Showing results for "Humans" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

While exploring planet Buck, twin sisters Atari and Zaria don’t realize that they’re being watched by two alien natives. When the girls find the aliens hiding in their tent, all four are startled and chaos erupts as they chase each other through the forest. But things change when they all run into a giant, fire-breathing chicken! Will the aliens and humans learn to work together to defeat the monstrous chicken beast?

It’s been a few months now since XR_935 met Emma, a human girl who wasn’t supposed to exist. Robots thought they’d eliminated the humans, but some have survived all these years. Now, robots and humans live side by side, and the world is much better for it. They’ve formed a new society, living together as equals.

For fans of How to Train Your Dragon comes a new tale about dragon Miss Drake and her human pet Winnie, by a two-time Newbery Honor winner, featuring illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Mary GrandPré. Three-thousand-year-old Miss Drake has arranged to send her dear pet Winnie to The...

Fans of How to Train Your Dragon will love this whimsical tale, the first in a series, by a Newbery Honor winner, featuring charming illustrations and pet "training tips" in each chapter. Crusty dragon Miss Drake has a new pet human, precocious Winnie. Oddly enough, Winnie seems to think Miss...

When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5 billion years ago! There aren't any people around to ask for directions. Luckily Ms. Frizzle has a plan, and the class is right there to watch simple cells become sponges and then fish and dinosaurs, then mammals and early primates and, eventually, modern humans. It's the longest class trip ever!

For eleven years, Marisa has lived a life of perfect control. Her world is a predictable cube of recycled air, smooth grey walls, and synthesized flavorless food. Every moment is governed by the quiet, constant thrum of the Central Algorithm But when a chaotic tear appears in the night sky, Marisa discovers a secret: an ancient, battered lander pod and a forbidden manual leading to a place called Earth With her tiny, nervous drone Bolt by her side, Marisa crash-lands into a world so unruly, so loud, and so vibrant, it makes her senses short-circuit.

Imagine having the entire world as your playground, but no one to share it with. For ten-year-old Leo, that's just life. As the very last human on a quiet and empty Earth, his only friend is a quirky, self-made robot named Bolt. His days are spent exploring silent, skyscraper-filled cities where the only sound is the echo of his own footsteps. But everything changes on his tenth birthday when he discovers something impossible: a single, mysterious green sprout pushing its way through the cold, grey concrete.

When the Star Boy’s space-pod crashes in the grounds of Fairfield Academy he knows he must seek shelter. Taking refuge in the school’s boiler room to await rescue he discovers that the room’s small window is the perfect place to watch humans go by. The Star Boy knows about humans from his Earth lessons but no one from his planet has ever studied them up close. Now he has the perfect opportunity.

Troy Thurston, frat boy trying to redeem himself, is thrust into another zombie outbreak in Darjeeling province (at least this outbreak wasn't his fault). Now he is being chased by zombie elephants, tigers, and . . . squirrels? It may be his job to transport a SEAL team in a high tech stealth helicopter, but they don't like him very much and seem more likely to toss him out. To the south, Jax Spanner’s study abroad trip in Kolkata has gone off the rails.

Step into the extraordinary world of the human body alongside Dr. Benjamin Discovery, the intrepid scientist, and his brilliant team of six young science students from Wonderville High School. Join their interactive adventure as they don special "anatomy goggles" and journey through the living machine within us—the human body!

Amaya longs to swim in the sea and, on her 10th birthday, she finally gets her wish. Unfortunately, as these stories often go, getting her wish may be more than Amaya's heart can handle. The Little Human is a modern story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. Fans of classic fairy-tales and strong female characters will enjoy this imaginative adventure that centers science, curiosity, and every person's right to choose their own destiny.

This is the first volume on an epic science fiction series, covering journals #1 to #4 in a total series of 25 journals. It begins when two friends uncover a secret underground passageway to where dinosaurs have evolved and become intelligent. After learning how to grow a night flowering fruit and eating it, a boy enters a coma, and has to win a virtual game in order to free himself.

Little Boy Zombie lives on a big farm just outside of Romero Town with Mama Zombie, Papa Zombie, and Rex the Zombie Dog. One day, while Mama Zombie and Papa Zombie are away, Boy Zombie is left in charge of the farm. But when he gets bored, he decides to play a prank on the citizens of Romero Town. He yells toward town, "Humans here, humans here!" And everyone comes shambling to the farm to help. When they discover they've been tricked, Boy Zombie is warned by his elders: "Don't cry 'humans' when there are no humans!" But will he learn his lesson in time?

Can an alien and a human really be friends? Find out how in this hilarious and heartwarming story of what true friendship is all about. Humans will see that aliens are just like them while aliens listening to this will see that humans have a good sense of humor and are fun to be with. Listeners will relate to how they found their own best friend and the tender, funny, and charming way the two species come together despite their differences.

The energy coursing through them changed in form, as strong as it’d been, but different. It bound them together, driving him closer, until she could see the fine hairs dusting his chin. Dagger lowered his hands to his sides. “By the authority of the church and in accordance with the state, I pronounce you husband and wife.” No sooner had he spoken than, in a wave of color, he faded from view.

As if I don’t have enough to deal with.... It’s crazy enough to find out, the hard way, that you are not who you thought you were. But to have that kind of bombshell dropped on you, and then - to have your Dad ditch you - leaving you to figure stuff out all by yourself, with a Mom you can’t tell anything about what’s going on...and school enemies lurking around unexpected corners. I mean...come on. It’s summer!

As if being a teenager isn't hard enough...Can you imagine how it feels to wake up one day and find out that you are not who you thought you were? If you're anything like me, you know it's hard enough trying to fit in - in high school - without having to deal with the knowledge that your dad is an alien part of the time. I don't even get how you can be an alien part of the time....Not to mention all of the crazy new alien gifts you really wish you could return. Oh well, at least I have an explanation for the blue hair. Could life get any crazier?