Nature Mysteries

The author of the Mutts comic strip and several best-selling children’s books, Patrick McDonnell has been hailed as the next Charles Schulz. In his characteristic heartwarming style, McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee, Jubilee. With anecdotes from Goodall’s autobiography, McDonnell makes this true story accessible for the very young - and young at heart.

Hamsters and mice are disappearing from villages all over the countryside. It started last Christmas when Lord and Lady Hamster went on a holiday and were never heard from again. Now their daughters, Squeaks and Hamsteria, are all alone in Hamster Hall. When Hamsteria goes missing, Squeaks starts searching. She goes to their neighbor, Lord Mousington, to ask for help but he attacks her instead! Squeaks gets help from Uncle Fluffs and her cousins Tiny and Whiskers. Her new friend, Mr. Sammy Hammy, has an idea about how to find her family. They must hire a detective, a cat detective.

Did you know that trees take care of each other and that the whole forest is connected? DK's audiobook The Magic & Mystery of Trees takes children on a fascinating journey of exploration, showing them just how special these mighty organisms are. Discover how they communicate and warn each other of predators, how they nurture their networks, record the past and anticipate the future to ensure their survival.

Three more slapstick early readers from our favourite doggy detectives, all set in the summer sun. And things are heating up! Someone is cheating in the sandcastle competition! There’s something fishy about the new cafe! But it’s the alien invasion that really makes Shifty and Sam lose their cool! Anyone for an iced bun?

A stray cat discovers a secluded gourmet restaurant in New England and decides to stay.

Mercy Lake likes to fix things. To fix people. Trapped inside during daylight hours, hostage to her phobias, she uses the cover of night to watch the people in her town. And if someone needs her help, she steps in - secretly and with compassion. When Mercy meets Louis, her lonely, unusual life is suddenly filled with excitement. Because Louis likes intervening in other people's lives too, only he prefers a more direct - even violent - approach. As they grow closer, Mercy is enchanted but frightened by his actions. How many lines is he willing to cross? And how much is he prepared to risk?

Homing pigeon Homer and his parrot friend Lulu learn something is afoul when they witness four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both the animal and human communities. Lulu and Homer track down the bandits, but need human help to stop them for good. Can they lead their human keepers to the culprits’ hideout and stop the thieves? Award-winning author-illustrator Henry Cole offers a fun, action-packed middle grade mystery that will keep listeners guessing if the crime-solving pigeon will get his guy

Some fairies are nice. Some are sort of naughty. But others are downright...dangerous. In this family-friendly middle-grade novel, Christmas is coming, and Seattle fifth-grader Morgan is the new girl at school. Missing her best friend, all she wants is to have her own family’s normal holiday traditions. But when her parents decide to do something completely different for Christmas, Morgan is so not up for it. At her grandparents’ house deep in the woods, a magical Christmas tree leads Morgan and her unruly little cousins into adventure...and danger. In this strange wonderland, Morgan ...

You might think I'm your typical gumshoe solving the mysteries of everyday cats here in New Purrt, Catifornia. Well, sometimes that's true, but today one of the biggest stars around stopped into my office. It was none other than Miss Kitty Cat, the headline performer at the Fat Cat Cafe. Am I up to the challenge of helping her find who's stealing her valuables? Listen to The Miss Kitty Mystery and you'll find out if I've finally met my match.

When Ace is wearing his magical yellow wellies, he’s able to talk to animals. So when the weather starts acting up, he knows the farm squad aren’t happy. There’s snow, hail, rain and sun – and that’s just in one day! Now Ace and his best friend Bear need to come up with a plan to solve the mystery of the wacky weather. But will they be able to fix it in time for the farm’s first festival?

