Early Animals

“Five bears on the stair. Six bears in the chair. Bears, bears, everywhere. But where’s my bear?” Listen and count the bears from 1-10 with this fun audiobook that uses repetitive words and fun rhymes.

What happens when Holly the hedgehog wakes up early? Instead of spring, it’s still winter! With her friend Milton the mouse, Holly learns all the best things about winter. She finally gets to see that winter is not the nasty part of the year, but rather the best time of the year!

“A dinosaur would help with chores, and pull me through the snow. He would help me see things way up high, as well as things down low.” Listen and discover all the fun things you could do with a pet dinosaur with this fun audiobook that uses repetitive words and fun rhymes.

Pippa Mattinson, dog-training specialist, tells you everything you need to know about training and caring for your new puppy. From preparing the house and garden before the puppy arrives, to introducing your new friend to all the family (including children and other animals) and solving problems like crying, night waking, feeding, upset stomachs, biting, chewing and jumping up, this book is packed with all you need to know as a puppy owner.

Ted Hughes wrote a series of stories for children from the early 1960s through until 1995 about how the world, and the creatures in it, came into being. Meet the Polar Bear whose obsession with her snowy white fur is so great that she can live only in a landscape surrounded by her own reflection; the Whale, growing in God's garden beside the carrots; King Leo, who began life because God was hungry for his sausages; poor Parrot's painful defeat in the marriage song contest at the wedding of Man and Woman; and Sparrow's heroic battle against the bird-swallowing Black Hole.

Get swept away with 10 Little Rubber Ducks! Chuckedy-chuckedy-chuck goes the rubber duck machine. Out pop little yellow rubber ducks one after the other… A brand-new batch of rubber ducks is loaded on to a ship and sent off to be delivered to children everywhere. But when a storm strikes, 10 little ducks are tossed into the sea and swept away in 10 different directions - with some wonderfully unexpected adventures along the way.

Felix doesn’t get along with the house dog or parrot. Can they overcome their differences and team up to beat the house burglar? Felix was affectionate. He loved to rub on legs, but suddenly he’d fart so bad. It smelled like rotten eggs.

With the important pre-reading concepts of rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, these picture books have long been used as beginning learners. Complete with a letter from master educator Laura Robb, and with fun reading activities added, these new versions of Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? and Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? are certain to appeal to a new age group and find an even wider audience.

Ernest Seton's stories reach, inside the animals he writes about in telling their stories. He gives us a greater understanding of their lives on planet earth. Adventure, comedy and sadness all intertwine to make these stories hard to put down until the last word...

The human species is relatively new to the planet in geologic terms. With origins reaching back only a few million years, the rise of humans from primate ancestors is a remarkable evolutionary success story. Early Humans traces the beginnings of the human species, its success and adaptability, and the development of such innovations as human language and culture.

Follow the adventures of Peanut the Elephant and her friends at the zoo! Peanut is a very happy elephant and she has lots of playful and adorable friends.

Children will love learning to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book—adapted for audio—starring an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird. Follow along as Rocket masters the alphabet, sounds out words, and finally . . . learns to read all on his own!

Lori, an educator of 38 years, seamlessly blends her passion for education and animals. This audiobook is a dedication to Charity's legacy, inspiring others to use therapy animals to enrich students' lives. Juniper, the adorable puppy, symbolizes hope and continuity in this heartfelt narrative. Explore the profound connection between humans and therapy animals as Lori shares practical insights on initiating a dog-in-school program in just 5 days.

Téo, Nina, Jules et Choco explorent la grange.Mais ils ne sont pas les seuls ! Une jolie aventure à écouter, accompagnée de petites questions pour approfondir la découverte du son A.

Curl up with your little one and listen to this awesome book about animals. This book teaches them some of the most popular animals and the sounds they make. It encourages them to make sounds as well. This teaches them recognition, repetition, and rhyming while developing language skills through easy to say sounds. So explore these fun animals with your child and be as silly as you can when you say the sounds.

When baby bunny Letty discovers that her mummy is the real-life Easter Bunny, she follows her, secretly, through the forest as she hides her special deliveries. But seeing all the choccylicious Easter eggs is much too tempting. Letty nibbles one here and there...and soon, the eggs are gone! Will mummy have enough eggs left for Letty’s forest friends?

Quick, name the world’s fastest animal! Did you say cheetah? If so, you’re right - sort of. Sure, the cheetah can reach speeds over 70 miles per hour; but did you know that there is a species of bird that can fly faster than a race car? Did you know that that’s not even the fastest animal there is? This “dashing dozen” of nature’s speediest species examines the fastest on land, air, and sea. This story will resonate with children taking standardized tests…one size does not fit all!

Follow the adventures of Wiggly Worm and his best friends (Snarky Snail, Rattles Snake, and Munchy Mosquito). Wiggly and his friends live in a backyard garden. What happens when they decide to explore outside the yard? This is an excellent storybook for early listeners as a bedtime story.

Digby the Diggedy Dog goes out into the garden to play. He digs a big, big hole. Dig, dig, diggedy, dig. And plays tag with two little frogs. Written by a speech and language therapist, each story in the Early Soundplay series is packed with multiple repetitions of selected sounds and rhymes. The stories are expertly crafted to support children's developing speech sound awareness and vocabulary knowledge. These are key foundation skills for success with phonics, early reading, and spelling.

Chatty Bat loves to chitter chatter chat with everyone. It's very noisy with constant chatter until it's time to sleep - then no more chatter, not a peep! The Early Soundplay series is stories that are fun to share, with lots of rhythm, rhyme, and repetition. Helping develop children's speech sound awareness, an important building block for success in early spelling.