Nature Mysteries

Didi Dodo, the heroic spy, and Koko Dodo, the cookie chef, are off to solve another kooky caper! In Double-O Dodo, Koko has a big problem: His trusty assistant, the Queen, has been kidnapped! Over a frantic phone call, she tells Koko that she’s been kidnapped by a human, which is preposterous - everyone knows that humans aren’t real! Luckily, Didi is on the case. Her plan: To go undercover at the Humanland amusement park to find the Queen.

In the remote South African bush, the Ballantynes have captured the villainous Josef Gerhard and made him their prisoner. After his monstrous predasaurs unleashed a deadly virus on the world, and he framed the Ballantynes for it, he deserves to pay. But Robyn and Ralph are also racing to get the newly created vaccine for the disease out before it's too late, and stop Gerhard's partner in crime, President Mbato, from snatching power once again. It's time to leave the wilderness and head to the city for the final showdown.

Grace had never been more terrified...the pain was relentless. Nothing in her life prepared her for this. She desperately needed somewhere safe...someplace she could hide. Someone she could trust with her life. It was dark...and getting darker. Ronan Hendricks didn’t recognize her voice. Not family...not friends. Probably not an enemy. But he didn’t need the years he’d spent as a detective to recognize what he did hear... Fear. In a desperate moment of hope, a single number saved her life. Then a complete stranger opened his home offering safety yet Grace knew danger surrounded them.....

It's summer at the Nature Station, and love is in the air! The prairie and newly installed pollinator garden are ablaze with color and buzzing with life—and death—when a guest drops dead the day after the bridal shower maid of honor, Kristen Matthews, hosted for her best friend and co-worker, Hope Johnson. A seed is planted in Kristen's mind after she and Hope discover the body. Is the victim's allergy to blame for her untimely death, or was she murdered? With Hope and Deputy Todd Livingston's wedding just around the corner, Kristen and her friends hurry to dig up the dirt from the past...

This audiobook describes Mitchell's adventures after seeing a red scorpion at the museum.

Is Alice here? Did she make it? Is she safe? In the chaos, in the night, it was impossible to say which of the four had asked after Alice's welfare. Later, when everything got worse, each would insist it had been them. Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side.

There are thousands of reports of Bigfoot in North America and other sites around the world. These sightings include videos, pictures, and the stories of witnesses. I’ve researched and written about many types of cryptids and the reports of bigfoot sightings are orders of magnitudes greater than any other cryptid sightings. These witnesses definitely saw something which is not human but bipedal.

Basil of Baker’s Street, the masterful mouse detective who studied under Sherlock Holmes, is on his way to a school reunion with his old friends from Ratcliffe College. Along for the trip is his steadfast companion, Doctor Dawson. But all is not well, as they soon learn that the dastardly Ratigan has escaped from prison in London. Could the rat possibly be planning revenge against his old nemesis, Basil himself?

Embark on a captivating journey through the pages of "Exploring Ostara," a beautifully woven tapestry that unravels the enigmatic layers of the vernal equinox. Delve into the rich traditions, rituals, and symbolism that make Ostara a vibrant celebration of rebirth, growth, and the eternal dance of nature. In this enchanting book, you'll embark on an immersive exploration of the Ostara season, uncovering its deep-rooted connections to cultures across time and space. With each turn of the page, you'll be transported to a world where the cycles of nature converge with the realms of the ...

Countless reports from credible individuals suggest that something shocking may be stalking the woods of the southern United States—something massive, bipedal, and covered in hair. Tales of these Southern Sasquatch creatures—such as the one made famous by the 1972 horror movie The Legend of Boggy Creek—date back to the very origins of Deep South history and are reported even today.

When Kristen Stevenson and her husband, Brett, travel to Northern Minnesota for Brett’s family reunion they are excited to spend a fun-filled weekend exploring Lake Superior’s gorgeous North Shore in between family gatherings. But plans go awry when the black sheep of the family crashes the reunion, only to turn up dead the next day. Kristen wonders if his death was accidental or if it was a result of foul play. Either way, something smells fishy in the greatest of lakes. Escape to the Northwoods and experience breathtaking views as Kristen and Brett work to solve the mystery while they...

From the swamplands near Bishopville, South Carolina, come reports of a seven-foot-tall, scaly humanoid creature the locals call the “Lizard Man”. Over the years, the creature has been seen by numerous witnesses, including a teenager who claimed it attacked him one night near a remote area called Scape Ore Swamp. The young man’s testimony and physical evidence was so compelling, it not only launched a serious investigation by the local sheriff’s office, but an all-out monster hunt that drew hundreds of people to the small town.

Sometimes a busy businessmouse like me needs a nice, relaxing vacation. But every time I tried to get away, disaster struck! By the time I finally tore myself away from The Rodent's Gazette, all the good trips were booked up. I found myself stuck in a flea-ridden old hotel, sharing a room with a bunch of Gerbil Scouts!

Tiger Moth's class visits a dung beetle ranch, but the beetles are missing! Can Tiger find them, or will he face a dark and stinky evil?

In 2176, a Chief Scout of the Kartu Space Forces falls in love with a local widow, who is left behind with her son during the evacuation of their planet. After the invaders mine her world for rare ‘fuel ore,’ they leave on to the next one. When her people return from self-exile, they arrest her for aiding the enemy and betraying her own race. Now only a miracle can save her from the death penalty. Also available in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol. 15, illustrated by the author.

Kristen Stevenson, owner of the Nature Station, is excited to welcome her first guests to the Nature Station’s newest addition—the recently renovated Corncrib. The new living quarters are shipshape, but once guests arrive for a weekend retreat, things begin to go awry—and in a big way when a body is found after dinner the first night. When Kristen and her friends start showering retreat guests with questions to determine if one of them is the culprit, they discover more than they bargain for. Is the murderer one of the guests or someone much closer to home? As Kristen tiptoes through ...

The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is one of the strangest creatures nature ever created. Remarkably little is known about the eel, even today. What we do know is that it’s born as a tiny willow-leaf-shaped larva in the Sargasso Sea, travels on the ocean currents toward the coasts of Europe - a journey of about 4,000 miles that takes at least two years. Upon arrival, it transforms itself into a glass eel and then into a yellow eel before it wanders up into fresh water.

A park ranger is haunted by the memory of the woman, left for dead, whose life he’d saved 20 years ago. He is haunted by the rape and attempted murder of a young woman, who was left for dead in a national park .She survived, but police were unable to solve the case and eventually stopped looking for the perpetrator. Shlomki, the park ranger’searnest and naïve demeanor leads him into conflict with the local security forces, who are used to bending the rules. He is determined to pursue the investigation, discovering much more than he’d imagined about the people who control the area. ...

For half a lifetime, journalist Martin Scarsden has run from his past. But now there is no escaping. He'd vowed never to return to his hometown, Port Silver, and its traumatic memories. But now his new partner, Mandy Blonde, has inherited an old house in the seaside town, and Martin knows their chance of a new life together won't come again. Martin arrives to find his best friend from school days brutally murdered and Mandy the chief suspect. With the police curiously reluctant to pursue other suspects, Martin goes searching for the killer. And finds the past waiting for him.

This bundle includes Basil and the Lost Colony, Basil and the Big Cheese Cook-Off, Basil and the Royal Dare, and Basil and the Library Ghost.