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444+ Electricity and Electronics Fun Facts for Kids

by Dr. Rabea Hadi ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Morgan G ...

Series Audiobook 17 - 444 Fun Facts for Kids
Unabridged

1 hour 12 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Bonus: With this Audiobook, you'll get access to a free 400-page interactive humorous fantasy adventure (a $60 value)!Get ready to spark your child's curiosity with 444+ Electricity and Electronics Fun Facts for Kids! This engaging and educational book is packed with mind-blowing facts, exciting illustrations, and interactive quizzes that will ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Bonus: With this Audiobook, you'll get access to a free 400-page interactive humorous fantasy adventure (a $60 value)!Get ready to spark your child's curiosity with 444+ Electricity and Electronics Fun Facts for Kids! This engaging and educational book is packed with mind-blowing facts, exciting illustrations, and interactive quizzes that will
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Johann Gutenberg and the Printing Press

by Kay Olson ...

Narrated by Various ...

Unabridged

17 min

Tells the story of Johann Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press. Written in graphic-novel format. ... Read more

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Tells the story of Johann Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Leaping on the Run

by Andy Boyles ...

Narrated by Highlights for Children ...

Series series Read With Highlight
Unabridged

2 min

MIT Cheetah, a robot developed at MIT, can run and jump hurdles without missing a step! Sidebar on how its vision system works. ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

MIT Cheetah, a robot developed at MIT, can run and jump hurdles without missing a step! Sidebar on how its vision system works.
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Repurpose It

Invent New Uses for Old Stuff

by Tammy Enz ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series series Invent It
Unabridged

29 min

Create amazing inventions and help the environment at the same time. In Repurpose It, you’ll invent a solar still, a bug robot, a textbook safe, and many other resourceful contraptions. When it comes to inventing, your imagination has no limits! ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Create amazing inventions and help the environment at the same time. In Repurpose It, you’ll invent a solar still, a bug robot, a textbook safe, and many other resourceful contraptions. When it comes to inventing, your imagination has no limits!
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Audiobook

Weather Robots

by Christine Zuchora-Walske ...

Narrated by Intuitive ...

Series series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Robots Everywhere!
Unabridged

4 min

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? Read this book to find out! ... Read more

$8.99 USD

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? Read this book to find out!
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Audiobook

John Deere's Powerful Idea

The Perfect Plow

by Terry Collins ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series series The Story Behind the Name
Unabridged

6 min

Have you ever seen a John Deere tractor? John Deere’s farm equipment brand is famous around the world, but it wasn’t an easy path to turn his ideas into reality. Readers will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with John’s beginnings as a blacksmith, obstacles in business, and eventual massive success. ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Have you ever seen a John Deere tractor? John Deere’s farm equipment brand is famous around the world, but it wasn’t an easy path to turn his ideas into reality. Readers will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with John’s beginnings as a blacksmith, obstacles in business, and eventual massive success.
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Robots at Home

by Christine Zuchora-Walske ...

Narrated by Intuitive ...

Series series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Robots Everywhere!
Unabridged

5 min

Robots work in homes every day. Some vacuum floors or mow lawns. Others keep people company. And some help kids have fun! What robots might you find in someone's home? Read this book to find out! ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Robots work in homes every day. Some vacuum floors or mow lawns. Others keep people company. And some help kids have fun! What robots might you find in someone's home? Read this book to find out!
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Audiobook

Terrific Transportation Inventions

by Laura Hamilton Waxman ...

Narrated by Intuitive ...

Series series Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day
Unabridged

28 min

Did you know that the world's first submarine traveled the Thames River in England way back in 1615? Or that early cars had three wheels instead of four? Get ready to learn the fascinating stories behind inventions you use every day. From the motorcycle inventor who died while riding his creation to the engineers who figured out a better way to launch humans into space, you'll find out how we got ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Did you know that the world's first submarine traveled the Thames River in England way back in 1615? Or that early cars had three wheels instead of four? Get ready to learn the fascinating stories behind inventions you use every day. From the motorcycle inventor who died while riding his creation to the engineers who figured out a better way to launch humans into space, you'll find out how we got
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Audiobook

Wright Brothers and the Airplane, The

by Xavier Niz ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Unabridged

17 min

Tells the story of how Wilbur and Orville Wright developed, tested, and successfully flew the first powered airplane. ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tells the story of how Wilbur and Orville Wright developed, tested, and successfully flew the first powered airplane.
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Audiobook

Google It

A History of Google

by Anna Crowley Redding ...

Narrated by Lauren Ezzo ...

