Animal Urban

Maurice, an amazing cat who has survived four years on the toughest streets in the whole of the Discworld, reckons that rats are dumb - clever, okay, but dumb. Maurice, however, is smart, smart enough to recognize that there's a new kind of rat around: rats who have been eating wizards' rubbish and can now talk. Smart enough to get a pretty amazing idea when he spots a stupid-looking kid playing the flute....Now Maurice has his very own "plague of rats" and his own Pied Piper.

The competition is heating up at the mini-golf invitational in Crystal Beach despite the deadly discovery on the 18th hole. With a golf course full of possible suspects, Sidney Grace is on high alert, trying to locate clues that might lead her to the murderer...or at least reveal a motive.

An abandoned backpack. A damaged walking stick. A broken bridge. What happened on the Buckeye Trail? Succulent-savvy sleuth, Molly Green spends her day tending her eco-friendly garden center, inherited from her beloved grandparents. She wants nothing more than to nurture her nursery and share her plant passion with the world. When a hiker goes missing on the Buckeye Trail that runs behind the garden center and a bridge on the trail is damaged, the police suspect foul play. As clues mount up, Molly fears she may know who is to blame, perhaps someone in her own family. To make matters worse, ...

We share this planet with another intelligent race. They communicate fluently, have a society, a culture. They live in harmony with their world, but it is a harmony that is being torn apart by man’s careless acts. Dolphin Way is set in this world. The actors are the dolphins, as they try to make sense of a changing Ocean. Dolphin culture evolved over millions of years so that they could remain perfectly attuned with their world, Ocean.

Ash was warned, and she tried to be careful, but with the Purple Sky magicians hunting her to carry out Lathia's vendetta, there were only so many options open to her. The magic awakening in her blood and breaking free of the binding spells of her enemies made her even more vulnerable to trouble. And attractive to new allies and new enemies.

I wish my job as a magical librarian was just about shuffling books and shushing people from behind a desk. Alas, the magic I wrangle requires a bit more than shuffling and shushing. And to make things worse, I have a frog and a cat, and I have no idea how to use them! Sure, I understand, we all have bills to pay. Personally, I could use a bit of extra cash too. But I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t kill for it. At least...not without dark magic influence. And that’s exactly the problem. Dark. Magic. Influence.

A murderer on the hunt. A boy and cat in his cross-hairs. A connection beyond words… Step into a world where danger lurks in the shadows and extraordinary abilities hold the key to survival. Linked by Alex G Zarate is a gripping urban fantasy novel that transports readers into a realm of suspense, mystery, and supernatural intrigue. At the heart of the story is Tommy Harris, an eight-year-old boy grappling with the profound loss of his father. Desperate for a connection, Tommy finds solace in a lost kitten, Snowy, who becomes not only his loyal companion but also a conduit for ...

Bean Bean loves bugs! And she can communicate with them, too! It's her life mission to get humans and insects talking and more importantly, to get humans to stop squashing bugs. When Bean and her buddy, Manuel, encounter a lost frog from the Amazon forest in the creek behind her house, she relies on her insect network to help reunite him with his family although they encounter a few hiccups along the way. It's a wild adventure that ends with an unimaginable surprise for Bean Bean Bug Girl!

Ein romantisches Abenteuer voller Fabelwesen und Magie - für alle Leser*innen von Cassandra Clares "Chroniken der Unterwelt". "'Majestät! Ihr müsst umgehend mit uns kommen.' Äh... Obwohl ich weiß, dass neben mir niemand ist, blicke ich sicherheitshalber nach links und rechts. Der kann ja mit Majestät unmöglich mich gemeint haben." Das Leben der angehenden Journalistin Pamina Candela gerät völlig aus den Fugen, nachdem sie in der U-Bahn mit einem jungen Mann zusammenstößt. Wer ist dieser Typ? Und warum verfolgt er sie?

A mysterious stone etched with animal shapes... A white swan with a broken heart... A black wolf with dreams of freedom... And a shy zookeeper who discovers his destiny. Zookeeper Noah Hartman spends most of his life at Cloverdale Zoo tending to the wild creatures he loves, especially a sickly white swan named Lyra. His only human friends are fellow keeper Calvin Hobbs, and his sweet next-door neighbor Jennie Gordon, who is secretly in love with Noah. Then Noah finds a velvet pouch left by a mysterious old woman. Inside is a stone etched with animal shapes, and a spell that turns animals ...

