NATURE & SCIENCE
Stories that make children curious about how things work.
Each story wraps a real idea about the world into an adventure, and lets children try it out in an interactive scene.
6 stories
Read for free · 10 pagesAda and the Sleepy Seed
Grandma gives Ada one speckled seed that takes its time. While her friend’s beans pop up, Ada waters, sings and worries—until she discovers what her seed has been doing underground all along.
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Read for free · 10 pagesRomi and the Wobbly Wheel
Romi's parade cart keeps wobbling. A square, a triangle, and an oval each leave a clue. Can one little robot make a smooth ride?
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With membership · 10 pagesBeni and the Dancing Shadow
A long shadow follows Beni through the day. When he stops running and starts looking, the strange shape becomes a playful friend made by light.
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With membership · 10 pagesLeo and the Falling Leaves
The big maple is losing its leaves, and Leo is worried. Then a little hedgehog peeks out of the leaf pile and shows him what falling leaves are for.
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With membership · 10 pagesKaia and the Lost Echo
Kaia is the loudest girl in Juniper Valley, and every morning the mountain echoes her hello. But after the first big snow, Echo goes quiet. To find her friend, Kaia must try the hardest thing of all: being still and listening.
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With membership · 10 pagesTuantuan and the Bamboo-Leaf Boat
A puddle is a river to a tiny ant. With a bamboo leaf and a gentler breath, Tuantuan discovers how to help a smaller friend.
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Watch roots grow underground while Ada waits for her seed. Move the sun and see Beni’s shadow shrink and stretch. Find out why fresh snow swallows an echo, why a round wheel rolls smoothly, why autumn leaves fall and how a bamboo leaf can carry an ant.
The science is part of the story, not a lesson tacked on at the end, and the picture quiz after each book lets children try out what they noticed.