Technologys Child

Is a wheel the same as a gear? Will a square wheel work? Could a wheel roll forever? Discover the wonder and science of wheels in Gears Go, Wheels Roll.

Totally Amazing Facts About Outrageous Inventions is the perfect treat for kids with an appetite for "Did you know…?" More than 100 facts about everything from toothbrushes, airplanes, and flush toilets to animation, ice cream, and crayons!

Cheep! Cheep! What is that sound? It’s a baby bird in a nest! Beginning listeners will discover why nests make good homes for growing baby birds, squirrels, and other animals.

The future has amazing technology. Our alien allies have magic. Together, we are building a training system to teach the best of humanity to go to the stars. But the training is monumentally expensive. Stephanie Morgana is a genius, she just doesn't know it. The artificial intelligence that runs the virtual world is charged with testing Stephanie, a task it has never performed before. Will Stephanie pass the test and be moved to the advanced preparatory schools, or will the system miss her?

Whales whistle, fireflies glow, and skunks spray—that’s how they communicate! Find out how mammals, reptiles, birds, and other animals send messages and signals to stay safe, make friends, and care for their young. Accessible and fun K–3 level information reveals the animal world to young listeners and researchers in this Pebble Explore title from the Animal Societies series.

Did you know that there are animals all around you that you can’t see without a microscope? Sometimes it’s good you can’t see them. As you shed dead skin cells, thousands of dust mites gobble them up. Gross!

No matter what you answer, kids will just ask why again. Is your child full of questions? Do you find these questions to test your own knowledge? Well, look no further: Now you have the answers, and they are not boring ones! Encourage your child’s imagination through these fairy tales for children. They will answer some of the common questions that we parents are often asked. The Book of Why for Curious Kids will help you give fun and creative answers to your child’s strangest questions, encouraging them to develop their imagination.

This book explores the concept of homes, and why living things - i.e., animals, humans, and plants - need them.

Ernest Seton's stories reach, inside the animals he writes about in telling their stories. He gives us a greater understanding of their lives on planet earth. Adventure, comedy and sadness all intertwine to make these stories hard to put down until the last word...

Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into 56 short years. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to cofound and run Apple in addition to turning Pixar into a groundbreaking animation studio. A college dropout, Jobs took unconventional steps in his path to success and inspired the best and the brightest to come with him and "change the world".

Welcome to Peru! Hike through the clouds to ancient cities of the Andes Mountains. Hear the calls of birds in the Amazon rain forest. Learn about the people, places, and traditions of this beautiful South American country.

Think you know about dinosaurs? Think again! New York Times best-selling and award-winning author Steve Brusatte brings young scientists and listeners everywhere into his world of massive herbivores and fearsome predators, daily unexpected discoveries, and all the new science used to learn about some of the world’s oldest beings.

[English] What lives in a wetland besides flamingos, ducks, and other birds? How do plants survive in the soggy soil? What jobs do wetlands do? Find out what makes wetlands one of Earth's treasures.

Follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the science behind global warming.

¿Sabías que hay trozos de roca, hielo y polvo flotando en el espacio? Son cometas, asteroides y meteoroides. Giran alrededor del Sol como los planetas. Descubre en este libro lo que pasa cuando dejan de girar.

Mercurio, Venus, Tierra, Marte, Júpiter, Saturno, Urano y Neptuno son los ocho planetas que giran alrededor del Sol. Unos viajan rápidamente y otros lentamente. ¿Qué más tienen de especial estos objetos del espacio?

¿Cómo encuentra una biznaga suficiente agua para crecer en un desierto? ¿Cómo resisten el calor las liebres, las serpientes y las lagartijas? Calma tu sed y descubrirás por qué el desierto es uno de los tesoros de la Tierra.

Una polea es una máquina simple. Las máquinas simples facilitan el trabajo, como levantar cargas pesadas o mover cosas de arriba a abajo. Las poleas nos ayudan a levantar cosas que no podemos levantar solos. ¿Qué más puede hacer una polea?

La rueda es una máquina simple. Una máquina es cualquier herramienta o aparato que facilita el trabajo. Las ruedas giran alrededor de un eje. Las ruedas nos permiten movernos más rápido de un lugar a otro. ¿Qué más pueden hacer las ruedas y los ejes?

Una palanca es una máquina simple. Las máquinas simples facilitan el trabajo. Usamos la palanca muchas veces sin darnos cuenta porque es muy sencilla. ¿Qué más pueden hacer las palancas?