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Did you know that a rattlesnake’s rattle is made up of segments of keratin? These segments knock against each other to produce a buzzing or rattle-like sound. Rattlesnakes use their rattles to distract their prey or to warn a predator to stay away! Each time a rattlesnake sheds its skin, it adds another segment to their rattle. Have you ever wondered why snakes stick out their tongues? They use their tongues to pick up scents. As they move their tongues back inside their mouths, a special “taste-smell” organ helps them locate their next meal.

Frogs have hopped and croaked their ways into kids' hearts. With this audiobook, listeners can become frog experts and learn how to save the animals they love. Featuring an introduction from Chelsea Clinton! Did you know that some frogs can leap twenty times the length of their own bodies? How...

Die Geschichten handeln von einer wundersamen Schlange namens Tumba im Amazonasdschungel von Peru. Sie kann durch eine angeborene übernatürliche Fähigkeit mit ihrer Umwelt in Kontakt treten. Durch eine Laune der Natur ist es ihr möglich, Tierstimmen und auch die Sprache von Menschen zu "verstehen" und so mit ihnen zu kommunizieren. In eine moderne Welt hineingeboren, weiß Tumba sich auch moderner Kommunikationsmittel zu bedienen.

"The Tale of Ferdinand Frog" is a somewhat short story about a typical frog who has an amazingly wide mouth and queer, bulging eyes. Ferdinand is somewhat unflappable and hard to anger. Like many of Bailey's characters, he believes that others need to able to do the things he does. Like all frogs, his tongue is attached at the front so he can catch insects and Ferdinand doesn't understand why other's tongues aren't attached like his.

Возвращаясь в поезде в Петербург с заболевшим сыном, он под стук колес рассказывал ему сказку про крокодила. Ребенок очень внимательно слушал. Прошло несколько дней, Корней Иванович уже забыл о том эпизоде, а сын запомнил все, сказанное тогда отцом, наизусть. Так родилась сказка "Крокодил", опубликованная в 1917 году.

Сказка о том, как колючка-ёж и тихоня-черепаха перестали быть похожими сами на себя и перехитрили ягуара.

Sea turtles are long-distance swimmers! These travelers cross oceans every year. Young students can learn basic facts about these marine reptiles through easy-to-listen-to text in this fun title. Simple features highlight different species and call out body parts to reinforce concepts.

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn why wood frogs make a dangerous journey each spring and how the people of Amherst, Massachusetts, helped spotted salamanders, along with other stories about lizards and amphibians.

"Gdzie mój Antoś?!!" martwi się Amelka. Poleciał z boćkiem Kazikiem obejrzeć nowe mieszkanie i przepadł. Amelka musi odnaleźć Antosia, w końcu śpieszy się na ślub Miśka z Rejką! A być na czas to nie taka prosta sprawa, kiedy jest się - energicznym! - ale jednak żółwiem... Zabawna powieść dla 5-7-latków i ich zabieganych rodziców - króciutkie rozdziały są idealne do odtwarzania dziecku przed snem, a absurdalny humor rozbawi każdego, niezależnie od wieku.

Dopo il grande successo de "La Foresta dei Segreti" ritorna Ali Ross con un altra divertentissima avventura! La notte era scesa sullo zoo di Animalandia, quando il cobra Cadabra aveva deciso di fuggire per vivere in libertà. Assieme ad altri serpenti velenosi formano una squadra, i Ribelli Serpenti. Per ottenere il rispetto di tutta la fauna del bosco, Cadabra decide che bisogna cacciare via tutti i serpentelli non velenosi, fra cui Spiga.

La rana Jeremías vivía feliz en su casa, que eso sí, era algo húmeda, ya que estaba entre las plantas de la orilla de un estanque. Un día fue a buscar lombrices para poder ir después a pescar al centro del estanque, pero mientras se comía la merienda que había llevado en una cesta, pasó algo. ¿Queréis saber qué es lo que le pasó a Jeremías Pescador mientras estaba pescando? Pues adelante: escuchad este audiocuento y os enteraréis.

In einer Zoohandlung in einem Terrarium lebt ein kleines Chamäleon und wartet darauf, einen Besitzer zu finden. "Hallo, ich bin auch noch da!", ruft es. Aber keiner beachtet es. Da nimmt es eines Tages all seinen Mut zusammen und reißt aus. In der Menschenwelt jedoch nimmt auch niemand das kleine Tier wahr. Bis dem dem Chamäleon endlich ein kleines Mädchen begegnet, dem es genauso geht wie ihm. Eine Geschichte über Mut und Selbstbewusstsein. Und darüber, was Freundschaft bewegen kann.

What's that odd-looking salamander that never leaves the water? It's an axolotl! Beginning readers will learn all about these strange yet wonderful creatures in this delightful title. They will also learn basic information about axolotls, including what they eat and the story behind their long, feathery gills. Each audiobook features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

What is an amphibian? Frogs, toads, and salamanders and are all amphibians!

Listen to the first two hilariously hip Chet Gecko mysteries in this one audio download! The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse: Chet Gecko loves a good mystery. Almost more than he loves his fee—stinkbug pie. So when fellow fourth grader Shirley Chameleon asks him to find her missing brother, Billy...

Short-nosed sea snakes and blue iguanas are two examples of endangered reptiles. Few of them exist in the wild. Other reptiles have already gone extinct. What hurts these animals? What can you do to help? Listen to this audiobook to find out!

Hewitt's ghost frogs and arroyo toads are two examples of endangered amphibians. Few of them exist in the wild. Other amphibians have already gone extinct. What hurts these animals? What can you do to help? Listen to this book to find out!

¿Qué tienen en común una tortuga marina, una iguana y una pitón? ¡Son todos reptiles! Conozca las características que comparten todos los reptiles.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer's grandson, Ben, is afraid to join the soccer team. To help out, she tells him the story of Leopold the Turtle, who always stays on the shore. It terrifies him to go join the other turtles and play in the water and sun on the rocks. Leopold just can't get out of his shell, and the longer he waits, the more he starts to doubt. Even though Leopold feels quite alone, he stays on the riverbank where it's safe. But Freddy the Frog is a little concerned about Leopold and asks him to join them in the river.

Mr. Jeremy Fisher, an adventurous frog, decides to go fishing in the rain at a nearby pond, hoping to catch some minnows to share with his friends, Mr. Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise and Sir Issac Newton. What he catches instead nearly finishes him.