Animals Nonfiction

This audiobook introduces varying parts of the anatomy of a number of different animals.

The story of a dog so brave he saved lives and won hearts. This is the true heart-warming story of Stubby, a small, stump-tailed terrier who fought alongside Allied forces on the Western Front during World War I. This brave and clever dog could detect enemy soldiers, impending gas attacks, and even salute higher-ranking officers! But even more, this is the story of the remarkable friendship between an American soldier named Robert Conroy and the stray who adopted him and his unit.

Nature doesn’t need a motive. It just needs a moment. Animal Attacks – GORE! delivers fifteen of the most blood-chilling real-life accounts of humans being mauled, torn, swallowed, and savaged by the wild. From shark-infested waters to bear-haunted campsites, these are immersive, narrative-driven true stories of survival, terror, and the raw fury of the animal kingdom. James Calloway plunges you into each scene with cinematic detail and emotional depth. Whether it’s a grizzly’s final charge, a killer whale’s lethal strike, or the eyes of a tiger locked onto its prey — these ...

They look like us. They act like us. Until they don't. We are taught to see our primate relatives as funny, intelligent, and even part of the family. But what happens when that illusion is shattered by brutal, unexpected violence? This gripping collection of meticulously researched, true accounts explores the terrifying moments when our closest animal cousins turn on us with shocking ferocity. Drawn from harrowing 911 calls, official reports, and eyewitness testimony, these twenty stories take you from suburban homes to exotic tourist traps, revealing a disturbing pattern of instinct and ...

“A profound, graceful, and literary work of philosophy and economics, well tempered for our times, and yet timeless. . . . It will change the way you look at the food you put into your body. Which is to say, it can change who you are.” — Boston Globe Barbara Kingsolver's New York Times...

With unequaled insight and brio, David Brooks, the New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Bobos in Paradise, has long explored and explained the way we live. Now, with the intellectual curiosity and emotional wisdom that make his columns among the most read in the nation, Brooks...

It’s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through...

Unlock a world of wonder for your child with hundreds of mind-blowing facts and quizzes that entertain and educate—perfect for curious kids who never stop asking “why?” Does your child devour random facts, ask endless questions, and love surprising you with what they’ve learned? Are you looking for something more meaningful than another hour of scrolling or gaming? Curious Kids’ Amazing Fact Vault is designed for ages 5–15 who are thirsty for knowledge and love sharing what they discover. Packed with fascinating facts, stories, and interactive features, it turns curiosity into ...

In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey - from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England...and finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made another new friend: a real boy named Christopher Robin.

A summer hike, a lakeside swim, a night in a camper… these moments of peace can become nightmares in a heartbeat. The line between the human world and the wild is vanishing. In this gripping collection of true, meticulously researched accounts, you will confront the terrifying reality of what happens when that line is crossed. From the dense forests of National Parks to the deceptive quiet of a suburban backyard, these stories reveal the chilling truth: a predator can be anywhere. Inside, you will discover: Heart-Pounding Encounters: Witness the split-second decisions that mean life or ...

A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman’s unlikely friendship with a wild hare. Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped...

Learn about the science and history of dinosaurs with iMindsJNR audio-learning series for younger minds. Huge and sometimes ferocious, dinosaurs ruled the earth for more than 175 million years. To us, dinosaurs might be scary-looking. But humans never had to fear dinosaurs because they died out 65 million years ago, a long time before the first people were around!Dinosaurs lived in a period called the Mesozoic era, which began about 240 million years ago.

"If a lion could talk, we could not understand him." That warning holds double for me. I live in twilight and vibration, not your sentences: body pressed into grass, ears narrowing to a mouse's heartbeat, whiskers reading the gap before my paws. I am not a metaphor. I am a predator with a grammar of light, air, and scent—practical, urgent, and all of it felt. If a cat could teach you anything, it wouldn't teach kindness. It would teach attention. This book moves through the instruments of that attention—twilight sight, ears of silk, whiskers as touch-lidar, layered scent-maps, purrs and...

A strikingly original exploration of what it might mean to be authentically human in the age of artificial intelligence, from the author of the critically-acclaimed Interior States. "At times personal, at times philosophical, with a bracing mixture of openness and skepticism, it speaks...

The Burgess Bird Book for Children (1919) is a classic nature book by Thornton Burgess, who introduces young listeners to the subject of bird life by means of a series of interviews within a story. Peter Rabbit and Jenny Wren interview Slaty the Junco, Redwing the Blackbird, Melody the Wood Thrush, Spooky the Screech Owl, and many other common birds to learn about their appearance, their eating, mating and nesting habits, and their songs and calls. The text remains popular as an exceptional combination of information and entertainment.

The space between the human world and the wild has collapsed. This gripping non-fiction collection chronicles the terrifying, true accounts of when the ancient covenant is broken and predators begin to hunt people. Spanning the continent of Africa, from the outskirts of Nairobi to the remote highlands of Ethiopia and the crowded IDP camps of Tigray , this book details a chilling new war. Read the harrowing stories of: A university student killed just yards from his campus in Kenya . The terrifying rampage of rabid "Terror Beasts" in Malawi, leaving dozens dead or maimed. Dedicated mothers ...

As heard on NPR's This American Life “Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor A...

From one of the world’s most beloved Bible teachers comes a timely, compelling, and comprehensive biblical interpretation of Bible prophecy, the end times, and the apocalypse viewed through the lens of current world events and social crisis. Many Christians struggle to understand the Book of...

This is the fight everyone has waited millions of years to see. Tyrannosaurus rex has the advantage in size and pure power. But Velociraptor is quick and smart, plus he has lots of friends. Uncover how these very different predators lived and how they may have brawled with each other inside.

Newly reintroduced along with his pack to Yellowstone National Park, Wolf 8 struggles at first. Small and bullied by his siblings, he must learn to fend for himself in his new home, learning to hunt, compete for food, and even stand up to a grizzly bear 10 times his size. One day, little 8 meets an alpha female raising a litter of pups on her own. Her mate was killed by humans. Can little 8 rise to the occasion and help the young family survive? Is he ready to be an alpha wolf?