Nature First

Many individuals consider purchasing a gun for home protection, yet have no experience with firearms and the information available online seems confusing and often contradictory. This audiobook was written specifically for the novice and is a practical and common sense introduction to selecting your first firearm (handgun or shotgun) and learning how to use it safely and effectively in the absence of formalized training.

In a bid to create the perfect sustainable food production system, aquaponics was born. This system has been adopted worldwide and used extensively. However, many people tend to take up this food production technique without having basic knowledge of what it entails. As a result, their systems flop and fail to perform to their expectations. This has prompted educational campaigns geared toward familiarizing the community with the practice.

Paddle Tail's First Day at School is the continuing story about the adorable little beaver born without a tail, but Paddle Tail - the main character in the stories - learns, and so will all children, that it's okay to be different. Paddle Tail can't wait for the first day at school, he is truly excited, until some of the older kids at the beaver lake give him something to worry about.

Mars' First Friends is a universal story about man's - and Mars' - best friends - our beloved pets. In this sweet solar system story, Mars is lonely and just wants someone to play with, but the planets are all too busy. That is until Earth sends her little brother Mars his first friends: the rovers Spirit and Opportunity!

Uh oh! Curious Sammy Spider slips from his web and accidentally accompanies the Shapiro family to a wedding. Sammy watches the Jewish ceremony as the bride and groom stand under the beautiful chuppah, hears the seven wedding blessings, and - phew! - narrowly escapes as the groom's foot breaks the wedding glass. What an adventure!

Nur von dem leben, was man selbst anbaut: Das klingt nach einem Ansatz, der in unserer heutigen schnelllebigen, globalisierten und digitalisierten Welt keinen Platz findet. Nichtsdestotrotz hat das Thema Permakultur/Selbstversorgung in den letzten Jahren wieder eine stark zunehmende Aufmerksamkeit auf sich gezogen. Nicht ohne Grund, es gibt etliche Gründe die für einen Selbstversorger-Garten sprechen. Angefangen bei der eigenen Gesundheit über pädagogisch wertvolle Erfahrungen beim Wühlen im Garten bis hin zu einem nachhaltigeren Umgang mit der Natur.

Nora, a loris, dreads her first day of school. But the kindly teacher, a hippo named Ms. Hilda, and a menagerie of a class soon set Nora's fears at ease. Playing is an important part of children's learning and development. This first book in the series My Teacher Hilda follows Nora's first day of school at Bumble Bee Academy. Appropriate for the children in the age ranges three years to eight years, the series focuses on play based early learning.

You might know that baby koalas spend time in their mother’s pouches, but there’s so much more to learn about these Australian marsupials! Discover why they spend 15 hours a day asleep, and how scientists use drones to monitor koala populations. Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains why koalas love to munch eucalyptus leaves, and why they are most certainly not bears! It also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and forest fires.

A wandering alien life form seeks a compatible host to share its life. The life has lived for a long time and shared life with many life forms. Throughout the alien's life it is able to find suitable hosts for short periods of time and in other hosts life is hard and risky. Finally the alien life form travels to a planet and finds the perfect species to share its life with.

Erste Hilfe für Anfänger. Erdbeben, Sonnenbrand, Blitz und Donner, Lawinen, oder ein gebrochener Arm: Große und kleine Katastrophen gibt es immer wieder. Besser also, man weiß wie man sich verhalten soll, wenn man einmal Pech haben sollte. Jesse Goossens erklärt in 34 Episoden wie man ein Pflaster aufklebt, einen Waldbrand löscht, sich in Sicherheit bringt oder einen Sonnenbrand heilt. Informativ und kenntnisreich werden so Erste-Hilfe-Grundlagen vermittelt, die Leben retten können.

Chang the elephant learns about Songkran, a new year celebration with an epic water fight! This is a short book for young listeners to learn a little about Songkran.

Twenty meters below water, the oceanographer François Sarano came face to face with a five-and-a-half-meter great white shark. Seduced by the gentle elegance of this majestic creature, Sarano experienced a profound sense of affinity with her as they swam side by side, shoulder to shoulder, eye to eye, cutting a single figure through the ocean depths. It was an experience which made him realize the depth of our ignorance of the lives of sharks, leading him to become a passionate advocate for their protection.

Cheryl loves horses. She’s been studying thoroughbreds at her family’s horse racing stables since she was old enough to ride on the shoulders of her father, a famous horse trainer. Cheryl wants to be a jockey. One problem—she is a girl, and there has never been a Black female jockey in history! Jetolara is a young thoroughbred finding his place in the herd. When Cheryl literally falls onto his back, and Jeto sprints off across the pasture, Cheryl discovers that she doesn’t just want to be a jockey, she is a jockey—and she and Jeto were born to race.

Hi, I’m Lyric. And I’m kind of a mess. ADHD, that’s me. I’m a high school drop-out, late everywhere I go, and one screw-up away from being homeless. I’m a loner, and I like it that way. After my mom died, I figured life couldn’t get much worse. I thought it might even get better. I should’ve listened to the rumors about evil spirits. About the angry, ancient magical creatures haunting our small Oregon Coast town. But did I? No. That was my first mistake. And it might be my last. ‘Cause now, I’m in a battle for my life.

You might know that African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, but there’s so much more to learn about these tusked creatures. Listen to find out why the grandmother is in charge of an elephant family, and why big ears help elephants cool down! Meet a baby elephant as it takes its first steps, and discover how to tell the difference between an African elephant and an Asian elephant. The book also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and ivory poaching.

You might know that emperor penguins are the largest penguin species, but there’s so much more to learn about this flightless bird. Listen to discover what makes them undertake epic journeys every year, and how scientists have spotted their poop from space! Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains what makes emperor penguins such great ocean swimmers, and how their cute chicks manage to stay warm in freezing Antarctic conditions.

You might know that pandas like to snack on bamboo, but there’s so much more to find out about this mysterious black-and-white bear! Listen to discover where pandas like to spend their summers, and how cute they are as newly-born cubs.

You might know that honey bees dance to let each other know where to find the best flowers, but there’s so much more to learn about these important insects! Turn the pages to discover the difference between the queen bee and worker bees, and how honey bees actually make honey.

Busy Bee is on an adventure to pollinate all the plants of spring. Busy flowers, busy trees. Busy Bee, with pollens to release. A playful springtime story for your little ones.

Any survivalist knows that the best medicine for any type of injury is preparedness. You no longer have to freeze in the face of danger. Everything you need for a DIY splint, pain relief, and assuring your long term survival can be found in the great outdoors. Discover what goes in a natural first aid kit, how to stop bleeding using a simple stick hack, and the key principles of first aid in the wilderness. Survival skills give you the necessary knowledge to keep yourself and those around you healthy and alive.