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"Fables of the Amazon delivers important forest lessons, animal facts, and moral tales through humorous stories and vivid images that will broaden children's minds to the unique world of the Amazon." - Readers Favorite The mighty Amazon jungle holds many secrets and remains a wilderness wreathed in mystery and folklore. From the 'El Dorado' fabled city of gold sought by the Spanish conquistadores 500 years ago, to the strange and precise antics of leaf-cutter ants, there is much to wonder at and learn.

The fox family were living an idyllic life in a foxhole on a grassy down, but one dreadful day the skies began to darken, and Mummy Fox bravely confronted a shadowy monster to protect her family. But then Mummy Fox became very ill and the monster’s spell cast fog and darkness over the entire land. The only hope for everyone was for the fox family to travel to The Enchanted Forest to seek help. But will the fox family find the help they need in time to save Mummy Fox?

Stany Nyandwi’s gift for communicating with chimpanzees is so special that world-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall calls him the “chimpanzee whisperer.” His skills and devotion to these creatures—our closest living relatives, with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA—have earned him international awards and sent him on travels within Africa and around the world. But he began life in poverty, born and raised in a dirt-floor, straw-roofed hut in rural Burundi. The Chimpanzee Whisperer is the story of his astonishing life journey.