Nonfiction Biology

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    • By: Rebecca Skloot
    • Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin
    • Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 02-02-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 16,697 ratings
    • Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in medicine....

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    • Exploring the Mind of a Mollusk
    • By: Sy Montgomery
    • Narrated by: Sy Montgomery
    • Series: Scientists in the Field
    • Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 02-08-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • With three hearts and blue blood, its gelatinous body unconstrained by jointed limbs or gravity, the octopus seems to be an alien, an inhabitant of another world. It’s baggy, boneless body sprouts eight arms covered with thousands of suckers—suckers that can taste as well as feel....

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    • Discovering the Amazing World Under the Sea
    • By: Kayla Andra
    • Narrated by: Andrew Heisler
    • Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
    • Release date: 01-19-24
    • Language: English
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    • "Marine Biology for Kids: Discovering the Amazing World Under the Sea" is a captivating and informative journey into the depths of the ocean, tailored specifically for young listeners with a thirst for adventure and a curiosity about the natural world....

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    • By: Lea Daniel
    • Narrated by: Dan Schoeneberg
    • Length: Less than 1 minute
    • Release date: 10-23-24
    • Language: English
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    • Have you lost any teeth yet? When one of Jennifer’s loose teeth gets stuck in an apple, Yo learns about the part of growing up that includes losing baby teeth and growing shiny new grown-up teeth. He also learns about the best part of losing baby teeth—getting a visit from the tooth fairy!

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    • By: Mari Schuh
    • Narrated by: Dana Fleming
    • Length: 15 mins
    • Release date: 08-01-24
    • Language: English
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    • What animal has the biggest eyes? Why do elephants have enormous ears? This series explores different animal parts and demonstrates how and why these parts vary throughout the animal kingdom. Each title introduces listeners to four animals whose distinct body parts are unique and important.

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    • The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
    • By: Albert Marrin
    • Narrated by: Jim Frangione
    • Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 01-09-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 162 ratings
    • From National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin comes a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic - and its chilling and timely resemblance to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak....

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    • Jennifer Doudna and the Race to Understand Our Genetic Code
    • By: Walter Isaacson
    • Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
    • Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 04-26-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Walter Isaacson’s #1 New York Times bestselling history of our third scientific revolution: CRISPR, gene editing, and the quest to understand the code of life itself, is now adapted for young listeners....

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    • Three-Horned Giant
    • By: Mari Bolte, Jason Dove
    • Narrated by: Anonymous
    • Length: 5 mins
    • Release date: 02-21-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Bite, chew, grind! Sharp beaked triceratops is hungry. With giant horns and a shield-like neck frill, this gentle giant can put up a fight. Learn more about this massive dinosaur in Triceratops: Three Horned Giant....

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    • By: Lisa J. Amstutz
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 1 min
    • Release date: 02-25-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Beautiful butterflies flutter about, catching our eyes with their bright colors. Their senses, eating habits, and life cycle are just as wondrous as their bright colors....

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    • By: Laurence Pringle
    • Narrated by: Ken Marks
    • Length: 14 mins
    • Release date: 11-05-13
    • Language: English
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    • Did you know there are over 400 different species of sharks? Did you know they have been on Earth much longer than humans, and even lived before the dinosaurs....

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    • How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine Biology
    • By: Danna Staaf
    • Narrated by: Suzie Althens
    • Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 10-04-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Jeanne Villepreux-Power was never expected to be a scientist. Born in 1794 in a French village more than 100 miles from the ocean, she pursued an improbable path that brought her to the island of Sicily. There, she took up natural history and solved the mystery of the argonaut octopus....

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    • Black and White Animals
    • By: Mari Schuh
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 1 min
    • Release date: 03-16-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Brr! Polar bears live in cold places. Learn other things about these animals inside this book....

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    • By: Martha E. H. Rustad
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 2 mins
    • Release date: 03-15-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Peek! A baby prairie dog looks out of its underground burrow. Beginning listeners will discover why burrows make good homes for growing baby rabbits, meerkats, and other adorable animals....

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    • By: Mari Schuh
    • Narrated by: Anonymous
    • Length: 1 min
    • Release date: 02-23-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Penguins glide, slide, and dive. Find out what else these birds can do....

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    • Creatures, Discoveries, and Inventions That Glow
    • By: Anita Sitarski
    • Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
    • Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
    • Release date: 02-18-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Have you ever wondered just how a glow stick works? Or what about those glow-in-the-dark stars you stick on your ceiling keep on shining....

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    • Flies, Wasps, and Other Creepy Crawly Zombie Makers
    • By: Joan Axelrod-Contrada
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 23 mins
    • Release date: 03-03-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Zombies have no control over their own minds. Some insects and other creepy crawlies have the power to turn other animals into zombies, controlling their behavior. Listeners will learn all about these creatures and the real-life zombies they are making....

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    • Black and White Animals
    • By: Mari Schuh
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 1 min
    • Release date: 03-01-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Who's that hiding in the tree? It's a panda! Listen to learn more about giant pandas....

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    • A Guide for Children/Una Guida para Ninos
    • By: Cathryn Sill
    • Narrated by: Alma Cuervo
    • Length: 25 mins
    • Release date: 08-21-18
    • Language: English
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    • This beginner's guide offers a first glimpse into the natural world of amphibians. In this addition to the acclaimed About series, Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children what amphibians are, how they look, how they move, what they eat, and where they live....

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