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Little Owl's Night (narrated by Janet Varney): It's evening in the forest and Little Owl wakes up from his day-long sleep to watch his friends enjoying the night. Hedgehog sniffs for mushrooms, Skunk nibbles at berries, Frog croaks, and Cricket sings. A full moon rises and Little Owl can't...

Babies come in all shapes and sizes and are welcomed into all kinds of families. This clever audiobook of baby announcement riddles will have children giggling as they use the various clues to guess what baby was just born. The riddles introduce the life cycles of 12 different animals.

Belinda’s two eggs are nearly ready to hatch. But here comes Gerald the goanna, who likes to eat eggs for lunch. How will the animals and birds trick him and save Belinda’s eggs? Belinda the black cockatoo lived with her partner, Henry, in a eucalyptus forest that spread along the banks of a river in a valley winding between wheat farms and the rocky hill country. Every year Belinda and Henry returned to the same nest high in an old gum tree. It was built in a cosy hole, where a rotten branch had once broken off in a storm.

Mr. and Mrs. Kookaburra gave their three chicks, Caroline, Castanet and Koko, laughing lessons. After a while they began to notice there was a problem. Koko wasn’t laughing at all. Lots of birds and animals live in the giant angophora tree that grows in the corner of Granny Gail’s garden. There are lizards and beetles, snakes, ants and lorikeets, noisy miners and crows, magpies and burrawongs, white cockatoos and, of course, kookaburras.

This whimsical story lets children imagine what life would be like if they were pet parrots. Listeners join four parrots and their young, multicultural owners as they morph into four-toed parrots climbing around the house then chew wooden spoons, popsicles - sticks and all - with hooked parrot beaks! The fun continues as children learn all about parrots and their adaptations. The "For Creative Minds" section has parrot fun facts, tips for taking care of a pet parrot, and a "make a beak" craft.

When a boy and his mother take their dog, Miles, on a peaceful canoe ride, they find themselves frantically racing to save a mother loon and her family! Join them and see the surprising outcome of Miles' encounter with the loons. Then witness the boy's moment of wonder when he meets the loon. The "For Creative Minds" section includes loon fun facts, information about loons in Native American culture, a "make a loon mask" craft, and a "map it," "math it," and "measure it" section.

Penelope Parker lives with penguins! Short ones, tall ones, young and old - the penguins are from all over the southern hemisphere, including some that live near the equator! Do the penguin antics prove too much for her to handle? Children compare and contrast the different penguin species as they learn geography.

The Emperor of China learns that one of the most beautiful things in his empire is the song of the nightingale. When he orders the nightingale brought to him, a kitchen maid leads the court to a nearby forest, where the nightingale agrees to appear at court, where it remains as the Emperor's favorite. When the Emperor is given a bejeweled mechanical bird he loses interest in the real nightingale, who returns to the forest. The mechanical bird eventually breaks down; and the Emperor is taken deathly ill a few years later. The real nightingale learns of the Emperor's condition and returns to the palace; whereupon Death is so moved by the nightingale's song that he allows the Emperor to live.

Henry the Heron couldn't stand still! He was always moving, and it drove everyone crazy! His brother and sister yelled at him for stepping on their heads, and Mom and Dad could barely get food into his little baby mouth. But herons have to stand still to catch their food, so how would Henry ever be able to eat on his own?

"You must go to the dragon. You must leave tonight." Before she even hears the words, Kaeldra already knows she must find the mother dragon whose draclings have just hatched and get some of the precious milk in order to save her foster sister’s life. Since Kaeldra can communicate with dragons, she is the only one who can accomplish the task. And so she begins a journey that will entwine her fate with that of three little draclings and one would-be dragon slayer.

Eugen Eule ist fix und fertig: Das kleine afrikanische Stinktiermädchen Lulu ist nicht zum vereinbarten Treffpunkt gekommen - und er hat schon überall gesucht. Ihr muss etwas zugestoßen sein! Freddy findet, dass Eugen sich zu viele Sorgen macht. Doch immer mehr Zeit vergeht, ohne dass Lulu wieder auftaucht. Jetzt wird auch Freddy nervös. Und tatsächlich: Das verschwundene Stinktier steckt ganz schön im Schlamassel.

