It’s Stormer the Rhino’s birthday and his friend, Clucky on the farm, has sent him a gift of eggs.
The eggs seem to be a gift that Stormer can never enjoy as he and his friends find it difficult to crack and eat them and even knock out Robby the monkey in the process!
They eventually find a most unconventional way to open the eggs but succeed and can share the eggs that are left.
This story teaches children about a unique aspect of Komodo Dragons and also teaches children about teamwork and persistence.
In this story children learn that we should never judge book by it's cover.
Raff the giraffe sees a snake slithering away into the bushes one day. The snake appears to have left something behind and Raff decides to take a closer look.
Raff discovers his friend, Abbit the rabbit's fur on the ground where the snake was and believes that the snake has eaten Abbit.
He must race to warn his friends about the danger, but will he be in time or will the snake get Raff before he can warn his friends?
This story introduces children to the concepts of shedding and molting in creatures and animals. It also teaches children they should not fear what they don't understand but should explore unknown things before forming an opinion.
The Junglies stories are about the adventures of five jungle animals and their game warden friend. The Junglies stories all have a lesson for young readers to take to heart and also introduce children to the topic of endangered species as every animal represented by a character has at least one subspecies that is endangered, including rabbits!
Jungle Man teaches the friends about how they can blend in with their surroundings so they can prevent being caught by other animals or poachers.
When he has finished teaching the friends, they play hide and seek to see how well they have understood what Jungle Man has taught them.
Which one of the Junglies will apply what he has learned the best?
This story in the Junglies series introduces children to camouflage. We can test the learning that this story offers with young readers by letting them make their own camouflage in class and letting them play hide and seek with their friends.
The Junglies stories can also introduce children to endangered species and unity in diversity.
Jungle Man has decided to treat the Junglies and take them to the beach.
They meet at the station and board the train. Kiki wants to learn to drive the train and Jungle Man gives him a quick lesson on how to drive a train.
Kiki asks if he can drive the train when they leave the station and Jungle Man agrees. But, as is usually the case, Kiki soon turns the ride into a nightmare.
The friends find themselves on a runaway train and have to work to try and save themselves and the train! Will this be their last adventure or will they stop the train in time to avoid a disaster?
This Junglies story teaches children about teamwork and problem solving,
All the Junglies stories can be used to teach children about endangered species and unity in diversity as well.
The Junglies find a deserted castle while wandering through the jungle. They are eager to explore it and do not want to wait for Jungle Man to arrive before they start exploring it.
They start exploring and soon find themselves being haunted! But who is doing the haunting?
This story teaches young readers that they should always seek the advice of an adult before doing something dangerous.
This is a good story for Halloween.
The Junglies stories are also good to introduce children to the topics of endangered species and unity in diversity.
The world has run out of bananas and banana trees. There is one way to get real bananas on earth again. Someone has to fetch a banana tree that astronauts left on the moon many years ago.
Kiki and Abbit volunteer for the mission. When they land on the moon, their excitement about their adventure is quickly forgotten when Kiki meets aliens looking for Earth.
The aliens have no resources left on their planet and now they want to take over Earth's resources.
Will Kiki and Abbit be able to deceive the aliens and save the Earth?
This Junglies story introduces children to the concept of conservation for young readers.
All the Junglies stories can be used to introduce children to endangered species and unity in Diversity.
The Junglies made it to the beach after they managed to stop the runaway train.
They leave Junge Man to try to fix the train and get help while they enjoy themselves on the beach.
They soon meet a mermaid and help her find an item she has lost. To show her appreciation, she gives each of them a wish, but the wish will only come true if it does good for others as well as themselves.
One by one, they make a wish, but none of their wishes come true. Eventually, there is only one wish left? Will they finally realize how to make a wish that helps others or will they be stuck on the beach forever?
This Junglies story teaches young children about helping others and teamwork.
The Junglies stories can also introduce young readers to endangered species and unity in diversity.
One day, Kiki finds a strange object in the jungle. He picks it up and goes to see Jungle Man whom he knows, will tell him what the object is.
On the way, Kiki has an accident and gets his head stuck in the object. He can't get the object off and frantically searches for his friends to help him. They don't recognize him and think he is a monster.
Will he ever get help or will his head be stuck in the object forever?
This Junglies story introduces children to the harmful effects of disposing of litter indiscriminately and also introduces young readers to recycling.
The Junglies stories can also introduce children to the topics of endangered species and unity in diversity.
Elephant is hungry. After some exploring, he discovers a field full of carrots and bananas. There's only one problem…
There are bees between him and the delicious bananas and carrots and elephants are afraid of bees. Elephant thinks of a way to get the carrots and bananas without getting stung.
He enlists the help of his friends, Rabbit and Monkey. He doesn't think they will be stung by bees but he conveniently forgets to tell them about the bees anyway.
When Elephant's plan goes wrong and his friends realize he knew about the bees, they decide to teach him a lesson about honesty.
This story was inspired by the Elephants and Bees project in Kenya where farmers protect their crops by using bees to keep elephants away from their land. As a result, farmers now have an additional source of income from the honey produced by the bees.
Elephant is hungry. After some exploring, he discovers a field full of carrots and bananas. There’s only one problem…
There are bees between him and the delicious bananas and carrots and elephants are afraid of bees. Elephant thinks of a way to get the carrots and bananas without getting stung.
He enlists the help of his friends, Rabbit and Monkey. He doesn’t think they will be stung by bees but he conveniently forgets to tell them about the bees anyway.
When Elephant’s plan goes wrong and his friends realize he knew about the bees, they decide to teach him a lesson about honesty.
This story was inspired by the Elephants and Bees project in Kenya where farmers protect their crops by using bees to keep elephants away from their land. As a result, farmers now have an additional source of income from the honey produced by the bees.
“Why Cry?” is a children's book that was written as much for children as it was for adults.
Often we see and hear of things children do because of their innocence and the simple way that they see life. These things often teach or remind and sometimes even inspire us as adults, to look at the way we are living our lives so we can change and enjoy life more.
Too often as adults, we get too busy with life and forget to just take a moment for ourselves. When we don't stop to take a breath we often let things get on top of us and soon find ourselves mired in problems, disappointment, and negativity.
'Why Cry?' reminds us as adults of the beauty that there is to see in the world if we only stop to take the time to appreciate it.
A young boy who thinks his mother is crying, tells her about all the beautiful reasons in the world why she should not cry. His mother, we realize later, is not crying but cutting onions!
Francois was inspired to write this story when he saw a young boy crying outside the school where he used to read stories for children. Francois managed to calm him down by showing him a book and promising to read it to him after which he stopped crying and was happy to go to class with Francois.
The Junglies realize there is much more to see in the world beyond their home. They want to travel and see the world but are unable to do so as they are endangered species.
They decide that they won't be stopped by the fact that they cannot leave their home and so come up with a plan so they can see more of their world. They make an amazing discovery.
This story in the Junglies series teaches young readers and listeners about teamwork and to be grateful for what we have. Sometimes we just need to change our perspective to appreciate what we have.
All the Junglies stories can be used to introduce children to the topic of endangered species as every animal represented by a character has at least one subspecies that is endangered including rabbits!
The stories can also be used to introduce children to the topic of unity in diversity as the animals are best friends despite being different.
