An elephant, a bug, and their animal friends enjoy a day at the park together. Lift-up flaps reveal answers to questions that Alfie asks Betty along the way.
The Bumblebee Who Decided to Be a Soldier El abejorro que decidió ser soldado
by José Luis Salgado
Harry the Poisonous Centipede is now quite brave, but nothing can prepare him for this next adventure! He and best friend George are lost in a new and even scarier no-top world. Far from home, across the no-end puddle, they must negotiate a strange treeless cold desert, a Nest of Hoo-Mins, lots of noise-hurt and terrifying hairy-yowlers! Harry woke up first. The straight-up-hard thing was jiggling. It was moving."What's happening?" asked George in alarm."I don't know. We're moving." Ha...
When surrounded by thousands of butterflies, eleven-year-old John becomes transformed into one of them and finds his entire life altered because of this experience.
Snow Bugs (Bright and Early Books, BE 29)
by Susan Schade and Jon Buller
The snow bugs discover wonderful ways to play on a snowy day.
Biologist and scorpion enthusiast Gary A. Polis explores the fascinating lives of scorpions, including their mating dances and cannibalism. Imagine what it’d be like standing alone in the desert at night, surrounded by scorpions. Biologist Gary A. Polis often puts himself in that exact situation, but he is always delighted to be there. After all, he is studying some of the most fascinating and unusual animals on earth. Scorpion Man tells how Polis’s childhood interest in nature led to his f...
Phasmid is the amazing true story of the Lord Howe Island Phasmid, or Stick Insect. Believed to be extinct for nearly 80 years, the phasmids were rediscovered on Balls Pyramid, a volcanic outcrop 23 kilometres off the coast of Lord Howe Island, Australia. News of their unbelievable survival made headlines around the world and prompted an extraordinary conservation effort to save this remarkable invertebrate. This wonderful tale captures the life of one of the world's most critically endangered...
Lottie Saves the Bees (Lottie Lovall International Investigator, #1)
by Heather B Moon
Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes. In this traditional Ashanti tale, Anansi sets out on a long, difficult journey. Threatened by Fish and Falcon, he is saved from terrible fates by his sons. But which of his sons should Anansi reward? Calling upon Nyame, the God of All Things, Anansi solves his predicament in a touching and highly resourceful fashion. In adapting this popular...
Me and My Flea Steed, Clyde, at Home on Ralph
by Sylvia Bach Merrick
Tired of being terrorized by Scary Larry, the tarantula, the grasshoppers "create" Big Willie in their defense.