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When an older couple tells Naomi and the rest of the club about a mean snake at a nearby pond, Naomi dismisses their concerns. After all, a pond is a natural place, and snakes aren’t mean—they’re just snakes.

Two ants have lost their queen’s pink sprinkle! Now they must go on an adventure to find their queen’s sugary snack. They need to ask all the other creatures that live around them if they have seen it! Will they ever be able to find the sprinkle?

When Rex starts causing trouble at Dr. Blake's vet clinic, Kyle knows something has to change. He decides to take Rex to the dog park for training, where he makes a new friend with a problem pup of his own. Can the two boys work together to teach their dogs some manners before it's too late?

Plastic is everywhere...even in our oceans! But how did it get there, and why does it matter? Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists are on a mission to find out. Using their superpowers and super-smarts, the team will break down this complex environmental issue into an exciting, fact-filled adventure so young listeners can learn about the causes and effects of plastic pollution and discover steps we can all take to clean up Earth's waters.

Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody are jealous when Bonnie brings home a pet hamster. But when the hamster gets loose, Buzz and Woody realize they need to get the fuzzy creature back in its cage before Bonnie gets home!

Big Bear and Skinny Rabbit are going for a hike in the forest! Skinny Rabbit is worried that it might rain, but Big Bear insists that it will be okay. What happens when it does start to rain? Will Big Bear and Skinny Rabbit make it home without getting soaked?

Celebrate a birthday and some winter fun with three laugh-out-loud stories featuring unlikely friends Earl & Worm—the stars of an irresistible early reader series from Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli. It's Earl's birthday! Worm is excited to celebrate with her lifelong friend. But...

What if your parents agreed to disagree? Eight-and-a-half years ago, when their beautiful baby girl was born, Mr. and Mrs. Puddle couldn’t agree on what to name her. So Mrs. Puddle calls her daughter Emily and Mr. Puddle calls her Ferdinanda. And everyone else? They call her Baby. Having...

Jess, Lily and little kitten Amelia Sparklepaw are getting ready to celebrate Goldie's birthday – but wicked witch Grizelda has other plans!

Excitement is blooming in Welford as the village prepares for its annual garden contest. But Amelia and Sam are more interested in helping their new friend, Blossom! The cockapoo puppy seems happy in the daytime, so why is she keeping everyone up with her barking at night?

A Geisel Award winner! In his next I Can Read adventure, Fox—the hilarious trickster character featured in previous Geisel Award winners Fox at Night and Fox the Tiger—learns to solve a problem in an unexpected way. Fox has a problem: His kite is stuck in a tree! But every clever plan...

Trübsinnig liegt der kleine Eisbär Pelle in seiner Schneehöhle. Zu nichts hat er Lust. Das weise Walross rät Pelles Papa, einen Singvogel aus dem Süden zu holen. »Kein Problem«, meint Papa Eisbär. Zwar kennt er sich mit Vögeln (und dem Süden) nicht besonders gut aus, dennoch macht er sich entschlossen auf den Weg. Er reist nach Island, Afrika und sogar bis zum Südpol und trifft dabei auf zahlreiche Tiere – doch ein richtiger Singvogel ist nicht dabei. Schließlich begegnet er dem Waisenmädchen Pinguine.

Das Öl-Schlamassel. Als Frau Gruber ein Behälter mit Motoröl ausläuft, spült sie dieses kurzerhand in die Kanalisation und damit in den See. Die Folgen für die Tiere sind gravierend. Nicht nur Katze Maunzi, sondern auch Schwan Hokuspokus kommen mit dem Öl in Berührung und verschmutzen sich Fell und Federn. Sie sind auf die Hilfe ihrer tierischen Freunde und der Menschen angewiesen. Törtel muss Hilfe organisieren. Ein Riesen-Problem. Törtel traut seinen Augen kaum. In Müggeldorf erhebt sich – geschüttelt vom Wind und merkwürdigen Geräuschen – ein Riese.

Alfie the Doorstep Cat – star of the smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller – is back in brand new ALFIE story for a younger readership. Alfie is everyone’s favourite cat. A big ball of grey fur who changes the lives of every family he meets. Alfie is firm friends with the Clover family –...

Fourteen-year-old Finn is a loner, living with his dad and his amazing dog, Dylan. This summer Finn is hoping for a job where he doesn’t have to talk to anyone except his buddy, Matthew. Then he meets Johanna, who’s living next door. She’s a graduate student in her 20s, cool and funny, and she treats Finn as an equal. Dylan thinks she’s great too. Johanna’s dealing with breast cancer, and Matthew and Finn help take care of her - and come to care for her.