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The badger has been doing what badgers do best. Digging. He’s had a lovely day and, as usual when he’s had a lovely day, he is filthy dirty. Percy the park keeper loves to help his animal friends, so when he sees how dirty the badger is, he prepares a special bath with warm soapy water. But just as it’s ready, the badger is nowhere to be seen…

Meet Billy. A kid with a dream. He wants to turn an old wooden house into an incredible sweetshop full of treats! And meet The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company: Monkey, Pelican (Pelly) and Giraffe (who needs ladders when you've got a giraffe?!). They have just landed a big break cleaning all six hundred and seventy-seven windows of the mansion owned by the richest man in all of England! All they need now is a little help from Billy. Can these unlikely new friends make Billy's wildest dreams come true and take him on an adventure he'll never forget...?

Le jour où un hippopotame est entré dans sa maison, le quotidien d'une petite fille s'en est trouvé bouleversé et une belle amitié est née. Un récit intime aux situations mouvementées et décalées, qui font tour à tour sourire et espérer...

For twelve-year-old Coral, having divorced parents means only getting to see her dad a few times each year. So when he invites her on a guided elk hunt—on horseback—in the Colorado mountains over fall break, Coral is thrilled. She's sure that this will be the adventure of a lifetime—and great bonding time with her father—even if she is nervous around horses.

Morgan learns to care for a baby beaver that is washed into her backyard by floodwaters.

Slowly, slowly, slowly...that's how the sloth lives. He hangs upside-down from the branch of a tree, night and day, in the sun and in the rain, while the other animals of the rain forest rush past him. "Why are you so slow? Why are you so quiet? Why are you so lazy?" the others ask the sloth. And, after a long, long, long time, the sloth finally tells them! Set in the lush world of the tropical rain forest, this original book has a meaningful message: Slow down! Take time to enjoy your world.

Dans la petite ville de Nésensible, les gens ne visitent JAMAIS le zoo...à moins d’y être forcés. S’ils y vont, ils reviennent en criant: "Sauve qui pue!" Dans ce Mini Big, tu feras la connaissance de Chanel la moufette qui aura pour mission de...cesser de puer!

Five tales which range from the jungles of India to the frozen emptiness of the North... In all of them, Kipling's extraordinary powers of description and ability to identify with human aspiration and animal survival are vividly shown. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi must battle with Nag, the cobra, in his territory; Toomai has a unique glimpse of the elephant world, Kotick, the White Seal, searches for sanctuary, while Kotuko has to find food for his starving Eskimo village. Above all, Kipling's love of life in all its variety shines through.

Giraffe wohnt in der afrikanischen Savanne. Ihre Tage verlaufen eintönig und sie sehnt sich nach einem Freund. Also beschließt sie, einen Brief zu schreiben. "Du sollst ihn dem ersten Tier geben, das dir begegnet", sagt sie zu Pelikan, der gerade einen Postdienst eröffnet. Und so findet der Brief seinen Weg zu Pinguin, der weit entfernt am Walsee lebt. Eine echte Brieffreundschaft entsteht. Und eines Tages beschließt Giraffe, ihren Freund zu besuchen.

After a blissful babyhood being cared for by her loving mother, Pangolina ventures out alone into the forest to become an independent adult, helped along by wise, older animal companions, including a civet and a bat. But one day, cruel hunters trap Pangolina, putting her into a cage along with her friends, and bring them to a market to be sold as wild game. Pangolina is especially vulnerable, since her scales are prized by humans who believe they have curative powers.

Morris the moose can't read or count. So he decides to go to school. Morris is thrilled after a day of A, B, C's, 1, 2, 3's, hoof-painting, and make-believe he can finally count gumdrops!

A honey bee with bad eyes sets things in motion. Ya'zedekenu the elusive owner of all valleys sends a Raven to tell a story. Ramses, an enormous ram risks everything to get away from his miserable life. Anaph, a blood crazy wolf is on a mission to kill his father. When these two ancient enemies meet on a small plateau their worlds are shattered as they begin to doubt everything they thought they knew.

Otter and Teddy love to play in the garden. But when they get dirty, they have to do something they do not love at all: take a bath! Otter Keeper says bath time is fun, but Otter and Teddy are not so sure....

In den tiefen Wäldern wird ein kleines Reh geboren. Es ist so hilflos, dass es sich nur in der Nähe seiner Mutter aufhalten kann. Immer wieder muss es lernen, was es heißt, in den Tälern und Hängen der Wälder zu leben. Denn immer wieder taucht ER auf. Ein Jäger. Ein Sammler. Ein Monster? Unser Rehkitz merkt schnell, dass es eine Aufgabe hat. Das es zu Höherem bestimmt ist. Es muss zu Bambi werden. Zum Herren der Wälder.

While on a whale-watching excursion with her dad, Willa is alone on one side of the boat when she sees a humpback whale. Her awe and wonderment about this massive and beautiful creature turns to shock when the whale communicates with her, introducing herself as Meg. As their friendship develops, Willa comes to view Meg as a trusted confidant - who offers her advice about difficult issues in Willa’s life.

Jacques is a little hedgehog with a BIG secret — he loves wearing underwear! But the hedgehog world has rules...You see, hedgehogs eat grubs. They make nests. They snort with their sniffly snouts. They do NOT. WEAR. UNDERWEAR. So what's a critter to do about his undercover love of underpants?

In Dot and the Kangaroo, five-year-old Dot becomes lost in the Australian bush. Alone and frightened, Dot is approached by a grey kangaroo, who brings her some berries to eat. Dot eats the berries and suddenly finds that she can talk to animals! She tells the kangaroo that she has lost her way. The kangaroo has lost something too—her joey—but decides to help Dot out. Together, they search for home.

"The Moose with the Juice" invites listeners on an enchanting journey with Marissa the moose and her friends as they discover a magical spring in the forest. The story subtly emphasizes the value of moderation and the significance of health as they come across the sweet, magical juice that the spring created from the fruits of the trees around it. The story's lesson beautifully ties in with the Bible verse Matthew 6:2527 (NKJV):

In the heart of the Enchanted Forest, where ancient trees whisper secrets and stars sprinkle their magic upon the earth, a tiny hedgehog named Hazel embarked on countless adventures, each one more enchanting than the last.

When she is 11 years old, Martine is orphaned and sent to live with her grandmother on a game reserve in South Africa. Her grandmother seems strangely unwelcoming, and Martine has a difficult time settling in at her new school, where she is conspicuously an outsider. But she has an ally in Tendai, one of the keepers on the reserve, from whom she learns the lore and survival techniques of the bush, and in Grace, who instantly senses there is something special about Martine.