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Big brothers are amazing! Did you know that big brothers are important in animal families, too? Animal big brothers do many of the same things as kid big brothers. They play with their younger siblings, teach them new things, and help with their care. Sometimes animal big brothers even babysit when their parents leave to hunt for food. Are you a big brother or do you have a big brother?

Will Joey, a little gray kangaroo, ever find his mum’s pouch in a mob? Find out in this fun story of friendship - sprinkled with Australian words.

¡Mientras que la Pequeña Lagartija anda en busca de deliciosas hormigas para su desayuno, es atacada repentinamente por un cuervo! Pero ella tiene un truco para escaparse - ¡se desprende de su colita, y ésta se sigue moviendo! La Pequeña Lagartija está contenta de estar viva, pero extraña su brillante cola azul. Los lectores van a disfrutar pretendiendo con ella, probándose colita tras colita. La primera cola es muy suavecita.

Al bebé murciélago le gusta su casa en la cueva y nunca quiere dejarla. Mientras practica agitar sus alas unanoche, se cae, y Demuchas-una la Rata Cachibachera lo rescata. Entonces ellos exploran en lo más profundo,las esquinas oscuras de la cueva donde encuentran animales asombrosos - animales que no necesitan ojos para ver o los colores para esconderse de sus enemigos.

Cuando Sofía sueña que el viento se lleva los pelajes y las plumas de sus amigos animales, ella comparte algunas de sus ropas con ellos. Pero su ropa no les funciona bien. Viéndoles su decepción, ella se ofrece a coserle a cada uno el abrigo "correcto". Los animales se ponen en fila para explicar lo que necesitan y el por qué. El oso polar necesita un abrigo blanco para mantenerse tibio y esconderse en la nieve. El pez necesita escamas, pero con baba.

While Little Skink hunts yummy ants for breakfast, she is suddenly attacked by a crow! But she has a trick to escape - she snaps off her tail, and it keeps on wiggling! Little Skink is happy to be alive, but she misses her bright-blue tail. Listeners will enjoy pretending with her, trying on tail after tail. The first is too puffy-fluffy and another too stinky! Then one day Little Skink gets a big surprise...and she doesn't have to dream of tails anymore.

Baby Bat loves his cave home and never wants to leave. While practicing flapping his wings one night, he falls, and Pluribus Packrat rescues him. They then explore the deepest, darkest corners of the cave, where they meet amazing animals - animals that don't need eyes to see or colors to hide from enemies. Baby Bat learns how important bats are to the cave habitat and how other cave-living critters rely on bats for food. Will Baby Bat finally venture out of the cave to help the other animals?

When Sophia dreams that howling winds whisk the fur and feathers right off her animal friends, she shares some of her clothes with them. But her clothing doesn't work well for the animals. Seeing their disappointment, she offers to sew each one the "right" coat. Animals line up to explain what they need and why. Polar Bear needs white fur to stay warm and hide in the snow. Fish needs scales with slime. Snake needs scales, too, but dry ones. And how will Sophia make a prickly coat for Porcupine?

Leaping and bursting above the waves, a group of dolphins swim alongside a research ship. The scientists on board watch and clap. Suddenly, one of the dolphins lands on the ship! Will the scientists be able to save the dolphin? Find out as this exciting story unfolds! Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Dolphin's Rescue is a fun and informative story. Appropriate for ages: 3-9.

It is early spring and Polar Bear and her two cubs are growing hungry after spending the cold winter months in their den. Will Polar Bear be able to find and protect her hungry cubs? Find out as this exciting story unfolds! Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Polar Bear Horizon

Narwhal stays close to land as he swims through the Arctic bay. Even with the protection of his long horn, he is not safe from predators. Will Narwhal escape from a pod of killer whales, polar bears and dangerous ice drifts on his journey to his winter home in the sea? Children can find out as this thrilling adventure unfolds!

¡Los hermanos mayores son maravillosos! Sabías que los hermanos mayores también son importantes en familias de animales? Los hermanos mayores de los animales hacen muchas de las mismas cosas que los hermanos mayores de los niños.

A little girl is happy to go on a walk with Grandma, but Grandma is such a slowpoke! She stops to listen and point out the different creatures they see, sharing her knowledge with her grandchild. At the river, it is the little girl who spots a little muskrat Grandma didn't see. Grandma Is a Slowpoke is a simple story that delivers a joyous message about how much fun it can be if we take time to be present with the world around us.

Little ones will soon settle down for bedtime just like Little Sea Otter as he snuggles with Mama in a cozy bed of sea kelp and calls good night to all his ocean friends. Sea lions, sea snails, seagulls, seals, and sea urchins - they all reply. The gently rocking seas and Mama's loving arms soon send Little Sea Otter to dreamland.