Nature Cat: Can You Dig It?

Nature Cat: Can You Dig It?
Author: Spiffy Entertainment
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1499813236

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Nature Cat: Can You Dig It?

Nature Cat: Can You Dig It?
Author: Spiffy Entertainment
Publisher: BuzzPop
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2022-06-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781499813227

Discover dirt, soil, and compost in this storybook adaptation of the award-winning Nature Cat episode, "Soil Turmoil," complete with an educational poster! When Steve the Vole's burrow is dug up, Nature Cat and his pals take on the mission. They will find Steve's soil and return it. But, they are too late. Someone sold Steve's soil! Nature Cat, Daisy, Hal, and Squeeks then start digging up rich soil from the meadow to give to Steve, only to discover that taking even a little soil contributes to big problems for plants and animals. Can the friends fill Steve's hole without digging another? Come door-to-door collecting vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, and plant cuttings with the team to find out. Tally ho! This funny and heartfelt book is perfect for teaching the importance of soil and for modeling community service to kids ages 4 to 8 years old. The pull-out poster provides a kid-friendly guide to composting. Nature Cat airs twice daily on PBS. Find parent and educator materials to accompany this title on PBSLearningMedia.org.

Nature Cat: The Ocean Commotion

Nature Cat: The Ocean Commotion
Author: Spiffy Entertainment
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-07-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1499812221

Nature Cat and his pals discover all of Earth's oceans make one giant waterway connecting all the people of the world in this storybook based on the beloved hour-long Nature Cat special, complete with a poster! While celebrating the three-year anniversary of Hal and his favorite chew toy, Mr. Chewinsky, Nature Cat accidentally drops Mr. Chewinsky down a storm drain. The gang tracks Mr. Chewinsky through the sewer system, into a river, and out to the ocean. Oh, no! Can they rescue Mr. Chewinsky or will he become ocean litter? Thankfully, the ocean connects the pals to nature explorers from across the globe! Join Nature Cat, Hal, Squeeks, Daisy, Ronald, Houston, and their new friend, Nature Dog, as they navigate the ocean and learn how all waterways flow together. This full-color, hardback picture book comes with a pullout poster packed with ocean facts! Nature Cat airs twice daily on PBS.

Nature Cat: A Nature Carol

Nature Cat: A Nature Carol
Author: Spiffy Entertainment
Publisher: BuzzPop
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781499811391

Celebrate the winter wonderland in your own backyard this Christmas with a Nature Cat storybook, a perfect gift that comes complete with press-out ornaments and holiday cards! Join Hal, Squeeks, Daisy, Ronald, and Nature Cat in a new picture book based on their hour-long holiday special. When Nature Cat gets in the Christmas spirit, he starts making his holiday celebration as big, shiny, and loud as possible. He even decorates the forest and accidentally bothers the animals! Though after our hero falls asleep on Christmas Eve, he is visited by three friendly spirits, as played by his pals. Together, they visit the future, present, and long ago past when Nature Cat was a mere Nature Kitten. Will the adventure remind Nature Cat what really makes his heart merry? This full-color, hardback picture book comes with 6 press-out ornaments and 6 press-out cards that let little ones give others the gift of nature adventures! Nature Cat airs twice daily on PBS! Once his family leaves for the day, Fred the house cat transforms into Nature Cat, backyard explorer extraordinaire! Each episode in this hilarious PBS Kids series follows Nature Cat and his pals as they embark on action-packed adventures, perilous missions, and nature investigations packed with silly humor and "a ha" discovery moments.

Nature Cat: Backyard Explorer's Guide

Nature Cat: Backyard Explorer's Guide
Author: Spiffy Entertainment
Publisher: BuzzPop
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2021-05-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781499811414

When his family leaves for the day, house cat Fred doesn't sit inside watching the world go by. He becomes Nature Cat, backyard explorer extraordinaire! Start a lifelong love of nature and science! Whether you live in a quiet town or busy city, you can discover the great outdoors all around you. Nature Cat, Hal, Squeeks, and Daisy help kids ages 6 to 9 answer questions like: Why do birds tweet? What's to love about mud? And when can you see a rainbow? Find and draw plants, animals, and other things that make up the environment. Plus, learn to make DIY tools to help you look even closer at nature. Make an underwater pond viewer, create a small compost bin, and more! You'll also help nature by conserving water and growing a seed. This full color, 80-page activity book is packed with facts, inspires outdoor play, and sparks curiosity. The pullout poster reminds kids to keep exploring. This is the must-have book for any Nature Cat fan or nature explorer! Nature Cat airs twice daily on PBS!

