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Alexander Ant and the Art Contest tells a charming and adventurous story of a unique little artist that enters his small artwork into a very large art contest with hopes to win a blue ribbon. Along the way, Alexander faces challenges and learns about the importance of friendship, teamwork, and determination. His determined attitude and ability to ask for help from friends leads to a story of teamwork that proves no matter what size you are, doing things as a team accomplishes so much more.

An exploration of the importance of bees in our world is offered through the author’s lyrical observations to his young sons, often with analogies between the insects and children, and always beautifully presented with unconditional love for them both.

The Purple Grasshopper follows the journey of a quirky grasshopper who struggles with accepting that she is different. She tries to be like the other grasshoppers at first, but quickly learns the power of self-love and that friendship is abundant. Celebrating your uniqueness is not as difficult as it might seem!

Auf mysteriöse Weise landen Lotta und ihr kleiner Bruder Max in einem Insekten-Hotel. Bobbi, die Rezeptionshummel führt die Kinder geschickt durch das wuselige Chaos und zeigt ihnen die faszinierende Welt der Sechsbeiner. Außerdem ist es ein ganz besonderer Tag: die Libelle feiert am Hotel-Pool ihren Geburtstag und alle sind eingeladen! Vielleicht schaffen es die beiden ja noch, ein Selfie mit dem gefeierten Stargast zu ergattern... Ein buntes Hörabenteuer über das Können, das Durchhaltevermögen und die Schönheit der Krabbeltiere für kleine und große Naturforscher!

In a busy bee hive near a colorful meadow there lived a little honey bee named Mia. Mia woke one morning still feeling tired; after all, the hive is a very busy - and very noisy - place. She yawned, and stretched, and wished she could climb back into her warm, honeycomb bed. But nectar bees don’t sleep in; they have nectar to collect after all! So Mia flew past the lush lavender, over the wildflowers and through the tall prairie grass that danced in the wind. She landed on some bright orange flowers for just a short rest...and closed her eyes.

Het verschil tussen mensen en insecten is niet zo groot. Dat ontdekt Erik Pinksterblom wanneer hij op een nacht het schilderij Wollewei boven zijn bed binnenstapt. Op het schilderij staan allerlei insecten afgebeeld en als hij verzucht dat hij daar zo graag eens zou zijn, gebeurt het wonder: Erik wordt piepklein en is opeens ín het schilderij. Daar beleeft hij allerlei avonturen; hij is onder meer te gast bij de wespenfamilie Vliesvleugel, logeert een tijdje in hotel Het Slakkenhuis en hij sluit vriendschap met een vlinder.

Join young bees and best pals Zip and Zap as they launch on an incredible adventure to retrieve their hive's stolen honey.

Marcus is in trouble. He didn’t think his friend Laurence would actually believe him when he said that his super brainy aunt built the very first time machine. He only made up the story in a spur-of-the-moment bid to win a silly argument! Now how on earth will he make the story come true?

When a dapper Mr. Mosquito arrives at the insect ball hosted by the Queen Bee, he joins all the elegantly attired guests in having a splendid time. Suddenly a big-footed intruder - Gasp! A bear! - threatens to stomp out all the six-legged fun. Dare Mr. Mosquito go to the rescue? Might he have a special talent that will make him a hero? Andrew Thiriot’s masterful reading of this children’s book will have you chuckling and cheering for Mr. Mosquito. And as for that pesky question - Will the festivities go on? - be bugged no more. A royally good answer awaits.

Jasper, a trans-questioning and gender-nonconforming child who uses they/them pronouns, is frequently bullied at school. To cheer them up, their grandfather tells them a fairy tale of the most beautiful butterfly who ever lived - who turns out to have more than a few similarities to Jasper. In the story-within-a-story, caterpillars Mikael and Frankie are both bullied in their little town of Coconut Grove. Mikael is a boy caterpillar who wears a pink glitter scarf. Frankie is a girl caterpillar who wears a hat and looks like a boy.

