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Blinks to Inspire Your Kids

Blinks to Inspire Your Kids

For aspiring geniuses and tomorrow's movers and shakers

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ParentingNature & the EnvironmentScienceHistory
Whether you're looking to get your child into the fight for climate change or encourage them to explore the limits of their imagination, this collection has something for every child! From adventures in time and space travel, magic, and a look into both the past and future, explore the wonders and depth of human aspiration and possibilities with these Blinks. Ideal for children from the age of 7 and up.

Blinks to Inspire Your Kids

For aspiring geniuses and tomorrow's movers and shakers

Time Travel
Time Travel
James Gleick
A History
12 min4.1
The Future We Choose
The Future We Choose
Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac
Surviving the Climate Crisis
27 min4.1
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Steve Brusatte
A New History of a Lost World
28 min4.6
How To Be Like Walt
How To Be Like Walt
Pat Williams
Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life
18 min4.1
Fooling Houdini
Fooling Houdini
Alex Stone
Adventures in the World of Magic
15 min3.8
Rocket Men
Rocket Men
Robert Kurson
The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon
24 min4.5
In a Sunburned Country
In a Sunburned Country
Bill Bryson
Discover the delights of “down under”
34 min4.6

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