Animal Adaptations

Classic Starts: The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve. Here is the ultimate dog story, one filled with emotion, adventure, and excitement. During the Gold Rush, Buck is snatched away from his peaceful home and brought to the harsh and bitter Yukon to become a sled dog. Will he adapt, and learn to trust men?

La conocida leyenda del flautista que encantó las ratas de Hamelin ha sido contada por años como un cuento alegre con un final feliz, pero como suele suceder con estos cuentos de hadas, los originales pueden ser muy diferentes a las versiones más contadas. La ciudad de Hamelin siempre tuvo ratas,¡ y muchas! Nunca fueron un problema, ya que los gatos las mantenían controladas.

Five familiar tales, now featuring dinosaurs! With music and sound effects. The Dino Stories include The Three Little Dinosaurs, The Triceratops Gruff, The Boy Who Cried Dinosaur, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, and Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Dinosaur.

Disfruta de estas clásicas fábulas dramatizadas, con enseñanzas y moralejas antiguas y atemporales: "La Cigarra y la Hormiga", "El Cuervo y la Zorra", "El León y el Ratón", "El Lobo y el Perro", "La Liebre y la Tortuga", "El León, la Zorra y el Ciervo", "El Lobo y el Cordero en el Arroyo", "La Zorra y el Chivo en el Pozo".

When a crow finds a piece of cheese on the road, she flies to a nearby tree and prepares to eat the tasty treat. Who will eat what (or whom) is up for grabs however, when an overly friendly fox appears below and begins to chat. This beloved fable is retold by popular children's storyteller, Rand Whipple with his trademark humor and wit.

In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before.

When Black Beauty is trained to carry a rider on his back, or to pull a carriage behind him, he finds it hard at first. But he is lucky - his first home is a good one, where his owners are kind people, who would never be cruel to a horse. But in the 19th century many people were cruel to their horses, whipping them and beating them, and using them like machines until they dropped dead. Black Beauty soon finds this out, and as he describes his life, he has many terrible stories to tell.

The trouble started when Pepe the parrot fell in love with . . . a CAT! Hoping to win her paw, he invited her to his house for dinner. But within moments of arriving—with a gobble and a gulp—Carina swallowed that love-sick parrot whole! And he was just the appetizer!

¿Por qué el conejo tiene las orejas largas? ¿Cómo logró Federico Gallardo que dejaran entrar las almas de dos de sus amigos al Cielo?

Estas son algunas de las historias que encontrarás en los cuentos de Papa Yin. Cuentos de la tradición oral del oriente de Guatemala, transmitidos de generación en generación desde tiempos de las Provincias.

Cuentos de animales y de pícaros, de afortunados, de brujos, magos y jóvenes intrépidos. Apropiados para niños desde los seis a los catorce años.

When a girl in a blue dress crashes the Mad Hatter’s eternal tea party, the sleepy Dormouse feels more awake than he has in a long time. He wishes he could follow her and be a part of her adventure. And as luck would have it, a surprising twist of fate sends the Dormouse on an adventure of his own, where he must not fall asleep. For he is destined to save a magical world outside Wonderland, and it will take all his courage - and a few new friends - to do it.

A cat, smart and cunning, clever and mischievous but very helpful: he is just the sort of friend we'd all like by our sides. The youngest of three orphan brothers is left destitute after his parents' death. But such an apparently sad situation takes a quite unexpected turn for the better when he inherits what appears at first to be a small, quite ordinary cat. But it turns out to be the greatest inheritance of all! Our cat is not only clever and brave, but he is also a talking cat!

Filled with jaunty humor, this is an exciting take on the classic story of Red Hen and her adventures in baking. Includes a step-by-step recipe for Red Hen's very own Simply Splendid Cake.

Entdecke die faszinierende Welt der Schlangen! Dieses Buch bietet eine spannende Reise durch das Leben dieser geheimnisvollen und oft missverstandenen Kreaturen. Von der unglaublichen Artenvielfalt über ihre meisterhaften Jagdtechniken bis hin zu den größten Mythen und Legenden, die sich um Schlangen ranken – hier erfahren Sie alles, was Sie schon immer über diese lautlosen Jäger wissen wollten. Erfahren Sie, welche Schlangen giftig sind und welche nicht, wie sie ihre Beute überwältigen und welche Rolle sie in den verschiedenen Kulturen der Welt spielen.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Red Riding Hood by Beatrix Potter. "Once upon a time there was a village child who was so pretty - so pretty as never was seen...." So begins Beatrix Potter's retelling of Red Riding Hood, which is filled with the delicious darkness of the original classic fairy tale as well as some trademark Potter wit and flourishes.

Finalmente, probó la avena del tazón pequeñito de Bebé Oso, y estaba a la medida. ¡De hecho, era tan deliciosa que ella se la comió toda! ¡Sigue este cuento clásico con el audio de una casita en el bosque, un papá, mamá y un bebé oso, y una niña traviesa que es demasiado curiosa!

When Chicken Little gets on the head, she thinks the sky is falling until she sees the acorn. With the help of her friend, Henny Penny, Chicken Little does experiments and learns about the power of gravity. On the way to tell the king of this new scientific discovery, they are captured by a sly fox and need to outsmart him before they become his dinner.

No debemos reirnos de alguien porque sea feo; a lo mejor, nos llevamos una sorpresa cuando pase un poco de tiempo.

The Lord of the Crows tells the story of Sasha, a boy growing up on a poor farm with his parents, brothers, and sisters. Then, the Lord of the Crows comes to seek tribute of one son or their oxen. After two boys get lost in the forest going to the palace, Sasha goes and gains the help of a crow who needs a ride on his back and gives him a warning, which enables Sasha to obtain a special coffee grinder that is able to give him and his family whatever they want, and after that the Lord of the Crows loses his power and becomes the size of any other crow.

Narração simples com efeitos sonoros cativantes, que ajudam a contar a história clássica de Os Três Porquinhos. Quando três porquinhos saem de casa para construir suas próprias casas, a mãe os avisa sobre um lobo malvado. Os porcos aprendem uma lição valiosa enquanto o lobo faminto está determinado a comer os porcos no jantar. Descubra qual porco constrói a casa mais forte e como eles são mais espertos que o lobo mau. Uma reviravolta nova e positiva no final deste conto de fadas o tornará um favorito da família e incentivará o amor pela leitura por toda a vida.

While hard at work, an ant hears the musical sounds of clickety, click, chirrup in the distance. Come along as she explores this joyful noise.