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Relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Stories include: A New Look at Hummingbirds by Jack Myers, PhD, A Peep Inside a Hatchery by Lisa Amstutz, Birds that Flock to Fires by Sneed Collard III, Bringing Back the Bluebirds by Brett Mahoney, Bug-zilla on the Hunt by Mary Meinking, Chatty Birds by Stephanie Logue, Emme Loves Bees by Jane Resides, Flying Copycats by Patricia M. Newman, Hanging by a Thread by Sharon T. Pochron, PhD, Jumping Spiders by Bryan Reynolds, and more!

A celebration of a child's growing self awareness, and a prime example of how books can contribute to this. Whether brave or shy, strong or weak, in the end, the young boy celebrates all different and apparently contradictory parts of himself.

The ants are marching through the rain, but there is always something to distract Little Ant! Can you find him, even though the column of ants gets bigger? Can you figure out how many ants? This book introduces the concept of repeated addition.

How does a butterfly grow? It starts with a mother butterfly laying eggs. Next the eggs hatch. A caterpillar eats and grows. Then it sheds its skin. See what happens step by step in a butterfly's life cycle.

"Be a Better You" and learn how to be the best you that you can be with the Lucky Ladybug™ series, Lessons from the Heart. Lucky Ladybug™ teaches important lessons in her videos, such as sharing, caring, beauty from within, honesty, listening, loving yourself, confidence, helping others, acceptance, giving, respect, forgiveness, following your dreams, and more. Developed for children ages 0-6, however children of all ages and adults may find a special connection with our adorable and loving Lucky Ladybug™.

This nonfiction book for elementary kids chronicles the amazing voyage of Nefertiti, the Spidernaut to the International Space Station and back. She’s a Phiddipus johnsonii, or Johnson jumping spider, native to Western United States. Her colorful anatomy - red, black, and teal - made for stunning photography and video. In 2012, Nefertitti clocked a record-breaking 100 days in space, during which time she circled Earth about 1584 times, traveling about 41,580,000 miles.

Historia sobre una abeja perezosa que no quería trabajar, por lo que las demás abejas del panal estaban hartas de su holgazanería. Un día ocurren algunos eventos que hicieron a la abeja cambiar su actitud.

In the animal kingdom, survival is the name of the game - and not everything is as it seems. A number of animals rely on particularly clever tricks to fool predators or prey. A baby bird mimics a poisonous caterpillar. A moth escapes bats by making sounds that interfere with the bats' echolocation. A tiny rain forest spider builds a big spider "puppet" out of bits of dead leaves, insect parts, and other items.

Crawling through the garden, the little Woolly Bear Caterpillar wonders what kind of moth she will become. Bonny and bright, stunning and smart, but not kind, the other caterpillars laugh at the small, plain Woolly Bear. There is one thing that they are sure of: Woolly Bear could never be as beautiful as them! But could one little caterpillar be about to undergo a truly terrific transformation?

This comical companion to Ross Burach's The Very Impatient Caterpillar pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again!

Learn at home with help from The Wonder Years/Hallmark actress, math whiz, and New York Times best-selling author Danica McKellar using her acclaimed McKellar Math books! Fairies, butterflies, and magic help to make this math-focused book positively enchanting!

Alexander Ant and the Art Contest tells a charming and adventurous story of a unique little artist that enters his small artwork into a very large art contest with hopes to win a blue ribbon. Along the way, Alexander faces challenges and learns about the importance of friendship, teamwork, and determination. His determined attitude and ability to ask for help from friends leads to a story of teamwork that proves no matter what size you are, doing things as a team accomplishes so much more.

An exploration of the importance of bees in our world is offered through the author’s lyrical observations to his young sons, often with analogies between the insects and children, and always beautifully presented with unconditional love for them both.

The Purple Grasshopper follows the journey of a quirky grasshopper who struggles with accepting that she is different. She tries to be like the other grasshoppers at first, but quickly learns the power of self-love and that friendship is abundant. Celebrating your uniqueness is not as difficult as it might seem!

Auf mysteriöse Weise landen Lotta und ihr kleiner Bruder Max in einem Insekten-Hotel. Bobbi, die Rezeptionshummel führt die Kinder geschickt durch das wuselige Chaos und zeigt ihnen die faszinierende Welt der Sechsbeiner. Außerdem ist es ein ganz besonderer Tag: die Libelle feiert am Hotel-Pool ihren Geburtstag und alle sind eingeladen! Vielleicht schaffen es die beiden ja noch, ein Selfie mit dem gefeierten Stargast zu ergattern... Ein buntes Hörabenteuer über das Können, das Durchhaltevermögen und die Schönheit der Krabbeltiere für kleine und große Naturforscher!

In a busy bee hive near a colorful meadow there lived a little honey bee named Mia. Mia woke one morning still feeling tired; after all, the hive is a very busy - and very noisy - place. She yawned, and stretched, and wished she could climb back into her warm, honeycomb bed. But nectar bees don’t sleep in; they have nectar to collect after all! So Mia flew past the lush lavender, over the wildflowers and through the tall prairie grass that danced in the wind. She landed on some bright orange flowers for just a short rest...and closed her eyes.

Het verschil tussen mensen en insecten is niet zo groot. Dat ontdekt Erik Pinksterblom wanneer hij op een nacht het schilderij Wollewei boven zijn bed binnenstapt. Op het schilderij staan allerlei insecten afgebeeld en als hij verzucht dat hij daar zo graag eens zou zijn, gebeurt het wonder: Erik wordt piepklein en is opeens ín het schilderij. Daar beleeft hij allerlei avonturen; hij is onder meer te gast bij de wespenfamilie Vliesvleugel, logeert een tijdje in hotel Het Slakkenhuis en hij sluit vriendschap met een vlinder.

Join young bees and best pals Zip and Zap as they launch on an incredible adventure to retrieve their hive's stolen honey.

Marcus is in trouble. He didn’t think his friend Laurence would actually believe him when he said that his super brainy aunt built the very first time machine. He only made up the story in a spur-of-the-moment bid to win a silly argument! Now how on earth will he make the story come true?

When a dapper Mr. Mosquito arrives at the insect ball hosted by the Queen Bee, he joins all the elegantly attired guests in having a splendid time. Suddenly a big-footed intruder - Gasp! A bear! - threatens to stomp out all the six-legged fun. Dare Mr. Mosquito go to the rescue? Might he have a special talent that will make him a hero? Andrew Thiriot’s masterful reading of this children’s book will have you chuckling and cheering for Mr. Mosquito. And as for that pesky question - Will the festivities go on? - be bugged no more. A royally good answer awaits.