Teens Nature

A sweet and simple story of a handsome puppy as he grows and explores his new life as a warm-hearted member of the family. This book marks the beginning of a true story series that will capture the interest of children all around the world. A book children will want to listen to over and over again. A great bedtime story to help bring families closer together.

This is an educational book about the weather.

Little brown bats do us a big favor. They eat huge numbers of insects! That helps limit the spread of diseases and the damage that insects do to farm crops. But in recent years, large populations of little brown bats have been dying off each winter. Is a virus killing them? Could climate change or pesticides be the cause? Or is it something else? Follow a team of dedicated scientists working to save the little brown bats in this real-life science mystery.

Late in 2013, snowy owls started showing up in places no one expected to find them - including Florida. What had caused so many of these majestic birds to leave their Arctic home and fly to southern Canada and the United States? Scientists quickly began working to find out. Author Sandra Markle brings together firsthand reports from the scientists involved along with stunning photographs of the owls to explain this rare event, known as an irruption.

A cantankerous talking cactus reveals the significance of colors in flowers. Each different color means something to pollinators - bees, bats, birds, and more - to help them navigate and pollinate easily! This fun, nonfiction presentation of science combines our favorite pollinators and flowers to present new information that may surprise even some adults!

Von Wildpferden und niedlichen Ponys, von Trabrennen und Springreiten, und Jockeys und Schmieden...

Klima, Kontinente und Knochenbau: Wigald Boning erklärt uns die wichtigsten Fakten über die Urzeit-Riesen. Kein Mensch hat sie je mit eigenen Augen gesehen. Alles, was wir über die Dinosaurier wissen, reimen sich Forscher aus den Überresten zusammen, die sie finden. Eines aber steht fest: Die Urzeit-Riesen waren Meister des Überlebens. Über 160 Millionen Jahre lang beherrschten sie die Erde.

Endlose Sandmeere, glühend rote Felsen, schneeweiße Dünen: Wigald Boning entdeckt Erstaunliches in den Wüsten...

Wie hämisch lacht eine Hyäne? Und ist die friedlich drein schauende Schnee-Eule etwa ein Raubtier? Vom Seelöwe bis zum Puma: GEOlino extra und Wigald Boning gehen auf Tuchfühlung mit den Fleischfressern. Denn allzu schnell hat man ein vorschnelles Urteil über die scheinbar so böse Schlange und den niedlich aussehenden Marienkäfer gefällt. Marienkäfer? Ja, wirklich: das gepunktete Krabbeltierchen ist ein waschechtes Raubtier!

Pferde, die ihren Platz in Geschichtsbüchern gefunden haben, gibt es nicht allzu viele. Aber die, deren Leben hier nacherzählt wird, stehen für unglaubliche Rekorde, eigenwillige Charaktere und wundersame Geschichten. Alles hat sich wahr zugetragen. Das Schicksal dieser sechs Pferde lässt niemanden unberührt!

Top-selling science author Sandra Markle presents the story of whale sharks - the largest fish on the planet. Facing threats from commercial fishing as well as climate change, they were categorized as endangered in 2016. Find out how scientists are working to study and protect these gentle giants of the ocean.

In 2007 only 30 Amur leopards remained in the wild. Scientists knew they needed to do more to help these big cats. However, details of the leopards' wild lives in their high-altitude forest home were still a mystery. With the help of new technology and the cooperation of scientists and governments around the world, people have learned more than ever before about these rare cats. An innovative plan is under way to give Amur leopards a more secure future. Can these cats rebound from the brink before it's too late?

Es geht um seltene Tiere und Pflanzen. Leider bedeutet "selten" auch häufig "gefährdet". Doch wer ist eigentlich daran schuld? Antworten darauf gibt es in diesem Hörspiel, erklärt von Wigald Boning und anderen Experten. Kann man Arten überhaupt wiederbeleben? Und was macht die Orchidee eigentlich so wertvoll? Außerdem macht Wigald sich auf die Suche nach dem Yeti, Nessie und Co. Was hat es mit diesen Wesen und den Geschichten, die um sie ranken, eigentlich auf sich?

Camping is increasingly becoming a leisure pursuit of many. The versatile geography across different parts of the world has permitted this leisure pursuit to spread all around the year, and across the globe. Even if you are an experienced camper, there are always new tips and tricks to learn that will help make life easier and more enjoyable at the campground. Here in this book is a list of handy basics that anyone will find useful.

The two cousins Ethan and Calum, who had spent so much of their summer vacations and holidays at their grandparents’ ranch through the years, were growing up. They would soon be going to college and getting jobs. Ethan’s younger siblings, Logan and Elyssa, and Cal’s younger sister, Cara, were also teenagers. They did not want their carefree days of going on exciting ranch adventures and making interesting discoveries to ever end.

When Tantoh Nforba was a child, his fellow students mocked him for his interest in gardening. Today he's an environmental hero, bringing clean water and bountiful gardens to the central African nation of Cameroon. Authors Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul share Farmer Tantoh's inspiring story.

When the neighbors are forced to sell the farm, Chris is desperate to own the cows he has been milking. But Chris' Dad cannot cope with the idea! Then, one moonlit night, Chris sneaks out and follows the cow Petal on a wild rampage to...a mob of motherless cabbage patch babies. Will Chris get to keep his cows? Will he be able to look after this new crop of cabbage patch babies? Will their mothers ever come back?

Gently nudging his way into Kate's room, Cocoa declares that he no longer wants to live in the barn. The house is much nicer for a horse. So it's up to Kate to convince him that the barn isn't as bad as it may seem.

This book is about how big and dangerous the dinosaur farts were 65 million years ago and how it made it difficult for humans.

In a central African animal sanctuary, young Akimbo sees the carcass of a mother elephant rotting in the sun. Hearing that his ranger father rarely catches these killers, Akimbo hatches a secret plan to apprehend these villains himself. But are the dangers too daunting for this aspiring hero?