Nature Forest

The rain forest is a hot, wet place with many kinds of animals. It is my home. I make a lot of sounds but am not a parrot. I sleep a lot but am not a sloth. Can you guess which animal I am by listening to the clues in the book?

"The Little Red Hen" is a time-tested folk tale about how we reap what we sow. When the hen asks a cat, dog, and mouse for help planting some wheat, she gets no takers. They won't water, cut, or grind the wheat or help bake a cake with it. So guess who eats the cake in the end? Fun and delightful narration by Daniel Lawson.

Dive into tranquility with "Nature Sounds," an audiobook designed to soothe your mind and invigorate your soul with the pure, powerful sounds of nature. From the rejuvenating ambiance of forest whispers to the meditative flow of a Zen waterfall, each track is meticulously crafted to aid in relaxation, deep sleep, meditation, and focus.

To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies and novels. These dense, primordial wildernesses are beautiful to picture but irrelevant to our lives. Jungle tells a different story. Archaeologist Patrick Roberts argues that tropical forests have shaped nearly every aspect of life on earth. They made the planet habitable, enabled the rise of dinosaurs and mammals, and spread flowering plants around the globe. New evidence also shows that humans evolved in jungles, developing agriculture and infrastructure unlike anything found elsewhere.

Nature sounds have always fascinated mankind. They relax us, release us from the brooding constraints of everyday life, and ultimately help us let go. Experience the sounds of nature in the best audio quality, recorded with state-of-the-art equipment, in high fidelity, and with best spatial atmosphere.

Deciduous forest ecosystems can be found on nearly every continent. Countless animals and plants live in them. So what difference could the loss of one animal species make? Follow the chain reaction, and discover how important gray wolves are.

Forest bathing isn't taking a bath in the middle of the forest; it's the act of allowing your senses to bathe in the sensations of the wooded areas we have come to know and love. During a forest bathing session, you fully immerse yourself into experiences, reaping physical, emotional, mental, and social health benefits. Forest bathing is a natural and proven way to help relieve stress and reduce the adverse effects that a hectic life can cause.

This is an incredible story of adventure, human ingenuity, persistence, and resilience that shows firsthand what it is to adventure as a woman in the most dangerous of circumstance, what it is to be truly alone in the wild, and why someone would challenge themselves with an expedition others would call crazy. For Marquis, her story is about freedom, being alive and wild by nature.

The Little Fox and the Silver Moon: A Bedtime Journey Through a Dreamy Forest by Chris Gill is a magical and heartwarming bedtime story that follows a curious little fox on a gentle nighttime adventure. Guided by the soft glow of the silver moon, the fox explores the quiet forest, meeting friendly creatures and discovering hidden wonders beneath the starlit sky. Each step brings comfort, imagination, and a sense of peace, making the journey as soothing as it is enchanting.

Yuki Hirano is just out of high school when his parents enroll him, against his will, in a forestry training program in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. No phone, no internet, no shopping. Just a small, inviting community where the most common expression is “take it easy.” At first, Yuki is exhausted, fumbles with the tools, asks silly questions, and feels like an outcast. Kamusari is the last place a city boy from Yokohama wants to spend a year of his life. But as resistant as he might be, the scent of the cedars and the staggering beauty of the region have a pull.

Most of us live in a constant state of low-level stress… and we’ve started to feel like it’s normal. If you feel like you’re always tired and struggling to relax, or if you find yourself in constant need of a vacation, there’s something wrong – and the solution is surprisingly simple. We’ve become disconnected from the natural world. Even if you have a backyard and a pleasant enough walk to the office, you’re constantly being exposed to noise and pollution… and whether you’re aware of it or not, it affects both your mental and physical health.

As nature's largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cities; they are living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Jill Jonnes's Urban Forests tells the captivating stories of the founding mothers and fathers of urban forestry, in addition to those arboreal advocates presently using the latest technologies to illuminate the value of trees to public health and to our urban infrastructure.

A tree’s rings can tell us many things about its long life–whether it was healthy, or unhealthy, if it needed rain or if its wide rings show it grew healthy and strong. Through poetry, this story shares the life of a tree and how special these giant plants really are! Find a stump and count the rings to listen to a tree’s story. Will the tree you pick be healthy? How will you know?

As a graduate student exploring the rain forests of Australia, Meg Lowman realized that she couldn’t monitor her beloved leaves using any of the usual methods. So she put together a climbing kit: she sewed a harness from an old seat belt, gathered hundreds of feet of rope, and found a tool belt for her pencils and rulers. Up she went, into the trees. Forty years later, Lowman remains one of the world’s foremost arbornauts, known as the “real-life Lorax.”

With their towering, cinnamon-colored trunks and dusky green canopies, ponderosa pine has long been a charismatic icon of the American West. Yet a quiet unraveling has begun: in the past decade, in a vast area from Santa Fe to the Sierras, more than two hundred million ponderosa have died. While some trees will survive in cooler places, scientists estimate that by mid-century less than five percent of the ponderosa in the American Southwest may remain. As the very character of this vast region shifts, what will be left behind? And how can we come to terms with such profound loss?

In "The Forest Friends and the Bully Bear," a group of animal friends—Binky the Bunny, Sam the Squirrel, Timmy the Turtle, and Ollie the Owl—confront Barry the Bear about his hurtful bullying. Through a heartfelt conversation, Barry learns that his actions stem from loneliness and that bullying is not the way to make friends. With their support, Barry understands the importance of kindness, respect, and empathy. The story teaches that standing up against bullying together and showing compassion can lead to true friendship and a harmonious community. Ages 3-8

It’s common knowledge that coast redwoods are tall, tall trees. In fact, they are the tallest trees in the world. What most people don’t know is that there is a whole other forest growing high in the canopy of a redwood forest. This adaptation of "The House That Jack Built" climbs into this secret, hidden habitat full of all kinds of plants and animals that call this forest home.

When the moon rises high on Thanksgiving night, the forest comes alive with a secret celebration! Baby Rabbit and her woodland friends each bring something special to share—pumpkin pie, berries, cornbread, honey, and more. Together, they create a magical midnight feast filled with laughter, gratitude, and friendship. With a heartwarming message, Thanksgiving at Midnight: A Forest Feast is the perfect holiday listen-aloud for families. Children will love joining the baby animals as they discover that the best part of Thanksgiving isn’t just the food—it’s being thankful for one another.

Discover the secret life of trees with this nature and science book for kids: Can You Hear the Trees Talking? shares the mysteries and magic of the forest with young listeners, revealing what trees feel, how they communicate, and the ways trees take care of their families. The author of The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben, tells kids about the forest internet, aphids who keep ants as pets, nature’s water filters, and more fascinating things that happen under the canopy.

Is forest bathing for me and my dog? Yes! You don’t need a swimsuit - no special attire required. Forest bathing is accessible to all levels of fitness and mobility. It is a new (and very old) type of restorative stroll in the woods with your dog. Why do forest bathing with my dog? If you feel like you are bouncing from one thing to the next, never relaxing, forest bathing will reduce your stress, reset your nervous systems, have lasting positive effects on your immune system, and increase the well-being of both you and your dog.