The first animal in the hilarious Awesome Animals series - awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife.The third Meerkat Madness book in the hilarious Awesome Animals series - awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife.The Really Mad Mob is expanding! With new faces joining familiar ones in Far Burrow, the thrill-seeking meerkat pups have more exciting adventures ahead of them. Join Uncle Fearless and the intrepid pups in a brand new, sky-high Kalahari escapade!More hilarious adventures from the creator of Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs.
An unforgettably funny animal adventure story about a little bird with big dreams, from award-winning author Jeanne Willis. One of the fantastic titles in the brand new Awesome Animals series - the funniest fiction, starring the wildest wildlife, from prize winning authors.Rory the rockhopper penguin loves showing off, but with few visitors to the zoo, life has become a little dull. If things don't improve the zoo might have to close.So when the keepers install PENGUINCAM Rory grabs his chance with both flippers, organising a dazzling penguin talent show to pull in the crowds...
From National Book Award winner Polly Horvath comes a hopping mad mystery that's perfect for Easter baskets everywhere!
In this hilarious chapter book mystery, meet a girl whose parents have been kidnapped by disreputable foxes, and a pair of detectives that also happen to be bunnies! When Madeline gets home from school one afternoon to discover that her parents have gone missing, she sets off to find them. So begins a once-in-a-lifetime adventure involving a cast of unforgettable characters. There's Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, who drive a smart car, wear fedoras, and hate marmots; the Marmot, who loves garlic bread and is a brilliant translator; and many others. Translated from the Rabbit by Newbery Honor-winning author Polly Horvath, and beautifully illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner Sophie Blackall, here is a book that kids will both laugh over and love.
'National Book Award-winner Polly Horvath's latest, a rabbity romp complete with whimsical illustrations and a quirky cast of characters, has both the look and feel of a classic children's book,' raves The Washington Post.
The forest animals are surprised when a volcano
suddenly explodes, covering the land in gritty, warm
ash and rocks that make it unlivable for many plants
and animals. Gopher survives in his underground
burrow with food to eat. How does Gopher help bring
life back to the mountain? Scientists spent years
observing life returning to the mountain following
the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.
This fictionalized story is based on their surprising
observations of how life returns to an area that has
been totally changed or destroyed.
Baby Bat loves his cave home and never wants to
leave. While practicing flapping his wings one night,
he falls and Pluribus Packrat rescues him. They then
explore the deepest, darkest corners of the cave
where they meet amazing animals-animals that don't
need eyes to see or colors to hide from enemies. Baby
Bat learns how important bats are to the cave habitat
and how other cave-living critters rely on bats for
food. Will Baby Bat finally venture out of the cave to
help the other animals?
Penelope Parker lives with penguins! Short ones,
tall ones; young and old-the penguins are from all
over the Southern Hemisphere including some that
live near the equator! Do the penguin antics prove
too much for her to handle? Children count and
then compare and contrast the different penguin
species as they learn geography.
Beatrix the beaver longs to be good at something.
Her brother Bevan is an expert at repairing the
lodge with mud and twigs. Her sister Beverly is a
superb swimmer and underwater gymnast. What
makes Beatrix stand out? One day, she runs away
by swimming up the creek and finds yummy plants
to eat and trees to gnaw. When her siblings set
off to find her, all Three Little Beavers wind up
trapped! It takes some simple engineering on the
part of the humans who set the traps, and Beatrix's
discovery of her special talents, for the people and
beavers to finally find a way to live in harmony.
Los animales del bosque están sorprendidos cuando la montaña explota repentinamente, cubriendo la tierra en cenizas rocosas, calientes y en piedras que hacen imposible la supervivencia para muchas plantas y animales. La tuza sobrevive en su madriguera subterranean con comida para alimentarse. ¿Cómo ayuda la tuza a que la montaña se recupere? Los científicos pasan años observando el regreso de la vida a la montaña siguiendo la erupción volcánica de Mount St. Helens el 18 de mayo de 1980. Esta historia de ficción está basada en las sorprendentes observaciones de cómo la vida regresa a una área que ha sido totalmente cambiada o destruída.
Al bebé murciélago le gusta su casa en la cueva y nunca quiere dejarla. Mientras practica agitar sus alas una
noche, se cae, y Demuchas-una la Rata Cachibachera lo rescata. Entonces ellos exploran en lo más profundo,
las esquinas oscuras de la cueva donde encuentran animales asombrosos-animales que no necesitan ojos para ver o los colores para esconderse de sus enemigos. El bebé murciélago aprende lo importante que son los murciélagos para el hábitat de la cueva y cómo otras criaturas de cueva vivientes dependen de los murciélagos para comer. Finalmente, ¿el bebé murciélago se atreverá a salir de la cueva para ayudar a los otros animales?
¡Penélope Parker vive con unos pingüinos! Pequeños,
grandes; jóvenes y viejos - los pingüinos vienen de
todas partes del Hemisferio Sur incluyendo algunos que
viven ¡cerca del ecuador! Las bromas de los pingüinos
¿van más allá de lo que ella puede aguantar? Los
niños cuentan y después comparan y contrastan a diez
diferentes especies de pingüinos mientras aprenden
geografía.
A Camila la castora le encantaría ser buena para algo. Su hermano Carlos, es un experto en reparar la madriguera con lodo y ramitas. Su hermana Carolina, es una espléndida nadadora y gimnasta bajo el agua.
¿Qué es lo que Camila sabe hace mejor? Un día, ella se fuga nadando por el arroyo y encuentra algunas plantas riquísimas para comer y árboles para roer. Cuando sus hermanos salen a buscarla, ¡todos los tres pequeños castores terminan atrapados! Toma un poco de simple ingeniería de parte de los humanos que pusieron las trampas, y el descubrimiento de los talentos especiales de Camila para que las personas y los castors finalmente encuentren una manera de vivir en armonía.
When Penny comes home from school, she is ready to sing her song. But the babies are sleeping, and Mama and Papa are worried that Penny will wake them up. Oh, but it is a good song, a really wonderful song . . . and Penny wants more than anything to sing it.
What do you think will happen?
