The Amazing World of Animals
by Rao Marupudi
When the precious Book of Animal Secrets vanishes overnight, five friends of Whispering Woods — Finn the Frog, Foxy the Fox, Sammy the Scorpion, Shelby the Shark and Harry the H…
Read for Me opens the full-screen reader with narration; titles with read-along timing also highlight the words as they are read.
Join to keep reading — free for 7 days. Your first pages stay free to preview.
One purchase unlocks this story's Read-Along on your account — nothing to activate.
Choose your format
What you get, and exactly where each one is sold.
Read-along on our site
$10.00 · the full story in our reader, with narration and word highlighting where the title has timing.
Printable pack (PDF)
No printable pack is published for this title.
Kindle
No Kindle edition is listed for this title yet.
Paperbacks are sold through Amazon and are not shipped by us.
What’s inside
Page count
110 pages
Age range
Ages 5–9
Read-aloud time
~6 min
Values taught
Every friend has a special skill, and mysteries get solved when observation, curiosity, and teamwork come together.
Three sample pages
About this story
When the precious Book of Animal Secrets vanishes overnight from Whispering Woods, five animal friends — Finn the Frog, Foxy the Fox, Sammy the Scorpion, Shelby the Shark, and Harry the Hamster — turn detective. Following sniffs, footprints, and a sparkle of gold, they uncover a clever disguise and a surprising cave, meeting some of the world's most amazing animals along the way. Across 50 fact-filled scenes, this first Amazing Animal Adventure shows that every friend has a special skill, and that looking, listening, and thinking together can solve any puzzle. Perfect for curious explorers aged 5–9.
- Vanish — to disappear suddenly, like the Book of Animal Secrets in the story
- Mystery — a puzzle nobody has solved yet
- Clue — a small hint that helps you solve a mystery
- Observation — using your eyes, ears, and nose to notice details carefully
- Precious — very special and important to someone
- Scent — a smell left behind that animals can follow
- Glow — to give off a soft light, like Sammy under the moonlight
- Gasp — to take a quick, surprised breath
More in this series
The Amazing Animal Adventure · Book 1 of 6
Tiny Tricks and Big Lessons
Ages 5–9
More stories like this
View allReviews
No reviews of The Amazing World of Animals yet — while you are here, this is what families told us about our other stories.
What Parents Say
Families sharing their experiences with our books and family safety tools.
After reading this, my daughter started asking about how lighthouses work and we ended up looking up videos together. Anything that gets her that curious is a win in my book.
The rhythm of this book is so soothing. It's become our Sunday-morning read. The river metaphor opened up a real conversation about listening to nature with my kids.
A beautiful, quiet story. On high-energy days my 6-year-old can't sit through it, but on calm evenings it's perfect. The language is genuinely lovely.
Write a review
Reviews come from families with an account. Sign in to share what your child thought.