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    • Young Engineers
    • By: Tammy Enz
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 10 mins
    • Release date: 16-03-22
    • Language: English
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    • This audiobook uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young listeners explore real-life flying vehicle engineering projects, including the science behind how these vehicles are planned and built....

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    • Military Weapons and Tactics Inspired by Animals
    • By: Lisa M. Bolt Simons
    • Narrated by: uncredited
    • Length: 14 mins
    • Release date: 29-03-24
    • Language: English
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    • In the wild, animals use teeth, claws, and other natural weapons to attack their prey. On the battlefield, soldiers need weapons to fight the enemy. Military forces have often looked to nature for inspiration to develop effective weapons and combat tactics.

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    • By: Liz Huyck
    • Narrated by: Maria Pendolino
    • Length: 3 mins
    • Release date: 11-10-24
    • Language: English
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    • A bicycle is a fun and efficient way to get from one place to another. But have you ever wondered what parts make up a bike? Some bikes have hand lever brakes while others do not. Riders with more experience usually set their seats a bit higher than those with less experience.

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    • A Song About Simple Machines
    • By: Laura Purdie Salas, Viviana Garofoli
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 6 mins
    • Release date: 24-03-22
    • Language: English
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    • This audiobook introduces the topic of simple machines through the familiar tune "Kookaburra". Summary provided by publisher....

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    • High Tech Science at Home
    • By: Christine Elizabeth Eboch
    • Narrated by: uncredited
    • Length: 30 mins
    • Release date: 24-04-24
    • Language: English
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    • Streaming puts a world of options at your fingertips when you’re at home and, with a smartphone or tablet, when you're on the go. Find out how streaming was invented, how it works, and what the future might hold for this part of a high-tech life.

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    • 10-Minute Makers
    • By: Sarah L. Schuette
    • Narrated by: uncredited
    • Length: 19 mins
    • Release date: 24-04-24
    • Language: English
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    • Searching for easy engineering projects for your makerspace? You've come to the right place! From winches and gears to bridges and marble runs, these 10-minute STEM projects will have kids making in no time!

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    • By: Joseph Taylor
    • Narrated by: Dan Schoeneberg
    • Length: 11 mins
    • Release date: 11-10-24
    • Language: English
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    • Did you know hot air balloons were dreamed up by a French boy in the 1700s? Joseph Montgolfier devoted his life to experiments that he hoped would allow him to fly. With the help of his little brother, his invention allowed humans to fly for the first time in history!

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    • By: Ellen Seiden
    • Narrated by: Maria Pendolino
    • Length: 7 mins
    • Release date: 28-10-24
    • Language: English
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    • If you’re looking for a great invention, look no further than your bathroom or kitchen! Did you know that the first flushing toilet was invented four thousand years ago? Or that a melted chocolate bar sparked the discovery of the microwave? Learn about these great inventions and more!

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    • Properties of Materials
    • By: Lisa J. Amstutz
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    • Length: 3 mins
    • Release date: 10-04-24
    • Language: English
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    • A diamond is shiny. A brick wall is dull. Why are some objects shiny and others dull? Find out in this series about materials and their properties. Informative, at-level text helps listeners understand the differences between shiny and dull objects.

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    • What Are Loops and Conditionals? (Coding Is CATegorical™)
    • By: Brian P. Cleary
    • Narrated by: Book Buddy Digital Media
    • Length: 3 mins
    • Release date: 29-04-21
    • Language: English
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    • Can cats code? These cats sure can! Find out all about loops and conditionals, presented with playful rhyming verse. Kids will learn how loops and conditionals can save coders time, with lots of examples from everyday life....

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    • It Starts with Cocoa Beans
    • By: Robin Nelson
    • Narrated by: Book Buddy Digital Media
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    • Release date: 01-01-21
    • Language: English
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    • How does a cocoa bean become a delicious chocolate bar? Cocoa beans ripen. Workers open the pods. Next the sun dries the beans. The beans are roasted. Find out what step happens next in the process of making chocolate....

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    • How Rufus Putnam Won the Siege of Boston Without Firing a Shot
    • By: Darcy Pattison
    • Narrated by: Josiah Bildner
    • Length: 13 mins
    • Release date: 01-06-23
    • Language: English
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    • In January 1776, George Washington had a problem: the British army controlled the city of Boston. The colonial army needed to force the British to leave. But how? Washington had a solution: ask his engineer Rufus Putnam to solve the problem....

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