Donna German has narrated 20 audiobooks on Listento.it by 17 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights.
The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights
Summary
Modeled after The Wizard of Oz, this enchanting story describes a young giraffe who suffers from a fear of heights. On his way to the doctor, he befriends a monkey who is afraid of climbing and a hippo who is afraid of water. What causes the three new friends to face and overcome their fears? The "For Creative Minds" section includes fun facts and animal adaptation information. Encourages children to overcome their fears and to help friends in trouble.
©2007 David A. Ufer (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud
Summary
Octavia Octopus and her sea-animal friends love playing camouflage games to practice how they would hide from a "big, hungry creature". Octavia, however, just cannot seem to get her colors right when she tries to shoot her purple ink cloud. What happens when the big, hungry shark shows up looking for his dinner? This creative audiobook introduces basic colors along with the camouflage techniques of various sea animals - a great introduction to marine biology! The "For Creative Minds" educational section includes fun facts about octopuses and animal camouflage and protection. The craft uses primary colors (paint or tissue paper) to help children learn about blending colors.
©2007 Doreen Rathmell and Donna Rathmell (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
Newton and Me
Summary
While at play with his dog, Newton, a young boy discovers the laws of force and motion in his everyday activities. Told in rhyme, Lynne Mayer's Newton and Me follows these best friends on an adventure as they apply physics to throwing a ball, pulling a wagon, riding a bike, and much more. They will realize that Newton's laws of motion describe experiences they have every day, and they will recognize how forces affect the objects around them. The "For Creative Minds" educational section includes: Force and Motion Fun Facts, Matching Forces, Who Was Newton?, and Newton's Laws of Motion (2 of 3). Additional teaching activities and interactive quizzes are available on the Arbordale Publishing website.
©2010 Lynne Mayer (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
River Beds
Summary
This sequel to the award-winning Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean (2007 Teacher's Choice and 2005 Mom's Choice) takes listeners on an around-the-world boat ride to learn how mammals sleep in or around nine major rivers of the world on all continents except Antarctica. Row down the Mississippi and watch two river otters slip into a hollow tree, or look to the bank of the Brisbane River as a platypus pops into a hole and disappears into a narrow tunnel. Told in a soothing style, this audiobook serves as a bedtime/naptime story for younger children or an animal geography book for older children. Adults may learn something, too!
©2008 Gail Langer Karwoski (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
Carolina's Story: Sea Turtles Get Sick Too!
Summary
This heartwarming audio journal describes a critically ill sea turtle as she is nursed back to health at a sea turtle hospital. Listeners will empathize with Carolina as she undergoes many of the same medical treatments sick or injured children face and then celebrate the happy day when she returns to her home in the sea. The "For Creative Minds" section includes fun facts and information on conservation issues. Both Ms. Rathmell and Mrs. Bergwerf donate a portion of their royalties to the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Program at the South Carolina Aquarium. Encourages children undergoing medical treatment.
©2007 Donna Rathmell (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
Count Down to Fall
Summary
Count backward from 10 to one during one of the most colorful times of year: fall. Learn about the bright, colorful leaves and the trees from which they fall: aspen, birch, maple, oak, chestnut, linden, pine, beech, dogwood, and sweet gum. Discover the animals who frolic in the crisp, autumn air as they get ready for the approaching cold winter. The "For Creative Minds" educational section includes: plant parts, leaves - the shape of it all, and what plants are good for.
©2009 Fran Hawk (P)2015 Arbodale Publishing
My Half Day
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The wacky fun continues as a young boy awakens to find a half head of hair. After chugging down his glass of milk that's two-thirds gooey paste, he and his friend are off to camp for a day of fraction fun and an out-of-this world soccer game. The first two books in the series, One Odd Day and My Even Day, won Learning Magazine's 2008 Teachers' Choice Award for Children's Books. As with the series' other books, the imaginative scenes are sure to please young listeners! The "For Creative Minds" learning section includes "Fractions Around Us" and "A Special Pizza Party" activities.
©2008 Doris Fisher and Dani Sneed (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
My Even Day
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In this delightful, rhythmic sequel to One Odd Day, the young boy awakens to find that it is another strange day - now everything is even, and his mother has two heads! This time a school field trip to the zoo is dealt with in an odd but even-handed manner. Square it all off with more number fun in the "For Creative Minds" section.
©2007 Doris Fisher (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
Big Cat, Little Kitty
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Big cats are fierce predators that roam the world from the mountains to the deserts. How are these wild cats that hunt for their food the same as pet cats that might chase a mouse or ball of yarn? How are they different? Children learn the days of the week as they travel to seven different world habitats to meet the big cats and then back home to compare and contrast the domestic cat's behavior to that of its relative.
