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Kyle the hermit crab loves his shells. It is nearly time for him to find a new shell because the one he is currently using is becoming very hard to get in and out of. Several shells of various sizes are on the beach, some shiny and others dull. He spends a long time thinking about and trying on several shells. Seagulls love to feast on crabs and other small sea creatures, and one has been watching this area of the beach for a while, deciding on which hermit crab to have for lunch. Will Kylie...
| Автор | Speedy Publishing |
Pleep, Meep and Bill are squirrels. They live in the great big woods in Maine. They live in a cozy birdhouse long ago hung in a tall tree and forgotten. Their parents live with them. Mother squirrel has explained to them that she is going to give them all a new brother or sister. They aren't quite sure that they want a new family member, and besides, the small birdhouse just isn't going to be a good fit any more. Meep decides the best thing to do might be to explore among the maple...
| Автор | Speedy Publishing |
Little Joel is a German shepherd puppy who loves adventure. He has five brothers and a mother and father who live on the farm at Butterfield Falls. He is constantly begging his mother to let him go exploring in the woods around their home. His parents are very strict and keep the Little Joel and his brothers in a fenced yard. Little Joel and his brother Adam dig a hole under the fence and Little Joel challenges Adam in a race to see who can reach the big woods first. By the time Little Joel...
| Автор | Speedy Publishing |
Princess Patty was born on a farm in a land far away from Happy Snappy Acres. She has to come to Happy Snappy Acres when she is old enough to help do a job she had been trained to perform. Princess Patty now lives on at Happy Snappy Acres with many other dogs, cats, and farm animals. She loves helping Queenie who just happens to be the oldest dog in the land. Princess Patty came from a far off land and Queenie adopted her as one of her own when she arrived at the new farm. Queenie has a lot of...
| Автор | Speedy Publishing |
Readers who love horses will cherish this blue-ribbon collection of fifteen short stories by such famous authors as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Saki, and Erle Stanley Gardner. Suitable for ages 10 and older, these tales of wild and tame horses offer a thrilling blend of adventure and realism. The collection opens with an abridgment of Anna Sewell's classic Black Beauty, the moving account of a horse's working life, pulling cabs in Victorian London. Subsequent stories include «Her First...
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Each of the 27 captivating tales in this rich collection, passed down from generation to generation, long ago provided an evening's entertainment and instruction for Sioux youngsters sitting spellbound around the campfire. Shortened and simplified for young readers and listeners of today, the stories include creation myths, animal fables reminiscent of Aesop, and stories of brave heroes, beautiful princesses, wicked witches, cruel giants, and other universal characters. In these stories,...
| Автор | Charles A Eastman |
"An invaluable companion to any child spending a seashore holiday." — New York Herald TribuneFamiliar burgess characters Danny Meadow Mouse, Jimmy Skunk, and Reddy Fox explore every nook and cranny of the shoreline and learn first hand about the habits and habitats of spider crabs, sea cucumbers, sand eels, and that strangest of little fishes — the sea horse.Veteran storyteller and nature lover Thornton W. Burgess provides fascinating information to young readers as he...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
Sonny's Dream: a story which teaches children how to conquer their fear. Sonny, a young grizzly bear, lives happily in Alaska wilderness with his mother, but he has bad dreams – giant red «Monster Fish» swim through his sleep. Sonny's mother teaches him that there is no reason to be afraid, and after hibernating through the winter, Sonny wakes into the green Alaska spring and becomes a grown-up bear. Sonny's Dream shows children how to overcome their bad dreams with the gentle...
| Автор | Noriko Senshu |
Sonny's Dream II: a story which teaches children how to discern their choice making. Sonny, a fully grown-up grizzly, enjoys his power in his land. All other animals and birds were so afraid of him that they left Sonny alone. He had no idea what he'd done. Soon his mother came back in his dream and told Sonny to make a choice that serves him. By practice, Sonny learns to make a better choice and decision to enjoy his land with others. Sonny's Dream II shows children how to discern...
