Enjoy a timeless collection of children's fairy tales from Germany, compiled by the legendary Brothers Grimm. Stories include:
'Ashputtel''Cat and Mouse in Partnership''Cat-Skin''Clever Elsie''Hansel and Gretel''Jorinda and Jorindel''Doctor Knowall''Rapunzel''Little Red Cap, or Little Red Riding Hood''The Elves and the Shoemaker''Old Sultan''Snow-White and Rose-Red''Frederick and Catherine'
The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels.
In book eight, Peter and Jack go looking for their lost model aeroplane in an old abandoned house and find a lit fire in one of the rooms. Who is living there, and why?
Looks like the Secret Seven have another interesting case to solve.
First published in 1956, this audio download contains the original text and is unabridged.
(P) Hodder Children's Books 2013
A man is rescued at sea by the overbearing captain of a hunting schooner. Initially, the captain treats the survivor with a reasonable amount of dignity, unlike how he treats the rest of the crew. Later, another survivor is brought aboard and is a woman and the two survivors eventually escape the ship and find themselves on an island of seals. The captain's brother takes vengeance on the captain for prior misdeeds and the captain soon finds himself on adrift only to land on Seal Island as well, without any crew and a broken vessel. The two survivors take pity on the captain though the captain wants none. The captain's health issues overcome him and still he is cared for. Eventually, he dies, and the two others sail off on the repaired ship.
This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short easy to understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story. Composition includes original custom back ground music.
Step into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book.It was summer and Primrose woke knowing that it was going to be a very special day. The sun was already warm and a light breeze stirred the leaves and branches of Brambly Hedge. It was a perfect day for an adventure.Leaving the hedge behind, Dusty, Poppy, Primrose and Wilfred set off downstream in Dusty's boat the Periwinkle, on a journey that would take them all the way down to the sea. But it wasn't all plain sailing, and the mice had an important mission to fulfil before they could return to Brambly Hedge...
Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand... Als die böse Stiefmutter in ihrem Zauberspiegel Schneewittchen bei den sieben Zwergen sieht, fasst sie voller Zorn einen Entschluss und bietet Schneewittchen einen vergifteten Apfel an.
Das berühmte Märchen der Brüder Grimm zum Lauschen und Träumen. Ein Hörbuch für Kinder ab 5 Jahren, gesprochen von Charly Wagner.
Ein Märchen für Groß und Klein über Eifersucht und die wahre Liebe. Schneewittchen ist ein Mädchen mit Lippen so rot wie Blut, Haaren so schwarz wie Ebenholz und Haut so weiß wie Schnee. Ihre Stiefmutter ist eifersüchtig auf Schneewittchens Schönheit und will sie Tod sehen. Dem Mädchen gelingt es, zu fliehen und bei sieben Zwergen im Wald unterzukommen. Leider hat die Königin einen verzauberten Spiegel, der ihr zeigt, dass Schneewittchen am Leben ist und ihr Zorn ist erneut entfacht...-
Ein wunderschönes Märchen über zwei gutherzige Schwestern: Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot erinnern an die beiden Rosenbäumchen in Garten und werden stets von ihrem Schutzengel beschützt. Selbst der Bär, der sie eines Winters besucht, tut ihnen nichts. Als die Schwestern einem Zwerg helfen, wird dieser ihnen gegenüber jedoch garstig. Der Bär eilt ihnen zu Hilfe und verwandelt sich daraufhin in einen schönen Prinzen...-
Piotr hat einen Wunsch frei. Immerhin hat er Jürgen, dem Astronauten, das Leben gerettet. Doch was wünscht sich ein 7-jähriger Tabotare, der mit Mutter und Großvater auf einem Schiff wohnt? Einem Schiff, das an einem See liegt, dem das Eigentliche fehlt, nämlich Wasser. Kein Wunder, dass Piotr nur eines will - dass das Schiff wieder schwimmen und der Großvater wieder fischen kann. Jürgen ist ratlos. Ein unerfüllbares Verlangen! Doch man soll nie nie sagen, auch im dritten Jahrtausend nicht ... Ein spannender Roman um die Frage, was das Wünschen einmal helfen wird.-
"Did Mama sing every day?" Caleb asks his sister Anna.
"Every-single-day," she answers. "Papa sang, too."
This Newbery Medal winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family. Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay?
This children's literature classic is perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, historical fiction, and timeless stories using rich and beautiful language. Sarah, Plain and Tall gently explores themes of abandonment, loss and love.
This collection includes the first three books in the series: Sarah, Plain and Tall, Skylark, and Caleb's Story.
Supports the Common Core State Standards
I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall.""
A heartwarming story about two children, Anna and Caleb, whose lives are changed forever when their widowed papa advertises for a mail-order bride. Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton from Maine answers the ad and agrees to come for a month. Sarah brings gifts from the sea, a cat named Seal, and singing and laughter to the quiet house. But will she like it enough to stay? Anna and Caleb wait and wonder -- and hope.
Performed by Glenn Close"
Sara Crewe is the 1888 serialized story Frances Hodgson Burnett eventually turned into the popular novel ""A Little Princess"", which was published in 1915.
Much of the plot is the same, a little girl with a wealthy father is left at a boarding school in London, while he goes abroad. Sara is a charming and popular girl who's fortunes reverse when her father dies, apparently without money. Sarah is treated cruelly by the headmistress of the school, but her fortunes take another turn when a watchful neighbor takes an interest in her.
AUTHOR
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was an English-born author of romances and books for children. After moving to America in 1865 she established a popular reputation with the publication of That Lass o’Lowries in 1877. She is best known for such stories as Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Little Princess, and The Secret Garden. "
Llega un nuevo curso en la escuela para jovencitas de Santa Clara.
Los clásicos de Enid Blyton en una nueva edición actualizada.
Este curso está lleno de novedades. Las delegadas son dos chicas repetidoras que tienen que ganarse a sus compañeras. Además, han llegado alumnas nuevas, Gladys y Mirabel, dispuestas a lo que sea para no seguir en la escuela.
