Learningisland: 800 books

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Sea Otters: Clowns of the Sea” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 781 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the clown fish. They will find out the answers to these questions: What...

A duck billed platypus is one of the strangest animals on Earth. There is no other animal like it.It looks like a beaver with a big duck bill on its face and big fat paws.A platypus is covered in fur. Their fur is soft. It is also waterproof. It keeps their skin from getting wet when they swim.Their...

A chameleon is a lizard, but it is a very strange lizard. They don't look like other lizards. Most lizards have long, round, skinny bodies. Chameleons have bodies that are a little flatter. They also stick up into the air. Many chameleons also have horns or bumps that stick up around their head. Some...

Frogs seem like cute little creatures. But did you know they can also be downright strange? Not everything about these creatures is what it seems. Here are some interesting and strange things you may not know about our amphibious friends. Do you know the answers to these questions? How do frogs drink? How...

Jellyfish are animals that live in the sea. Most jellyfish are made up of a bell or top part. Then there are lots of tentacles or arms that hang down from the bell. These arms can be up to 100 feet long! The arms are the part of the jellyfish you want to stay away from. They have tiny stingers all...

The Seine River is a slow moving river. It begins 1545 feet (471 metres) above sea level, and runs 482 miles (776 kilometres) in its journey to the English Channel.Once a major trade route, it is navigable by ocean going ships as far as Rouen.The Seine has been subject to monster tides, and great...

Janey loved the beach. She loved playing in the waves and digging in the sand. She loved swimming in the water. She loved looking at all the brightly colored fish. She loved feeding the seagulls and other birds. She also loved watching them fly. She loved everything about the beach.Everything, that...

Jenny was scared. The courtroom was a new place to her. Even though she was scared, she wanted to be there. Jenny wanted her freedom. Jenny had asked the court to hear her case. She was suing John Whipple Jr., the man who said he was her master. He said Jenny was his slave. She said she was not a...

Many people remember General Tom Thumb as the shortest man in the world. He was more than that. He was an intelligent child, a fabulous entertainer, and a loving husband. He was also a man who knew how to take a difficult situation and make the best of it.Find out more about this man who became...

In the 1920s, the first passenger airplanes began to fly over the Peruvian mountains. Passengers looking out their windows said they could see lines on the Nazca plateau below. The lines looked like runways where airplanes could land. They could also see animals and other objects. There are birds,...

Pluto was once considered to be the smallest planet in our galaxy. As more was discovered about the other planets, and about other objects in our galaxy, Pluto fell into debate, but many people still like to consider it a planet. How much do you really know about Pluto? Why do scientists say...

Why do big cats have pads on their feet? Which is the largest big cat? Which big cat lives at the highest elevation? Which is the only social cat? Which is the only cat that runs its prey to the ground? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this 15-minute book. The Educational...

The giraffe is that tallest animal alive today. A male giraffe can grow to be over 18 feet (5.5 metres) tall. That's taller than a two-story house! Giraffes look a bit like a horse with a stretched out neck and stretched out legs. They have long skinny legs and a very long neck. Their front legs are...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Wolves: Howlers of the Night” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1291 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the wolf. They will find out the answers to these questions: How many...