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Did you know your eyelids close and open 10 to 20 times a minute! Your eyes have parts that work together. The pupil lets light into your eyes. The iris controls how much light gets in. The cornea, a bowl-shaped layer, covers and protects your eyeballs. Discover how hairs on your eyelashes protect your eyes from germs and dirt, and other ways your eyes help you see and keep you safe!

The nose helps your body do more than just sniff and smell yummy foods! Without your nose, your favorite foods won't taste as good, your lungs won't have the warm air needed to stay healthy, and germs from outside your body will have an easier route in! Did you know your body makes mucus to wash away germs that find their way in your body? Discover how fabulous your nose really is!

Do you know who Benjamin Franklin is? You might know him as the scientist who discovered electricity by tying a key to a kite during a storm! Did you know he was a founding father of the United States? He made many efforts to the Revolutionary War and the construction of the United States government. Learn about all the political contributions he made that helped create the United States!

King Vikram loves his subjects and will do anything to make them happy—even if it means trying to convince a mute queen to speak and marry one of his men! Despite the danger of the challenge, he gladly takes it on behalf of his subject. Will he be able to win her over? Or will he be doomed to join the caged men who tried—and failed—to make the queen speak?

In this Yiddish folk tale, the town half-wit isn’t sure how to tell himself apart from other bathers in the shvitz, or public bathhouse. He must come up with a solution! Will a piece of string be able to help? Or will he just cause trouble for the other bathers?

Dandelion misses her teddy bear, Englebert Fuzz. She put him in a time capsule, but now she’s regretting it! Determined to help her feel better, Doodlebug and their friends come up with a plan. Will their idea make her smile again?

In 1497 Portugal, everyone is a Christian—it’s the law. Felipe and his family are secretly Jewish and must go by false “outside names” to hide their faith and avoid arrest. Now that Felipe is old enough to know his true “inside name,” he wishes he could go by that instead. Will Felipe and his family ever be able to escape Portugal and use their true names?

Kai Kaus, a Shah in Persia, wants to be the first man to fly! Instead of listening to his advisors, he comes up with a crazy plan. With the help of four eagles and a special chair, he invents a special contraption that will take him far away. Will his flying machine work? Or will this idea end in disaster?

Did you know there once was a dinosaur with colorful stripes? Go on a prehistoric journey to learn how dinosaurs had colorful feathers! See the different clues they left behind as fossils to help scientists learn about the past.

It’s Halloween! One night, Doodlebug and Dandelion find a strange book in the library. With their cousin, Rudyard, they decide to read it together. Soon after starting the book, they are launched into a tale of two children who are turned into zombies! The only scary thing is the characters seem awfully familiar—will the children be able to escape the scary story?

What happens when a bunch of frogs invade your home? You send Doodlebug in to fix the problem! After sending a day catching tadpoles with friends, Dandelion realizes Doodlebug is a frog whisperer. Now he must use his talent to get all the frogs out of their house. Will he be able to get them to leave forever?

Doodlebug’s stuff has been disappearing. He thinks his cousins, Rudyard and Dandelion, are the thieves! They decide to investigate the thefts to prove their innocence. Together, they find the real culprits. Will Rudyard and Dandelion be able to convince Doodlebug they didn't do it?

Doodlebug and Dandelion are excited to have their annual Pinkley Night! Every year, all the Pinkleys get together to celebrate the holiday season. To celebrate this gathering, Dandelion organizes a talent show, but her cousin Punky keeps interrupting everyone. It’s time she teaches him a lesson!

One night, Chugg and his sister, Penelope, are going to bed when a group of fairies comes out of a toy ship. The queen fairy would like to take Chugg away to be her consort. Penelope must find a way to stop her or she will never see her brother again! Will Chugg’s love for trains be able to help?

Jamil is sick, which means he can’t play with his friends! Instead of playing, he needs to get his rest. Jamil doesn’t understand why a cold makes him feel so bad. He has a stuffy nose, he can’t taste or smell anything, and he can’t stop sneezing! With the help of his parents, Jamil learns how a cold affects his body and what he has to do to feel better.

Jake wants to learn how to make his grandmother’s apple crisp—or as Jake likes to call it, "the best apple crisp in the world!" The only problem is his grandmother doesn’t use a recipe. With his uncle’s help, he must figure out the measurements of each ingredient. Will they be able to make the apple crisp together?

The Pinkley family is going camping! What else is there to do while on a camping trip? Find Bigfoot, of course! Together, Doodlebug, Dandelion, and their friends search for the elusive Sasquatch. As they continue to uncover more evidence, they might be closer to uncovering the mystery than they thought. Will they be able to find him? Or will the legend scare them away?

Owen’s mom won’t let him eat with his fingers. Instead, he has to use a fork! He doesn’t understand why he can’t use his fingers like his baby sister. To understand why he has to use a fork, Owen and his family go to the library to find out about the history of utensils.

Jaime is excited to be taking care of his classroom pet—Sid the corn snake! When he brings his new friend home from school, his mother is not happy. Jaime teaches his mother about corn snakes and why they make great pets!

Nick is afraid of sharks. He'd much rather spend his time safely on the beach than in the water with sharks! To help Nick get over his fear, his sister takes him to an aquarium. Will this special trip help him learn that sharks aren't scary?