Nature First

A sweet little girl asked me to write a story about a rose, a garden, and a fox. This is their tale. Princess Bethani has trouble behaving like a princess, but today she will do her very best because she has been invited to her very first garden party. Unfortunately, her idea of a garden party is not the same as that of the other girls. She seeks adventure in the maze where she finds everything you can imagine, except an exit. Will Bethani escape? Will her adventures teach her to act like a princess, after all?

Tyrannosaurus Rex wants breakfast. He stomps and he roars and he gnashes his pointy teeth - and he scares all the other dinosaurs right out of the forest. Only Edna, the very first chicken, stands her ground. T. rex may have mighty claws and terrible jaws, but Edna has a mighty beak and terrible flapping wings. And sometimes, all it takes to defeat someone big and fierce is someone small and brave.

Nora, a loris, dreads her first day of school. But the kindly teacher, a hippo named Ms. Hilda, and a menagerie of a class soon set Nora's fears at ease. Playing is an important part of children's learning and development. This first book in the series My Teacher Hilda follows Nora's first day of school at Bumble Bee Academy. Appropriate for the children in the age ranges three years to eight years, the series focuses on play based early learning.

Little Dolphin learns to speak, hunt mullet and frolic with seaweed, but can this bottlenose baby fend off a shark attack? Children can find out as this thrilling story unfolds! Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Dolphin's First Day is a fun and informative story. Appropriate for ages: 3-9.

Say goodnight with Jumpy Puppy and Friends! From acclaimed children's storyteller Cornelius Addison comes the perfect set of bedside tales starring the one and only Jumpy Puppy. This opening collection contains five fantastically funny little tales - one for every school night and all expertly narrated by the award-winning author himself.

Is your family considering a new pet? Then this guide may just be right for you. In simple language, learn how you can tell whether you are ready for a dog, how to choose the perfect breed, how to pick a name, and much more.

Rebecca is a little girl who is about to go to the pet store with her parents to pick out her first pet. What will Rebecca choose and how will it affect her life? Adults this audio book has ten questions that will be asked at the end of the story. The answers are also provided as well. This will allow the child(ren) to discuss what they listened too. This is an enjoyable audio book for all elementary children.

Kiki's First Year is about a puppy dog who learns about the four seasons, but mostly about change...

In a bid to create the perfect sustainable food production system, aquaponics was born. This system has been adopted worldwide and used extensively. However, many people tend to take up this food production technique without having basic knowledge of what it entails. As a result, their systems flop and fail to perform to their expectations. This has prompted educational campaigns geared toward familiarizing the community with the practice.

Uh oh! Curious Sammy Spider slips from his web and accidentally accompanies the Shapiro family to a wedding. Sammy watches the Jewish ceremony as the bride and groom stand under the beautiful chuppah, hears the seven wedding blessings, and - phew! - narrowly escapes as the groom's foot breaks the wedding glass. What an adventure!

Mindful mending in a scientized world: With everything digitized also being scientized, the defining is a living quest. Indeed science is an alphabet of possibilities. Yes, science is safe, except when it isn't, yet, as with Pi, the dividend is infinite. A poetry of mindful mending may fit this sending, but how snakes sidewind and sandfish swim, how early legged animals first crawled up, like a poet to his own shore, are the subtext to far beyond and more. Ecology needs new buzz words, fiercely motivating, to turn public attention toward mindful mending.

What do you know about jellyfish? Beginning listeners will get their feet wet with these literacy-building introductions to ocean animals.

What do you know about clown fish? Beginning listeners will get their feet wet with these literacy-building introductions to ocean animals. In addition to curricular information, social-emotional questions encourage reflection and family/educator engagement tips help connect the topic to the listener's life. These books are sure to make a splash!

What do you know about starfish? Beginning listeners will get their feet wet with these literacy-building introductions to ocean animals.

Follow an adorable facility dog as she helps a child with appendicitis. Facility dogs are specially trained to help kids through medical experiences—from lifting spirits, motivating movement, modeling the power of play, and more.

Explore the fascinating life of fireflies, including information about their body parts and structure, their habitat and how it supports them, and their unique way of communicating.

Examine the many awesome things about caterpillars, including their body parts and structure, their habitat and how it supports them, and the way they transform from soft-bodied insects into beautiful butterflies or moths.

Delve into the fascinating world of cockroaches. Learn about their unique body parts and structure and discover how their habitat supports them. Find out what they eat and where they find their meals.

You might know that gray wolves live in packs, but there’s so much more to learn about these incredible predators! Find out what makes wolves howl, why wolves sniffing each other’s butts is their way of shaking hands, and how some wolves in Yellowstone National Park used thermal activity to heat their den! You’ll also witness the incredible relationship gray wolves have with ravens (they play tug with wolf cubs), learn about wolf rewilding projects, and discover what it takes to become a wolf zoologist yourself.

When Henry's parents choose Mudge, the wriggling puppy has floppy ears and straight, soft fur. Mudge is tiny. But Henry knows he'll grow. Now Mudge is three feet tall, and he's the best friend Henry has ever had. Mudge trots to school with Henry, and he sleeps on Henry's bed. But one day the big dog goes for a walk by himself and gets lost. When Henry comes home from school, he is alone. Where's Mudge?