What makes a bug a BUG? Is a spider a bug? Is a turtle a bug? Is a worm a bug? Bucky and Bingo the dog are buddies who LOVE creepy crawling things. When they have questions about nature, they go back to the magic mystery book to find answers. Exploration, adventure, and digging in the dirt for worms - every little curious kid's dream!

Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: bees! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaia's dad is a beekeeper. Her dad says that the world needs bees and that’s why they are beekeepers. But only he goes on the roof, not Kaia - unless she can find a way to be the brave girl she always says she is. Kaia’s small courageous steps - and her tiny insect neighbors - are depicted with great empathy and charm.

The fun-loving Cricket neglects his Shabbat tasks while the industrious Ant does hers, but Cricket surprises her by coming to the rescue just in time to save her Shabbat celebration. Originally published in Hebrew.

Honeybees are a crucial part of our food chain. As they gather nectar from flowers to make sweet honey, these bees also play an important role in pollination, helping some plants produce fruit. But large numbers of honeybees are disappearing every year...and no one knows why. Is a fungus killing them? Could a poor diet be the cause? What about changes to bees' natural habitat? In this real-life science mystery, scientists and beekeepers are working to answer these questions...and save the world's honeybees before it's too late.

Marcus is a worm, and a bird named Laurence who looks very much like a chicken is about to eat him for breakfast. So what does Marcus do? He strikes up a conversation, of course! But even after talking his way out of being eaten, Marcus’s troubles are just beginning: soon he is clinging to Laurence’s neck as the designated navigator on an absurd journey to Kenya, where his feathered companion dreams of finding happiness with other flamingos like himself. The only problem is Marcus can’t actually read a map - and this bird is clearly not a flamingo.

It's the summer before eighth grade and Flor is stuck at home and working at her family's mattress store, while her best friend goes off to band camp (probably to make new friends). It becomes even worse when she's asked to compete in the local honey pageant. This means Flor has to spend the summer practicing her talent (recorder) and volunteering (helping a recluse bee-keeper) with Candice, her former friend who's still bitter about losing the pageant crown to Flor when they were in second grade. And she can't say no.

Die Tierwandler sind zurück! Der 12-jährige Simon steckt mittendrin im Kampf der Tierreiche. Gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden jagt er der verschollenen Waffe des Bestienkönigs nach. Als sie in eine Sackgasse geraten, müssen sie die gefürchtete Herrscherin des Insektenreichs um Hilfe bitten: die Schwarze Witwenkönigin. Als Gegenleistung fordert sie, ihre entführte Tochter zu retten. Simon willigt ein und erkennt bald, dass Nolan, der Erbe des Bestienkönigs, in höchster Gefahr schwebt.

Pavouk Čenda a jeho kamarádka dřevěná kukačka spolu žijí ve starém opuštěném domě. Zaběhnutý řád však jednoho dne naruší zloděj a pak i lopaty buldozérů, které začnou dům bourat. Všechno zlé ale bývá pro něco dobré. A Čendův útěk z bezpečí starých hodin doprostřed neznámého lesa mu možná přinese nové dobrodružné příhody a přátele. Kouzelná audioknížka obsahuje všechny tři příběhy pavouka Čendy z pera brněnského ilustrátora a výtvarníka Pavla Čecha.

Do you believe in fairies, love wildlife, and respect the countryside? This is a fun and comical tale for children about a modern-day fairy, Hannah Hollyhock, and her adventures on a work experience day with a wildlife rescue fairy. Children's author Tracey lives with her cat in rural Worcestershire, and her garden is full of fairies. She knows all about wildlife rescue.

Those crafty robbers Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are out of jail, and they're heading back to the farm with another cunning plan to cause trouble. They've been stealing eggs from the fat red hen, but now they're setting their sights higher and are planning to steal the fat red hen herself! Fortunately the quiet, clever ladybird is on their trail, and she and her farm animal friends have a plan of their own.