Unabridged

4 hours 18 min

Frenemies + Homework + Legos = Google? From a college project made out of knock-off legos, Google became one of the most influential companies in the world. Award-winning investigative reporter Anna Crowley Redding shares the true story of Google, its history, innovations, and where it will take us next is this compelling nonfiction account.Think. Invent. Organize. Share. Don’t be evil. And change ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Frenemies + Homework + Legos = Google? From a college project made out of knock-off legos, Google became one of the most influential companies in the world. Award-winning investigative reporter Anna Crowley Redding shares the true story of Google, its history, innovations, and where it will take us next is this compelling nonfiction account.Think. Invent. Organize. Share. Don’t be evil. And change
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Audiobook

Louis Pasteur and Pasteurization

by Jennifer Fandel ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Unabridged

16 min

Tells the story of French scientist Louis Pasteur and his invention of the pasteurization process. Written in graphic-novel format. ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tells the story of French scientist Louis Pasteur and his invention of the pasteurization process. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Audiobook

25 Inventions Accidentelles

Histoires surprenantes d'erreurs qui ont changé le monde

by Mike Ciman ...

Narrated by Voix Numérique Fiona G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 10 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.25 inventions accidentelles qui, par erreur, ont changé le mondeLa plupart des inventions que nous utilisons dans notre vie quotidienne trouvent leur origine dans des moments inattendus où des scientifiques, des ingénieurs et des inventeurs sont tombés sur des solutions brillantes alors qu'ils poursuivaient d'autres objectifs.De la création de la ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.25 inventions accidentelles qui, par erreur, ont changé le mondeLa plupart des inventions que nous utilisons dans notre vie quotidienne trouvent leur origine dans des moments inattendus où des scientifiques, des ingénieurs et des inventeurs sont tombés sur des solutions brillantes alors qu'ils poursuivaient d'autres objectifs.De la création de la
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Audiobook

Medical Artificial Intelligence Breakthroughs

by Heather E. Schwartz ...

Narrated by Melanie Carey ...

Series series Edge of Medicine
Unabridged

18 min

From machine learning to virtual surgery practice, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments to date in medical artificial intelligence. Get to know the physicians, scientists, and other researchers responsible for these breakthroughs in medicine, and explore the ups, the downs, and the eureka moments that are science in action. With trusted expertise from Mayo ... Read more

$9.99 USD

From machine learning to virtual surgery practice, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments to date in medical artificial intelligence. Get to know the physicians, scientists, and other researchers responsible for these breakthroughs in medicine, and explore the ups, the downs, and the eureka moments that are science in action. With trusted expertise from Mayo
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Audiobook

Miracle Mud

Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud That Changed Baseball

by David A. Kelly ...

Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...

Unabridged

9 min

Lena Blackburne loved baseball. He watched it, he played it, he coached it. But he didn't love the ways players broke in new baseballs. Tired of soggy, blackened, stinky baseballs, he found a better way. Thanks to a well-timed fishing trip and a top-secret mud recipe, Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud was born. For seventy-five years, baseball teams have used Lena's magic mud to prepare ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Lena Blackburne loved baseball. He watched it, he played it, he coached it. But he didn't love the ways players broke in new baseballs. Tired of soggy, blackened, stinky baseballs, he found a better way. Thanks to a well-timed fishing trip and a top-secret mud recipe, Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud was born. For seventy-five years, baseball teams have used Lena's magic mud to prepare
... Read more
Audiobook

ReThink the Internet

How to Make the Digital World a Lot Less Sucky

by Trisha Prabhu ...

Narrated by Trisha Prabhu ...

Unabridged

4 hours 10 min

Stop hate. Promote Kindness. Be an Upstander.ReThink the Internet.Do you have to ask someone’s permission before posting their photo?How can you tell if something on the internet is true?What should you do if you see someone bullying a friend online (or #IRL)?In a series of fun stories, innovator, inventor, social entrepreneur, and upstanding digital citizen Trisha Prabhu goes through the hows, ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Stop hate. Promote Kindness. Be an Upstander.ReThink the Internet.Do you have to ask someone’s permission before posting their photo?How can you tell if something on the internet is true?What should you do if you see someone bullying a friend online (or #IRL)?In a series of fun stories, innovator, inventor, social entrepreneur, and upstanding digital citizen Trisha Prabhu goes through the hows,
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Audiobook

The Electric Guitar

A Graphic History

by Blake Hoena ...

Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...

Series series Amazing Inventions
Unabridged

22 min

For decades, the blasts and howls of the electric guitar have been some of the defining sounds of popular music. But more than a century of effort and innovation had to happen before this instrument went electric. Learn about the master craftspeople who created the guitar as we know it, the inventors who figured out how to send guitar notes through amplifiers and give the guitar a bigger sound, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

For decades, the blasts and howls of the electric guitar have been some of the defining sounds of popular music. But more than a century of effort and innovation had to happen before this instrument went electric. Learn about the master craftspeople who created the guitar as we know it, the inventors who figured out how to send guitar notes through amplifiers and give the guitar a bigger sound,
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Audiobook

History of The Telephone

by Blake Carson ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook box set - History of
Unabridged

3 hours 16 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From Alexander Graham Bell to smartphones—how has the telephone transformed communication? The invention of the telephone revolutionized how people connected, shrinking distances and accelerating business and social interactions. This book explores the development of telecommunications, from the first wired connections to the rise of mobile technology ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From Alexander Graham Bell to smartphones—how has the telephone transformed communication? The invention of the telephone revolutionized how people connected, shrinking distances and accelerating business and social interactions. This book explores the development of telecommunications, from the first wired connections to the rise of mobile technology
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Audiobook

The History of Information

by Chris Haughton ...

