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Bitsy is scared to climb the waterspout, but her friend, Scoot, triple-fly dared her to do it! She wants to prove she isn’t a little spider, so she begins to climb the spout. What happens when a storm comes in? Will Bitsy be able to find the courage to face her fears?

Gordie wants to play firefly tag, just like the big kids.

Nicholas is getting ready to paint his play-dough pig when he notices it has spots. He discovers the spots are ants and wonders why ants would be interested in his pig. With his mother's help, he conducts an experiment to find out.

Yo finds a big worm in the garden and Grandpa tells him why these worms are so helpful.

Chester’s mom teaches him a song about fireflies. Learn the song along with Chester. One, two, three.…

Meet Stumpy the grasshopper. He's very stumpy, and he's very grumpy. On top of all that, he's having a really bad day. Can the other creatures in the garden cheer him up?

After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin the beetle surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. James gets all the credit for the picture and before these unlikely friends know it they are caught up in a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Dürer. But James can't go through with the plan without Marvin's help. And that's where things get really complicated (and interesting!)

In this reimagining of Aesop’s well known fable, a lone ant finds beauty in the grasshopper’s music, and inspires her entire colony to take up percussion. Yet, in spite of the richness that music brings to their lives, she has trouble convincing her fellow ants that the grasshopper’s dedication to his art still counts as a work, or that he deserves their help when winter comes.

The Adventures of Theresa and Matilda: Two of the Cutest Bumble Bees Ever is a heartwarming and inspirational children's tale. The story is about two bumblebees who befriend several children. They all learn to play together, laugh together, and handle adversity together. They also learned to be honest and respectful toward one another and to take responsibility for their actions. This story teaches a lesson about the importance of doing the right thing and telling the truth.

Frieda müssen wir einfach lieben! Das süße, aufgeweckte Hummelkind lädt uns auf seine Entdeckungsreise ein. Mit unwiderstehlichem Charme zeigt sie uns die Welt aus Kinderaugen. Ihr wird beigebracht, dass sie nicht fliegen kann, weil sie zu pummlig und schwer ist. Eigentlich aus Versehen findet sie etwas anderes heraus und was tatsächlich in ihr steckt. Ungefunzt entdeckt sie, dass es sich dabei um ein wohl gehütetes Geheimnis handelt. Zusammen mit ihren Freunden überwindet sie erlernte Grenzen und erobert neue Horizonte.

Was soll sie denn mit Bienen? Josy ist völlig überrascht, als sie im Testament ihres Opas zur zukünftigen Besitzerin seines Bienenstocks bestimmt wird. Dann lernt sie Alma kennen und mit ihr die Bienen. Gegen den Widerstand ihrer Mutter will Josy die geliebten Bienen des Opas unbedingt behalten. Als sie aber eines Tages mitten in einem Schwarm Bienen steht, ist für Josys Mutter klar: Die Bienen müssen weg! Josy beginnt, um ihre Bienen zu kämpfen, aber dann wird alles noch komplizierter.

Westly is a caterpillar who is destined to be a monarch butterfly, but when he emerges from his cocoon, he is not what he expected. He's a spider! Westly flees his home among the butterflies and is eventually adopted by the "dirt eaters".

Sammie, a budding naturalist, knows of a secret and wonderful place: Winghaven, an abandoned lot in the middle of the suburbs where wildlife flourishes. She spends hours making notes and drawings in her meticulous field journal. When Bram, a new boy, turns up with his camera, Sammie worries he’ll give away her hidden haven—after all, the other boys at school bully her.

When Mia moves to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, she's recovering from the broken arm she got falling off a balance beam. And packed away in the moving boxes under her clothes and gymnastics trophies is a secret she'd rather forget. Mia's change in scenery brings day camp, new friends, and time with her beloved grandmother. But Gram is convinced someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm. Is it sabotage or is Gram's thinking impaired from the stroke she suffered months ago?

Join Buzz as he searches for a smart animal to take to The Amazing Pet Show. His father says flies can't be pets, but Fly Guy is not your ordinary fly!

Set in calm and cozy Honeybee Meadow, Slow Down, Busy Bee is a series of six, interconnected short stories thoughtfully designed to introduce the concepts of mindfulness and mental wellness to kids, families, and classrooms.

In Slither Me Timbers, the first book in the Spyders chapter books series, spider siblings Curt, Gracey, and Thaddeus Spyder become pirates on the high seas, make a very unlikely friend, defeat the most dreaded enemy of all garden creatures, and then use science and creativity to make it safely home before dinner.

It’s Take Your Kids to Work Day at school, but Harold and Martha Spyder are spies. They can’t take their three kids to work with them—it's too dangerous! That would be bad parenting! But maybe this year they could make an exception and take Gracey, Curt, and Thaddeus on a spy mission for the day. After all, what could possibly go wrong?

A termite named Roberto follows his dream of becoming an architect and travels to the big city where he hopes to find success. This funny and inspirational story will encourage listeners of any age to build their dreams.

Homesick 10-year-old Stanley Sweetsong doesn't think he'll ever be good enough to join the Betters, the school's most exclusive club. What he needs is a pal - someone to help him hatch a plan to outsmart these snobs. So Shoebag uses his secret formula to transform himself back into Stu Bagg. Suddenly, Stanley has a new roommate who inspires him to come up with a better, even more elite club: the Butters.