Títulos en Naturaleza

Follow a hatchling's treacherous journey from nest to sea. Longtime science writer Stephen Swinburne creates an engaging first-person narrative from the sea turtle's perspective.

Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E. Hirsch presents fun and gross facts about a variety of plants along with explaining the science behind why they do what they do. Featured plants include the Venus flytrap, an African tree that houses stinking ants to protect itself from hungry animals, a "vampire vine" that sucks nutrients from other plants, and fiendishly invasive kudzu.

What happens to the bodies of animals and humans after death? Nature's army of death eaters steps in to take care of cleanup. Without these masters of decomposition, our planet would be covered in rotting bodies. This high-interest science text dives into the science behind how bodies decompose.

Cuando el petróleo se derrama, los trabajadores se apuran en limpiar la tierra y el agua. Pero los derrames de petróleo también pueden afectar a los animales que viven en la zona. ¿Quién ayuda a estos animales? En la Costa Este un equipo de Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research se apresura para llegar al lugar y salvar a la mayor cantidad de animales posible.

Late in 2013, snowy owls started showing up in places no one expected to find them - including Florida. What had caused so many of these majestic birds to leave their Arctic home and fly to southern Canada and the United States? Scientists quickly began working to find out. Author Sandra Markle brings together firsthand reports from the scientists involved along with stunning photographs of the owls to explain this rare event, known as an irruption.

Golden lion tamarins are found only in Brazilian forests. These small, remarkable monkeys once had plenty of space to roam and claim family territories. But years of deforestation caused their numbers to shrink. They were in serious danger of becoming extinct. To help, scientists studied the animals in zoo settings. But they faced several mysteries. Why weren't golden lion tamarins reproducing in zoos? If scientists reintroduced zoo-raised tamarins to the wild, would those monkeys survive?

Is planet Earth flat? Is California an island? Can you mix other metals to make gold? At one time science supported wild notions like these! But later studies proved these ideas were nonsense. Discover science's biggest mistakes and oddest assumptions about geology and ecology, and see how scientific thought changed over time.

It's time for a trip to the pumpkin patch! Find out how pumpkins grow. See the many things we do with pumpkins. Let's carve a jack-o'-lantern. Spooky! What happens in fall? Find out in the Fall's Here! series, part of the Cloverleaf Books™ collection. These nonfiction audiobooks feature kid-friendly text to make learning fun!

Bob Barner's lush book about the sea is filled with incredible fishy facts about vertebrates, invertebrates, endoskeletons, and exoskeletons.

In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost — burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird.

"Terra in vista - La scienza e la tecnologia spiegate a mio figlio" è un programma di Radio24 di divulgazione scientifica per ragazzi: condotto da Federico Taddia e dal filosofo della scienza Telmo Pievani. Cos'è una pianta robot? A cosa serve? Di cosa si nutrono e come se la immaginano i bambini? Il tema di puntata viene affrontato con Barbara Mazzolai, scienziata, ricercatrice e direttrice del centro di micro-biorobotica dell'Istituto italiano di tecnologia e soprattutto inventrice delle piante robot.

"Terra in vista - La scienza e la tecnologia spiegate a mio figlio" è un programma di Radio24 di divulgazione scientifica per ragazzi: condotto da Federico Taddia e dal filosofo della scienza Telmo Pievani. Che cos'è un vulcano? È più strano che un vulcano sia spento o che un vulcano sia addormentato? Come fa un vulcano a spegnersi? Un vulcano addormentato si risveglia sempre? Ospite della puntata è Boris Behncke, ricercatore dell'Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia presso l'Osservatorio Etneo.

"Terra in vista - La scienza e la tecnologia spiegate a mio figlio" è un programma di Radio24 di divulgazione scientifica per ragazzi: condotto da Federico Taddia e dal filosofo della scienza Telmo Pievani. Basta guardare il cielo per prevedere il tempo? Come si fanno le previsioni del tempo? Le nuove tecnologie come ci aiuteranno ad avere informazioni sempre più precise? Ospite della puntata è Serena Giacomin, meteorologa del Centro Epson Meteo, climatologa e presidente dell'Italian Climate Network.

Marty McGuire would rather spend recess catching frogs in the pond than playing dress-up with the other girls in third grade. So when her teacher casts Marty as the princess in the class play, Marty's absolutely, positively sure that there's been a huge mistake. But after a special lesson in the art of improvisation, Marty comes up with her OWN plan to IMPROVE the play: Why use stuffed-animal frog onstage when a live one would be so much better? In the end, Marty's one-of-a-kind performance makes for an unforgettable show. Maybe a tomboy princess CAN live happily ever after, after all!

"Terra in vista - La scienza e la tecnologia spiegate a mio figlio" è un programma di Radio24 di divulgazione scientifica per ragazzi: condotto da Federico Taddia e dal filosofo della scienza Telmo Pievani. Cos'è la bioplastica? Da quali prodotti si può ottenere? Da cosa si riconosce che è bio? Ospite della puntata è Mario Malinconico, ricercatore CNR, è Direttore di ricerca presso l'Istituto per i Polimeri, Compositi e Biomateriali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche di Pozzuoli, Napoli.

The flower is the part of a plant that makes seeds or fruit. Listeners will identify the main parts of a flower and learn about the process of pollination.

What do leaves do? Students will learn how leaves use air, water, and sunlight to make food for the plant.

What does it mean to forecast the weather? How do weather forecasters do their jobs? Listeners will learn the ins and outs of weather forecasting in this book. Accessible text describes forecasters at work and encourages students to think about how forecasting works and what weather forecasts mean to them.

Fish swim and ducks paddle. Beavers build and herons wade. Discover how these animals and others adapt to living in a lake.

Plip! Plop! Sometimes rain drips softly from the clouds. Sometimes rain comes down hard in a thunderstorm. What happens when the weather is rainy? Listen to this audiobook to find out! Learn all about kinds of weather in the What’s the Weather Like? series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high-energy, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!