Dig, Dogs, Dig

Dig, Dogs, Dig
Author: James Horvath
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062357042

A canine construction crew gets down to work in this I Can Read adventure! Top dog Duke and his crew of construction-worker dogs are hard at work building a new park. They need lots of cool equipment to help them dig, haul, push, and plow—like a backhoe, dump truck, bulldozer, and grader. But what happens when the crew finds something unexpected buried deep in the ground? Adapted from the author’s popular picture book of the same title, Dig, Dogs, Dig is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

The Underneath

The Underneath
Author: Kathi Appelt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2012-07-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416998586

There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road. A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate. They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise her kittens there because Gar-Face, the man living inside the house, will surely use them as alligator bait should he find them. But they are safe in the Underneath...as long as they stay in the Underneath. Kittens, however, are notoriously curious creatures. And one kitten’s one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. For everyone who loves Sounder, Shiloh, and The Yearling, for everyone who loves the haunting beauty of writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Flannery O’Connor, and Carson McCullers, Kathi Appelt spins a harrowing yet keenly sweet tale about the power of love—and its opposite, hate—the fragility of happiness and the importance of making good on your promises.

Nature Cat: What Does a Crow Know? (Level Up! Readers)

Nature Cat: What Does a Crow Know? (Level Up! Readers)
Author: Spiffy Entertainment
Publisher: BuzzPop
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-12-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781499812459

Practice reading word families in this level 3 reader as the friends from the hit PBS show Nature Cat find out the birds in their backyard are smart, smart, smart! Nature Cat knows crows are smart. To find out just how smart they are, he and his friends set up challenges for the crows to complete. But when their grouchy neighbor, Ronald, says crows are just silly birds, Nature Cat and his pals invite Ronald to compete against the crows to solve puzzles. Is Ronald smarter than a crow? With a fun story, short sentences, and some new words, this level 3 book is perfect for readers who can read sentences and want to enjoy whole stories! A fun section at the back of the book expands the learning on birds and reinforces new vocabulary. Level Up! Readers provide independent reading opportunities at every stage of reading comprehension! This title is available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook. Nature Cat airs twice daily on PBS and stars SNL personalities Kate McKinnon (Squeeks) and Kenan Thompson (Ronald)! Head to PBSlearningmedia.org for educational activities and materials coded to state, national, and Common Core standards for grades Pre-K through 3 to pair with this title.

The Sound of Wings

The Sound of Wings
Author: Suzanne Simonetti
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2021-05-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1647420474

Now a USA TODAY BEST-SELLER, The Sound of Wings is a masterfully crafted tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and the risks we take in the pursuit of justice. Seventy-year-old Goldie Sparrows faces declining finances, questionable health, and a late husband who torments her from the beyond. She seeks refuge in her butterfly garden, which is filled with voices and memories from long ago. Jocelyn Anderson is a struggling writer who finds escape from her custody battle in the journal of her late mother-in-law. As she gets pulled through the pages of time, Jocelyn discovers her own husband has a hidden history she knows nothing about. Is this secret now Jocelyn’s to keep? Krystal Axelrod is living a life she never dreamed she could have. And yet the demons of a dysfunctional childhood and mean girl culture from her cheerleading days cast their shadow over her ability to feel whole, capable, and worthy. Does Goldie hold the key to Krystal’s path to freedom?

Primitive Technology

Primitive Technology
Author: John Plant
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1984823671

From the craftsman behind the popular YouTube channel Primitive Technology comes a practical guide to building huts and tools using only natural materials from the wild. John Plant, the man behind the channel, Primitive Technology, is a bonafide YouTube star. With almost 10 million subscribers and an average of 5 million views per video, John's channel is beloved by a wide-ranging fan base, from campers and preppers to hipster woodworkers and craftsmen. Now for the first time, fans will get a detailed, behind-the-scenes look into John's process. Featuring 50 projects with step-by-step instructions on how to make tools, weapons, shelters, pottery, clothing, and more, Primitive Technology is the ultimate guide to the craft. Each project is accompanied by illustrations as well as mini-sidebars with the history behind each item, plus helpful tips for building, material sourcing, and so forth. Whether you're a wilderness aficionado or just eager to spend more time outdoors, Primitive Technology has something for everyone's inner nature lover.