Kipling’s Just So Stories are among the most enduring classic children’s tales. They follow the traditional genre of stories that explain how unusual natural phenomenon came about, often using fantastic and highly magical explanations. Kipling himself was born and spent his very early life in India, and some of the inspiration for these stories comes from traditional tales he heard from his ayah and the family’s other servants. So Kipling’s armadillo arises from the magical fusion of a hedgehog and a tortoise who practice swimming and curling up, respectively, until their shapes modify. The elephant’s trunk is the result of a tussle with a hungry crocodile, and the kangaroo’s shape and ability to jump came about when he was chased by a dingo for an entire day. The rhinoceros gets his loose skin and bad temper from the itching brought about by having cake crumbs under his hide. And the cat who walked by himself explains the independence of cats, which contrasts with the servility of other domesticated animals.
Becky always loved visiting her dad in New Zealand until she returns during the pandemic.
Now he’s got a baby with her new stepmum and everything has changed. Worse still, her windsurfer hasn’t arrived yet, so there’s nothing for her to do but wait for Mum who is stuck overseas.
Then Becky finds a strange stone at Whale Bay and her luck changes. She makes new friends, joins an environmental group, borrows a windsurfer, and has several close encounters with a bottlenose dolphin who simply won’t leave her alone.
But what is wrong with the dolphin? Is it trying to tell her something? Is it sick? And who are the people poaching fish from the marine reserve? How is it all connected? Becky must find a way to solve it all.
Just Keep Going is a story of blended families, new friendships, marine pollution, a magical stone, a persistent dolphin, and a young girl with a strong will to succeed, adapting to life in a new country.
This audiobook assures children of God's love through all their experiences-including during hard times such as being afraid of the dark or being bullied-and gives assurance that the parent was there when they were first born and will be with them even in heaven.
From New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado comes Just in Case You Ever Wonder, the classic children's book that has made its way into hearts and story times around the world. This award-winning story about the love between a parent and child
has sold 1.7 million copies, touching lives for more than 25 years;is perfect for children ages 3-7; andreminds children of Jesus' unconditional love.Whether you have treasured this classic book for years or are listening to it for the first time with your little ones, this timeless reminder of the love between a parent and a child-and ultimately, between God the Father and us-will come to hold a special place in your heart and home. Children long to hear they're special and loved. Just in Case You Ever Wonder assures them that as they grow and change, in both good and bad times, you-and their heavenly Father-will always be on their side . . . just in case they ever wonder.
Charise Mericle Harper begins a promising new series starring Grace Stewart: lover of comics, cats, and lists (not necessarily in that order). She's unlucky enough to live next door to weird teacher Mrs. Luther. But when Mrs. Luther's beloved cat becomes afraid of its owner after an unfortunate incident, Grace hatches a plot to make her neighbor feel better.
El primer audiolibro para primeros lectores de Eloy Moreno, autor best seller de Invisible y Tierra, entre otros.
Ha llegado el verano y Ben está deseando estrenar la nueva piscina del pueblo. De camino, se encontrará con muchas sorpresas que convertirán el viaje en una aventura.
Un libro que nos enseña que en la vida todo es mejor si se hace en compañía.
Este audiolibro incluye ambientación sonora.
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Junkyard Jack and the Horse That Talked, written and read by Adrian Edmondson.
'Can all animals talk?' Jack asked.
'Well, of course they can,' said Boadicea the Shetland Pony. 'We're not idiots, you know.'
Jack has to live with his drippy aunt Violet, his smelly uncle Ted, and his evil cousin Kelly. But one day he accidentally runs away, and much to his surprise finds himself on an adventure to free his mum from prison - with the help of rather a lot of talking animals!
The adventures of Mowgli, a man-child raised by wolves in the jungle, have captured the imaginations not just of children but of all readers, for generations.
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Braden is an adventurer and stone seeker, but he is in trouble
The gem specialist Braden stubbornly lets his jungle guide go and finds himself in a dangerous place of storms, predators, and diseases. His life is about to end, or so he assumes. But then he meets the locals, men who have survived in this wild climate for decades. Something else is about to take place, something big, something related to a secret jungle object with power.
Will the tribe help Braden or will they turn against him? Don't wait any longer to discover the events in this powerful survival story with a hint of romance, booby traps, and dangerous animals.
From acclaimed children’s storyteller Cornelius Addison comes the perfect set of bedside tales starring the one and only Jumpy Puppy.
This opening collection contains five fantastically funny little tales – one for every school night and all expertly narrated by the award-winning author himself.
Listen in as Jumpy Puppy encounters lazy frogs, irritating crickets, educated goldfish, movie-writing fleas and some of the ridiculous monsters that live in the forest behind the Farmer's house at the end of the winding lane.
What are you waiting for? Download now to dream of the cutest, naughtiest puppy dog in the entire world.
This is the turtle that slid into the pond
and ate the snake that dropped from a branch
and swallowed the fish
that swam after the frog ... Jump, frog, Jump!
This infectious, cumulative tale will soon have young frogs everywhere jumping and chanting with joy!
Even youngest listeners will have fun figuring out how he gets away in this rollicking, cumulative tale of a frog who tries to catch a fly without getting himself caught.
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Young Daniel Arabus and his mother are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut. By law they should be free, since Daniel's father fought in the Revolutionary army and earned enough in soldiers' notes to buy his family's freedom. But now Daniel's father is dead, and Mrs. Ivers has taken the notes from his mother. When Daniel bravely steals the notes back, a furious Captain Ivers forces him aboard a ship bound for the West Indies--and certain slavery. Even if Daniel can manage to jump ship in New York, will he be able to travel the long and dangerous road to freedom?