Peter ist ein aufgeweckter kleiner, grau-getigerter Hauskater. Eines Tages geschieht in der Nachbarschaft ein Verbrechen: Ein kleines Mädchen wird verlassen in einem Keller aufgefunden. Es ist nicht verletzt und erzählt Eva-Maria, Peters Frauchen, dass es entführt wurde. Doch der unbekannte Täter hat die Rechnung ohne den aufmerksamen Kater gemacht, denn der nimmt zusammen mit der Polizei und seinen Katzenfreunden sofort die Ermittlungen auf.

It was a soft buzz, not sharp, and without warning, it stopped. Nine-year-old Lark opened her eyes. A honey bee had landed on her arm. First-year beekeeper Lark Oakmyer has been given the rare invitation to join her old friend, W, at his bee yard with thousands of honey bees. But then, through a series of strange occurrences, Lark, her brothers, and their friends find themselves discovering clues to a bigger mystery than the bees. Through their faith in God (and a bit of help from the bees), they make the impossible, possible.

CRIME ALERT BULLETIN When surly cop Spencer is killed on a cyber crime case, he finds himself stuck outside the gates of heaven. He can only redeem himself through the J.R.P. (The Jerk Redemption program.) His task is to return in the body of his K-9 Partner and help Justin, a troubled teenage boy and his dysfunctional family. But, when he learns that the cyber crime gang is framing the family, Spencer must, with the help of the teenage boy, take down the gang once and for all.

Precious has been lucky enough to go and visit her Aunt Bee at a safari camp. At the camp there is great excitement as a film crew are there filming a movie with a tame lion called Teddy. Teddy the lion goes missing, however, and of course Precious soon finds herself helping the adults in trying to find him again.

Two kittens have gone missing and it is up to Detective Midnight and his partner Ghost to find them. As soon as they close one case, they stumble upon a sinister plan to gain control of all Cat Land.

Drei kleine Fünf-Freunde-Abenteuer für Kinder ab 6 Jahren. Ob wildgewordene Rennpferde, heimtückische Entführungen oder fiese Einbrecher: Die Fünf Freunde scheuen keine Gefahr und stürzen sich in jedes Abenteuer. Zum Glück hat Hund Timmy eine hervorragende Spürnase und ist immer an ihrer Seite, wenn es darum geht, spannende Geheimnisse zu lüften. Drei Kurzgeschichten aus "Fünf Freunde meistern jede Gefahr" (Band Nr. 22) von Enid Blyton.

Harold Snyder, ein Student, dessen Vater Abgeordneter im Oberhaus ist, ist spurlos aus seinem Wohnheim verschwunden. In demselben Wohnheim war kurz zuvor ein Student unter mysteriösen, bisher ebenfalls nicht ganz geklärten Umständen ums Leben gekommen. Mycroft Holmes beauftragt Oscar Wilde und seinen Bruder Sherlock Holmes mit der Suche nach dem vermissten Studenten. Bei der Befragung von Harold Snyders Kommilitonen stoßen Oscar Wilde und Sherlock Holmes zunächst auf eine Mauer aus Schweigen.

Shandee is the mermaid princess of the Caribbean realm, Tierra Azul. Stylish and brave, Shandee also has a talent for controlling electricity! This incredible power is connected to the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, and the realm’s ability to open a porthole to the lost realm of Atlantis, where Shandee’s best friend lives.

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam don’t just make amazing cakes. These two brave bakers solve wacky mysteries too! Halloween at St Spectre’s school brings out the cheekiest of ghosts! And who is to blame when the weather goes crazy? A power-grabbing red panda, maybe? Certainly not the raccoon gang fixing the museum’s toilets - they’ve got dastardly plans of their own!

Action, adventure, predators and peril - the first novel written and read by Bafta Award-winning Deadly Tv presenter and wildlife expert Steve Backshall about saving tigers. Saker is a member of the Clan. They're like brothers, but once you're a member you can never leave - ever. Each member has their own animal identity and tattoo, and each is an expert in jungle law, survival and the ways of animals in order to make them better spies, thieves or assassins.