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Kuki, das sprechende Kuschelkissen, nimmt euch in Wissen unterm Kissen – Kids mit auf eine sanfte Gedankenreise an die spannendsten Orte der Welt – vom Regenwald bis ins Weltall. Zu den Pyramiden und den Dinos. Zum Lauschen und schlau einschlafen!

Parrots can do more than just mimic human speech. These colorful, sassy birds often mate for life, and some parrots can live 90 years or more. Learn more about these intelligent birds.

Next to a continent or in the middle of the ocean, all islands are surrounded by water. These landforms can be rock, sand, or even coral. Listen to Islands to learn about life on these isolated places.

Blue whales are the largest animals to ever have lived on Earth! But they are often hidden from human eyes deep beneath ocean waves. Find out their secrets and get all the facts about these majestic water mammals.

Penguin is bored with its habitat! Follow Penguin as it tries out different places to live. Which habitat will make the best home for Penguin?

Some climates are dry and some are wet. Some are cold and some are warm. But those words can describe weather too. Learn the difference between weather and climate. Find out how landforms and location can influence weather patterns.

The climate in a region affects all aspects of life. This book looks at tropical climates. It explores the characteristics of the land and weather in regions with tropical climates, and how plants, animals, and people have adapted to life in tropical regions. The effects of climate change and other developments are also covered.

Spend a day and night in the tundra! Learn about this cold habitat through the intriguing animals that call it home. Catch breakfast mid-flight with a peregrine falcon. Spend the afternoon snoozing with an Arctic fox. Take an evening trek with a herd of caribou.

Spend a day and night in the desert! Learn about this dry habitat through the unique animals that call it home. Stand with meerkats during a watchful hunt for insects. Spot a jackrabbit taking a shaded midday nap. Join a desert tortoise as it dines on colorful cactus fruit. After dark, follow a snake as it slithers in cool, moonlit sand.

Spend a day and night in the forest! Learn about this wooded habitat through the fascinating animals that call it home. Leap from tree to tree with a squirrel searching for breakfast. Pounce with a fox on the forest floor. Soar with a red-tailed hawk as the sun sets.

Follow along with this class as they explore a creek near their school in Pennsylvania! They want to learn about the water and its ecosystem, so they perform a survey to determine its quality and biota. What do you think they will find?

Each book will take beginning listeners into the wild where they will learn about the distinct features, natural habitat, and unique diet of a popular zoo animal. This volume includes Chimpanzees, Cranes, Hippopotamuses, Koalas, Meerkats, Platypuses, Red Pandas, and Sloths.

Spend a day and night in the prairie! Learn about this grassy habitat through the exciting animals that call it home. Spot prairie dogs popping aboveground as morning sun floods a field. Join giant bison as they graze on grass. Stir up dust on a sunset sprint with antelope. After dark, stake out prey with a coyote in dense grass.

Spend a day and night in the rain forest! Learn about this lush habitat through the diverse animals that call it home. Start the morning suspended high in the canopy with a colorful toucan. Curl around a branch and bask in the afternoon sun with an emerald boa. At sunset, pace the forest floor for prey alongside a sleek jaguar.

Spend a day and night in the savanna! Learn about this grassy habitat through the interesting animals that call it home. Nibble a breakfast of sky-high leaves with a giraffe. Then construct towering mounds with termites. At sunset, shriek and prowl for prey with a pack of hyenas. After dark, go on a high-speed hunt with a cheetah.

Goat is bored with its habitat! Follow Goat as it tries out different places to live. Which habitat will make the best home for Goat?

Each book will take beginning listeners into the wild where they will learn about the distinct features, natural habitat, and unique diet of a popular zoo animal. This volume includes Zebras, Chameleons, Crocodiles, Iguanas, Komodo Dragons, Snow Leopards, Toucans, and Tree Frogs.

The icy cold Arctic is home to both the powerful polar bear and intelligent orca, two mighty predators. But which animal is the fiercest of the ecosystem? Does the polar bear’s patience in stalking its prey and strength in attack put it on top? Or does the orca’s ability to work in a pod give it the edge?

Anacondas are the heaviest snakes in the world! These big snakes use their bodies to squeeze their prey. Anacondas can be as long as a bus, and can stay underwater for a long time while hunting. Slither towards facts about these powerful snakes.

Find out how animals survive Earth's most extreme regions! From the rain-drenched treetops to the sun-starved forest floor, the rain forest is a tough place to live. But many animals from geckos to jaguars thrive in this environment. Discover the amazing body parts and behaviors that make living there possible.