5 Minute Tales Animal Stories

Discover a new adventure every day of the week! Meet animals big and small in this fun collection of 5-minute animal stories.There's a lion practicing his new ROAR, a mouse looking for a new home, a lonely owl wishing for friends, ice-skating penguins, and much more.

With an adorable selection of five-minute tales to choose from at each storytime, join a cast of cute animal characters as they discover what it means to be best friends, to be happy, to be calm, to laugh, and to love. A treasury to promote feelings of security, empathy, and confidence when story time is over.

Reports show that reading or being read to for ten minutes every day will significantly improve children's reading skills. This short story collection supports this - each story taking about ten minutes to read. Ideal for sharing with younger children; as children learn to read on their own they can tackle these simple stories on their own. The ten well-loved tales, include The Billy Goats Gruff, Chicken Licken and The Jungle Book. Full of humour, adventure and endearing animal characters, these stories will delight young children everywhere. Each fully illustrated story has been retold for young readers and bound together in a lovely hardback edition which children will be proud to own and read. Part of Usborne's amazing selection of story books for young children. Previous titles in the '10 Ten-Minutes' series include: '10 Ten-Minute Stories', ISBN: 9781409596745; '10 More Ten-Minute Stories', ISBN: 9781474922067; '10 Ten-Minute Fairy Tales', ISBN: 9781474938037; '10 Ten-Minute Bedtime Stories', ISBN: 9781474938044.

Enjoy a short story each night of the week with this adorable Farm Stories collection. Join all the friends for a fun sports day, meet the loudest animal on the farm and discover Sheep's secret. With 7 stories inside, little ones will treasure this collection forever.

A book full of fun five-minute tales for anytime of the day!Read them at play time; at bedtime and anytime you please; in the park; at home; standing up or sitting on your knees! Discover the true value of friendship, learn the importance following your own conscience,appreciate the wonderful quality of loyalty and enrich yourself with a treasury of Jataka Tales.

In this sweet collection of bedtime stories, you’ll meet twenty-three animals—from Little Hedgehog to not-so-little Elephant—and the mamas and daddies who love them. Each fun and furry friend has a peaceful adventure in store for the day, and preschoolers can come along each night to learn gentle lessons on courage, friendship, and character. With soft and delightful illustrations, each story ends with a “Snuggle Time” Scripture, prayer, and Bible word, all designed to leave your little one comforted and cuddled and ready for sweet sleep.

Curl up with 12 true tales about some of the most adorable baby animals on the planet, from National Geographic Kids! Each story is the ideal length to be read aloud in five minutes, perfect for bedtime, story time, or anytime. From inspiring tales of baby manatee and baby wombat rescues to irresistible stories of how panda cubs, penguin chicks, and more babies grow up, this nonfiction 5-minute storybook will engage and enchant animal lovers of all ages. Illustrated with colorful photographs, these true stories are the heartwarming tales you can only get from National Geographic Kids. Each one can be read in about five minutes—perfect for any time you need a little boost of cute! If baby animals make you go aww, this collection of stories is the book for you! For more true animal stories from National Geographic Kids, check out: A Friend for Lakota National Geographic Kids Chapters: Hero Dogs National Geographic Kids Chapters: Diving With Sharks! National Geographic Kids 125 True Stories of Amazing Animals