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Kids learn how Big Rigs, Bulldozers, Dump Trucks, and other Big Machines help us in everyday life! They will meet Sammy the Steamroller, and his friends Connie the Crane, Dan the Drill, Bill the Bulldozer, and Charlie the Cement Mixer, and learn the important job that each machine does on the jobsite. Then young learners will meet Dumpy the Dump Truck and discover the valuable lesson Dumpy learns when working for driver Joe. Fun songs like “Big Rigs,” and “A Bulldozer Operator I Will Be,” will inspire kids to learn more about the occupation of operating BIG Machines!

Kids love baby animals! With authentic sound effects and lively music, kids will learn interesting facts about puppies, kittens, monkeys, raccoons, alpacas, chicks, polar bears, and fawns. Did you know that the bigger a puppy’s paw size, the larger it will grow? Or that there are more than one hundred fifty breeds of dogs? Interesting facts will have young animal enthusiasts learning about amazing animals while being happily entertained .

The Mother Goose Monsters have brewed up their own versions of classic rhymes perfect for young listeners. These ghoulishly giddy nursery rhymes are outrageous and fun for the whole family. Find out what happens to the old monster who lived in a shoe, or when Mary took her ghost to school one day.

The word “salamander” is a Greek word meaning “fire animal.” Long ago when people would collect logs to build fires, they noticed that salamanders would race out of the logs when they were heated. The people thought that the salamanders came from the fire. Of course, we know that salamanders like to live in damp logs and were simply running away from the fire. Did you know that salamanders breathe through their skin as well as through their lungs? Catchy lyrics and a fun melody line will teach kids all about salamanders in this fabulous audiobook.

Fossils help scientists learn about animals and plants that lived long ago. Fossils are the remains of these animals and plants. Did you know that fossils were formed when a plant or animal died and was buried under sand or mud?

What is a volcano? Kids will learn about the three main types of volcanoes: cinder cone, shield volcanoes, and composite volcanoes, where volcanoes are found, and how scientists use warning signs to predict when a volcano will erupt. Amazing sound effects and fun facts will encourage kids to learn more about the Earth, volcanoes, and the exciting job of a volcanologist.

Beautiful music and fun sound-effects help tell the classic tale of Thumbelina. When a good-hearted, poor peasant gives her last loaf of bread to a beggar, she is given a corn seed in return. Imagine the peasant woman’s surprise when in the morning a beautiful flower appears with a tiny young lady inside its petals. The peasant woman names her Thumbelina. Find out what happens when an old ugly frog takes Thumbelina to be his son’s wife. A happy ending adds interest to this fairy tale and encourages a lifelong love of great storytelling.

When you grow up have you ever thought about studying different types of animals? If so, you might want to consider being a zoologist. Zoologists study mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Studying the biology of many different kinds of animals give us a better understanding of our own relationship to our environment. That’s important because we are the only animals that are capable of drastically changing the world by the things we do. Catchy lyrics and a fun melody will have young science enthusiasts singing and learning about the fabulous job of becoming a zoologist!

Los efectos de sonido de la diversión y la música dulce tendrán pequeños riéndose mientras escuchan el sonido de un elefante, una abeja, un canguro, un chimpancé, un león, una oveja y un hipopótamo. “¡Mami Me Ama!” es una introducción perfecta para que los bebés y niños pequeños aprendan los sonidos de los animales y la simple verdad de que las mamás aman a sus bebés.

As the mouse children watch the farmer cut down a big tree for Christmas, they ask their mother if they could have a tree to decorate, too. When Mother Mouse says that mice are too small to have Christmas trees, the little ones are disappointed. With the help from the farmer, a fox, a rabbit, and a blue bird, Mother Mouse surprises her children with the perfect-sized Christmas tree.

Stegosaurus means “roofed lizard.” This plant-eating dinosaur was about the size of a school bus and had two rows of bony plates along its back.

When Snow White’s gentle mother dies, her father marries a mean queen who is very jealous of Snow White’s beauty. What will happen when Snow White is taken into the forest and she meets seven adorable dwarfs? Disguising herself as an old woman, the queen goes into the forest and gives Snow White a poisonous apple. Find out how a handsome prince helps Snow White in this fairy tale sure to encourage a lifelong love for learning.

Find out what happens after Cinderella’s evil stepmother and stepsisters go to the ball to meet the Prince. When Cinderella’s fairy godmother appears and magically dresses her in a golden gown with glass slippers, Cinderella is ready to attend the ball herself. But what will happen when the clock strikes midnight? A happy ending adds interest to this fairy tale and encourages a lifelong love for learning.

What will five little trick-or-treaters do this Halloween night? Venture out and share a friendly fright! Young listeners will learn ordinal numbers as they follow five costumed children on a trick-or-treating adventure.

Kids will learn fascinating facts about a variety of different sharks and why these magnificent creatures of the deep are often misunderstood. Young shark enthusiasts will learn that sharks play an important role in helping to balance our ecosystem by feeding off dead or dying fish. Kids are encouraged to learn more about these awesome creatures so they can better understand how human behavior can hurt sharks—like littering and not reusing, reducing, and recycling plastic bottles. Sharks are awe-inspiring fish that need to be protected so they will be around for millions of years!

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn addition facts for 6.

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn addition facts for 0 and 1. The "Zero Strategy" and "Count Up One Strategy" will encourage kids to learn addition facts quickly.

The story of Jesus' birth is simply presented to young children. Children will learn about: The angel Gabriel telling Mary she is going to have a baby; why Mary and Joseph needed to return to Bethlehem; the humble birth of Jesus in a stable; the angels who told the shepherds the good news; and, the wise men who followed the star to bring Jesus gifts.

Known as "the feisty one," young Barbara will do whatever it takes to protect herself and her younger siblings from the predators in their lives. Her experiences are extraordinary—from countless nights sleeping under a clawfoot tub to evade her abuser to witnessing the burning of an interracial couple. Though the self-appointed protector of her mother from various abusers, those lessons were not always applied as she pursued her own adult relationships.

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn addition facts for 9.