Whether a long-standing fan or a first time listener, this collection of stories is the ultimate Just William audio experience. With over four hours of laugh-out-loud stories, including two stories performed to a live audience, Just William's Greatest Hits! is the perfect entertainment for the whole family. Boring car journeys are a thing of the past! Along with the live stories are Martin Jarvis's personal reflections of recording Just William, giving the listener a true behind- the-scenes insight into how he brings those marvellous characters to life. This is the perfect gift for the Just William fan, whether young or old. The stories included are: 'The Midnight Adventure of Miss Montague'; 'The Outlaws and Cousin Percy'; 'A Bit of Blackmail'; 'William and the Bomb'; 'William and the Snowman'; 'Violet Elizabeth Runs Away'; 'William and the Real Laurence'; 'Finding a School for William'; 'William's Truthful Christmas'; 'The Haunted House'; 'William and the Begging Letter'; 'William and the Badminton Racket'; 'A Question of Exchange'; 'The Weak Spot'; 'William the Rat Lover'; 'The Sweet Little Girl in White' and 'William and the Princess Goldilocks'.
A few things to know about Dylan
He is the only boy in his entire town, so forget about playing games of football.
His best friends are two pet chickens, Michaelangelo and Donatello, named after (who else?) the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
His family owns the town's only gas station/copy shop/coffee house, their Picasso Pies are to die for, but profits are still in the hole.
Criminal instincts run in his family, his sister is a mastermind-in-training, and the tax men are after his newly-absent father for "questioning."
And, one more small thing about nine-year-old Dylan, he's now the man of the house.
Then an enormous secret rolls into town, one that could bring back Dylan's father, rescue the family business, and involve Dylan in what very well could be the crime of the century. With the same easy mix of wit, warmth, and wonder that made his debut novel Millions an award-winning international bestseller, Frank Cottrell Boyce tells the story of a boy who reminds an entire town of the power of art.
Eleven-year-old Sallie March is a whip-smart tomboy and voracious reader of Western adventure novels. When she and her ladylike older sister Maude are orphaned for the second time, they decide to take matters into their own hands and escape their self-serving guardians for the wilds of the frontier and an adventure the likes of which Sallie has only read about. This time however, the wanted woman isn’t a villain out of a dime novel — it’s Sallie’s very own sister!
Narrated by the irrepressible Sallie, what follows is the rollicking, edge-of-your-seat story of what really happened out there on the range. Not the lies the papers printed, but the honest-to-goodness truth of how things went from bad to worse and how two very different sisters went from being orphans to being outlaws and lived to tell the tale!
Packed with memorable characters, rip-roaringly fast-paced action, and laugh-out-loud moments, The Misadventures of Maude March is Newbery Honor winner Audrey Couloumbis’s most unforgettable work yet.
Audrey Couloumbis’ first book for children, Getting Near to Baby, available on audio from Listening Library, won the Newbery Honor in 2000. She is also the author of Say Yes (2002), an IRA Children’s Book Award winner and Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book. Today she lives in upstate New York and Florida with her husband, Akila, and their dog, Phoebe. They have two grown children. You can visit Audrey’s Web site at: www.audreycouloumbis.com.
New York City. The U.S. Open.
With 128 athletes competing in dozens of matches for millions in prize money, you expect drama. You expect blistering serves, smashed returns, and sliced shots that kiss the line. You do not expect kidnapping.
But Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson can’t come up with any other explanation. These two aspiring sportswriters were sitting in the press box, amazed at their luck in scoring media credentials to cover the tournament. Like everyone else, they were eagerly awaiting the first-round match of the hot, new Russian phenom–Nadia Symanova. She was young, glamorous, and talented enough to win it all. But she never made it on court. Somehow, on the short walk from the locker rooms to Louis Armstrong Stadium, the most-watched player in tennis simply vanished.
The media frenzy is staggering. Everyone’s looking for Nadia. Can two eighth-grade rookies really hope to scoop the pros? Well, they’re certainly going to try! And as they chase down the mystery, they’ll get a crash course in what a sweet racket the game of tennis can be. . .
