animals

Oxpecker asks Jim the monkey to watch her egg, and he reluctantly agrees to sit on the egg but soon gets bored. His friends Leslie and Norman come by, and he explains that he is egg-sitting. They offer to take turns sitting on the egg, so Jim can have some fun with them. At lunchtime, Jim realizes no one is sitting on the egg, and it starts rolling away. The egg lands in Snake's nest, but they can't be certain which one is Oxpecker's egg. When the eggs hatch, the baby bird knows who its mother is, but the baby snakes think Jim is their mother.

When Miss Fox realizes that her students do not have healthy habits, she teaches them that healthful living is fun and rewarding, which they find to be true on Field Day.

Skippyjon Jones, a Siamese kitten who thinks he's a Chihuahua, dreams of traveling to ancient Egypt with his gang of Chihuahua amigos.

Gilbert's excitement over starting first grade turns to worry that the teacher will be mean, the work too hard, and his classmates too unfriendly, but throughout the day there are pleasant surprises.

Presents eighteen Christmas stories and poems featuring animals, including "A Pig's Christmas, " "The Cold Little Squirrel, " and "The Naughty Little Reindeer, " accompanied by illustrations by Richard Scarry from the 1950s.

Vibrant illustrations and clear text help children discover two languages by learning the English and German words for their favorite animals.

"Different animals soothe their babies to sleep in this new version of the familiar folk song"--.

Simple text and photographs introduce different animals and the continents where they live.

Brothers Martin and Chris use their animal abilities along with their new power suits to rescue their animal friends from around the world and learn about how animals use science in their natural lives.

Six children's stories on one DVD with narration by Meryl Streep, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary Beth Hurt ... and others. Chrysanthemum tells the story of a little mouse with a peculiar name. Owen is the Caldecott Honor-winning story about a young mouse and his beloved yellow blanket, narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker. Quiet Sophie learns to assert herself after spending the weekend with bossy Wendell in Weekend With Wendell, narrated by Mary Beth Hurt. Also includes The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by writer/illustrator Jack Kent, Hondo and Fabian by Peter McCarty, and the live-action Mouse Around by Pat Schories.