| Автор | Noriko Senshu |
"The books celebrate the very meaningful idea of friendship."—Amy Poehler's Smart Girls In the critically acclaimed middle grade chapter book series The Nocturnals , we meet three unlikely friends—Dawn, a serious fox, Tobin, a sweet pangolin, and Bismark, a pint-sized sugar glider. Discover the friendships, teamwork, and humor as the Nocturnal Brigade solves the unpredictable mysteries of the night. GREAT FOR HOMESCHOOLING! Download the series's complimentary printable...
| Автор | Tracey Hecht |
"The books celebrate the very meaningful idea of friendship."—Amy Poehler's Smart Girls In the fourth middle grade chapter book, The Hidden Kingdom , animals in the valley start to trip on the crumbling ground beneath them, water disappears, and strange voices are heard. Everyone assumes the forest is under a spell. However, it’s a group of veiled creatures—a chameleon, stick bugs, leaf bugs, and other assorted camouflaged insects—that are upset because they want the valley’s...
| Автор | Tracey Hecht |
Short-listed for the 1999 Silver Birch Award and for the 2001 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Fifteen-year-old Rowan, the daughter of foreign correspondents in Africa, finds herself beached for a summer with her cousins near Tofino, British Columbia. Desperate for a summer project, she camps on a neighbouring island to monitor the progress of an endangered group of sea otters, further threatened by the development plans of a real estate agent trying to sell the property for tourism.
| Автор | Andrea Spalding |
Poor little worm meets some remarkable animals, all with a claim to fame: the toughest (gorilla), fastest (falcon), longest tongue (chameleon), and most intelligent (human), among many others. He returns home feeling weak and inadequate until he realises that making compost is one of the most important things in the world. Lavishly illustrated and with some intriguing detail, this is a funny, thoughtful tale with an environmental message and plenty of talking points about diversity and...
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Mixing exciting adventure and good-natured humor with gentle homily, Thornton W. Burgess's timeless stories have drawn generations of youngsters into the comforting world of the Green Forest, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook. Along with generous helpings of warmth and whimsy, the entertaining stories also offer valuable lessons about wildlife, the environment, and being true to one's own nature.In this collection of irresistible animal tales, children will read about Peter...
| Автор | Thornton W. Burgess |
Saddle up for the eleventh Pony Club Secrets adventure! Issie leaps to new heights with showjumper Comet, but will she ride to victory on Liberty? The penultimate book in a best-selling pony adventure series.Issie and Comet have travelled to Lexington, USA to take on the best riders in the world at the famed four-star horse trials. It’s Issie first experience of competing against adult professional riders and she begins to worry that she’s out of her depth. But then the competition gets even...
| Автор | Stacy Gregg |
But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever. So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever!'Curl up with Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin in A. A. Milne’s classic book of poetry for children, Now We Are Six.This work includes poems for children which feature Pooh helping Christopher Robin with his schoolwork (if helping is the word). It is an evocation of childhood, through the eyes of the six-year-old Robin.Featuring E. H. Shepard’s original illustrations, Now We Are Six is a...
| Автор | A. A. Milne |
One day when Pooh Bear had nothing else to do, he thought he would do something, so he went round to Piglet's house to see what Piglet was doing.'This is the second classic children’s story by A.A. Milne about Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. In this volume Pooh meets the irrepressible Tigger for the first time, learns to play Poohsticks and sets a trap for a Heffalump.In this stunning edition of The House at Pooh Corner, A.A. Milne’s classic characters are...
| Автор | A. A. Milne |
Freshly returned from his voyages Doctor Dolittle decides to expand his zoo to include a home for crossbred dogs and a club for rodents. The Doctor’s Zoo is unlike any other zoo in the world. In his zoo there are no cages; the animals stay there voluntarily and are free to leave whenever they want. While expanding the zoo the doctor takes some time to solve a mystery with the aid of Kling, the Dog Detective. Another wonder adventure with the greats veterinarian the world has ever known! This...
| Автор | Hugh Lofting |