A young boy and his abuelo push aside their Christmas preparation to rescue a beautiful cardinal during a blizzard. The bird quickly responds to their kindness, regains its strength, and flies off. The cardinal sweetly and unexpectedly rewards the boy, his grandfather, and their entire village with a lifetime of Christmas cheer.

Pubblicati nel 1888, il Principe felice, Il gigante egoista e L'usignolo e la rosa sembrano favole per bambini, ma contengono invece un messaggio per tutti gli uomini, per il loro ottuso atteggiamento di fronte agli intramontabili valori dell'arte e della vita. Sono novelle ricche di un delicato lirismo, nelle quali lo straordinario talento creativo di Wilde profonde visioni di grazia e di bellezza incomparabili.

Bitty is a canary whose courage more than makes up for his diminutive size. Of course, as a miner bird who detects deadly gas leaks in a West Virginia coal mine during the Depression, he is used to facing danger. Tired of perilous working conditions, he escapes and hops a coal train to the state capital to seek help in improving the plights of miners and their canaries.

Along the Arctic Circle lies a small island called Neversink, whose jagged cliffs and ice-gouged rocks are home to a colony of odd-looking seabirds called auks, including one Lockley J. Puffin. With their oceanfront views and plentiful supply of fish, the auks have few concerns—few, save for...

The Ugly Duckling, narrated by Glenn Hascall and written by Hans Christian Anderson, is indeed an inspiration to those of us who believe we were born ugly or less talented than our peers. Barnyard abuse, verbal abuse, or bullying: it's all pretty much the same. This classic piece by Hans Christian Anderson has delighted children for over 150 years.

Marcelo, es un cisne de tundra joeven, que se ha cansado en la primera mitad de una migración de invierno. Mil millas es una distancia grande para volar - muy larga para Marcelo, entonces él se esconde en el junco para quedarse ahí mientras sus padres y la bandada siguen al sur. Pero con el lago casi helado, él se da cuenta que él no está hecho para la vida en el hielo. Otros animales les ofrecen consejos de como sobrevivir en el invierno, pero sus modos de vida no son adecuadas para el cisne.

Endlich ist Weihnachten! Für dieses Jahr hat Flora einen ganz besonderen Plan: Sie möchte an Heilig Abend endlich auch einmal mit Goldwing, ihrer kleinen Zaubereule, feiern. Natürlich heimlich, denn keiner darf jemals von Goldwings magischen Kräften erfahren. Doch plötzlich erreicht Flora eine unglaubliche Nachricht aus Athenaria, die das Weihnachtsfest ernsthaft in Gefahr bringt. Können Goldwing und Flora noch rechtzeitig zu Hilfe eilen?

The owl tree is not like any tree Joe has ever seen. It’s huge and leafy and shivers at times like a person; it even seems to speak. Granny Diamond once saw an owl perched among its branches and she has loved the tree ever since. It means the world to her. But her neighbour, Mr Rock, wants to cut it down. Why does he dislike the owl tree so much? Does the tree have a secret to tell Joe? And how can he, a boy too scared even to climb the tree, be the one to save it?

Drei rabenstarke Weihnachtsgeschichten vom kleinen Raben Socke - mit den Geschichten vom kleinen Raben Socke vergeht die Zeit bis zum Fest wie im Flug! Mit dem extra Plätzchenrezept ist die weihnachtliche Geschenkbox eine tolle Überraschung im Nikolausstiefel und in der Weihnachtsbäckerei! "Alles verschenkt!": Frau Dachs erzählt: "Schenken ist das Schönste, aber nur der Weihnachtsmann weiß, wie das geht." Von wegen! "Ich kann auch Weihnachtsmann!", ruft der kleine Rabe Socke, schnappt sich seine rote Weihnachtsmütze, verpackt alles, was er in seinem Nest finden kann, und zieht los.