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Incluso las aves rapaces pueden enfermarse o lastimarse. Cuando eso sucede, los ayudantes de animales en estos centros acuden al rescate.

Los oyentes no sólo investigarán el sentido de la vista pero también cómo los ojos de los animales nos pueden decir en dónde se encuentran en la cadena alimenticia, si es que cazan durante el día o la noche, o la edad.

Este libro nos muestra de una manera muy atractiva las relaciones simbióticas de los animales grandes y pequeños.

¿Cuáles son algunas de las cosas que nosotros podemos aprender sobre los animales tomando en cuenta la forma de sus bocas o picos? ¿Qué podemos deducir sobre los animales con dientes filosos comparados con los que tienen dientes largos y planos? ¿Existen algunos animales sin bocas? En esta secuela sobre las series de Adaptaciones de animales, la galardonada fotógrafa y educadora naturalista Mary Holland comparte las fascinantes bocas de los animales con los lectores de todas las edades.

¿Quién es la criatura más hambrienta en el mar del sur? El camarón antártico puede moverse en cardúmenes y el bacalao azul puede estar cazando para cenar, pero ninguno es lo suficientemente feroz como para estar en la cima de la red trófica. Este es un cuento con sabor a "pescado" sobre quién se come a quién. Los depredadores se vuelven presas y finalmente, sólo un animal llega a la cima. Bucea dentro del rítmico texto y averigua quién podría ser.

Cozy up for a rainy-day listen and explore the prairie ecosystem through its ever-changing weather. Each month features a storm typical of that season and a prairie animal who must shelter, hide, escape, or endure those storms. Told in lyrical prose, this story is a celebration of the grasslands that dominate the center of American lands and the animals that live there.

This touching story of a father and child's nighttime excursion to watch a meteor shower is told through the eyes of a child in awe of the night world. Rockliff's vivid descriptions make listeners feel as though they, too, are watching the tiny bits of other, distant worlds blazing into our own.

Jeffrey wants Saturn for his birthday, and he wants the moons, too - all 47 of them. After all, they'll make great nightlights! But he's not selfish; he'll share the rings with some of his friends at school and with his teacher, Mrs. Cassini. Facts about Saturn are woven seamlessly throughout this funny story as Jeffrey explains just what he'll do with his present and how he'll take care of it. His dad better hurry with the order, though, because shipping might take a while.

Mr. and Mrs. Shape are expecting a baby, but they are surprised when three arrive! The first is just like Mother Rhombus, the other just like Father Rectangle, but the third baby is a different shape. What should her name be? Go on a geometry naming adventure as all the shape family relatives weigh in. Will Cousin Triangle, Aunt Hexagon, or Grandma Rhombus have the right angle?

Little turtle was lost! Free from his egg, he climbed out into a big, beautiful new world. Lost and alone, he wondered - where did he really belong? The bear told him to live in the woods; the frog said, "The swamp!" But turtle just didn't feel at home. He needed help, but where could he turn?

Tudley, a pond-living painted turtle, adopts other animals' behaviors - simply because he doesn't know he can't! He flies like a bird, sings like a katydid, hops like a frog, and glows like a firefly. All the while, he uses his special behaviors to help other animals. But will Tudley's new friends help him when he needs help?

What if Jack and Jill had been playing on a nice soft sand dune instead of that treacherous hill? And suppose Mary's pet wasn't really a lamb. What if Mary had a little...clam? Those questions - and more - are gleefully answered in Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls. This collection retells Mother Goose rhymes and celebrates America's coastlines and waterways - from sea to shining sea.

When a boy and his mother take their dog, Miles, on a peaceful canoe ride, they find themselves frantically racing to save a mother loon and her family! Join them and see the surprising outcome of Miles' encounter with the loons. Then witness the boy's moment of wonder when he meets the loon. The "For Creative Minds" section includes loon fun facts, information about loons in Native American culture, a "make a loon mask" craft, and a "map it," "math it," and "measure it" section.

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 dogs are puppies, and they belong to a litter, but what is a baby skunk called, and what is the name of its family group? This clever, rhythmic story tells us just that! Counting from one to 10, familiar backyard animals are introduced by baby and family group name. Each stanza also tells a bit more about each animal by providing clues as to what they eat, how they sound, or where they live. The "For Creative Minds" section includes more animal fun facts, information on keeping a nature journal, and how to watch for wildlife in your own backyard.

Told in rhyming narrative, Habitat Spy invites children to find plants (or algae), invertebrates, birds, and mammals living in 13 different North American habitats: backyard, beach, bog, cave, desert, forest, meadow, mountain, ocean, plains, pond, river, and swamp. Children will have fun discovering the characteristics of each habitat as they "spy", identify, and count the resident plants and animals and learn about the interactions between living and nonliving things.

When summer heats up, animals find ways to stay cool. In A Cool Summer Tail, animals wonder how humans stay cool, too. Do they dig under the dirt, grow special summer hair, or only come out at night? This sequel to the popular A Warm Winter Tail features many of same animals but this time with their summer adaptations, offering an important "compare and contrast" opportunity.

Where else could you stay dry while visiting aquatic animals from around the world? Only in an aquarium can you visit and learn about all these different local and exotic animals. Aquarium staff care for and teach about these animals as well as work to conserve and protect threatened and endangered species. Follow this behind-the-scenes audio journal as it leads you into the wondrous world of aquariums and the animal helpers who work there.

Just as tiny kittens and puppies grow into bigger cats and dogs, wild animal babies grow into adults too. These full-grown animals may no longer be cute and cuddly. Their wild instincts may kick in. They can become very large, even dangerous. What happens to these exotic pets when owners realize they can no longer care for them, but they can't be returned to the wild? And what about big predators that get hurt or sick?

Mmm-mm! Forest animals squeak, tweet, slurp, yip, and chomp over the sweet, plump fruit of a wild blackberry bush. But what happens when a bear arrives to take part in the feast? Young children will enjoy following the story by making the animal sounds, and the chaos that strikes upon the bear's arrival will surely bring on the laughter. The cumulative, rhyming audio makes for a great listen.