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Eleven-year-old Anthoni Gillis is not the kind of kid who believes in fairies, unicorns, or even the word maybe. She's more of a comic-book girl. So when her mom brings her to Thunder Lake for a summer at the Showboat Resort, she doesn't believe the local rumors about the Boulay Mermaid. Anthoni has bigger fish to fry. She's always wanted a true-blue friend. But it's been hard to find one, since for the past five years she's been bouncing from town to town, helping her mother sell Beauty & the Bee cosmetic products to keep them both afloat. This summer will be different, though.

Lottie Luna might look like your average werewolf, but she’s really rather extra-ordinary. Being born on the night of a solar eclipse has given her exceptional powers of super-strength, super-speed and super-vision. But Lottie just wants to live a normal life and go to school with her friends. She doesn’t like to use her special skills unless it helps get them out of trouble.

A drought has overtaken the lands of the Choctaw people. With no food or water, the people are starving. The people believe the drought to be a curse from the Great Spirit. The tribe sends two young boys on a quest to appease the Great Spirit so he will send rain. While on their quest, the boys help a beautiful woman who is starving. Will this strange woman be able to help them?

Meet werewolf extraordinaire Lottie Luna. Lottie Luna is a werewolf. She’s super-fast, super-strong and has X-ray vision. Lottie doesn’t really like to use her skills, though - she just wants to be like everyone else. But when Lottie’s school holds its yearly talent competition, she finds that she might just have to use them...if she’s going to help her friends save the day and win first prize.

Lottie Luna is a werewolf. She’s super-fast, super-strong and has X-ray vision. Lottie doesn’t really like to use her skills, though - she just wants to be like everyone else. But when it’s her friend Marjory’s birthday, Lottie sees a way she can use her special powers to get her the biggest surprise ever....

Als Pippilotta Viktualia Rollgardina Pfefferminz Efraimstochter Langstrumpf in die Villa Kunterbunt einzieht, staunen Tommy und Annika nicht schlecht. Sie hebt mit Leichtigkeit ihr Pferd hoch, trägt Schuhe, die genau doppelt so groß sind wie ihre Füße und hat einen kleinen Affen, der einen Strohhut trägt - Pippi ist das stärkste Mädchen der Welt! Ziemlich schnell hat sie Tommys und Annikas Leben ganz schön auf den Kopf gestellt. Enthält: Pippi Langstrumpf, Pippi Langstrumpf geht an Bord, Pippi in Taka-Tuka-Land.

Are you looking for non-religious kids' Christmas stories? If so, you will enjoy our collection: Kids' Christmas Book with Santa Claus and Non-Religious Stories: Xmas Holiday Story Books for Children. Note that these are public domain works that were originally written by the indicated authors. All of the stories have been modernized and re-written for the 21st century.

The apartment house on Poppy Hill is inhabited by residents who are as much family as they are neighbors. Luckily, nine-year-old Ella is there to help everyone through all their ups and downs. She knows about the glitchy lights, the nighttime noises, the secret spaces, and each neighbor’s hopes and dreams. She even knows the mysterious Robinsons, who live on the top floor and are now her silent partners in making sure that the apartment house is the perfect place to live.

Eleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy. That's why she makes a habit of scaring his new girlfriends away. She's desperate to make it onto her school's cricket team because she'll get to play her favorite sport and use the cricket matches to distract Daddy from dating. But when Coach Broomes announces that girls can't try out for the team, the frustrated Josephine cuts into a powerful silk cotton tree and accidentally summons a bigger problem into her life.

Twelve-year-old Epic McDade isn't ready for middle school. He'd rather help out at his family's dog-friendly bed-and-breakfast all summer or return to his alternative elementary school in the fall, where learning feels safe. But change comes in all shapes and fur colors. When Carmelito, California, is named America's number one dog-friendly town, all the top dogs and their owners pour into Epic's sleepy seaside neighborhood for a week of celebration.

Die Geschwister Emma und Devin staunen nicht schlecht, als sie durch ein Gemälde fallen und plötzlich in einer magischen Welt landen. Die Wesen dort erzählen ihnen, dass sie die Kinder aus der Prophezeiung sind, die verhindern sollen, dass der böse Zauberer die Macht über alle sieben Welten an sich reißt. Dafür ziehen die Kinder los und sammeln die sieben Regenbogensplitter, die zusammen genug Macht besitzen, um den bösen Zauberer zu besiegen. Können sie es schaffen?

