Books in Smithsonian's Backyard series

Ladybug encounters many predators while hunting for food and searching for a winter home. Ladybug's bright red coloring helps to keep her safe, but will she find enough food and a safe shelter for the winter months ahead? Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Ladybug at Orchard Avenue is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations.Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Hardcover dimensions: 12 x 8 3/4 inches

Loon and his mate spend the summer raising their loonlings, but one of the babies goes missing! Will they be able to find him? Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Loon at Northwood Lake is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard! Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustration- 32 pages- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Mini book dimensions: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches

Children will enjoy this exciting story as Gray Squirrel darts and dashes away from predators while trying to gather up a tasty meal of bird seed and acorns. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Gray Squirrel at Pacific Avenue is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- 32 pages- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Mini book dimensions: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches

Little Black Ant spends the hot summer days on Park Street in search of meals for herself and her nest mates. Will she find enough food and make it back to her anthill safely? Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Little Black Ant on Park Street is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- 32 pages- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Mini book dimensions: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches

Children can join River Otter as she nurses her newborn cubs and eventually teaches them how to swim. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, River Otter at Autumn Lane is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Paperback dimensions: 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

Leaving her babies sheltered in a warm blanket of leaves, hungry Cottontail ventures into the backyard to nibble on clover. While feeding, she encounters another rabbit and the two leap and play together. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Cottontail at Clover Crescent is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- 32 pages- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Mini book dimensions: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches

Armadillo emerges from her burrow in search of tasty insects, but her peaceful hunt will be interrupted by a hungry coyote and a trip across a busy roadway. How will Armadillo manage? This fun and informative story with detailed illustrations has been reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- 32 pages- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Mini book dimensions: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches

Growing up on the pond, Mallard Duck and his siblings have all sorts of adventure! Children will follow them as they grow from little hatchlings to young adults ready to migrate south for the winter. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Mallard Duck at Meadow View Pond is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Hardcover dimensions: 12 x 8 3/4 inches

Children read-along to the exciting story of Alligator as she raises her young once they hatch from their eggs. Watch as they learn to hunt, swim, and evade danger. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Alligator at Saw Grass Road delivers a fun and informative story with detailed, beautiful illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- 32 pages- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Mini book dimensions: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches

Children join Badger in her search for the perfect place to build a new den for her babies. Will she find the right place? Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Badger at Sandy Ridge Road is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- 32 pages- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Mini book dimensions: 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches

Beginning her journey in a backyard on Aster Way, Monarch Butterfly flies across the country down to Mexico to spend the winter. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Monarch Butterfly of Aster Way is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Free with Purchase and Easy to Download!- eBook-read-along audiobook with realistic sound effects

Deer Mouse prepares a nest for her soon-to-be babies, and then ventures into the night for a snack. But in the back yard lurks danger, as there is a prowling cat and swooping owl hoping to make Deer Mouse their snack. Will Deer Mouse make it back safely to her nest to have her babies? Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Deer Mouse at Old Farm Road is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!Book Features:- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations- Appropriate for ages 3-9- Hardcover dimensions: 12 x 8 3/4 inches