A valuable jewel known as the Blue Carbuncle was stolen from the jewel case of the Countess of Morcar yesterday. A reward of £1000 has been offered by the countess for information leading to the stone's return ... While the police work to trace the missing diamond, Holmes attempts to reunite a Christmas dinner and its owner. But when the detective comes across the jewel, Holmes and Watson find themselves in a race against time to save an innocent man's life.
Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill. The novel became an immediate best-seller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, but having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time.
While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 58 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. It is seen as a forerunner of the pony book.
Come on a merry adventure down the jolly highway! Join the unquenchable Toad, the kindly Mole, the steadfast Water Rat, and the irascible Badger in their spectacularly charming adventures along the waterfront.
Each character is brought to life in this enchanting presentation of Kenneth Grahame’s seminal work of fantasy fiction. Don’t miss it!
With their mothers, a little girl and a bear cub pick blueberries in the countryside. Wandering astray, however, each youngster mistakes the other's mother for its own.
A little boy planted a carrot seed. His mother says, "I'm afraid it won't come up." His father and his big brother agree. At first, it seems they're right. But the little boy knows better. So, every day, he pulls up weeds and waters the ground until - one day - just as the little boy knew it would, something very special happens. This is a story with a very special message.A Live Oak Media audio production.
Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Corduroy paints a picture of the adventures that might unfold (for a teddy bear at least) in such a situation. When all the shoppers have gone home for the night, Corduroy climbs down from the shelf to look for his missing button. It's a brave new world! He accidentally gets on an elevator that he thinks must be a mountain and sees the furniture section that he thinks must be a palace. He tries to pull a button off the mattress, but he ends up falling off the bed and knocking over a lamp. The night watchman hears the crash, finds Corduroy, and puts him back on the shelf downstairs. The next morning, he finds that it's his lucky day! A little girl buys him with money she saved in her piggy bank and takes him home to her room. Corduroy decides that this must be home and that Lisa must be his friend. Youngsters will never get tired of this toy-comes-alive tale with a happy ending, so you may also want to seek out Dan Freeman's next creation, A Pocket for Corduroy.A Live Oak Media audio production.
The emperor is very vain and loves fine clothing, spending all of his money on the newest fashions. A pair of weavers come to town and promise him they can weave the finest cloth money can buy. This magic cloth will be invisible to anyone who wasn't worthy of seeing it. The emperor is excited and eagerly asks the weavers to make him this wonderful clothing. But when he parades down the street in his new clothes, everyone gets a shock! A classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
'In Paul Goble's Caldecott-winning story, tending to the horses is the special pleasure of one young girl in the village...As narrator, Lance White Magpie sets an expectant tone...his voice becomes one of confidence and satisfaction when the young girl finds her place beside the spotted stallion. Gentle music surrounds the story. Chants and songs from Sioux and Navaho traditions complete the recording.' - AudioFile
Favourite tales of Beatrix Potter's most beloved characters including Peter Rabbit, Jeremy Fisher and Squirrel Nutkin beautifully retold by Nicki White.
Après le tome 1, voici le tome 2 : 6 histoires étonnantes, issues de l'imagination débordante de Véronique Meurou, qui enchanteront à nouveau les petits et les grands de 4 à 8 ans. Les jeunes auditeurs seront emportés dans un tourbillon d'aventures extraordinaires et très originales peuplées d'animaux, de sorcières, de fées, de dragons, de géants qui font tour à tour frissonner ou s'émouvoir... Racontées 'comme mamie' le ferait, ces histoires sont à écouter sans modération au coucher, à la sieste, pendant un trajet en voiture, en train, en avion , en bateau ....ou juste pour le plaisir ! - Armelle la sorcière - Justin l'animal égaré - Bernardin et le géant - Hippolyte le bout de ficelle - Modeste et la paire de lunettes - L'oeuf orange
