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A classic fable from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, read by Johnny Morris. Have you ever wondered how and why the animals came to be as they are? In these magical tales, drawn from stories he heard as a child in India as well as on folk traditions he later collected all over the world, Rudyard Kipling gives some wonderfully imaginative explanations.

A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

Barbara Park’s #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for more than twenty years. Over 80 million copies in print! Books in this audio collection include: #17: Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation...

Meet the World's Funniest First Grader—Junie B. Jones! Ho, ho...uh-oh! With over 50 million books in print, Barbara Park's New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for over 20 years! In the 25th...

Stand and deliver! Young Tod Golightly is off to find fame and fortune as a highwayman, with help from his four unlikely accomplices: Matilda the wise old donkey, Digby the mastiff, Loudmouth the magpie, and a strong-smelling ferret called Evil. A daring robbery makes Tod the terror of the Great West Road, but the Bow Street Runners are hot on his trail.... A funny, moving story about a boy and his animal friends from best-selling author Dick King-Smith.

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH OVER 80 MILLION COPIES SOLD Junie B. Jones tries to be the star of the kickball tournament in the hit chapter book series that keeps kids laughing and “makes reading fun” (Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man). “Junie B. is the darling of the...

Auf die Einladung von acht Professoren stürmten im Sommer 2002 fünftausend Kinder die Aula der Universität Tübingen, um endlich einmal auf die großen Warum?-Fragen eine befriedigende Antwort zu erhalten. Die Journalisten und Ideengeber dieser Vorlesungsreihe, Ulrich Janßen und Ulla Steuernagel, haben die Vorträge dokumentiert und präsentieren nun die spannenden Ergebnisse dieser Kinder-Uni.

The radio culture of World War II America comes alive with this mischievous tale of two best friends who - inspired by the Lone Ranger, the Green Hornet, and the Shadow - set out to right the wrongs of the world. Jeff Woodman’s delightfully funny narration is reason enough to listen to this book!

Although some students in classroom 2B don’t like one another, Song Lee is everyone’s friend. Today, she is excited about the class field trip to a pond. But even before the students get on the bus, Sydney has made Horrible Harry angry. While Song Lee tries to be nice to Sydney, Harry waits for his chance for revenge. When they get to the pond, however, Harry’s plan backfires. Now he is covered in trouble! Song Lee will have to think quickly to save him. The Song Lee series is the perfect companion to Suzy Kline’s popular Horrible Harry books.

Long long ago, there lived in Norway a grumpy, grouchy farmer called Gloomy Gus. Gloomy Gus was not just a grouch---he was arrogant too, and believed he was smarter than everybody else, especially his wife. Read this captivating and humourous folktale from Norway to find out just how smart he really was!

Tim has a cat named Pip! When they find a mat, they grow tired and consider a nap. This book focuses on the phonemes c (/k/), p, n, and short i.

This story is a gem representing the delightful stories from the Indian subcontinent which capture the simple essence of everyday life in India. The simple pleasures of life indicate a time gone by before the advent of cellphones and Facebook, a time which almost stood still, a time when children could revel in the rain, make paper boats and race them down a drain, play marbles and generally pass time.

This story is a gem representing the delightful stories from the Indian subcontinent which capture the simple essence of everyday life in India. The simple pleasures of life indicate a time gone by before the advent of cellphones and Facebook, a time which almost stood still, a time when children could revel in the rain, make paper boats and race them down a drain, play marbles and generally pass time.

Ist die 7 wirklich eine Unglückszahl? Die Wahrscheinlichkeit ist hoch, denn genau wegen der 7 haben sich Lieschen und Felicitas so sehr verkracht, dass sie kein Wort mehr miteinander reden. Nun grübelt Lieschen eine Woche lang über das Einmaleins von Glücks- und Unglückszahlen nach. Wie wäre es zum Beispiel, wenn es Lieschen einfach zweimal gäbe? Oder was hat es mit den drei Wünschen der Wunschfee auf sich? Doch das dicke Ende kommt noch. Am Sonntag hat Felicitas Geburtstag, und Lieschen hat es vergessen. Kein Wunder - Sonntag ist ja auch ausgerechnet der 7. Tag der Woche.

When five little men come to visit Earth from outer space, they don’t like what they see. Finding a planet that is spoiled and neglected, the little men fly away, one by one. Luckily, by the end of this much-loved counting song, the world becomes a better place to visit - and the five little men may even have had something to do with it!

Karli hat es faustdick hinter den Ohren. Bei Karli im Haus ist immer was los! Genau nebenan wohnt nämlich sein bester Freund Jonte und ein Stockwerk tiefer Frederik. Mit ihnen kann man tolle Sachen unternehmen. Superman-Kostüme anprobieren. Sich gegenseitig die Haare raspelkurz schneiden. Hunde adoptieren. Oder Tierfilme mit waschechten Löwen angucken. Und mit Ava, Karlis Schwester, wird es zu Hause sowieso (fast) nie langweilig.

A Christmas tale set in Santa’s kingdom, told twice in different ways by two very different storytellers. The first is SnowShine, Santa's Smallest Elf. The second is GobDrop, the…but who really knows who GobDrop is? SnowShine has heard of him from the spooky fireside tales told by bigger elves - but when SnowShine gets lost it is GobDrop who finds him. Carried in an old sack full of fish bones, the tiny elf enters GobDrop’s lair to discover a hidden kingdom below the snowy mountains.