©2010 Scotti Cohn (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
One Odd Day
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This humorous, rhythmic story is about a young boy who awakens to find that everything around him is odd. He has one shoe, his shirt has three sleeves, and his dog has five legs! Children and adults will delight in finding all the odd things hidden in the art. The "For Creative Minds" section includes odd fun facts, a Creative Sparks supplement, and a counting activity.
©2007 Doris Fisher and Dani Sneed (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
A Case of Sense
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While Ming plays outside one summer day, the smell of delicious food fills the air. It is coming from greedy Fu Wang's house. "What is he up to?" wonders Ming. To his alarm, Fu Wang demands that all the neighbors pay him for the pleasant smells. When the neighbors refuse, the case goes to court. How will the judge rule in this unusual case? Can Fu Wang make money from the neighbors' sense of smell? A wise judge makes use of another sense to close the case with clever and convincing logic.
©2016 Songju Ma Daemicke (P)2016 Arbordale Publishing, LLC
Julie the Rockhound
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When a young girl finds a sparkly rock buried in the dirt and discovers that it cleans to a beautiful quartz crystal, she is fascinated and becomes "Julie the Rockhound". Join Julie as her dad shows her how to dig for minerals and explains the wonders of crystal formation. Combining clever wordplay with Earth science, young listeners learn about Earth's most abundant mineral "treasure".
©2007 Gail Langer Karwoski (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
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How much does an elephant weigh? How do you know? How would you know if you didn't have a modern scale? Six-year-old Cao Chong, the most famous child prodigy in Chinese history, faced just this problem! Chong watches as the prime minister's most trusted and learned advisors debate different methods. The principle of buoyancy and a little bit of creative thinking help this boy come up with a solution.
©2017 Songju Ma Daemicke (P)2017 Arbordale Publishing, LLC
The Shape Family Babies
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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?
©2014 Kristin Haas (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
Pieces of Another World
Summary
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. The "For Creative Minds" education section includes teaching trivia about meteors, meteor showers, comets, and asteroids as well as a "Meteor Math" game, a "Five Steps to a Fantastic Meteor Watching Party" checklist, and a recipe for comet cookies.
©2007 Mara Rockliff (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
If a Mummy Could Talk...
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Mummies can’t talk; but with modern scientific tools, we can still discover what a mummy has to tell us. Hear the stories of mummified Egyptian pharaohs and priestesses, baby elephants, pampered pets, and even a prehistoric bison. Uncover clues to centuries-old murder mysteries and human sacrifices, and even find out what a person or animal had for their last meal! Information from real scientists explains how we know what we know about each mummy. So what do these mummies have to say? Lots, it turns out!
©2019 Rhonda Lucas Donald (P)2020 Arbordale Publishing
Animal Helpers: Wildlife Rehabilitators
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Like humans, animals can get sick or hurt. People visit doctors. Pets see veterinarians. What happens to wild animals when they are injured, become ill, or are orphaned? Often, wildlife rehabilitators are called to their rescue. This audio journal takes listeners behind the scenes at four different wildlife rehabilitation centers. Fall in love with these backyard animals as they are nursed back to health and released back to the wild when possible. This is the first of a series introducing the different ways and the many people who care for a wide variety of animals. Look for future Animal Helpers titles to include zookeepers, aquarists, big animal rescuers, marine animal rescuers, conservationists, and veterinarians.
©2012 Jennifer Keats Curtis (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
How the Moon Regained Her Shape
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This fascinating story influenced by Native American folktales explains why the moon changes shape and helps children deal with bullies. After the sun insults and bullies her, the moon feels so badly hurt that she shrinks and leaves the sky. The moon turns to a comet and her many friends on Earth to comfort her. Her friends include rabbits and Native Americans. Then she regains her full shape, happiness, and self-esteem. The moon also returns to her orbit. An educational appendix called "For Creative Minds" gives advice about bullying, scientific information about the moon, and ideas for related crafts, recipes, and games for children.
©2007 Janet Ruth Heller (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
What's the Difference? An Endangered Animal Subtraction Story
Summary
You can celebrate the huge difference caring people make for endangered animals while you practice subtraction skills. In this sequel to her popular addition title, What's New at the Zoo?, Slade presents a new subtraction problem in each clever rhyming verse. So join in the celebration of our world's precious animals with this exciting title, and have fun practicing math skills along the way! The "For Creative Minds" educational section includes: Endangered Animal Vocabulary, Food Chains and Webs, Missing Links in Food Chains, Endangered Animals, and Fact Families.
©2010 Suzanne Slade (P)2015 Arbordale Publishing
The Forest in the Trees
Summary
It’s common knowledge that coast redwoods are tall, tall trees. In fact, they are the tallest trees in the world. What most people don’t know is that there is a whole other forest growing high in the canopy of a redwood forest. This adaptation of "The House That Jack Built" climbs into this secret, hidden habitat full of all kinds of plants and animals that call this forest home.
©2019 Connie McLennan (P)2020 Arbordale Publishing