When a new family moves onto Edgar Road, Alfie and George can’t wait to welcome them - especially when they discover they have a cat, too! Alfie imagines they’ll be the perfect neighbours, but when one little misunderstanding gets blown out of proportion, the street is suddenly at war! As the snow starts to fall, Alfie and George have their work cut out for them to bring the street back together. But can one doorstep cat and his mischievous kitten use their festive spirit to reunite everyone in time for Christmas?

Poachy the squirrel lives near the top of the tallest tree in Amelia Riley Gardens, a lush green space in the middle of a big city, surrounded by huge, white Georgian houses, which make up Victoria Square. The park is big for an inner city square at about the size of two standard football fields laid end to end. A grand duck pond built on two levels dominates its center. It has its own footbridge separating the small shallow part where frogs, tadpoles, and newts live, from the deeper, much larger part, for bigger fish.

"Se gli uomini fossero meno avidi, ci sarebbe latte sia per i nostri cuccioli che per loro e, se ci nutrissero con ciò che ci fa bene, il nostro latte sarebbe più sano e noi vivremmo più a lungo. Se non ci trattassero in modo crudele". Un racconto sulla Natura per bambini dai 9 ai 90 anni... Corre l'anno 2127, il mondo si è ingrigito e l’uomo comanda su ogni altra forma vivente. La mucca Bella rinchiusa in un allevamento, insieme alle sue compagne, è maltrattata da uno stalliere. Pino, il topolino, le incita a ribellarsi e organizza la loro fuga.

Annabelle—Annie, thank you very much—Jordan’s got a new lease on life. She’s starting A New Chapter. Literally. Her great-aunt—one she’d never head of, has left her a bookstore—A New Chapter—to run. Sure it means leaving Jersey behind and going to the Carolinas, where everything is slow and meandering, but what else’s a new divorcee to do? A break-in at the bookstore not long after Annie arrives in town is just one of the mysterious events that follows. Finding out about a father she knew nothing about, a family history that belongs in fiction, and a hunky private ...

Princess Maggie Prewitt has finally exercised her rights as Emily’s Head of Castle during the perilous Em Games Triad—and now she’s stuck in bed recovering from a severe head injury. Thankfully, the Queen’s Doctor is in the house. A jolly king with a twinkle in his eye will be caring for Maggie during her stay in the castle’s hospital. And as luck would have it—or possibly Pippin—King Jacksie has quite a story to tell. Listen in as many secrets come to light—Secrets of Pippin’s chosen Seven, the miraculous construction of Brumbletide Kingdom, and the sinister deception ...

Annie Jordan’s new lease on life has taken a turn. With a new brother on the scene—one that everyone she knows is practically accusing of being a criminal element—she’s also found herself with a new roommate. It goes without saying that Bogart’s not happy about the roommate sitch. Of course, neither is Sam, and especially not Melanie. But hey, she’s got Mildred, and it seems she’s the only one who doesn’t hate Annie’s newly found brother. Prompted by curiosity—it killed the cat, right? Not humans?—Annie and Tyler submit their saliva for some DNA testing. They have ...

Elizabeth is happy to be back in Black Bridge, a quaint English town where the mornings are cold, and the tea is hot. It seems she’s not the only one that finds it the idyllic place to be as the surrounding fields are suddenly overrun with travelers—something that several locals are unhappy about. Now that Elizabeth is working full time for The Herald, the town’s newspaper, it’s her job to cover the story, and she soon realizes that there is more going on than meets the eye.

In life, she gave Jerry Palmer hell. In death, she gave the devil hell. Now she's back and raising hell....

The story begins with Pegasus choosing three of his best pairs of beautiful white-winged horses from Olympus to come to Earth for a special purpose to become a new species that not even the Greek gods had seen or known before. They become the Earth unicorns, the Day unicorns, and the Night unicorns, and with their magic they will heal and protect the Earth after the dinosaurs' reign. The story then follows on about a special mare and her life that will change completely forever, as she has been chosen to be something even greater than the magnificent, magical unicorn she already is!

As more and more of our planet is urbanised, we humans still feel that primal pull to connect with our wilder roots. This gorgeously lyrical book invites us to celebrate the natural world, while also offering a clear-eyed glimpse into the challenges faced by urban plants and animals as cities grow and sprawl. Wild City proposes a compelling manifesto for city wildlife, suggesting how we might take action to protect the often-overlooked residents who live alongside us.