Nature Nonfiction

Flitter and flutter! It’s a pretty butterfly! Young listeners will get the fast facts on these colorful insects, including butterfly body parts, habitats, life cycles, and why they are important to the environment.

Beautiful butterflies flutter about, catching our eyes with their bright colors. Their senses, eating habits, and life cycle are just as wondrous as their bright colors.

It's fun to teach your dog new tricks. This book shows you step by step how to teach your dog to perform on command. Your friends will be amazed at how smart your dog is!

Have you ever wondered how fast a T-Rex could really run, or how much a Triceratops weighed? How about how long a Brontosaurus's neck was, or how high a Velociraptor could jump? Maybe you've just wanted to learn more about the dinosaurs you've seen in your favorite movies and TV shows, or heard about in other books. Well If you have, then you've come to the right place!

Chew some grass. Flick a tail. Cows are at home on the farm.

You're swimming in the ocean when you see a fin cutting through the water toward you. Shark! Although they have the upperhand in their watery home, some people have encountered shark attacks and have lived to show their scars. These true stories detail the amazing events of people who endured a shark attack and survived.

Learn how fossils teach us about dinosaurs.

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn why wood frogs make a dangerous journey each spring and how the people of Amherst, Massachusetts, helped spotted salamanders, along with other stories about lizards and amphibians.

Polar bears look cuddly, but beware! Their curved claws, powerful jaws, and jagged teeth all help them attack and kill prey. Discover how the world’s biggest land predator finds its next meal.

With their keen senses, dogs can sniff out bombs and hear artillery shells being fired long before people can. Military dogs are trained to use their senses to save soldiers' lives and make the soldiers' jobs easier. Learn more about these amazing animals, including how they are chosen, the training they go through, and the missions they complete.

There’s a new baby joining the family. It’s a cheetah cub! Learn all about baby cheetahs, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they grow.

Learn how dolphins live in the ocean, meet their friends, and see their natural habitat.

There’s a new baby joining the herd. It’s an African elephant calf! Learn all about these big babies, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they grow.

Snort and grunt. Roll in mud. Pigs are at home on the farm.

Who's that hiding in the tree? It's a panda! Listen to learn more about giant pandas.

With their shiny scales and bright colors, pet fish put on a show! Some are wide and others are thin. Some have fantails and some have stripes. Young listeners will learn about the appearance and behavior of pet fish, and discover why these silent swimmers make great pets.

Don't let their size fool you. Miniature pinschers are fearless! Learn more about these fun-loving dogs.

Have you ever had someone say you had an eagle eye? This saying comes from the fact that eagles have excellent eyesight. An eagle can spot prey from up to one mile away! Eagles also have sharp talons and can fly at jaw-dropping speeds to capture prey. Listeners will learn about what makes eagles such deadly predators, from their hunting styles to what they like to eat. Fun Facts and an Amazing but True section will thrill listeners and give them a closer look at the lives of these awesome creatures.

The tundra ecosystem is vast, covering a large part of the far north. Countless animals and plants live there. So what difference could the loss of one animal species make? Follow the chain reaction, and discover how important lemmings are.

Whether there's a kid in your life with a budding interest in the smaller-scale world of life around them or a strong interest in bugs of all shapes and sizes, this audiobook is sure to entertain and educate with the most important and exciting bug facts that there are to know! So, what are you waiting for? Let's dive in!