Animals Reptiles

Tombo the tadpole thinks he is the king of the pond. He brags that he is the biggest, the fastest, and the strongest tadpole and teases and chases all the other tadpoles. However, while Tombo is showing off doing a triple flip, a boy catches him. The boy puts him into a fish tank and gives him fish flakes to eat, a food Tombo despises. When Tombo turns into a frog, the boy releases him back into his pond. Then Tombo discovers that he is no longer the biggest and fastest, but he does learn the value of friendship. 

Do you know what amazing defence mechanism the horned toad lizard has? Can you guess which film was inspired by a trip to the Komodo islands to study lizards? What happens to those who kill a lizard, according to an ancient Aboriginal Australian belief? And which species of lizard is the fastest on the planet? Find out as Charles King talks us through over 100 amazing facts about lizards. With a wide range of subjects covered, from fascinating statistics about record-breaking species to information about keeping lizards as pets, this is a perfect audiobook for listeners of all ages.

Fun children's and toddler's story audiobook, featuring the adventures of a little frog who wakes up one day to find his croak has gone. The story follows his adventure to get it back.    

Follow the adventures of Hoppy the happy frog! Hoppy and his family have to move to a new pond. How will Hoppy ever be happy again after leaving his old friends and life? Find out what happens to Hoppy and how he deals with change. This is an excellent audiobook for beginning and early listeners. Each story is fun and exciting. Also includes some funny jokes! These short stories are great for listening aloud with friends and family at home or school.

This is a cute and fun book for children of all ages. Each story is entertaining and exciting. There are five short stories and some funny jokes. This audiobook is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and listening aloud at school or home with friends and family.

How often does a snake shed its skin? What is the world’s most venomous species? What incredible ability are rattlesnakes currently evolving? And why are scientists studying the venom of the black mamba? In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Jason Zenobia answers all these questions and more as he talks us through over 100 amazing facts about snakes. So if you want to know why you should still handle a dead rattlesnake with care or which place on earth contains the highest number of deadly snakes per square metre, then this is the perfect audiobook for you!

Eve is an inquisitive baby rat who regularly escapes from her cage. One night she meets a strange creature in a glass tank across the room - a boa constrictor named Malachi. The snake is amused by Eve's questions, and he awes her with stories of the wilds where he was caught. What will happen to their fragile friendship when Eve discovers what Malachi eats? Can they devise a solution that will save both Malachi and Eve's family of rats? This is the complete 6-audiobook set of the Eve and Malachi series.

Malachi the boa constrictor is happy living with his friend Eve and her family of rats in the blackberry bushes. They escaped from the humans together. They don't quite fit with the wild animals, but they protect each other. However, when Malachi tries to shed his skin for the first time in the wild, he discovers that the blackberry bushes are too dry. To survive, he will have to venture into the pool in the woods which is more dangerous than it seems. Of course, Eve won't let him go alone.

The pirate ship’s first mate, Rotten Tooth, sees Pete and his friends more as an annoyance than pirates in training. As the ship heads toward Snake Island, Pete has an idea to earn some respect - if the kids can find the hidden treasure before the grown-ups, then they’ll have to be taken seriously!

Join the Lizard Lady as she cuts her way through thick Caribbean forests searching for critically endangered St. Croix ground lizards. Hunted to extinction on the island of St. Croix by invasive species brought by colonizing farmers, these lizards are now only found on surrounding islands in the US Virgin Islands. Listeners learn that a day in a life of a woman scientist can be anything but boring. Co-author Nicole F. Angeli is the Lizard Lady - can she help save these animals?

Carter und seine Schwester Bea treffen in der Steppe Afrikas auf einen Eingeborenenstamm, der im Einklang mit den seltenen Stegosauriern lebt. Der Stammeshäuptling ist fasziniert davon, wie Carter und die Dinosaurier miteinander umgehen. Es scheint, als hätte Carter eine ganz besondere Gabe. Doch dann macht der Häuptling eine düstere Vorhersage über seine Zukunft. Ist Carter etwa in tödlicher Gefahr? Und können sie ihn noch retten?

Der größte Teil der Fabeln hat Tiere, und wohl noch geringere Geschöpfe, zu handelnden Personen - Was ist hiervon zu halten? Ist es eine wesentliche Eigenschaft der Fabel, daß die Tiere darin zu moralischen Wesen erhoben werden? Ist es ein Handgriff, der dem Dichter die Erreichung seiner Absicht verkürzt und erleichtert? Ist es ein Gebrauch, der eigentlich keinen ernstlichen Nutzen hat, den man aber zu Ehren des ersten Erfinders beibehält, weil er wenigstens belustigend ist?

Tudley, a pond-living painted turtle, adopts other animals' behaviors - simply because he doesn't know he can't! He flies like a bird, sings like a katydid, hops like a frog, and glows like a firefly. All the while, he uses his special behaviors to help other animals. But will Tudley's new friends help him when he needs help?

Conrad ist traurig. Seine Freunde haben ihn vom Versteckspielen ausgeschlossen. Als Chamäleon ist Conrad einfach nie zu finden...

The loggerhead turtle is a sea turtle. The emphasis here is on their continuous life cycle: the mother lays her eggs, and once the young turtles grow, they return to the beach they were born on to lay their own eggs.

One cold, rainy spring night, a young girl and her scientist father participate in Salamander Night to follow hundreds of spotted salamanders as they venture into a vernal pool to mate and lay eggs. Together the father-child team studies the salamanders through their complete amphibian metamorphosis, culminating in the adult salamanders' disappearance into the woods in late summer. In easy-to-understand audio, the girl relates the tale through her journal.

Samantha Loses the Box Turtle is a children's chapter book filled with fun and adventure while teaching about the lovable critter, the Eastern Box Turtle. When Samantha's grandfather finds a box turtle on a busy street the only thing to do is bring him home. Sam's mom says that he has to be let go, but not before some zany drama ensues. You'll have to read to find out how Samantha Loses the Box Turtle!

Little turtle was lost! Free from his egg, he climbed out into a big, beautiful new world. Lost and alone, he wondered - where did he really belong? The bear told him to live in the woods; the frog said, "The swamp!" But turtle just didn't feel at home. He needed help, but where could he turn?

Are you looking for a kids' or children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early listeners, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories, jokes, games, and more? This children's storybook has it all! Flappy is a very happy frog. He has so many great friends and they have lots of fun together at Pike's Pond. Follow the adventures of Flappy and his friends!

Chacha-Casha ist ängstlich und achtet immer darauf, dass ihn ja keiner sieht. Unter den anderen Chamäleons gilt er deshalb als Feigling...