Bugs Life

The vineyard has been restored and Ladybug Farm Winery is on the verge of bottling its first vintage. Their friends Paul and Derrick are building a house next door. High school and college graduations are just around the corner for the two young people they have shepherded for the past four years. Life couldn't be more perfect. But Ladybug Farm still holds a few surprises for them all...

Bonjour! Escargot is a beautiful French snail who wants only two things: 1. To be your favorite animal. 2. To get to the delicious salad at the end of the book. But when he gets to the salad, he discovers that there's a carrot in it. And Escargot hates carrots. But when he finally tries one - with a little help from you! - he discovers that it's not so bad after all!

Follow the lives of individual bugs as they fly, hunt, hide, and scuttle their way through their day. Bug expert Dr. Jessica L. Ware introduces characters from cicadas to butterflies in the style of a nature documentary, with a sprinkling of simple science explanations perfect for future zoologists.

The Pinkley family is moving into their new house—Casa Bizarro. When they arrive, though, they realize they lost the key! In order to help find the key, the family decides to let whoever finds it pick the first dinner at the house. Now Doodlebug and Dandelion must compete to find the key first! Who gets to pick their favorite meal for dinner?

Doodlebug and Dandelion are preparing for their school’s pet show! Their cat, Choo-Choo, quickly learned her trick and their owl, Kazoo’s trick is almost perfect. Their dog, Don’t, is still confused and cannot even do one leap! Will he learn his routine in time for the show?

Doodlebug has stage fright! When his tryout for the school play goes awry, he is embarrassed. His teacher notices Doodlebug’s artistic talent, though, and gives him a huge role in the play! Will he be able to get over his fear of the stage and let his true talent shine?

Dandelion misses her teddy bear, Englebert Fuzz. She put him in a time capsule, but now she’s regretting it! Determined to help her feel better, Doodlebug and their friends come up with a plan. Will their idea make her smile again?

Doodlebug and Dandelion are excited to have their annual Pinkley Night! Every year, all the Pinkleys get together to celebrate the holiday season. To celebrate this gathering, Dandelion organizes a talent show, but her cousin Punky keeps interrupting everyone. It’s time she teaches him a lesson!

Chester’s mom teaches him a song about fireflies. Learn the song along with Chester. One, two, three.…

The story of evolution as you’ve never heard it before. What’s the easiest way to tell species apart? Check their genitals. Researching private parts was long considered taboo, but scientists are now beginning to understand that the wild diversity of sex organs across species can tell us a lot about evolution. Menno Schilthuizen invites listeners to join him as he uncovers the ways the shapes and functions of genitalia have been molded by complex Darwinian struggles.

Author Kathleen Van Cleve delivers a promising debut with this magical novel. Eleven-year-old Polly Peabody lives on a farm like no other. It rains every Monday at 1:00 p.m., the crops taste like chocolate, the bugs can communicate, and Polly’s best friend is a rhubarb plant named Harry. But when the weekly downpours stop, and Polly’s brother grows ill, she must figure out how to make it rain again—or her family’s future could be destroyed.

ILLUSTRATED IMAGES – FULL-COLOR PAGES INSIDE! A Beautifully Illustrated Introduction to the Magical World of Butterflies Why do butterflies have such colorful wings? How does a tiny caterpillar turn into a butterfly? What do they eat, and how long do they live? Butterfly Facts for Kids is a fun, visual, and engaging guide to one of nature’s most fascinating creatures. Packed with real science, colorful photos, and easy-to-understand explanations, this book is the perfect introduction for children curious about the world of butterflies. Whether your child is doing a school project, loves...

LA HORMIGUITA AMIGABLE, es un hermoso y divertido cuento para bebes y niños, lleno de coloridas imágenes. El cual enseñará a sus hijos grandiosas lecciones, valores y principios fundamentales. Ayudando así a la formación del carácter, fortaleciendo el control del dominio propio. Les Instruye sobre la importancia de ser altruistas y ayudar a los demás. Este, inculcará a sus niños el beneficio de la perseverancia para el logro de los objetivos. Además, les animará a ser mejores personas cada día.

How does a tadpole become a frog? How does a butterfly’s diet change from larva to adult? Follow insects, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians as they transform into adults. Young listeners will hear about each animals as it completes its unique life cycle.

How does a tadpole become a frog? How does a butterfly’s diet change from larva to adult? Follow insects, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians as they transform into adults.

Have you ever heard of an invertebrate that spends its whole life inside another animal? What about a beetle that spends most of its life underground? Young listeners will learn all about lancet flukes, Hercules beetles, and other invertebrates with unusual life cycles.

Petunia's Wild Journey is a whimsical children's story about a Honey Bee Petunia, a hard working bee who is feeling down because of several rainy days. The rain keeps Petunia from collecting nectar, which makes her sad and worried. As she sits in her cozy hive, watching the raindrops, she starts to wonder if she will ever see her beloved flowers again.

In A Book for Escargot, the stand-alone sequel to Escargot - written by award-winning and New York Times best-selling author Dashka Slater - we follow a funny and charming French snail through a library to find the book of his dreams.

Harvard is used to his father coming home from the hospital and telling him about all the babies he helped. But since he made the mistake at work, Dad has been quieter than usual. And now he is taking Harvard and his little brother, Roger, to Kettle Hole, Maine, for the summer. Harvard hopes this trip isn’t another mistake.

The deeply personal and complex human traits of worthiness, deserving, self-worth, and self-esteem, govern our success. How we value ourselves plays such a critical role in what opportunities we pursue that it can hardly be overstated. Self-worth is an ever-changing pair of glasses that broadens or limits our view of the world, colors every life experience, and propels us to take action or grounds us in stagnation. Self-worth is the foundation of all our choices, all our reactions, and all our efforts.