Bird For Children

In The Shoe Bird, Jim Dale brings to life a flock of unforgettable bird characters: Arturo the parrot, Gloria the goose, Minerva the owl, and even the extinct Dodo! This is Eudora Welty's fantastical story of how some feathered friends made a fateful switch from flying to wearing shoes, little knowing that they would soon become the prey of Freddy the Cat!

When history-loving Ajay discovers an amazing old book in the library, with a beautiful map of Willow Wish Woods, he knows it's something special. It tells the story of the Red-Winged Prince, who cared for the forest long ago and looked after the animals. When Ajay sees that the woods are being damaged by a gang of older boys, he decides to be brave like the prince and stand up for what is right.

The Ballad of Tom the Turkey is a collection of funny and action-packed adventures told in rollicking rhyme.

Dincolo de povestea frumoasă a acestui miracol, scrisă într-un limbaj fermecător și ilustrată cu ingeniozitate, cartea este o lecție despre prietenie și toleranță. Lumea nu e prezentată din perspectiva oamenilor, ci din cea a animalelor, învățând astfel copiii să empatizeze cu ele, să se raporteze la ele ca la semeni ai lor, să le prețuiască și să le respecte pentru ceea ce sunt. De la Țup, Buhu, Fulger și Tor, cei mici învață să fie darnici și receptivi și să creadă în ei înșiși până la capăt: nu împotriva celorlalți, ci alături de ceilalți, împreună cu ei.

It is an incredible adventure between a girl and an eagle, where love and gratitude will be expressed to its fullest extent.

When her best friend is left behind by his flock, a young chickadee named Katie decides it's her job to help him, even if it means flying all the way to Winterland, far off to the south. That's what friends are for after all. There's just one problem: Black-capped Chickadees don't migrate. Katie has to overcome her natural instincts as she departs on a wild cross-country adventure, all while helping her little brother through a truly unique identity crisis.

Эрнест Сетон-Томпсон (1860-1946) - канадско-американский писатель, художник-анималист, естествоиспытатель и общественный деятель британского происхождения. Один из основателей движения скаутов в США. Сетон-Томпсону была по нраву жизнь вне городских стен, в лесах и прериях.

Árni is about to leave his burrow for a four-year adventure out at sea. But Árni doesn’t want to go, at least not today. You see, he wants one more day to play with his best friend Birta, but she can’t be found. Summertime in Iceland means nearly 24 hours of glistening sunlight each day - perfect for lighting the way for adventurous little puffins. While Árni searches Iceland for Birta, his mother and father are searching for him. Little pufflings shouldn’t be wandering about all alone!

Ein neues geheimnisvolles Abenteuer für Flora und ihre Zaubereule Goldwing wartet! In Band Zwölf der Kinderbuch-Bestsellerreihe gerät die Freundschaft von Flora und ihrer Zaubereule Goldwing ernsthaft in Gefahr! Denn Flora und ihr neuer Eulenfreund Jona möchten den magischen See am Ginkgobaum für ihre eigenen Wünsche benutzen. Goldwing ist jedoch besorgt: Verstößt das nicht gegen die Gesetze Athenarias? Als die Gruppe der Spur einer Eulen-Versammlung in ein altes Kloster folgt, geschieht das Undenkbare: Goldwing hat ihre magischen Kräfte verloren!

Der elfte Band der Kinderbuch-Bestsellerreihe führt das magische Duo, das allen Tieren und Menschen hilft, zu Burg Federstein. Dort soll ein junger Waldkauz leben, der seine Eltern verloren hat und sich ziemlich komisch benimmt. Keine Frage: Flora und Goldwing müssen den Kleinen retten! Zusammen mit ihrer Zaubereule Goldwing macht sich Flora auf die Suche nach den verschwundenen Waldkauz-Eltern. Ihr Weg führt sie tief in den Wald - wo ein uraltes Geheimnis der Zaubereulen auf sie wartet.

It's the fall season and time for Ossie to make his annual southern migration from Portland, Maine to his winter nest down in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Ossie meets up with a variety of whimsical and zany friends, but needs to navigate around obstacles, foes, severe weather, poacher,s and pollution if he is to reach his southern home. At an air show, Ossie meets a female osprey named Onida....

Though it's tough to fly with a handicap, Horatio the hawk keeps going, with new eyeglasses on, even when all odds are against him.

Floras größter Wunsch könnte endlich wahr werden! Der freche Collie Luki darf eine ganze Woche bei ihr wohnen. Vielleicht lässt sich ihre Mutter sogar überreden, dass er für immer bleiben kann? Doch da stößt Flora auf die Nachricht eines kleinen Jungen, der sich so einsam fühlt, dass er am liebsten von Zuhause weglaufen würde. Zusammen mit ihrer Zaubereule Goldwing könnte Flora ihm helfen, doch dafür müsste sie ihr magisches Geheimnis preisgeben.

In This Strange Wilderness, award-winning author Nancy Plain brings attention to the amazing story of American icon John James Audubon's career. This Strange Wilderness details his art and writing, transporting the listener back to the frontiers of early 19th-century America.

Arabel Jones and her pet raven, Mortimer, find adventure wherever they go. In this silly sequel to Arabel's Raven, when they take a cruise, Mortimer floats out to sea on a grand piano. When they go to the zoo, Mortimer tries to get even with three giraffes that stole his doughnuts. Even at home, there's an excitement when the rambunctious raven flies away with a priceless treasure that was buried at their local park - King Arthur sword!

Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!" and causes chaos whever he goes - but Arabel loves her feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer!

Children (and adults) will find great pleasure in these high-spirited engaging stories because the text is rich with wonderfully descriptive phrases as well as uniquely hilarious and witty situations.

Goldwings Zauberkräfte haben schon vielen Freunden in Not geholfen. Und auch das neue Shetlandpony Luna braucht dringend Hilfe! Doch als sich Goldwing nach einem Unwetter plötzlich nicht mehr verwandeln kann, bekommt Flora Angst: Wird sie ihre geliebte Eulenfreundin für immer verlieren? Und was wird dann aus Luna?

On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. These trusting, flightless, and beautiful birds - the largest and most unusual parrots on earth - have suffered devastating population loss. Now, on an island refuge with the last of the species, New Zealand’s National Kakapo Recovery Team is working to restore the kakapo population. With the help of 14 humans who share a single hut and a passion for saving these odd ground-dwelling birds, the kakapo are making a comeback in New Zealand.

Aufregung in Tannenbach! Auf Burg Federstein ist das berühmte Schleiereulenpaar verschwunden. Und keiner weiß, wo sie sein könnten. Das bedeutet Detektivarbeit für Flora und ihre magische Zaubereule Goldwing. Heimlich suchen die beiden nach den Schleiereulen.

In diesem Hörbuch zeichnet die Autorin Hermine Stampa-Rabe das Leben der Weißstörche auf. Ihre Hauptperson Lena ist ein zurückgebliebenes Storchenküken, das der Naturforscher beim Beringen der fünf Jungstörche im hohen Nest in Bergenhusen in Schleswig-Holstein findet. Lena wird in einer Voliere großgezogen und schließt dort Freundschaft mit einer kleinen Maus. Lena erhält einen Sender unter dem sich die kleine Marie Maus festklemmt. Auf dem langen Weg in Etappen bis ins ferne Afrika über Israel und das Rote Meer kommen die beiden Freundinnen in lebensgefährliche Situationen.