Showing results for "Úrsula" in Children's Audiobooks

Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.  

Years before, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan - she an isolated young priestess, he a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself the simple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man, mourning the powers lost to him not by choice. A lifetime ago they helped each other at a time of darkness and danger. Now they must join forces again to help another - the physically and emotionally scarred child whose own destiny remains to be revealed.

In this second novel in the Earthsea series, Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, and everything is taken from her - home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan. Then a wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar's duty is to protect the ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known....

Rediscover the adventures of a very unique little horse in this wonderful audio edition of the classic children's tale. Dashing, proud and brave, Uncle Peder had never made so fine a horse before. The little wooden horse loves Uncle Peder like a father and hopes never to leave him. When the toymaker falls upon hard times, the little wooden horse must go out into the world to seek his fortune.

First published in the 1940s, the story of Gobbolino, the witch's cat with one white paw and bright blue eyes, has been delighting generations of children. Gobbolino is the charming tale of a witch's cat who would rather be a kitchen cat. Gobbolino has one white paw and blue eyes and isn't wicked at all, so his mother doesn't like him.

One night after roller derby practice, 12-year-old Tamora Carter discovers a pair of goblins digging through the dumpster behind the rink. The scruffy pair passed through a magical portal into our world, and they're not alone. Do these creatures know the truth about what happened to Tamora's best friend Andre? She won't rest until she finds out. But there are things far more dangerous than goblins....

Humans have gone too far, wrecking planet Earth. We might need to find a new planet. But who could possibly help us do that? The AstroNuts! Lucky for us, back in the 1980s, NNASA (NotNASA) created four secret superpowered Animal Astronauts - AlphaWolf, SmartHawk, LaserShark, and StinkBug. They were built to be automatically launched into space to check out possible Goldilocks planets if things on Earth ever got too bad. Unlucky for us, things just got too bad.  

Bogwoppit is a light-hearted, lively story, brilliantly told by Ursula Moray Williams, author of Gobbolino. Samantha opened the door, and something hopped and shuffled into the room. Something round and black and furry.... In the cellar of Park House, the old mansion where orphaned Samantha has been sent to stay with her disagreeable aunt Daisy, there are hundreds of bogwoppits - believed extinct, up till now.

From NYT bestselling and Hugo and Nebula award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes a spellbinding middle grade fairytale about the lengths one princess will go to save her kingdom and her sister, for readers of ELLA ENCHANTED and IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES. The duty of the twin daughters of the Royal...

The complete epic adventure series from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones. For centuries, Dalemark has been a land divided by the warring earldoms of the North and South. Now, with the help of the Undying, the mysterious gods of Dalemark, four extraordinary young people must join...

Die Hörbuch-Box für kleine Astrid-Lindgren-Fans und solche, die es werden wollen. Vom Schwedendorf Bullerbü zu Lotta in der Krachmacherstraße und weiter aufs Dach zum blitzgescheiten, genau richtig dicken Karlsson - lustig und ereignisreich wird es allemal. Die drei CDs enthalten die Geschichten "Lustiges Bullerbü", "Lotta zieht um", "Karlsson geht zur Geburtstagsfeier", "Der Drache mit den roten Augen" und "Die Puppe Mirabell", vorgelesen von Ursula Illert, Annett Louisan, Leonie Landa und Cathlen Gawlich.

On the surface, Aunt Maria seems like a cuddly old lady, all chit-chat and lace doilies and unadulterated NICEness! When Mig and her family go for a short visit, they soon learn that Aunt Maria rules the place with a rod of sweetness that’s tougher than iron and deadlier than poison. Life...

Read by Ursula Jones, the third title in the stunning Chrestomanci series. SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH When the note, written in ordinary ballpoint, turns up in the homework books Mr Crossley is marking, he is very upset. For this is Larwood House, a school for witch-orphans, where...

Schwedensommer: Willkommen zurück auf Saltkrokan! Schärenglück, Freundschaft und Abenteuer, das sind Ferien auf Saltkrokan mit Tjorven und Pelle. Aber als Tjorven diesen Morgen aufwacht, sind ihre Schwestern Teddy und Freddy mit Johan und Niklas in aller Frühe aufs Meer hinausgefahren und haben Tjorvens Hund Bootsmann mitgenommen - ohne zu fragen! Tjorven ist fuchsteufelswild. Dann zieht auch noch dicker Nebel auf… Ob Pelles Wunschstein helfen kann, die vier heil nach Hause zu bringen?

Ob kleiner Wichtel mit roter Mütze oder Michel aus Lönneberga, vielleicht liegt es am winterlichen Wetter, dass die schönsten Weihnachtsgeschichten...

Ferien auf Saltkrokan sind die besten Ferien! Endlich ist Frühling auf der kleinen Schäreninsel Saltkrokan! Als Tjorven vom alten Vesterman einen jungen Seehund bekommt, den sie mit der Flasche aufziehen darf, ist sie selig. Doch was sagt Bootsmann eigentlich dazu, dass Tjorven jetzt so beschäftigt ist?

Vom Glück ein eigenes Tier zu haben. Pelle verbringt auf der Insel Saltkrokan seine schönsten Sommerferien. Ungerecht nur, dass seine Freundin Tjorven einen Hund hat, und er kein Tier. Aber dann werden auf der Nachbarinsel Kaninchen verkauft.

Wichtel Tummetott muss die Hühner vor dem hungrigen Fuchs Mikkel beschützen. Lotta ist ganz aufgeregt, weil bald der Weihnachtsmann kommt. Und Madita backt mit ihrer Mama ein Pfefferkuchenhaus während ihre kleine Schwester Lisabet ein großes Abenteuer erlebt. Drei wunderschöne Geschichten aus der Feder Astrid Lindgrens zur Vorweihnachtszeit.

The brand new and final novel from the magical pen of ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones; co-authored with her sister Ursula Jones. How are you supposed to turn into a Wise Woman if your powers just won’t show up? Aileen is convinced she’ll never become as magical as her Aunt...

Alle Abenteuer vom liebenswerten Lausbub aus Lönneberga! Michel aus Lönneberga hat wirklich nur Unfug im Kopf! Von früh bis spät ist er auf den Beinen und stolpert dabei von einem Fettnäpfchen ins Nächste. Dabei will der kleine Lausbub doch eigentlich immer nur das Beste für Alle. Urkomisch und absolut warmherzig. Hier gibt es alle Streiche von Michel in einer Box zum Immer-Wieder-Hören.