Teens Nature

In Shajarpur, everyone is always happy. The weather is always perfect. But newcomer Savi, a lonely teenager, doesn’t know what happiness means anymore. If she were to make a list of things that were the absolute worst, moving to Shajarpur would be right on top. Well, right after missing her father, who just died of a heart attack. As Savi grapples with loss in a strange new town, she discovers something startling. Not only can she communicate with her father’s plants—all forty-two of them—she can talk to the giant ficus tree behind her school.

The audio course Nature-Study for 5th Grade covers the main sections of the study curriculum in natural history for the 5th grade.

It is November 13, 1909, and the coal miners of Cherry, Illinois, head to work with lunch pails in hand, just like any other day. Come early afternoon, a slow-moving disaster begins, barely catching the men’s attention until it’s too late. Sally Walker tells the riveting and horrifying story of the Cherry Mine fire, which trapped hundreds of men underground. Alternating between rescue efforts above and the heroic measures of those trying to survive below, this tragic story unfolds over eight excruciating days in a narrative compelled by the miners’ hope and will to survive.

"Wolfsblut" - ein Klassiker der Jugend- und Abenteuerliteratur. Der junge Wolf lernt das Leben in der Wildnis kennen, doch seine Mutter ist nur zur Hälfte Wolf. Und es gibt auch in Wolfsblut Instinkte, die ihn die Gesellschaft des Menschen suchen lassen... Packender Roman über Kälte, Natur, das Leben in der Wildnis - und die Freundschaft von Mensch und Tier.

Nick Slate, in order to protect his father and little brother, reluctantly must help the Accelerati complete Tesla's great device. Their power-mad leader wants nothing less than to control the world's energy - but there are still three missing objects to track down. Nick's friends can't help him, as they are spread across the globe grappling with their own mysteries - with Vince in Scotland, Caitlin and Mitch on their way to New Jersey, and Petula's whereabouts unknown.

Com apenas 15 anos, ela iniciou um movimento mundial que já levou milhares de pessoas às ruas, provando que ninguém é pequeno demais para fazer a diferença. Hoje, Greta é a maior voz na luta para conscientizar os líderes mundiais de que o tempo da esperança acabou e que, se não entrarmos em ação, logo será tarde demais.

In Beastly Brains, Nancy Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today's science is revolutionizing old theories and uncovering surprising similarities to our own minds. Humans are not alone in our ability to think.

Have you ever wondered what mysteries the ocean holds? Prepare to explore the ocean from sunlit shallows to the deepest, darkest depths. Along the way, you'll meet many incredible creatures that are brand new to science. Dive to a coral reef and spot a new species of pygmy octopus. Travel deeper and discover fragile, nearly transparent jellies as they drift past. Then head down into a world of eternal night. You'll encounter animals that make their own light and zombie worms that feast on the bones of dead whales.

Donate body to science. Check. When 17-year-old Kaitlyn checked the box, she never suspected she'd have her life - and her body - stolen from her. She awakens one day in a secret laboratory to discover that her body is now half robot and is forced to hide her own secret: that she still has human emotions and a human mind. If the scientists who made her find out, they'll erase what remains of who she was.

In uno zoo, un ragazzo si sofferma affascinato davanti alla gabbia di un lupo e, siccome l'animale ha soltanto un occhio, anche il ragazzo, con estrema sensibilità, tiene chiuso uno dei suoi. Questo colpisce il lupo che, per la prima volta, supera l'atavica diffidenza nei confronti degli esseri umani e decide di raccontare al ragazzo la sua storia, tutta vissuta sullo sfondo di paesaggi nevosi e cacce solitarie.

For over a decade, Ben Garrod has studied chimpanzees to find ways to protect and conserve them. We join Ben on a journey that has taken him around the world, studying eastern chimps in the humid forests of Uganda and the critically endangered western chimps of Liberia. In his trademark infectious, lighthearted style, Ben describes encounters with chimpanzees that highlight the different threats they face.

Whitney has been in so many foster homes that she can give a complete rundown on the most common varieties of foster parents - from the look-on-the-bright-side types to those unfortunate examples of pure evil. But one thing she doesn't know much about is trees. This means heading for Foster Home number 12 (which is all the way at the top of the map of California, where there looks to be nothing but trees) has Whitney feeling a little nervous. She is pretty sure that the middle of nowhere is going to be just one more place where a hyper, loud-mouthed kid who is messy and small for her age won't be welcome for long.

