Technology Fiction For Children

How does a swimming tadpole become a hopping frog? A tiny tadpole leaves its egg. It swims and eats. Its tail gets longer. Soon back legs grow. Then front legs grow. Follow the frog's life cycle step by step.

How does a butterfly grow? It starts with a mother butterfly laying eggs. Next the eggs hatch. A caterpillar eats and grows. Then it sheds its skin. See what happens step by step in a butterfly's life cycle.

How does a tree become a baseball bat? First, a tree is cut into logs. Then logs are cut and shaped. Next a machine carves them. Then the bat is sanded. Follow the process step by step.

Scholastic's best-selling Old Lady returns in this adventure series with a nonfiction twist that will make you laugh and learn! In this spin-off, the Old Lady turns into an Old Astronaut who travels through space, swallowing a moon...along with a star, a planet, a comet, a meteor, a rocket, and a satellite.... Why? Well, it went down just right, that bright satellite!

A diverse range of community helpers introduce the vehicles they use to keep produce and grow their cities as well as keep their cities clean. In Volume 2 of Finn's Fun Trucks, children will discover an assortment of vehicles, including those that clean and haul stuff, construction vehicles, demolition vehicles, and farm vehicles.

When Florence Nightingale decided as a teenager that she wanted to become a nurse, her parents tried to talk her out of it, claiming that it wasn't a suitable profession for a woman. But she persisted in her career and went on to save countless lives of patients, especially of soldiers. Known as "The Lady with the Lamp," she is widely considered to be the founder of modern nursing. In this chapter book biography by critically acclaimed author Shelli R. Johannes, listeners learn about the amazing life of Florence Nightingale—and how she persisted.

가짜 뉴스가 어떤 피해를 주며 가짜 뉴스에 현혹되지 않으려면 어떤 자세를 가져야 하는지, 교실에서 벌어지는 사건으로 어린이의 시선에 맞게 이야기를 구성하였습니다. 늘 골치 아픈 사건에 휘말리면서 엉뚱한 행동으로 웃음을 주는 주인공 도룡이와 잔꾀로 도룡이를 골려 주려는 친구 수용이의 이야기 속에서 우리 어린이들은 가짜 뉴스나 헛소문에 현혹되지 않고 사실을 제대로 밝히려는 자세의 중요성을 느낄 것입니다.

8-årige Sune er på tur til stranden med sin klasse. Her finder han en underlig skarp sten, som Sunes lærer, Ole, mener, er en hajtand. Sune og mange af de andre børn bliver ellevilde, men ikke Per. Per bliver nemlig misundelig og driller Sune.
Men er det overhovedet en ægte hajtand? Og vil Per holde op med at drille Sune?

Sune-bøgerne er en letlæsningsserie for børn i indskolingen. "Sunes haj" er fyldt med spændende fakta om hajer.

"Sune er den otte-årige hovedperson i en lille letlæsningsserie.

Do you know what happens to water when it evaporates? Or how cold the air needs to be for water to freeze? Join Ms. Ling's class as they become science detectives and solve some of nature's greatest mysteries! They'll investigate the many forms of water and learn how to predict the ways it transforms depending on the temperature.

The moon is amazing! It has craters, "oceans" of lava, and lots of awesome space rocks. Neil's imagination takes him on a trip to the moon. Join him as he explores mountains and hills, spots a famous astronaut's footprints, and collects space rocks for his science project. Find out more about that big round object in the night sky.

Spotting wildlife is a thrill, but it's not easy. When Cole comes to visit his friend, Helena, he can't wait to see all the wildlife the forest has to offer - and is disappointed when all he sees are a few birds. Together, the kids set out on a hike and encounter plenty of animal signs along the way. Through observation and her knowledge of animal behavior, Helena helps Cole learn what each of the signs means: Something had been there; something had done that.

The Squid, the Vibrio and the Moon is about a symbiotic relationship. It tells the story of the bobtail squid and the bacteria that help it glow in the moonlight. First we meet Ali, an intrepid Vibrio fischeri bacterium determined to reach safety. Then we meet Sepio, a baby bobtail squid who is still unable to glow. His dark shape is too obvious in the moonlit water and all kinds of predators lurk nearby.

Learn about our solar system! Swift Walker loved to walk fast. His sister warned him, "One day, you'll walk so fast you won't be able to stop!" His speedy legs took him to see all the oceans of the world, and now his "superpowers" are taking him to a whole new level. Join Swift on an adventure to all the planets in our solar system. Swift Walker: A Space Adventure introduces kids to real facts about our solar system with a fun character they can relate to.

Dena loves using magnets to perform magic tricks for the kids at the pool. When Enrique arrives in town, he doesn't like that Dena is fooling the others. He gives her a century-old treasure map, and Dena uses her compass and tools to plot the location of the treasure. To her surprise, the treasure is not where it should be! What could cause her compass to lead her off course? When she discovers the answer, will Dena keep fooling the other kids with magic tricks, or will she help them learn about magnetism and the earth's shifting magnetic poles?

Swift Walker introduces kids to the continents, maps, and basic geography concepts with a fun character they can relate to. Swift Walker loved to walk fast. His sister warned him, "One day, you'll walk so fast you won't be able to stop!" Sure enough, his speedy legs took him on a journey across the world. Perfect for home, school, or homeschoolers. Ages four and up.

Luck follows the long migration north to Siberia of a young sandhill crane rescued from a six-pack holder in the Texas marsh by the girl who names him. The Wolves Are Back covers the topic of the persecution, near-extinction, and ultimately, the restoration of wolves in the United States.

Based on the much loved African-American spiritual, children will enjoy learning about the human body and having their funny bones tickled at the same time.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Edward Jenner, the man who fought the terrible disease smallpox; Florence Nightingale, the nurse known as 'the lady with the lamp'; Elizabeth Garrett, England's first female doctor; Carl Jung, the doctor who wanted to understand the human mind; Jonas Salk, who defeated the dangerous illness polio; Christiaan Barnard, the first man to replace a human heart.

Prichudlivye, polnye intrig priklyucheniya geroev povestej Charskoj perepletayutsya s ih vysokimi, blagorodnymi chuvstvami i postupkami. V tom mire, kotoryj sozdala Lidiya Charskaya, negodyayam i merzavcam ne udaetsya vzyat' verh nad svetlymi, chestnymi, chistymi dushami. Ee geroi takie, kakimi v glavnom navernyaka hotelos' by stat' i tebe: chtoby, nesmotrya na prepyatstviya, vse udavalos', chtoby tebya lyubili horoshie lyudi, a tvoya dusha otzyvalas' na etu lyubov', beskorystno ipredanno.

Alice's second adventure takes her through the looking glass to a place even curiouser than Wonderland. She finds herself caught up in the great looking glass chess game and sets off to become a queen. It isn't as easy as she expects: At every step she is hindered by nonsense characters who crop up and insist on reciting poems. Some of these poems, such as "The Walrus and the Carpenter" and "Jabberwocky" are as famous as the Alice stories themselves. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.