Living Animals

Reduce, recycle, and reuse. We can all help Earth, if we choose. In this poem, kids learn about the differences between recycling, compost, and hazardous waste.

Scooter the dog sees the front door is open and decides to go on an adventure. Heading up the street, he checks out a park and an ice cream truck. As the sun goes down, he looks around and realizes that he doesn't know where he lives. He tries to remember his address, but can't. So, he takes to the street to try and find his way home. Along the way he meets an interesting group of friends who teach him a few things along the way.

Will Zeus and his friends get a fun snow day? Zeus has been in school for a few months, and the weather is turning colder. His class is learning about New Year’s celebrations around the world. Along with their teacher, they plan for a big New Year’s party. They conduct fun science experiments, too. When the town sees the first snowfall of the year, school is canceled for the day! Zeus and his friends are excited. They play and have fun in the bright snow all day in the park. But will the snow cancel their big party?

Does God care about His creatures? Does He care about you? Sadie, a golden retriever, gives us a hint as Rhonda weaves for us a beautiful story of dog and master. Revel in Sadie’s quirks about the smell of socks and the taste of popcorn. What divine lessons can we learn from this zany duo?

Frosch und Fant sind Freunde fürs Leben. Ihre Neugier ist so groß wie das Land um ihr Haus weit ist. Sie stellen lange Fragen an die Welt, wo andere kurze Antworten geben: Woher Fants Heimweh nach Afrika kommt und wohin es vergeht, ob der Bach mit den Wolken vom Himmel fällt oder ob man seinen heißgeliebten Stofftieren als Ölgemälde die Unsterblichkeit schenken kann. Sie machen das Einfache kompliziert – ohne umgekehrt. Statt dem Kater schläft Fant im Katzenkorb, während Frosch das Froschkonzert im Radio hört, statt am Teich live dabeizusein.

What will the first few months of school hold for an energetic puppy? Zeus is a fun-loving husky puppy who can’t wait to start his first day of school. He’s excited to make new friends, learn new things, and meet his teacher. Zeus has trouble sitting still because he loves to run. Will he be able to pay attention in class? Soon, Zeus is learning the rules and having fun. When Halloween comes along, the class plans a costume party, but Zeus isn’t sure what he’ll dress up as. Will Zeus find the right costume in time for the big day?

Fish swim and ducks paddle. Beavers build and herons wade. Discover how these animals and others adapt to living in a lake.

Lions, and zebras, and termites, oh my! Learn why a grassland is a perfect habitat for these animals and more.

How do animals like snakes, roadrunners, and scorpions survive in the desert? Discover their adaptations and see!

Find out why the forest is a perfect habitat for animals like porcupines, bears, and deer.

Are you sick and tired of running out of eggs? Have you tried countless other solutions, but nothing seems to work? Do you finally want to say goodbye to shop-bought eggs and discover the delicious taste of organic eggs from your backyard? You see, raising chickens for eggs doesn’t have to be complicated. Even if you’ve tried raising chickens before and failed. The truth is, it’s much simpler than you think. Amazon best-selling author and off-grid guru Bradley Stone provides you with a step-by-step blueprint to raising chickens that produce organic eggs without the struggle.

Kooky Koala wants to do everything! But, along the way, he learns that sometimes you have to be patient to find your own voice.

It starts off as a normal week for Rowena. A car full of stewed apples. A police call. A desperate struggle to keep Dad off national TV.

Kids will learn about the 3’Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle in this upbeat audiobook about protecting our Earth. Reduce means to use less. Like turning off lights when you leave the room. Reuse means to use things over again. Like filling up a washable water bottle and using it over again. Recycle means for a used item to be remade. When you recycle plastic bottles, they can be melted down and made into new bottles or into something else. Fun music and engaging lyrics will have young scientists saying “Every Day is Earth Day!”

Elaine Rowe is a Toronto writer who likes to write for children (and others) about unexpectedly talented animals and resourceful women. After years of hiding her light under a bushel, she decided to see if anyone else likes her stories. This one is about her beloved tabby cat, Edgar. A movie star cat, she likes to say.

This story is about dogs, and what can happen when your imagination runs wild. Before you know it, things might get a little out of hand. And then, who knows...

Die Schnecke sagt es, das Wiesel sagt es, Springmaus und Eule sagen es: Bobo Flux, der pfeilschnelle Fuchs, ist gar kein richtiger Fuchs. Zu gemütlich (sagt die Schnecke mit ihrem Haus, rund und auf eigenartigen Rädern wie ein Campingwagen), zu aufgeräumt (sagt das Wiesel mit seinem Putzpuschelschwanz), zu flink (sagt die Springmaus mit ihren Federbeinen), zu schlau (sagt die Eule, die schlau ist wie sonst keiner).

When Kristen Balouch was ten years old, her parents made a surprising announcement: their whole family was going on a trip to plant trees! Kristen, her sisters, and her mom and dad—and their pet, Wonder Dog—flew from their California home to a logging site in British Columbia. There, they joined a crew working to replant the trees that had been cut down. In this story, Kristen reflects on the forty days they spent living in a tent, covered in mud and bug bites, working hard every day to plant a new forest.

Ever since the dawn of known human history, the societies that have risen and fallen depicted humans as hunters and gatherers who ate both plants and animals. So, what changed in today's world? What's all the fuss about eating animals? Is it just radical propaganda, or are there real significant effects when we choose to put meat on our menus?

Set in the unique and mysterious Australian bush, Tales of Milliken Mountain opens up the magical world of the unique and wonderful wildlife found there. Follow the amazing adventures of Namanu and his family as they set out to save their forest home with the help of the many other animals that live there.