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Before Amelia Earhart (1897-1939) became a world-famous pilot, she was a little tomboy from Kansas with a taste for adventure. When she visited an airfield and took a short plane ride, she knew she had to be a pilot. She signed up for flying lessons and cropped her hair short so that the other pilots would take her seriously. She became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Since prehistoric times, ships have undergone many changes. With 75 percent or three-fourths of our Earth covered in water, transportation by water is important. What do you think was one of the oldest known types of boats invented by humans?

It's 1883 - only a few months after Molly Pepper; her mother, Cassandra; and her friend, Emmett, saved New York from an attack by the megalomaniacal Ambrose Rector while managing to preserve the reputations of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, whose technology was manipulated in Rector’s scheme. Their selfless heroism will finally earn them a place in the Inventors’ Guild, alongside the greatest minds of their generation. Unless, of course, no one knows that they did any of that.

When they met, Hope, a sad girl, and Jelly Beans, a captured cheetah, began a lifelong friendship through mutual caring. The power of their surprising partnership - strengthened by empathy - connected them with a new family, the Barabaig tribe. In this highly anticipated sequel, Hope and Jelly Beans use compassionate listening to explore what brought them together. Hope shares memories of the empathy shown by the flight crew on her way to Africa, which inspires an original game called Empathy Airlines.

The race is on to be the first to discover the secret of flight! Magpie is soon caught up in a world of science, spies, and unruly animals to be the first to passenger in a hot air balloon. Yesterday, Magpie was one of the best thieves in all of France. But an encounter with a boy dangling from the sky will change her life forever. And even though it ends in disaster, Magpie becomes enthralled by the idea of flying over the rooftops of Paris like the dangling boy: Pierre.

Wie verhält man sich im Straßenverkehr? Willi wills wissen und trifft den Polizisten Kurt. Was ist ein Toter Winkel? Warum ist bei hoher Geschwindigkeit der Bremsweg länger und wie fährt man richtig Fahrrad? Was gibt es alles auf dem Bahnhof? Willi wills wissen und trifft den ehemaligen Zugführer Ernst. Wer lenkt eigentlich die Züge? Woher kommt die Redewendung? Ich versteh nur Bahnhof? Und wo findet man verlorene Gegenstände wieder?

Suzy Smith and her friends have gathered again for the re-launch of the Impossible Postal Express. The celebrations don't last long though, before Trollville is rocked by a violent tremor - one of a series growing more powerful by the day. It's clear something sinister is underfoot. Nevertheless, Suzy's got a long-overdue package that the Express must deliver, and it may just lead her to some answers.

In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey 10,000 miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women! The women’s suffrage movement was in full swing, and Nell and Alice would not let anything keep them from spreading the word about equal voting rights for women.

Featherpaws is amazed when he discovers that his next mission is sailing around the world in his own ship. He cruises the oceans to collect information and then feeds it into his new friend’s database. CO2 is a unique computerized trainer who reminds everyone to be careful of their carbon footprint. Together, the Knights of Owl Crest find themselves facing many challenging situations.

In this installment of dino competition, meat eaters face off against plant eaters in three high-speed auto events: drag racing, off-road racing, and stock-car racing. Lisa Wheeler's rhymes explore thoughtful questions such as: Which dinosaurs would make the best chasers for support in a desert off-road race? Does T-Rex's king status transfer to the track? And can Diplodocus actually fit inside a stock car?

Abenteurer unserer Zeit, die Kultserie aus dem bekannten Märchenland-Katalog. Diese Folge präsentiert euch die Central Pacific Railroad, die berühmte Eisenbahngesellschaft, die mit dem Bau der ersten Eisenbahnstrecke quer durch den amerikanischen Kontinent - vom Atlantik bis zum Pazifik - Geschichte schrieb.

Abenteurer unserer Zeit - die Kultserie aus dem bekannten Märchenland-Katalog. Diese Folge präsentiert euch die Abenteuer des Mannheimer Erfinders Carl Benz, der in mühsamer Kleinarbeit das erste Auto der Welt baute und damit schon um die Jahrhundertwende ungeahnte Geschwindigkeitsrekorde aufstellte.

Introducing Boxy. Learn your ABC's with Boxy. Find out what certain car parts do.

¡Vroom! Siga oyendo para aprender sobre las motocicletas y sus jinetes.

Las ambulancias son importantes porque ayudan a la gente. ¿Cómo trabajan? Aprenda acerca de las ambulancias y los EMT que trabajan en ellos en esta introducción a la no ficción para los oyentes jóvenes.

Aprenda lo que es una plataforma grande y como transporta bienes por todo el país.

What do you need to know before flying on a plane? Age-appropriate text will help prepare you for the exciting experience of taking your first flight. Critical thinking questions and other features keep listeners engaged.

Amelia Earhart refused to accept no for an answer; she dared to do what no one had ever done before and became the first woman to fly a plane all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. This audiobook follows her from childhood to her first flying lessons and onward to her multi-record-breaking career as a pilot.

¡Todos a bordo! Conozca los trenes y sus conductores con esta introducción en español a la lectura de no ficción para niños. [All aboard! Learn about trains and their conductors with this Spanish-language introduction to nonfiction reading for children.]

After returning to their home in Dullsville and finding it in absolute shambles, Jaundice and Kale Bland are rescued by high-flying aviatrix Beatrix Airdale. This time, they're jetting off (literally) to Egypt to uncover the mysteries of a magical scarab. By way of Casablanca, and after foiling multiple attacks along the way (thanks to Jaundice's nautical knot-tying skills and Kale's super-sleuth powers of observation), the Bland Sisters are reunited with their parents. But it turns out that Mom and Dad aren't as bland - or as Bland - as Jaundice and Kale remember.