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En una noche fría, y lluviosa de primavera, una niña y su padre científico, participan en "La noche de salamandras" para seguir a cientos de estas salamandras moteadas mientras ellas se aventuran en una piscina primaveral para aparearse y poner huevos. En conjunto, el equipo de padre e hija, estudian a las salamandras en su completa metamorfósis anfibia, que culmina en la desaparición de las salamandras adultas en el bosque a finales del verano.

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.

Joshua McManus is back at what he does best, writing his own particular brand of children's poems that will delight and disgust in equal measure. The poetry, aimed at children, but also pandering to adults, takes a look at the more vulgar side of life.

Cosmo the witch-cat has his paws full with his new baby brothers and sisters. Especially when the kittens accidentally get turned into frogs by the kindly Frog-Witch. But before she has a chance to magic them back, the Frog-Witch and all the frog-kittens are kidnapped by a sinister stranger with froggy plans. Can Cosmo come up with the purr-fect way to save the day... before it's too late?

Jonathan London is author of more than 20 cherished children’s books. His stories are populated with adorable animals that all children can relate to. In Froggy Goes to School, it’s Froggy’s first day of school. After a bowl of flies with milk, Froggy flops outside to catch the bus - flop flop flop. At school, he finds his desk and sits down - but then he falls out of his chair! How will the rest of Froggy’s day go? John McDonough cheerful and vivid narration will keep kids zip zoop zupping with joy.

McToad likes Thursdays. Why? Because on every other day of the week, McToad mows Big Island, but on Thursdays, McToad mows Tiny Island. To do so he puts his mower on the back of a truck, which drives to a train, which goes to a helicopter, which flies to a boat, which uses a crane to put the lawn mower onto Tiny Island. There McToad mows and drinks some lemonade, and before you know it, it's time to turn around and go back home.

There are 8,240 species of reptiles (turtles, snakes, crocodiles, and lizards) that inhabit every continent on Earth, except for Antarctica. And there are more than 6,000 species of amphibians (frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts). This audiobook describes the basic attributes of reptiles and amphibians and provides examples of various species.

Silly Santa falls asleep while delivering presents on Christmas Eve. And naughty Cheeky Chipmunk Chippa has a mischievous time gobbling up all the toys! Can Miss Croc save Christmas Eve for all the little creatures in her canal?

This is the story of a deliciously chubby old croc that lives in the murky waters of the Florida Everglades. The croc takes immense pride in her smelly rundown canal that she finds quite charming. The croc tantalizes a pompous old walrus with her good fortune and undeniable love.

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!

"The toad" is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. A very exciting story of a little toad, who motivated by the excitement for adventure, leaves his home at the bottom of a well, and his curiosity leads him into some very interesting adventures. He bears inside his head a most precious jewel, the ceaseless longing for a higher experience. In the end he is carried as far up on a stork's mouth as he ever could be. This tale imparts the thought that our finest possession is not what we own, but what we are.

Alabaster and his family all awoke to a beautiful day. They immediately crawled out of their shells to enjoy it. His mother asked him and his brother what they wanted to do, and they told her that they wanted to go on an adventure. Alabaster had always been curious about the large rock that separated the other half of the pond. Does he climb the rock? Does he find out what's on the other side of the pond? What happens at the end? Listen to find out for yourself!

Quite by chance 10-year-old Mia gets more than she bargained for when she finds a baby turtle and takes it home. What began as an act of kindness turns into a lesson in love, responsibility, and freedom, which Mia will always remember.

Tara Turtle was watching television when she heard her mother come home. She turned off the television and pretended to be doing her homework. She received a gift from her month but she said a white lie to take the gift. What will happen if Tara's mom would find out about her lie?

Does your child love snakes? Then this lively, fast-paced and informative book will enchant them! Filled with rich and vibrant photographs, it will appeal to children of all ages. Snakes are endlessly fascinating. They slither, hiss and captivate kids – scaring and enchanting them at the same time!

While watching her Chinese immigrant son-in-law learn the English language, it became apparent to the author that prepositions are one of the most difficult concepts to comprehend. Therefore, The Dance of the Caterpillars was written as a fun way to teach prepositions. This exciting bilingual German-English children's book contains 22 prepositions, one two-word multiple, and two three-word multiples. It is destined to become a valuable learning tool for children as well as English as a second language students.

Froggy has a ball visiting Grandma! When Froggy and his family go to visit Grandma, they look forward to all kinds of fun: a baseball game, a trip to the amusement park, a visit to the museum to see the Frogga Lisa. But best of all is cooking with Grandma and learning to make her specialty, spaghetti with fly sauce. Froggy's antics everywhere he goes will delight his many fans. Froggy Goes to Grandma's is the 28th book about lovable, well-intentioned Froggy.

¿Qué es lo que hace a una rana un anfibio y a una serpiente un reptil? Ambas clases pueden poner huevos pero tienen diferentes tipos de piel y respiran de diferente manera. Páginas con hechos divertidos ayudarán a los niños a identificar a cada animal en el salón de clases como si fueran todos unos profesionales una vez que hayan leído el cuarto libro de la serie de Comparación y Contraste de Arbordale.

¿Qué harías tu si encontraras unos huevos en tu cajón de arena? ¡Unete a Margarita cuando le pasa esto mismo! Ella decide convertirse en una niñera de tortugas para ayudar a los bebes terrapin diamantes. Ella los observa salir de sus huevos y luego los cría hasta que ellos se pueden defender por si mismos. Con la ayuda de los expertos, ella los deja ir en la bahía de donde pertenecen.