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Kaum ist Maja zur Welt gekommen, geht auch schon der Ernst des Lebens los. Von ihrer älteren Lehrerin Kassandra wird sie auf ihren ersten Ausflug als Honigbiene vorbereitet. Schnell wird klar, dass Maja ganz anders ist als die anderen Bienen im Stock. Von Kassandra, die Maja sofort in ihr Herz schließt, erfährt Maja von den Menschen und wird sogleich von der tiefen Sehnsucht gepackt, die große weite Welt zu erkunden und den Menschen kennenzulernen.

How did YOU collect SO MUCH POLLEN??? I have sticky hairs EVERYWHERE! Oh! I'm not sticky enough. It's okay. You don't need to collect as much pollen as a bee. Just be a butterfly. Right. You're saying I need to be STICKIER.

Susie Vanderhoof is an outspoken, bright eight-year-old with an imagination large enough to match her heart. She makes the discovery of a lifetime when she finds a talking spider named Tommy Tobotsky Tarantula III has been residing in her sock drawer.

Discover the next nonfiction audiobook about butterflies and moths from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science! Butterflies soar in the sunlight. While moths flutter under the moon and stars. Find out more about these mysterious and majestic insects similarities and...

How do bees fly? Why does a spider weave a web? And why are bugs so important to our world? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more.

The Ant Thief is the story of Noira, the ant who wears a diamond ring and tells everyone that it is a gift from a king, for her bravery. She becomes as famous as the Great Traveller Ant. But the fact is, Noira is a thief.

Hop, a grasshopper, makes friends with Chomp, a caterpillar. Hop loves to play, while Chomp only eats. Then one day, Chomp disappears! Hop looks for his friend everywhere. His mother tells him that Chomp is no longer a caterpillar. He is a pupa, and will soon become a butterfly.

Der Königin von Meisenstedt fällt ein Testament eines berühmten Krimiautors in die Hand. Dieses Schreiben ist in Rätseln verfasst, die fühlerscheinlich etwas mit Weihnachten zu tun haben. Frau Königin beauftragt den Jungameisenagenten Andi Meisfeld und seine Freunde die Rätsel zu lösen, ohne dabei zu ahnen, dass es sich zu einem unerwartet gefährlichen Abenteuer entwickeln würde. Außerdem möchte Andi einem Giftmischer auf die Spur kommen, der im Einkaufszentrum vergiftete Weihnachtskringel verteilt.

Jungameisenagent Andi Meisfeld und seine Freunde helfen dem Keksbäcker Meikelsen sein äußerst wertvolles Lebkuchenrezept wiederzubekommen und stoßen dabei auf ein gefährliches Verbrecher-Duo. In einem weiteren Fall hilft er einer Frau, die von einem Weihnachtsgespenst heimgesucht wird.

Welcome to Scaredy Spider! This story takes us into the world of a little clan of tiny spiders who sing their songs of adventure, and one tiny spider in particular, who rolls into a little ball every time a new adventure appears. Until this time, where he finds himself in his own adventure, discovering his true abilities. This story reminds us about how even the scarediest of creatures can take little tiny steps that might even lead to large grand adventures.

In a small village, a young boy named Dodo begins a life changing friendship with a mosquito named Mykayla. Dodo accidentally reveals their secret friendship to his mom, Mama Dodo, setting off a malaria discovery journey into the opposing worlds of mosquitoes and humans. At the request of Papa Dodo, Dodo invites Mykayla home for dinner. Is the dinner a trap? Will Dodo lose his friendship with Mykayla or will their friendship secure a page in history books? The debut novel by Nana Banafo.

The insect world is a fascinating place. You may not think so. You may think insects are gross. Or scary. Or dangerous. But there’s so much more to insects than what meets the eye. Told through hilarious prose and packed full of jaw-dropping facts, Brenna Maloney’s first-person narrative presents the big picture on bugs. Insects play a critical role on our planet—as pollinators, garbage collectors, artistic muses, research partners, and even as “dinner.”

Under the soil, under the surface, there lived a lowly worm called Wallace. One day, he cried: "My world is dark and my life is no good. I've never seen the sun and all I eat is mud!" Wallace cried and Wallace sighed until from the dark a wise voice replied.... That voice would change Wallace's perspective forever!

Gizmo and Trina sang simple swamp songs as they skipped through the murky swampland, which they daily called home. Many claimed that it was a stinky swamp, but these two had gotten used to the scent. It had gotten to the point where, to them, it simply smelled like home. I know what you are probably saying to yourself, “How does a swamp song sound?” We will get to that, my young friend; just wait and see. The two had become very skilled at taking charge at conquering the challenges of life that were so much a part of Dismal Swamp.

The bees in Bumblonia were doing quite nicely until Malicia, in her glass Wellington boots, became the Queen of the kingdom. One simple misunderstanding can change life dramatically if it involves little knowledge of nature’s role in everyday life. Being arrested and locked in a dark and dreary dungeon just for stinging a posh person on the bottom was certainly a bee’s worst nightmare! Surely just because bees are not mentioned in a good book, it doesn’t make them demons? If you tell people something enough times, they start to believe you! Even if yesterday they knew better.

Varför surrar bin när de flyger runt? Har de inte lärt sig att arbeta i tystnad än? Ljudet som kommer från bin när de rör sig är deras små vingar som rör sig upp och ner för att kunna flyga. Men bina förtjänar att få göra hur mycket oväsen de vill. De är nämligen jätteviktiga för att växtriket ska fungera. "Varför surrar bin?" är en lärorik bok för barn om binas funktion i växtriket. En radiopjäs med musik och ljud för att fördjupa dig ännu mer i berättelsen.

Once upon a time, there was a spider named Willow. She lived in a tree, but little did Willow know she would soon meet a few friends along the way. Bo Raccoon, Lilly Ladybug, and Roxy Bumblebee would all soon meet their new friend Willow Spider in the big tree!

Books are an important tool, creating both interest and entertainment. They are also one of the many ways to broaden new horizons for young children as well as adults. This story follows Myron the Mantis and his blooming friendship with a new bullfrog in town....

Some people call insects bugs, but they aren’t all true bugs. True bugs are grouped in a special class called hemiptera, meaning “half-wing.” True bugs have sucking mouth parts and only go through three stages before developing into an adult. Examples of true bugs are bed bugs, stink bugs, and chinch bugs. Did you know that the giant water bug can catch a small fish or frog with its hooked front legs? Water bugs can grow to four inches long in South America. Kids will learn all about these fascinating creatures with this fabulous audiobook.

This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is Honey Bee (Young Zoologist). Journey into a beehive to study honey bees in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids. You might know that honey bees dance to let each other know where to find the best...