Títulos en Bichos y arañas

'What are we to do about the bees?' asks the ant to the butterfly, in this gentle eco tale. For the first time in ant’s memory, butterfly has no words of comfort. A newly hatched butterfly thinks he has an answer, but it will require many wings and great cooperation. An uplifting story that brings new meaning to the phrase 'the butterfly effect'.

A celebration of a child's growing self awareness, and a prime example of how books can contribute to this. Whether brave or shy, strong or weak, in the end, the young boy celebrates all different and apparently contradictory parts of himself.

How does a butterfly grow? It starts with a mother butterfly laying eggs. Next the eggs hatch. A caterpillar eats and grows. Then it sheds its skin. See what happens step by step in a butterfly's life cycle.

In Caterflies and Ice, an unexpected snow storm causes trouble for the magical creatures of the forest. When Zoey and Sassafras attempt to rescue trapped caterfly eggs, they make a mistake. Can they figure out a way to fix things before the baby caterflies hatch?

This nonfiction book for elementary kids chronicles the amazing voyage of Nefertiti, the Spidernaut to the International Space Station and back. She’s a Phiddipus johnsonii, or Johnson jumping spider, native to Western United States. Her colorful anatomy - red, black, and teal - made for stunning photography and video. In 2012, Nefertitti clocked a record-breaking 100 days in space, during which time she circled Earth about 1584 times, traveling about 41,580,000 miles.

In the animal kingdom, survival is the name of the game - and not everything is as it seems. A number of animals rely on particularly clever tricks to fool predators or prey. A baby bird mimics a poisonous caterpillar. A moth escapes bats by making sounds that interfere with the bats' echolocation. A tiny rain forest spider builds a big spider "puppet" out of bits of dead leaves, insect parts, and other items.

This comical companion to Ross Burach's The Very Impatient Caterpillar pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again!

From the Addison's Tales musical storyworld comes the story of a loveable travelling spider named Harry as he battles the might of the Blood Brothers - a gang of half-witted mosquitoes with an unnatural taste for blood. Boo and hiss as the nefarious Caspius Cruel and his goons try to rob the blood bank of blood banks, Charlie. Gasp as the gang's every raid is met by the sensational Harry - a bookish spider with bad eyesight, excellent spelling and a cheeky right hook.

With just one bite, a wakeful flea atop a pile of sleeping creatures causes a commotion.

A Tale from the Undergrowth is a children's adventure story that takes place in the marvelous insect world known as the Undergrowth. Here, heroic bugs find themselves cast into adventurous quests where they are tested and tried by the Undergrowth's most feared and ruthless villains.

Before Carl Linnaeus began classifying organisms, before John James Audubon drew birds from the wild, before Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution, there lived a 13-year-old girl named Maria Merian who loved to draw bugs. With no formal training or university education, Maria Merian took on the role of artist, adventurer, and scientist in 17th-century Europe - a time when women were rarely allowed responsibilities outside the home, and unusual interests led to accusations of witchcraft.

Melissa, a newborn bee, explores her cozy home and learns about the hive with her sisters, brothers, and their beloved queen. Everyone does their part with love in oneness. When she is old enough, Melissa summons her courage and ventures out into the big world, dancing with flowers and making new friends as she revels in pollen collection for her family. When the hive becomes too crowded, the queen honors Melissa by asking her to be a scout to help find a new home.

Harriet the Hornet loves to sing. Join her as she shares her talent with others and follows her dreams.

Every critter has their own kind of music, but they still gotta choose. Buzz ‘bout the mud and bad weather...or sing ‘bout the good stuff we share in the dat ole bayou. In this Cajun fable, M’sieu Fly wakes up one morning to find that all his friends are missing. During his search - which takes him from Louisiana bayou to the moon - M’sieu Fly discovers what’s important in life and how to both get and keep friends.

La Petite Reine se pose en catastrophe ; elle est essoufflée et fatiguée de son long voyage. Elle vient de traverser tout un continent et de franchir toutes sortes d'obstacles pour passer l'hiver ici, dans la forêt de sapins de la Sierra Chincua au Mexique, comme des millions d'autres papillons monarques. Pendant son long voyage, elle a observé la nature et elle l'a trouvée très belle et très fragile. Ce périple a soulevé plein de questions : à présent, la Petite Reine veut tout savoir ! Elle a déjà compris qu'il fallait changer nos habitudes pour la protéger.

La Petite Reine se pose en catastrophe ; elle est essoufflée et fatiguée de son long voyage. Elle vient de traverser tout un continent et de franchir toutes sortes d'obstacles pour passer l'hiver ici, dans la forêt de sapins de la Sierra Chincua au Mexique, comme des millions d'autres papillons monarques. Pendant son long voyage, elle a observé la nature et elle l'a trouvée très belle et très fragile. Ce périple a soulevé plein de questions : à présent, la Petite Reine veut tout savoir ! Elle a déjà compris qu'il fallait changer nos habitudes pour la protéger.

Andi Meisfeld darf zusammen mit seiner Band in den legendären Abteistraßen Studios unter der Leitung von Axel "Mäck" McMartin einen Song einspielen! Allerdings endet die Aufnahme dort mit einem nächtlichen Einbruch. Gemeinsam mit Aleksa und Butler Meckelroy geht der Jungameisenagent auf Diebesjagd und merkt schnell, dass es um viel mehr geht, denn es gibt ein Geheimnis um "Mäck".

Four favorite “Very” stories from beloved author Eric Carle! Featuring The Very Busy Spider, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle, and The Very Lonely Firefly, this collection of Eric Carle stories offers listeners four complete "Very” books—narrated by Kevin R...

Creepy! Crawly! Criminy! Everyone knows that Stink is bonkers about most scientific things. But there’s one exception: dangle a spider in front of him and he goes berserk! Stink is so freaked out by spiders that he can’t read about them. He can’t look at them. He can’t think about them. And he for-sure can’t touch them! Stink has arachnophobia (a fear of spiders), and he has it bad. But when a hairy backyard emergency arises, Stink is forced to face his fear - and eight beady eyes - head-on.

Albert the Numbat eats termites for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and he wants to try something new. So he and his friend, Bam the Bilby, set out to find some treats. But things don’t go according to plan. Find out what happens on Albert’s really bad day. One morning, Bam the Bilby was out foraging for food when he came across his friend, Albert the Numbat. Numbats had lived in the scrubland for thousands of years, but now, because of foxes and wild cats, there were just a few left.