Weather Science

Robots help us understand our weather and climate. Some fly into storms to measure wind. Others dive into the ocean to learn about weather patterns. And some drive across frigid polar regions to gather climate data. How are robots helping us plan for the weather of the future? Listen to this audiobook to find out!

Minotaurs and centaurs and harpies! Oh my! While an NPC army rampages across the countryside, Brandon and his friends must find the source and destroy it.

Finally, Rhiannen is old enough to befriend a newly hatched dragonet. Her future path in dragon racing spans bright and exciting before her. But life has a knack for not going as planned. A hawk attacks her family farm and carries Rhiannen far from the haven. Instead of preparing for dragon riding, she has to find a way to survive a vast wilderness full of predators that see her as bite-sized and tasty. When she finds a dragon nest, she's given the hope of befriending a wild dragonet to train and return home with. But the answer is hardly that simple.

Shoveling dragon dung for a living isn't glamorous, but Cayden has dreams of performing as a magic dancer at the summer competitions. Although the dragon races eclipse everything else, Cayden and his small troupe intend to follow their dreams. At the dragon races, Cayden discovers something worse than losing when he stumbles upon a deadly plot that threatens thousands of lives, including those of his family and friends. While the dragons race against each other, Cayden must race against time.

Traditional values abound in these hilarious stories from Appalachia: friendship, family, orderliness, humor, and delight in an especially inventive practical joke. In "Rainy Weather", a hound dog with more heart than sense wins everyone's admiration. "Uncle Frank Learns to Speak Polish" finds Davis' famous Uncle Frank making the most of a little foreign language. And, in "Uncle Frank Clean Up the Post Office", cleanliness is next to godliness, and it's also next to hilarity.

Having abandoned his friends and family and taken to the skies, Ewan hides himself in the Wilderlands, away from humans. However, an unexpected attempt on his life and a warning from another dragon lead him to suspect that not all is right in Regone. Ewan returns to his homeland to attend his brother's wedding and discover the source of the bounty on his head. Once there, the dragon prince finds that Ryan of Westshire has been using his absence to court the Lady Shannon.

On her first assignment out of the Academy, young healer and scholar Shannon Macaulay is summoned to the struggling kingdom of Regone to see to the wounds of a young but crippled king. When the unwanted attentions of an aggressive knight and the sudden appearance of a hated dragon turn her world upside down, she decides to take matters into her own hands even if doing so proves dangerous.

Listen and relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn about five successful Americans and the teacher who encouraged them and how to use a balloon to predict the weather, along with other stories about learning. Stories include: "Being Inspired by Teachers" by Marty Kaminsky, "Find the Crescent Moon" by Ken Croswell, PhD, "Get to Know a Million" by Stephen Whitt, "Hot Lava Under My Feet" by Chris Dietel, "How Do You Measure Up?" by Janet Slingerland Hammond, and more.

Wie funktioniert eigentlich das Internet und warum ist der Himmel blau? Weil Eltern nicht alles wissen können, hat die Maus jede Menge mausschlaue Antworten gesammelt und löst so häufig gestellte Fragen. Kindgerecht und unterhaltsam aufbereitet, wird auf die großen Rätsel des Alltags, der Natur und der Technik eingegangen. Ein ebenso spannendes wie lehrreiches Hörbuch, gelesen von Armin Maiwald, einem der Experten für Maus-Sachgeschichten.

On her 15th birthday, Mira Storm Weather made a wish to not be sent on any more dangerous missions; but destiny, it seemed, had other ideas. Dark Wizard Damien Charmer has escaped from prison and is somehow more powerful than ever. With the fate of the world in their hands, it's up to Mira and her friends to discover Damien's plan and stop him by any means possible, even if it means breaking a few witch rules along the way. During this time, astonishing secrets about Mira's father and her own identity are revealed to her. Is she a witch? A human? Or something else entirely?

Anthony and Mira are summoned to the side of a dying dragon. Glycinda's last deed on Earth was to hand over a book she had been protecting for years. A book that would lead them to a castle that had been lost for centuries. Anthony, Mira, and their friends set off on an adventure to find the kingdom, where they encounter a ghostly couple who need help to confront their murderer.

Continuando con el éxito del libro Meteorología para Pilotos publicado por la editorial, este manual será el complemento ideal para comprender, analizar y lograr evitar todas las amenazas meteorológicas que rodean a las actividades aéreas.

The notorious true story of a group of pioneers forced to make impossible decisions when trapped in the mountains for an entire winter—part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos. In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from...

Dear Moon is a simple book for toddlers that will teach every boy and girl the most important things about the moon. The little ones can find out why our moon is so important for people, plants, and animals, how we enjoy the nighttime sky and the gentle glow upon earth and our stars. Let your child discover the moon's beauty with a fun book filled with simple sentences that everyone can understand. This way, Dear Moon will become your kid's favorite bedtime story!

This might sound funny to you right now, but what if it happens? You would be glad you have listened to this book. Plus, it is possible for you to use some ideas here for real emergencies, like typhoons, tsunami or earthquake. How Zombies Come into Being. You must have seen at least a dozen films depicting zombies eating flesh and taking over an entire metropolis, but, hey, where do zombies originate and why do they enjoy eating brains that much?

From the time he was a small boy in Vermont, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley's enthusiasm for photographing snowflakes was often misunderstood in his time, but his patience and determination revealed two important truths: No two snowflakes are alike; and each one is startlingly beautiful.

A storm is a disturbed state in the atmosphere that causes severe weather. It may be marked by strong wind, thunder and lightning, and heavy precipitation. This audiobook discusses different types of storms such as rainstorms, ice storms, and hurricanes.

Sal Brooks og resten af holdet fra Vatikanets hemmelige antimagikorps bliver tilkaldt af en lokal antikvar, hvis antikvariat er blevet totalsmadret. Der er ingen tvivl om, at han har fået fat i den forkerte bog og har sluppet farlig magi ud, da han åbnede den. Men var det med vilje? Og hvor fik han bogen fra? Sal og hendes kolleger er på bar bund... Magi findes, og nogle bøger bider fra sig. Følg Sal Brooks, den seneste rekrut på en hemmelig magisk mission, mens hun rejser verden rundt for at holde overnaturlige kræfter i skak.

For the last few years, and especially in 2011, a new extreme weather event seems to pop up each week. Some decide to stick around: Texas and Oklahoma have been suffering from historic droughts for six months, with no sign of relief. No sooner does Hurricane Irene disappear than Tropical Storm Lee appears to flood Louisiana and stir up wildfires in nearby Texas. We seem beset by more, and more extreme, heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, torrential rainstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards than any of us can remember.

Tornadoes tear through the land, skipping over one street and devastating the next. This account of some of the most extraordinary occurrences surrounding tornadoes combines their science and the personal stories of survivors and witnesses. This story will "blow away" the hardest to please listeners. Tornadoes is part of the Natural Disasters non-fiction series that will engage listeners of all ages, including English Language Learners.