Science Stories For Kids

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"The Last Glimmer of Magic," incorporating your new character names: Book Description In the land of Aethel, magic is packing its bags. The colors are fading, the rivers have forgotten how to sing, and the world is turning a dull, boring grey. Only a girl named Evelyn seems to notice. And Evelyn has a secret: a tiny, stubborn spark of magic that lives in her palm, the very last glimmer in a world growing cold. When she finds a mysterious starlight map in her grandmother's whispering attic, Evelyn is set on a desperate quest.

Rhodes is not an adventurer. He's a kid who likes video games and exploring his grandpa's attic, a place that smells of old wood and forgotten secrets. But when a glint of silver leads him to a dusty, rolled-up map and a strange, golden hourglass, his ordinary life is turned upside down. This is no ordinary hourglass. His Grandpa Silas reveals it is the Chronos Hourglass, a magical artifact that doesn't just measure time, it holds it. And the shimmering map? It's a guide to the Golden Desert of Aeon, a place where time itself has gone sideways.

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.

Finnian is a brand-new Journeyman Mapmaker, and he's ready for his first grand adventure. He has a new backpack, sharp pencils, and sturdy boots. There's just one tiny problem... After a fizzy, sputtering accident in a potion shop, Finn is stuck with a Fumble, a tiny, chaotic, and very clumsy Jinx. Suddenly, Finn’s luck takes a tumble. His boots magically swap to the wrong feet and rope bridges bounce him like a trampoline. Even his most precious maps fold themselves into origami swans! To stop the magical mischief, Finn must find the mysterious Wise Woman of Wobbly Creek.

Twelve-year-old Lora has always believed the sea holds secrets. But when she finds a mysterious bottle washed ashore, she discovers a secret bigger than she ever imagined: a riddle written in starlight ink, leading to an island that doesn't exist on any map. This is the Isle of Echoing Oaths, a magical land powered by ancient promises. But the island's magic is fading. The whispers of its vows are growing faint, and a shadow of forgotten promises threatens to silence its vibrant heart forever.

Arlo isn't just new to Sunnybrook Elementary—he’s new to the entire century! Created in a secret lab, he is the clone of the legendary King Arthur, made to bring a little old-school courage to the modern world. He thinks his biggest challenge will be figuring out cafeteria food, but that all changes when he effortlessly pulls a rusty sword from a concrete block in the schoolyard, a feat no one else could manage. Suddenly, Arlo is on a quest from Merlin himself (who now sends cryptic emails full of emojis) to assemble a new Knights of the Round Table.

The Star-Shaman's Apprentice Fraser has a secret. In the sleepy village of Dewdrop Hollow, he's known for being clumsy with fences and hopeless at churning butter. But when the sun goes down, Fraser's true talent awakens. He can read the sky. He knows the prickly, cold scent of a constellation and the fizzy, lemon-tang of a shooting star. One night, a star doesn't fall down, it falls up, pulling Fraser to the forbidden summit of Whisperwind Peak. There, in a cave glowing with magic, he meets Eldrin: a powerful shaman with eyes made of swirling, living stardust.

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!

Zola lives in a quartz cottage on the very last cliff of anywhere, with only the vast, silent Void for a neighbor. She's sure she's the loneliest girl in the universe. But one night, the Void... whispers. It’s a tiny, shivering, lonely sound that pulls at her heart. To answer it, Zola must captain her great-grandmother’s ship, a magical vessel woven from moonlight and twine. With jars of cinnamon-scented starlight for fuel, she leaps into the inky black.

Meet Barnaby "Bar" Willowbrook, the newest and most unlikely Warden of the Wildwood. He's only eleven, and his ancient, magical forest has a very modern problem: a colossal, humming metal tower is polluting the air with an invisible force known as WiFi. The forest is officially glitching!

For ten-year-old Larry, maps are more than just paper; they are gateways to worlds he can only dream of. But when he discovers a shimmering pod in his attic—a vessel that phases through walls and is piloted by imagination alone—the line between map and reality vanishes. Whisked away to the eerie, soundless "Silent Streets" and skies filled with upside-down clouds, Larry learns that he is the new pilot of the Phantom Pod. Guided by a starlight compass and aided by a mystical Keeper, he must protect these secret realms from terrifying shadow creatures that hunt in the spaces between seconds.

In “A Pocketful of Pebbles and Poems,” every walk in the woods becomes a breathtaking adventure. Join Lisa, a thoughtful and imaginative young girl, as she explores the world with her pockets ready for treasure and her heart open to wonder. Her ordinary day by Whispering Creek turns magical when she meets Skip, a tiny sprite with sparkling wings, who teaches her the secret language of the natural world. Each chapter unfolds a new discovery, a sensory journey filled with the cool touch of a mossy rock, the earthy smell of rain on pine needles, and the quiet hum of a world brimming with secrets.

When Terry arrives at the ancient, moss-dappled Glimmerstone Keep, he knows he's walking into a world of secrets. It’s a castle that doesn't just hold history; it whispers it on the cool, damp breeze, and the old stones groan under the weight of forgotten time. Terry quickly discovers that the keep is home to more than just cobwebs and echoes. Deep within the winding passages, behind a shadow that slips around a spiral stair, lives Sir Reginald the Radiant—a knight with a big heart and a hilariously clumsy knack for haunting!

What would you do if the ground beneath your feet began to tremble and shake? For a curious and brave young girl named Becky, a mysterious tremor isn't a sign of danger—it's the first clue in the greatest adventure of her life. Led by a trail of enormous, shimmering green footprints, Becky discovers a secret world she never knew existed: a hidden canyon filled with living, breathing Thunder Lizards! When a baby Brontosaurus named Leo hatches right before her eyes, an unlikely and magical friendship begins. Together, they will explore a land of wonders and dangers.

In the early 1970s, three African American men - Wiley Bridgeman, Kwame Ajamu, and Rickey Jackson - were accused and convicted of the brutal robbery and murder of a man outside of a convenience store in Cleveland, Ohio. Almost four decades later, the men were exonerated. But while their exoneration may have ended one of American history’s most disgraceful miscarriages of justice, the corruption and decay of the city responsible for their imprisonment remain on trial.

Relax and enjoy these magical short bedtime stories with your kids. This short collection of wonderful adventure stories for children are great for parents who want their children to be relaxed and help them sleep well at night time.

After Princess Alicia finds a magic fish-bone, compliments of her fairy godmother, she eventually uses it to improve financial conditions for her father the king, queen, and her 18 brothers and sisters. This classic bedtime story for kids was written by Charles Dickens in 1867, although Mr. Dickens credits the tale to a Miss Alice Rainbird (aged seven), as it gives a very heartwarming glimpse into a Victorian world which can only be seen through the eyes of an innocent child.

They’re just ordinary kids living ordinary lives… until the strange and eerie comes knocking. In this chilling debut by R. C. Hill, eleven spine-tingling tales interrupt the everyday and bring nightmares a little too close to home. Experience stories ranging from a backyard pool with something lurking beneath the surface to an innocent school field trip that ends with a life changing insect encounter. A girl ignores her family’s warning to stay inside after dark... and discovers why no one ever talks about what lives in the mountains.

In this book, after giving a school friend a dare to climb a tree, Autumn rushes in to gather her friends up to save her friend from the tallest tree in Stillbrook. Gwyn, Abe, Autumn, and Sky all come up with a plan to get him down. Gwyn shares some more of her unicorn magic, while Abe quickly flips through his book of magic spells in order to find something that would help their friends.