Natalia is not the kind of girl who takes risks. Six years ago, she barely survived the house fire that killed her baby brother. Now she is cautious and always plays it safe. For months, her coworker Wyatt has begged her to come hiking with him, and Natalia finally agrees. But when a wildfire breaks out, blocking the trail back, a perfect sunny day quickly morphs into a nightmare. With no cell service, few supplies, and no clear way out of the burning forest, a group of strangers will have to become allies if they're going to survive.

When Thomas Rose first spots the girl concealed in a ditch outside his rural village, she looks as drab as a lark, blending with the English countryside. Only her bright-red kerchief gives her away. Yet French Hélène, who goes by “Ling”  -  for the year is 1757, and England and France are at war - is no ordinary bird. She is tiny and agile, with huge dark eyes and hair as black as plums. Ling enchants Thomas with tales of the circus, where she danced atop Belladonna, a pure-white horse with a tail the color of barley. But the leader of the troupe has sold Belladonna....

Hörgenuss für Fans und Neueinsteiger_innen: In Staffel VI der Bestseller-Serie wächst eine neue Generation der Kriegerkatzen heran und erzählt ganz neue Abenteuer. Der SchattenClan ist gefallen, die meisten seiner Katzen sind zum DonnerClan geflohen. Eine Gruppe Streuner und einige SchattenClan-Krieger regieren nun das Territorium im Nadelwald und ihr grausamer Anführer Dunkelschweif will auch die anderen Clans erobern.

Hörgenuss für Fans und Neueinsteiger_innen: In Staffel VI der Bestseller-Serie wächst eine neue Generation der Kriegerkatzen heran und erzählt ganz neue Abenteuer. Nach Feuersterns Tod führt nun Brombeerstern den DonnerClan an. Seine Jungen Erlenpfote und Funkenpfote könnten unterschiedlicher nicht sein: Funkenpfote ist die geborene Kriegerin, während Erlenpfote jeglicher Jagdinstinkt fehlt. Aber er hat andere Fähigkeiten. Nach Verkündung der Prophezeiung träumt er von Katzen in einer Schlucht, die in großer Not sind und ihn um Hilfe anflehen.

Hörgenuss für Fans und Neueinsteiger_innen: In Staffel VI der Bestseller-Serie wächst eine neue Generation der Kriegerkatzen heran und erzählt ganz neue Abenteuer. Mehr als ein Mond ist vergangen, seit Erlenpfote von der erfolglosen Suche nach dem WolkenClan zurückgekehrt ist. Denn der WolkenClan ist von bösartigen Streunern vertrieben worden. Erlenpfotes Mission schlug zwar fehl, aber er kam nicht mit leeren Pfoten nach Hause: Er hat zwei junge Waisenkatzen gefunden.

Seit unzähligen Monden lebt ein Katzenstamm in den Bergen. Die Nahrung ist rar, die Winter lang und kalt. Halber Mond, die weise, alte Sagerin, hat eine Vision von einem besseren Ort, wo es genug Beute für alle gibt. Eine Gruppe mutiger Katzen bricht auf zu einer gefährlichen Reise in das unbekannte Land. Grauer Flug ist gegen die gefährliche Mission, doch als sein kleiner Bruder Zackiger Berg verschwindet, ist auch er gezwungen, die Berge zu verlassen. Ein Abenteuer voller unbekannter Gefahren, über Freundschaft, Liebe und Loyalität.

Die Blattleere bedroht die Katzen mit Hunger und Kälte. Wolkenhimmel erkennt, dass sich alle Katzen verbünden müssen, um sich vor feindlichen Angriffen zu schützen - und um wachsen zu können, wie die Geisterkatzen es vorausgesagt haben. Aber nur wenige sind bereit, sich wieder mit ihm einzulassen. Für Großer Schatten steht fest, dass sie ihr eigenes Lager im Kiefernwald gründen wird, und Strömender Fluss fühlt sich in der Nähe des Wassers besonders wohl. Die Streunerin Windläufer hat sich mit ihrer Familie im Moor niedergelassen.

Grauer Flug steht unter Schock. Er hat immer fest daran geglaubt, dass Wald- und Moorkatzen in Frieden zusammenleben können. Doch nun wird sein Bruder Wolkenhimmel tatsächlich den Moorkatzen den Krieg erklären? Auch der junge Kater Donner lehnt das skrupellose Verhalten von Wolkenhimmel ab und kehrt kurzentschlossen zu den Moorkatzen zurück. Grauer Flug ist sich nun sicher: Er muss Wolkenhimmel aufsuchen, um Schlimmeres zu verhindern. Doch was als Missverständnis zwischen den beiden Brüdern beginnt, endet in einer Katastrophe.