Animals Nonfiction

Ladybird Audio Adventures is an original series for 4-to 7-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio with fun sound and musical effects, perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys. These fact-filled journeys travel through time and space teaching children all about five fascinating topics: Dinosaur Times, The Animal Kingdom, Outer Space, Amazing Vehicles and Deep Sea Dive.

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Ankylosaurus and other armored dinosaurs were the tanks of the prehistoric world. Sharp spikes and rock-hard plates protected these plant eaters from dangerous predators.

In the Black Hills of South Dakota lie eleven thousand acres of breathtaking rangeland and rimrock, canyons and pastures - home to more than three hundred wild mustangs. This preserve was the vision of one man - Dayton Hyde - who conceived of a place where wild horses could live and die in freedom and dignity.

Sisters Leslie and Brie recently moved next door to a llama ranch, where Stacy keeps two unique animals named Cal and Sterling. Stacy shows the girls how shearing llama hair can be cleaned, carded, spun, washed again, and then knitted into toasty sweaters that keep you warm in the winter!

Why do spiders spin their webs? According to the ancient Greeks, it can be traced back to the myth of an arrogant young woman who angered the gods.

How many teeth does a great white shark have? What kind of shark looks like a ray? Find these answers and more with Shark Bites! Nonfiction stories tell about these sharks' lives in the vast oceans.

Many insects and amphibians change shape—or metamorph—completely. Why do they do it?

Rescue thought he'd grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog - it's the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he's better suited to being a service dog, he's worried that he's not up to the task. Then he meets Jessica, a girl whose life is turning out differently than the way she'd imagined it, too. Now Jessica needs Rescue by her side to help her accomplish everyday tasks. And it turns out that Rescue can help Jessica see after all: a way forward, together, one step at a time.

As the third and final installment in the beloved Dinosaurs for Kids audiobook series, Dinosaurs for Kids, Volume 3 covers the remaining bases of the world's most famous dinosaurs, including a few lesser known, but equally fascinating species.

Who could resist living for a year with a raccoon who is just about your best friend?

In this delightful memoir, Sterling North recalls his year with Rascal - a very mischievous and resourceful raccoon. Virtually everywhere Sterling goes, Rascal is there, and life is filled with one adventure after another.

Oodles and oodles of lizards and poodles! Mounds of chickens, kittens, and cows! From tiny green tree frogs to jumbo dinos, this book features creatures of all kinds. How many can you find in these dazzling scenes? Put your seeking skills to the test with Animals Everywhere.

Learn about size with this entertaining and informative book about size at the zoo.

Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom, a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk. Sam's husband, her three young boys and her mother are struggling to adjust to their new situation when an unlikely ally enters their world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin. The bird's arrival is a welcome distraction for the Bloom family, eventually making a profound difference in the family's life.

Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the word for more than 30 years! Here you can listen to six fantastic park adventures, performed by Jim Broadbent. Percy the park keeper works hard looking after the park and his animal friends who live there. But Percy still likes to find time for some fun and games. And of course in Percy’s Park there’s always time for a story....

In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat. But within an hour, the Coast Guard rescue boat was in as much trouble as the tanker - both paralyzed in unrelenting seas. Enter Captain Frank Quirk, who was compelled to act. Gathering his crew of four, Quirk plunged his 49-foot steel boat, the Can Do, into the blizzard.

Few people get to meet their dogs on the dog’s actual first birthday. Most of us missed the day our puppy opened her eyes, the first sweet sounds she made, or watching her learn to walk, bark, and play with her siblings. But the dog scientist Alexandra Horowitz got to. She met a litter of newborn pups, and traces their journey through their first year of life.

Newly reintroduced along with his pack to Yellowstone National Park, Wolf 8 struggles at first. Small and bullied by his siblings, he must learn to fend for himself in his new home, learning to hunt, compete for food, and even stand up to a grizzly bear 10 times his size. One day, little 8 meets an alpha female raising a litter of pups on her own. Her mate was killed by humans. Can little 8 rise to the occasion and help the young family survive? Is he ready to be an alpha wolf?

Leatherback sea turtles face one of their lives’ biggest challenges as soon as they’re hatched. Crawling out of their eggs on the sandy shore, they hurry to the sea in a race to escape those who see them as a tasty meal. If they survive and thrive, they can grow longer than an adult male is tall and weigh as much as a small car!

Holsteins, Jerseys, and Ayrshires, oh my! In this book, The Family Milk Cow, you will get introduced to the concept of a family milk cow and what it is like to care for one. Curious kids and families alike will learn about characteristics of different cattle breeds that are most often used for milk production in the United States. You will also meet our very own family milk cow, Nellie, and learn the milking routine we use on our farm. This book is the debut nonfiction children's book for the series Farm Bites for Kids.