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"The Ant and the Grasshopper" is an amazing fable from the forever classic Aesop’s Fables. Written in simple language, the unique characters of this fable are ant and grasshopper. While the ant is hardworking, the grasshopper is lazy. Through these characters, young listeners learn the importance of hard work and punctuality.

'What are we to do about the bees?' asks the ant to the butterfly, in this gentle eco tale. For the first time in ant’s memory, butterfly has no words of comfort. A newly hatched butterfly thinks he has an answer, but it will require many wings and great cooperation. An uplifting story that brings new meaning to the phrase 'the butterfly effect'.

A book of jokes about bugs, including "What is a mosquito's favorite sport? Skin-diving."

Mr. and Mrs. Mantis are out looking for food when they come across an egg. They know it will be a caterpillar soon, so they bring it home and wait for it to hatch. But when the caterpillar emerges, they are in for a surprise! The speedy red critter zooms away at high speed. The Mantises try to chase down their dinner, as more and more creatures set their sights on eating the nimble Ginger-Red Caterpillar. You’ve never experienced the story of "The Gingerbread Man" quite like this retelling for kids.

What is juicy, red and green with white stripes and pops up from the ground ready to eat—watermelon! Their seeds need plenty of water, lots of sun and nutrient rich soil. Follow along as a tiny, black seed bursts into a delicious fruit. Watermelons are ready to be picked when their yellow petals have all fallen. Find out what Bee-u-ti-ful insect helps the watermelon grow?

Listeners will learn about the animal’s habitat, appearance, diet, and behaviors, especially as these relate to the animal’s life cycle. This volume includes Life Cycle of a Butterfly, Life Cycle of a Chicken, and Life Cycle of a Frog.

Get ready to be grossed out! Young listeners will need a strong stomach to digest this nauseating series. Packed with outrageous facts about revolting animals, bugs, and more, these books are sure to delight and disgust even the most reluctant listeners.

Get ready to be grossed out! Young listeners will need a strong stomach to digest this nauseating series. Packed with outrageous facts about revolting animals, bugs, and more, these books are sure to delight and disgust even the most reluctant listeners.

Boy and fly meet and so begins a very funny friendship in this tale filled with hyperbole, puns, and slapstick from Tedd Arnold.

Brought to life by narrator Kevin R. Free with sound effects and music, this The Very Hungry Caterpillar audiobook includes a special read-along track of Eric Carle narrating his all-time classic story. One of The Atlantic’s 65 Essential Children’s Books One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was...

Learn about Zoos and Insects! Zoos: Songs that teach about mammals, amphibians, reptiles, animal families and more! Insects: Songs that teach about entomology, “true bugs”, the importance of insects, metamorphosis and more!

Una classica storia dei Fratelli Grimm per imparare il rispetto e l'amore nei confronti degli animali, presentata in una nuova nuova versione interpretata da Gaetano Marino.

Mrs. McRitter finds herself unable to sleep when she discovers a chirping cricket in her house.

¿Sabías que hay más insectos que cualquier otro grupo de animales? La diversidad de insectos es asombrosa. ¿Qué tienen en común las hormigas con las abejas? ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre una mariposa y una polilla? ¿Cómo están relacionados los gorgojos y las mariquitas? Algunos insectos tienen un par de alas, otros tienen dos pares y hay algunos que no tienen alas. Algunos insectos, aunque no todos, tienen un caparazón duro y externo (exoesqueleto). Aprende en qué se parecen y diferencian los insectos en esta nueva entrega de la serie de Comparaciones y Contrastes.

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?

When the exterminator gets called, Charlie races off to a magical world looking for help from his friend to save the stinkbugs in his house. Together they must convince the boy’s parents that the stinkbugs aren’t pests; in fact, they are pretty nice to have around. Convincing his parents will not be easy. Will the friends be able to save the stinkbugs in time?

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.

When Anansi the spider decides to help rescue Brother Tiger, he makes Brother Tiger agree to a simple promise.

Butterflies, chickens, ladybugs, and other animals go through incredible changes in their lives. With its friendly and interactive approach, each book in Incredible Animal Life Cycles highlights a specific animal, discussing its life cycle, specific stages of the cycle, and terms related to the cycle.

Did you know mound ants can lift 5,000 times their own weight? Or that chameleons can quickly change color? Each book in Nature’s Superheroes highlights a specific animal, discussing the special abilities or characteristics the animal has, the biological adaptations that allow for the abilities, and how the animal uses its “superpower.”