Bird For Children

Trójka przyjaciól znalazla sie nagle w nieznanym, niebezpiecznym miejscu, gdzie nieprzecietne zdolnosci, odwaga i wrodzona dobroc byly ich jedyna bronia. Audiobook opowiada o dziewiecio i dziesiecioletnich dzieciach, o ich wzajemnej przyjazni a takze o bardzo waznej przyjazni z doroslymi. Swiat nauki przeplata sie z dzika przyroda, najciekawsze wynalazki z najlepszym swiatowym malarstwem, poprawianie natury z jej niszczeniem.

Orris and Timble are friends. Orris is a rat, Timble is an owl, and they meet each night in an old barn to share stories. One night, Timble asks a fateful question: “Why don’t you ever leave the barn, Orris?” Strong and brave, the owl offers to carry the rat on his back. Orris will be able to see it all for himself—the rivers and fish, roads and farms, mountains and coyotes. But why would Orris leave the barn when all he needs is there: his books, the moon and stars above, and Timble’s nightly tales of high-flying adventure? What would you do if you had the chance to fly?

Lillis Arbeit als Tierdolmetscherin im Zoo macht ihr unglaublichen Spaß. Mit ihrer Gabe, mit Tieren sprechen zu können, hilft sie vielen ihrer vierbeinigen Freunde und ist genau in ihrem Element. Aber seit die Bewohner der neuen Pinguin-Anlage eingezogen sind, geht es im Zoo drunter und drüber. Ein ganzes Gehege voller Problemkinder! Vor allem der kleine Brillenpinguin Yuki macht Lilli Sorgen: Er würde so gern fliegen - wie ein richtiger Vogel. Aber Pinguine können nun mal nicht fliegen!

On an ordinary September day, 12-year-old Jack is swept away in a freak neighborhood flood. His parents and younger sister are left to wrestle with the awful questions: How could God let this happen? Can we ever be happy again? They each fall into the abyss of grief in different ways. And in the days and months to come, they each find their faltering way toward peace. In Rare Bird, Anna Whiston-Donaldson unfolds a mother's story of loss that leads, in time, to enduring hope.

Young dairymaid Begonia has lost her cow Alfalfa. So she has set off on a search across the countryside even though she has nothing but a magical map to guide her. Along the way she meets a mother and baby, a woodcutter, a very dirty young man, and an eight-foot ostrich. Meanwhile, the emperor has gone missing from the royal palace in a most mysterious manner. Was it murder? Was it magic? It will take all of Begonia's wits to save the empire and get Alfalfa home safely.

A Bird, A Girl, and a Rescue is the second audiobook in the fictional series, The Rwendigo Tales. Designed for eight- to fourteen-year-old youth, this adventure novel is written for children and teens who love learning about faraway and different parts of the world, while relating to characters and issues that seem much closer to home.

It is wintertime, and the earth is covered with a layer of snow, as smooth as if it were marble cut from a mountain. The sky is high and clear, and the wind as sharp as an elfin-forged sword; the trees stand like white coral, or resemble blooming almond branches, and the air is as fresh as it is in the high Alps. The night is beautiful with streaming northern lights and countless twinkling stars.

Meet rufa red knot B95. Scientists call him the Moonbird because, in the course of his astoundingly long lifetime, this robin-sized shorebird has flown the distance to the moon - and halfway back! Each February he joins a flock that lifts off from Tierra del Fuego, headed for breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic, 9,000 miles away. Late in the summer, he begins the return journey. B95 can fly for days, but eventually he must descend to refuel and rest. However, recent changes at stopover sites along his migratory circuit - changes caused mostly by human activity - have reduced the food available and made it harder for the birds to reach.

Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes through the mail, and plays dominoes with her family in their two-room cabin. She doesn't mind not having electricity or running water - instead, she's got tall trees, fresh streams, and endless sky.

A dangerous magic swells across the land. But who is controlling it? Tamri is finally free of the oath bond and apprenticed to the Fire Queen. Their first task: figure out how to seal up the newly unleashed Lightning. With unfinished business back home, Tamri travels to Pendark to rescue her grandmother. But she’ll get more than she bargained for when she comes face to face with her grandmother’s captor, who wants the Lightning for himself.

The plot is set in motion when a king finds that golden apples that grow on a tree in his garden are going missing. It is found out that the apples are being taken by a golden bird. A single feather from the bird is worth a fortune. The kings three sons each go out in turn to search for the golden bird.

In this latest story, it's Be a Swooperhero Week at school! Eva and her friends are excited to dress up in their best superhero costumes. At a special picnic, they all play games and eat lots of delicious food. It's the most perfect class outing ever until Eva and Lucy discover twenty-five mysterious eggs. No one seems to be protecting the eggs. So Eva decides that she and her classmates must keep the eggs safe until they hatch! Will they be able to save the day?

The Blue Bird of Happiness by Georgette Leblanc is a beautifully whimsical children's tale inspired by the original play The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck.

June Pritchard and her pet sparrow hawk, Zander, are both caught between following the rules and spreading their wings to fly. June Pritchard spends every summer with her aunts, uncles, and cousins in the big Victorian house that belonged to her grandfather. But the summer she turns 13, something has changed. Her mother is imposing new rules on her, and she starts to feel the thrill - and burden - of growing up. When June is given a sparrow hawk to train as a pet, she takes on the task, eager to prove she can be reliable.

When Caro Monday's mother disappears on one of her jaunts, she has no choice but to go and stay with a miserable woman that she's never met. Not only that, but she's told that her beloved rabbit, His Nibs, is not allowed to go with her. Luckily, Caro's not one for following rules. With her rabbit in hiding and her wild behaviour getting her into trouble as soon as she walks through the door, Caro is only going to find herself in deeper water. In the lining of her suitcase is a small but extraordinary painting of a starling – a painting that some dangerous art thieves are hunting down!

Written by Walter Stevens, an avid birdwatcher, this book is full of factoids about the marvelous Ruby-Throated Hummingbird species. This enchanting tale gives a fictional, but plausible, account of the first year in the life of this brave, adventurous creature.

Coco was fixated by the clock on the wall. It felt as if the hands barely moved, counting the seconds in minutes and the hours in days. “Biggest point, two more clicks”, he murmured under his breath, clicking his beak in unison with the clock. The moment had finally arrived! “Good morning guys!” his voice reverberated through the cavernous rooms of the old wooden house. He was met first with quiet, and then the complaints started...Coco, Pablo, Squeaker, Kiku, and Red are an odd flock of parrots who have been living under one roof with the same family for years.

Sang Sorenson dreams of what life might be like for her in the Academy, but joining isn't as easy as simply writing an exam or passing an interview. She'll need to pull the team together to get them on her side in order for it to work, which is harder than it sounds. The boys will do anything to protect her, which, for some, means keeping her out. But that's not all that's going on in Sang's complicated life. After a shocking revelation, Gabriel Coleman splinters himself off from everyone, avoiding not just his Academy team, but even going so far as to avoid Sang.

There are defining moments in life when everything changes. For Dani Mays, it was the day she witnessed her father kill her brother. Now seventeen years-old, she still hasn't put it behind her. After Jace's death, she bounced between her alcoholic mother and foster homes, until she found a permanent place. And a reason to want to stay: Reece Tyler. He's her best friend, yet Dani wants more from Reece.

The Adventures of Mockingbird and Lyrebird is a fun story about two birds who are incredible mimics. They can make all types of animal and people sounds so they can trick everyone and steal their food. We follow these two mischief makers as they try to keep their bellies full without getting caught. This is a rhyming story that makes it very fun to say, and there is a quiet message about being true to who you are, and always being honest.