Showing results for "The Bell" in Animals & Nature

When eight-year-old Agnes is signed up for SPEARS (the Society for the Protection of Endangered and Awesomely Rare Species), she has no idea of the adventures that lie ahead with her elephant-shrew mentor Attie (short for 'Attenborough'). Operation Honeyhunt sends them to the Brazilian rain forest, on a mission to save an endangered, dance-loving bee named Elton. Will Agnes pass the test and become a full SPEARS Agent? Species in danger? Girl and shrew to the rescue!

When SPEARS receives an emergency distress call from its marine outpost in Antarctica, there is only one team they can send. Agnes and Attie are soon up to their eyes in an icebound mystery. What is causing the tremors threatening to destroy the rescue centre? Why are the local Adelie penguins behaving so bizarrely? And what exactly is the celebrity nature presenter Cynthia Steelsharp doing, out there in the ice-fields?

Agnes and Attie - agents of the wild - are off to the Sahara Desert on a mission to rescue rare baby animals from illegal wildlife traders. When a lesser flamingo crashes into Agnes’ window-box with an urgent message for SPEARS, Agnes is ready for the call. Three rock hyrax pups have been kidnapped from their burrow in Egypt, and other baby animals are missing across Africa. Soon Agnes and Attie find themselves trapped in an ancient Egyptian tomb at the mercy of animal poachers - can they save the animals and themselves?

Stella Starflake Pearl is eagerly anticipating her next expedition. Suddenly disaster strikes when Stella's father, Felix, is snatched by a fearsome witch. Stella must bring her magic ice princess tiara to Witch Mountain or she will never see Felix again! But no one ever returns from Witch Mountain.... Stella, Ethan, Shay, Beanie and reluctant Jungle Cat explorer Percival set off into the unknown. They will face terrifying bat caves, poisonous apple groves, outraged vultures, argumentative mushrooms and deranged broomsticks in their quest to rescue Felix.

Ice princess Stella Starflake and her father Felix are in trouble: President Fogg has expelled them from the Polar Bear Explorers' Club and banned them from going on any further expeditions. Stella's not going to be put off by rules and regulations, though. She knows her friend Shay is in danger of turning into a witch wolf himself, since receiving a deadly bite on their last adventure. It's vital that Stella and her friends set out to find the spellbook that could save his life, even if it means travelling over the cursed Black Ice Bridge.

Shifty and Sam have a lot on their plates! Someone has stolen all of Santa’s presents! A sea monster is spoiling fairground fun day. And a weird cat has cursed Sam! Pass the buns, it’s going to be a rollercoaster ride....

Santa’s Lost Sleigh Bell is a heartwarming Christmas tale about a brave little girl named Ella who discovers a magical bell in the snow on Christmas morning. Realizing it belongs to Santa, she embarks on an adventure through the winter forest to return it before Christmas is over.

Kitten Kingdom Volume Two contains two delightful stories in Mia Bell's cat-tastic Kitten Kingdom series. Tabby and the Catfish: Princess Tabby is no scaredy-cat! The day of the Peace Parade has finally arrived, and Princess Tabby can't wait to ride on the Royal Boat! But when King Gorgonzola steals the Torch of Peace, Tabby and her brothers must go underwater to find it. While in the lake, the Whiskered Wonders find the Torch - and catfish! The creatures just might be able to help. Will Tabby and her new friends be able to bring peace back to Mewtopia?

Panchtantra are the stories that were told to young princes in ancient times in India to make them wiser. Literally meaning five sections, the wisdom they impart today is as relevant as it was years ago. The stories are short and have animal characters which appeal to children.

Princess Tabby is no scaredy-cat! The first two delightful stories in Mia Bell's cat-tastic Kitten Kingdom series. Tabby's First Quest: Princess Tabby loves playing in the palace with her brothers and reading about brave kitty heroes. When Tabby and her brothers accidentally give away a magic scroll to the evil King Gorgonzola, they must leave the safety of their castle to get it back.

Bell has a problem. She's a Manx cat born with a tail. But Manx cats aren't supposed to have tails! All she wants is to find a place where she can belong, where the Curse of the Tail won't follow. Humiliated and scared, Bell leaves her family to save them the shame of her existence...only to find the world outside is full of danger. With a train conductor named Henry, Bell has a chance to find a home again. Then a Pinkerton detective and his hound, Watson, pursue a thief onto Bell's train. Can she and Watson track him down and bring him to justice?

When Travis makes fun of Traveling Bear in class and won't listen to the teacher, Traveling Bear decides to help him turn his negative attitude into a winning one!

Rebekah Daniels is just your ordinary spunky 9 year old girl living in the small town of Curtis Bay...EXCEPT she is determined NOT to be ordinary at all! Her small town is filled with mysteries and Rebekah is sure that she, along with her best friend Mouse, will be able to solve every last one of them. Mouse's favorite pet is missing and Rebekah will do almost anything to help him get Magellan back.

Muse is a young cat whose mind has a special power, but she feels trapped living her life as a stray in the big city. With no memories of her kittenhood, she is haunted by dreams of the countryside, and she begins to wonder if the country is her real home.

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It’s been two years since the little dragon was captured by the guards in the stairwell when the children made their escape from the tower. The little dragon has been caged in the dungeon all this time. 6 formerly known as 7, plots his revenge against the two children and Neves for taking one of his lives during their last encounter. 6 has sent an ultimatum to Sol challenging him to return with the Way Stone.

Un niño finalmente consigue un "sí", después de suplicar para tener una mascota. Ahora es el momento para seleccionar la mascota perfecta, pero ¿cuál será? Comenzando con el Reino Animal, el niño delivera mientras recorre las diversas clasificaciones de los animales, tratando de escoger la mejor opción. Las medusas son limpias, pero mamá dice que escoja a un vertebrado. Los reptiles y anfibios están descartados y rápidamente, las aves y los peces están fuera de la lista.

After a child begs for a pet, the child's mother finally says yes. But which animal will be the best pet? Using animal classification and habitat needs, the child narrows it down from Kingdom Animalia, from invertebrates to vertebrates. Reptiles and amphibians are out, and birds and fish are soon off the list. That leaves mammals, but which one? An elephant won't fit through the door, and a tiger would be too hard to walk. What's a child to do?

Cuando Travis se burla de Osito Viajero en la clase y no le hace caso a la maestra, ¡Osito Viajero decide ayudarle a convertir su actitud negativa en una actitud triunfadora!

Tag med Agnes og de seje og skøre dyreagenter ud for at redde truede dyrearter - denne gang i ørkenen! Da en flamingo braser gennem Agnes´ vindue med en besked fra OBISTA (Organisationen til Beskyttelse af Imponerende Sjældne og Truede Arter), som Agnes arbejder for som hemmelig agent, er hun straks klar til at tage af sted på mission igen sammen med sin partner, den talende elefantspidsmus Attie. Denne gang går turen til Saharas ørken for at redde en flok klippegrævlingeunger, der er forsvundet på mystisk vis.