Is that a fact?

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Bats are blind. An old dog can't learn new tricks. The early bird catches the worm. You may have heard some of these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven using science? Let's investigate seventeen statements about animals and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still...

This book explores whether there's a factual basis for some of our most common urban legends and features fun facts about the legends through entertaining sidebars.

A series of questions and answers about the Middle Ages.

Sharks can smell blood in ocean water from more than a mile away. The moon controls the tides. A mass of plastic as large as Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the ocean and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether...

Henry Ford invented the automobile. The first video game was created in a science research lab. A melted candy bar inspired the invention of microwave ovens. You may have heard these beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about inventions and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump the experts! Find out whether Alexander Graham Bell...