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Award-winning author Toni Buzzeo’s stories deliver engaging characters and gentle humor, helping to set young listeners on a path toward a lifetime of literary enjoyment. In One Cool Friend, Elliot spots his ideal pet on a visit to the aquarium - a penguin! Polite and proper, Elliot is sure that if he asks his father nicely, a dapper Antarctic bird will soon be in his care. But after Elliot’s father agrees to his request, hijinks ensue as one misunderstanding leads to another until the story’s surprising finale.

A curious little Scottish terrier gets his chance to find out what's making the noise on the other side of the tall green hedge.

What animal has feathers, a round body, and a head that bobs when it walks? Pigeons! But do you know how fast pigeons fly? Or where pigeons build their nests? Listen to this audiobook to find out!

Tout commence bien sagement : le perroquet invite le chat pour un excellent dîner. Mais bien vite, tout se détraque car le chat dévore le repas et... son hôte ! Ce malotru de matou se lance alors dans une suite burlesque d'incroyables méfaits.

This audiobook reveals the secret lives of salt marshes. Along the coasts, where ocean tides mix salt water with fresh water, nature has created salt marshes - soggy places full of natural wonders. For years, salt marshes were maligned, drained, or filled in. Now salt marshes are valued as the home of fascinating wildlife, including more than twenty different species of birds. Ornithologist and photographer Doug Wechsler takes the reader on a down-and-muddy tour of the year-round activity in these wonderlands.

The world is a very big place when you're a little bird, but Robby and his flock of Robins, Mourning Doves, Sparrows, and a lone Blackbird are determined to see as much of it as they can. Their latest trip takes them up the coastline from San Diego to San Francisco. This means that their friend Wanda the Whale can follow along too, bringing another Whale, Wilma, with her.

Tony Baloney is a rambunctious macaroni penguin with a tremendous imagination. The middle child in his family, Tony always has to take orders from his big sister and watch out for his younger siblings. But with his trusty stuffed friend Dandelion around, Tony is sure that he won’t get ignored in his family - even if it means getting into a little bit of trouble first.

When the platypus was first discovered by Europeans in the 1800s, it was well-known by Australian Aborigines - but no one knew how to classify it. It lived in the water and laid eggs like a reptile, had a bill like a bird, and was furry and warm-blooded like a mammal. Scientists had to come up with a way to solve this and many other mysteries of nature. Alaskan Polar bears sleeping in hidden underground dens caused problems for researchers wanting to drill for oil without disturbing the bears. Find out how scientists used infrared imaging to see the caves beneath the snow.

What if you found a baby owl in your backyard? Would you know what to do? Where would you go to find help? Join young Maddie and Max as they learn a valuable lesson from a little lost owl in Baby Owl's Rescue by Jennifer Keats Curtis. The brother and sister pair just wanted to play baseball one day. They never expected to come face to face with a wild animal! This story demonstrates the proper treatment of wildlife.

Lillis Arbeit als Tierdolmetscherin im Zoo macht ihr unglaublichen Spaß. Mit ihrer Gabe, mit Tieren sprechen zu können, hilft sie vielen ihrer vierbeinigen Freunde und ist genau in ihrem Element. Aber seit die Bewohner der neuen Pinguin-Anlage eingezogen sind, geht es im Zoo drunter und drüber. Ein ganzes Gehege voller Problemkinder! Vor allem der kleine Brillenpinguin Yuki macht Lilli Sorgen: Er würde so gern fliegen - wie ein richtiger Vogel. Aber Pinguine können nun mal nicht fliegen!

Belinda’s two eggs are nearly ready to hatch. But here comes Gerald the goanna, who likes to eat eggs for lunch. How will the animals and birds trick him and save Belinda’s eggs? Belinda the black cockatoo lived with her partner, Henry, in a eucalyptus forest that spread along the banks of a river in a valley winding between wheat farms and the rocky hill country. Every year Belinda and Henry returned to the same nest high in an old gum tree. It was built in a cosy hole, where a rotten branch had once broken off in a storm.

Five episodes from the hugely popular animated series featuring Samuel, Rudy, and Muffin, as seen on BBC TV. Includes 'A Chorus for Us', 'Rolling Along', 'To Play or Not to Play', 'The Muffin Express', and 'Samuel's Dance'.

Es ist kaum zu glauben, aber ein Pinguin hat bei den olympischen Schwimmwettbewerben den ersten Platz belegt! "Ich habe im Fernsehen gesehen, was die hier so schwimmen..."

Goldwings Zauberkräfte haben schon vielen Freunden in Not geholfen. Und auch das neue Shetlandpony Luna braucht dringend Hilfe! Doch als sich Goldwing nach einem Unwetter plötzlich nicht mehr verwandeln kann, bekommt Flora Angst: Wird sie ihre geliebte Eulenfreundin für immer verlieren? Und was wird dann aus Luna?

A baby goose, adopted at birth by a family of woodchucks, feels like an outcast in everything she does until she discovers - all by herself - that she can fly.

On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. These trusting, flightless, and beautiful birds - the largest and most unusual parrots on earth - have suffered devastating population loss. Now, on an island refuge with the last of the species, New Zealand’s National Kakapo Recovery Team is working to restore the kakapo population. With the help of 14 humans who share a single hut and a passion for saving these odd ground-dwelling birds, the kakapo are making a comeback in New Zealand.

What do a penguin, a pigeon, and a peacock have in common? They're all birds! Learn about the characteristics that all birds share.

Mary Holland capta los primeros meses de la vida de un búho. Los grandes ojos y las esponjosas plumas se robarán el corazón de los lectores mientras aprenden cómo los padres de los búhos carabo norteamericanos preparan a sus jóvenes críos para el gran mundo fuera del nido. Acompaña a Otis mientras aprende a comer, pelea con su hermana, y se prepara para alzar el vuelo.

Long ago, when the world was young, the magpies' nests were the envy of all other birds. To help the other birds, Maggie Magpie patiently explained how to build a nest. But some birds were impatient and flew off without listening to all the directions, which is why, to this day, birds' nests come in all different shapes and sizes. This clever retelling of an old English folktale teaches the importance of careful listening.

To escape the hot Arizona summer, Robby the Robin and his band of friends - his brother Ricky, the Sparrow family, a trio of Mourning Doves and Benny the ever dependable Blackbird - fly west to San Diego in search of a cool summer breeze and some seaside fun. Upon arriving in San Diego, Joy and her new friend Josie wander off to investigate a cruise ship and end up on a voyage they will never forget.