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Pull back the curtain on the wide, wide world of mammals! Organized by animal-science reference topics such as anatomy, life cycle, and methods of defense, Mammals lets young listeners and browsers discover these hairy animals.

Follow us on a journey around all the body parts of mammals, from eyes to ears, to legs to tails. Find out all about how each body part works, what it looks like and what it does and how each body part differs between species.

The word “mammal” refers to a mother’s mammary gland, which is used to feed her babies milk. Most mammals are warm-blooded animals that give birth to their babies live, although there are some mammals that do lay eggs. Mammals have backbones and most mammals have hair. Did you know that you are a mammal? Catchy lyrics and a fun melody line will teach kids about mammals in this fabulous audiobook.

What good is money to a beaver? In this amazing yet true story, wild beavers build their dam using stolen money that was discard into a creek. While the authorities scoured the area for the cash, the beavers incorporated the bills into their dam.

Educational audiobook for children to learn the characteristics of mammals. These viviparous vertebrates breathe through their lungs and are warm-blooded. In addition, most of these animals have their bodies covered with hair and live on land or in the water. Sometimes they can even fly. Mammals include dogs, horses, cows, and humans.

Have you ever seen a cuddly looking koala? Most people call them koala bears. But koalas aren't bears! In fact, koalas aren't even related to bears. Koalas are mammals called marsupials. Marsupial means “pouched animal.” Koalas carry their babies in pouches just like kangaroos. Koalas are picky eaters. The only food that a koala will eat is eucalyptus leaves. Eucalyptus leaves are found in Australia, so koalas live in Australia. Koalas are “nocturnal” animals, which means that they sleep during the day and are awake at night.

Enter the world of a kit or baby beaver. Learn about their lives from birth through growth into adults. See the dam that their family lives in and how they adapt to every season together. Together, the kit siblings learn how to swim and eat new foods as they become adults.

Do you know what a baby koala, or a joey, looks like? Learn about how a joey spends its first year—from staying exclusively inside its mother's pouch, to venturing out into the world, and finally to moving into its own tree.

Hop to it! Do you know how or why a kangaroo hops and leaps? Learn how their legs, feet, and tail help a kangaroo move which starts with bouncing! Like humans, kangaroos' legs are made for how they move! While we walk upright, they jump and leap! Kangaroos use their tail to slow down. Find out why they are the largest and most powerful marsupials!

Hadley the walrus loves to entertain people at the zoo, but he never feels at home there. He needs a place with a bigger pool! He decides to escape and travel to a new home in Alaska. Along the way, he meets new friends and experiences new things, like trains! Will he be able to make it to his new home before getting caught?

Watch out! Some animals make it clear for others to stay away by how they protect themselves. Other animals have more subtle ways of defending themselves. Find out how different animals use their bodies and behaviors in order to survive.

It’s Lydia’s birthday and her Uncle Joe won’t give any hints about his present, except that it’s bigger than he is! On Lydia’s birthday, Uncle Joe drives her to the zoo and shows her the big surprise – a baby giraffe named Dusty!

Beavers build dams that benefit an entire ecosystem.

Badger grows pumpkins to sell them at the town market, but Skunk finds a better use for them.

Jakey's brothers have an elaborate plan for rescuing a trapped possum, but Jakey finds a much simpler solution.

Ana and her father observe coyote pups in a nearby den while they wait for their apricot trees to fruit.

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 African Elephants, Alligators, Cheetahs, Giant Pandas, Giraffes, Gorillas, Lions, Polar Bears, Rhinoceroses, and Tigers.

In each title, an action-packed narrative scene imagines a fight between the animals. This volume includes Grizzly Bear vs. Wolf Pack, Lion vs. Hyena Clan, and Rhinoceroses vs. African Elephant.

What are baby gorillas called? Baby elephants? Early listeners will learn these names and more about their favorite safari babies.

Treat yourself and start listening to learn about some of the cutest of baby animals around. It doesn't matter if they are eating, sleeping, or playing; the babies in this series are absolutely adorable. Expect to smile and laugh as you listen. This volume includes Baby Giraffes, Baby Wolves, Baby Goats, Baby Gorillas, Baby Elephants, and Baby Tigers.