"Animals sing or talk to communicate. They make noise for different reasons. Find out why some animals make certain noises"--

Examines a variety of different sounds made by animals. Animals shown include a lion, a dolphin, an owl, a bullfrog, a donkey, a grasshopper, and a rattlesnake.

"Pete the cat learns the sounds of the different farm animals in this twist on the classic song"--

Moo Bird is a sweet and surprisingly funny early reader about a bird looking for a friend. This Level One reader opens with a bird saying, "moo" instead of "tweet." Moo Bird is clearly different from the other birds in his nest. He feels like he doesn't belong. So, Moo Bird goes off in search of where he DOES belong. Will Cow want to be his friend? At last, Moo Bird finds a friend.... Who will it be?

Introduces a variety of sounds that are made by animals. On board pages.

Describes the sounds different jungle animals make.

A shy and quiet boy wanders his new home town, listening to the birds, until he meets a fellow bird lover and friend.

An old English rhyme names all the animals a farm boy feeds on his daily rounds.

"The sounds of nature are being drowned out by the clamor of human activity, and that's not good for people, animals or the environment. Every living thing emits sound--birds sing, whales whistle, streams burble and trees pop and fizzle. Discover how the invasion of human sounds, from airplanes, traffic and machines, is threatening the survival of species that have adapted to their habitats over thousands of years."--

Illustrations and simple text show parent-and-child animal pairs saying good night to each other, as a chick's "peep peep" is answered by a chicken's "cluck cluck" and a puppy's "ruff ruff" is returned by a dog's "woof woof."