Narrated by Siobhan McAuley ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

The debut non-fiction audiobook from bestselling author and illustrator Chris Haughton that takes readers on an illuminating journey through the evolution of knowledge and communication.We are used to technology improving all the time. Next year we will have better phones, cars, and technology. What is it that makes technology improve rather than stay static or even fall into decline? The answer ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The debut non-fiction audiobook from bestselling author and illustrator Chris Haughton that takes readers on an illuminating journey through the evolution of knowledge and communication.We are used to technology improving all the time. Next year we will have better phones, cars, and technology. What is it that makes technology improve rather than stay static or even fall into decline? The answer
... Read more
Audiobook

Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin

by Jessica Gunderson ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Unabridged

19 min

Tells the story of how Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, and the effects it had on the Southern United States. Written in graphic-novel format. ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tells the story of how Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, and the effects it had on the Southern United States. Written in graphic-novel format.
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The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle

And Other Surprising Stories about Inventions

by Don L. Wulffson ...

Narrated by Bryan Kennedy ...

Unabridged

1 hour 56 min

Discover the extraordinary stories behind everyday things!Did you know that the ice cream sundae was invented because of a law forbidding the sale of ice cream on Sundays? Or that the first motorcycle was really just a tricycle with a motor? Would you believe that Mickey Mouse started out as a rabbit? Arranged in alphabetical order with anecdotal, fun-to-read text, this fascinating book is packed ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Discover the extraordinary stories behind everyday things!Did you know that the ice cream sundae was invented because of a law forbidding the sale of ice cream on Sundays? Or that the first motorcycle was really just a tricycle with a motor? Would you believe that Mickey Mouse started out as a rabbit? Arranged in alphabetical order with anecdotal, fun-to-read text, this fascinating book is packed
... Read more
Audiobook

Who Were the Wright Brothers?

by Who HQ, James Buckley Jr. ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Series series Who Was?
Unabridged

56 min

As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful airplane. This is the fascinating story of the two ... Read more

$6.99 USD

As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful airplane. This is the fascinating story of the two
... Read more
Audiobook

Geniale Erfindungen - Faszinierende Ideen, die die Welt veränderten - Buchdruck, Auto, Glühbirne und andere spannende Geistesblitze

by Manon Baukhage ...

Narrated by Peter Veit ...

Unabridged

3 hours 47 min

Unsere Welt ist voller technischer Erfindungen, die auf genialen Ideen, Geistesblitzen und Forscherdrang beruhen. Unterhaltsam und informativ stellt diese erzählte Technikgeschichte bahnbrechende Erfindungen und ihre Entdecker vor: Man erfährt, wie Carl Benz das Auto entwickelte, was zur Erfindung des Dieselmotors führte, wie die Brüder Lumière die Bilder laufen lehrten, warum Melitta Bentz den ... Read more

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Unsere Welt ist voller technischer Erfindungen, die auf genialen Ideen, Geistesblitzen und Forscherdrang beruhen. Unterhaltsam und informativ stellt diese erzählte Technikgeschichte bahnbrechende Erfindungen und ihre Entdecker vor: Man erfährt, wie Carl Benz das Auto entwickelte, was zur Erfindung des Dieselmotors führte, wie die Brüder Lumière die Bilder laufen lehrten, warum Melitta Bentz den
... Read more
Audiobook

Brilliant Beauty Inventions

by Nadia Higgins ...

Narrated by Intuitive ...

Series series Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day
Unabridged

27 min

Can you believe that the paint used on cars inspired the invention of nail polish in the 1920s? Or that people have been making hair dyes for thousands of years, using everything from boiled walnuts to gold powder? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the woman who invented "kissproof" lipstick to the role toothpicks played in the creation of Q-tips, you ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Can you believe that the paint used on cars inspired the invention of nail polish in the 1920s? Or that people have been making hair dyes for thousands of years, using everything from boiled walnuts to gold powder? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the woman who invented "kissproof" lipstick to the role toothpicks played in the creation of Q-tips, you
... Read more
Audiobook

Fabulous Fashion Inventions

by Laura Hamilton Waxman ...

Narrated by Intuitive ...

Series series Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day
Unabridged

30 min

Did you realize that swimming suits used to weigh 22 pounds (about 10 kilograms)? Or that the first people to wear high heels were French royalty (even the king!) in the 1500s? Get ready to learn the amazing stories behind inventions you use every day. From the society woman who invented bras to the Swiss inventor who came up with the idea for Velcro, you'll find out how we got some of our ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Did you realize that swimming suits used to weigh 22 pounds (about 10 kilograms)? Or that the first people to wear high heels were French royalty (even the king!) in the 1500s? Get ready to learn the amazing stories behind inventions you use every day. From the society woman who invented bras to the Swiss inventor who came up with the idea for Velcro, you'll find out how we got some of our
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