellybean the donkey, two inseparable friends? Or dog and cheetah BFFs? Look no further! Together Forever! tells three heartwarming tales of unlikely animal friendships that prove love knows no species. These true stories will amaze, inspire, and make you say “Awww.”