Welcome to 1106 Wildflower Place: It is no ordinary apartment house, but you, listener, are no ordinary visitor. So, please, come in! Two new tenants have just arrived, and nine-year-old Ella is determined to help them settle in. Who better to teach them about the glitchy lights and the nighttime noises? After all, Ella knows all the neighbors. Well, almost all. No one has met the mysterious Robinsons who live on the top floor. Will a special neighborly celebration change all that?

Nach den vielen Hörbüchern mit Weltmusik für Kinder, hat die Gruppe "Karibuni" für dieses Album Märchen aus Äthiopien zusammengestellt. "Teret Teret" - "Märchen Märchen", mit diesen Worten beginnt jede Geschichte für Kinder in Äthiopien und auch dieses Album. Die Märchen entführen uns in ein uraltes Land mit vielen Völkern und einer langen Geschichte. Wir hören die berühmte Erzählung der Rose, die in der Trockenzeit eine Wolke um Regen bittet; lernen, dass es nicht der Reichtum ist, der allein einen Menschen glücklich macht; freuen uns über das salomonische Urteil des weisen Richters und die schönste Orange die je an einem Baum gewachsen ist.

Nach den vielen Hörbüchern mit Weltmusik für Kinder, hat die Gruppe "Karibuni" Märchen aus unterschiedlichen afrikanischen Ländern für dieses Album zusammengestellt. Sie stammen aus Sambia, Tansania, Äthiopien, Ghana und Südafrika. Es wird erzählt wie die Menschen überhaupt erst Geschichten kennenlernten, wie Schakal und Hyäne eine Wolke essen, wie die kleine Raupe mit verstellter Stimme die größten Tiere in die Flucht jagt, warum Mumbis Großvater plötzlich gerne Trommeln mag, warum eigentlich alle Geschichten der kleinen Spinnen Ananzi gehören und einiges mehr.

Tanzende Lichter: Mia und Mattis verbringen viel Zeit mit dem Hund Rabbit in dem alten Haus. Mia möchte Tierärztin Carina von Rabbit erzählen, aber Mattis befürchtet, dass der Hund dann in ein Tierheim muss. Das Orakel führt Mia und ihre Freunde in Centopia in die „Verbotene Zone“ auf der Insel Seeland.

The first book in the series is about a group of friends in Seaweed Middle School who have crazy ideas, and their school life is full of fun and exciting adventures. The Mojo Squad often sees the school principal, Mrs. Alvina. You may wonder why, but if someone dares you to put some salt into your biology teacher's water, or profess love to your math teacher, this seems like quite a lot for one day. Well, if only some teachers had a little more sense of humor!

Im Einklang: Mia und Carina untersuchen den Bach auf Hektors Grundstück. Hektor vermutet, dass das Wasser verseucht ist und seine Eselin Linda vergiftet werden könnte. Das Ergebnis des Tests erstaunt alle. In Centopia führt das Orakel Mia, Yuko, Mo und Onchao zu den Höhlen der glühenden Steinpilze.

Drachen im Anflug: Mia und Mattis wollen Mattis’ Vater Pieter davon überzeugen, dass Rabbit sein Verhalten geändert hat. Aber Pieter will keinen Hund, auch weil er mit Mattis bald nach London ziehen will. In Centopia erwarten alle einen neuen Angriff von Dax und Rixel mit ihren Drachen. Puddle hat Kanonen entwickelt, die mit stinkenden Algenkugeln die Drachen abwehren sollen. Ein feuriges Abenteuer: Mia sucht überall nach Mattis und Rabbit. Schließlich findet sie die beiden im alten Haus. Mattis ist frustriert, sein Vater will mit ihm nach London ziehen. Deshalb versteckt er sich hier.

Animal Tales is where you'll find over 300 original short stories for kids, all themed around animals. All our short stories are written especially for the Animal Tales podcast. From jungle critters to farm animals, from dinosaurs to dodos, and from unicorns to extraordinary mythical beasts, you can find them all at Animal Tales. With three new stories added every week, they're perfect for car journeys or bedtime – you can even suggest an animal you'd like to hear a story about! Become a PREMIUM SubscriberYou can now enjoy Animal Tales by becoming a Premium Subscriber. This gets you:All ...

For parents in search of an audiobook for their child that superbly combines imagination with education. A heartwarming tale of a tiny apple tree living in the middle of an enchanted forest full of giant pine trees, including the tallest and oldest pine tree of all known as the “Extraordinary Blue Pine”. Desirous of the Blue Pine’s ability to touch the stars at night and draw cloudy designs in the sky, the little apple tree struggles to grow higher and higher, until one day a secret is revealed that changes its destiny forever.