Tyler Webb has been invited to attend a very special game.
Someone has left him a ticket for a final showdown between two old football teams from Fairfield's past. The only problem is, the game is scheduled for midnight, and there's no way Tyler's parents will let him go.
Curiosity gets the best of him, and Tyler sneaks out to see the game. Now he's sitting in the bleachers under the moonlight, waiting for the arrival of both sides.
But the players are not running onto the field.
They're crawling.
Straight up from the ground.
And they know they're being watched.
Michelle Boyd enjoyed her first time water-skiing on beautiful Lake Wataga. She floated peacefully, waiting for the boat to rocket off, pulling her into another thrilling ride.
Then her sister saw the dark shape gliding through the water, relentless, large and powerful.
It broke the surface with a tremendous splash, a large brown hump as wrinkled as an elephant... and as fast as a ski boat.
Watched through the sinister eyes of the oldest living resident of the lake, Michelle and Erin learn a dark and terrible secret.
A secret submerged in the murky depths of Lake Wataga for forty years has returned to watch, to wait... and to feed.
Meet Addy Walker, a courageous nine-year-old girl growing up during the Civil War. When her poppa and brother are sold to another plantation, Addy and her mother take the terrible risk of escaping to freedom in the North. To get away safely, they must leave Addy's baby sister behind in the slave quarters-her cries could cost them their freedom. As Addy and Momma slowly build a new life in Philadelphia and struggle to bring their family together again, Addy comes to realize a powerful truth-freedom has great costs.
A Newbery Honor Book and a Book Sense 76 Selection, Enchantress from the Stars is a science fiction classic. Three alien races meet on the small green world of Andrecia. The Imperial Exploration Corps wants to claim the planet for their own, but the Anthropological Service stands in their way. And when young Elana makes contact with native Georyn, a love story exploring the very depths of human emotion unfolds.
Ein Hörvergnügen für Kinder und Erwachsene: Gertrud Fussenegger, die 'große Dame der österreichischen Literatur', erzählt dialog- und bildreich den außergewöhnlichen Werdegang Goethes zum bedeutenden Genie der Deutschen.
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nFür viele Kinder und Eltern ist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ein Begriff, aber über sein Leben wissen die wenigsten mehr als ein paar Eckdaten. Gertrud Fussenegger erzählt unterhaltsame Episoden aus dem ungewöhnlichen Leben des Dichterfürsten. Sie nimmt uns dank ihrer einfühlsamen, sehr persönlichen Leseweise mit auf eine Reise in die Vergangenheit.
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nWir erleben die Kindheit des phantasiebegabten jungen 'Wölfchen', streifen mit ihm neugierig durch seine Geburtsstadt Frankfurt und lernen ihn als frechen, oft romantisch verliebten Studenten kennen. Wir erfahren, woher Goethe seine Inspirationen nahm, sind dabei, wenn er seine ersten Erfolge als Schriftsteller feiert, und begegnen seinen Freunden, Herzog Carl August von Weimar und Friedrich Schiller. Wir fliehen mit Goethe vor der anstrengenden Arbeit als Minister nach Italien, nehmen teil an seinem Familienleben und erfahren seine Gedanken, die ihn im Alter bewegten. Gleichzeitig bringt uns Gertrud Fussenegger Goethes wichtigste Theaterstücke und Gedichte nahe und macht großen und kleinen Hörern Lust, sein reiches literarisches Werk selbst zu entdecken.
Little Willy has a big job to do. When his grandfather falls ill, it is up to Willy alone to save their farm from the tax collector. He enters the National Dogsled Race, where he must beat the Indian Stone Fox and his five beautiful Samoyed dogs.
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!
Where did the tree house come from?
Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark…or will they become a dinosaur's dinner?
Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid?
Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books
Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure
Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
SpongeBob is invited to have tea with a new karate-chopping lady friend, Sandy Cheeks. But when he finds out that Sandy lives in a dome filled with air, SpongeBob's plan for a new friend might "run dry!"
