Showing results for "Poes, poes, poes..." in Children's Audiobooks

This story is about Poe, a three legged cat that must navigate his handicap as he enters school. Poe must process his physical condition as well as build relationships with his peers. Poe is an adventurous and fun loving kitty that is brave and compassionate.

Happenstance, a boy with unusual green eyes, awakens with no memories. Falling in with the adventurer Lord Umber and his band of misfits, this boy with many uncanny gifts soon discovers that he may be the strangest one of all.

Hai Li Bu lives in a small Chinese village. Even though he is a good hunter, there is a drought, and he can no longer find enough food to feed the village. One day, while hunting deep in the forest, Hai Li Bu rescues the Dragon King of the Sea’s daughter. As a reward, Hai Li Bu is given the ability to understand the speech of animals. There is one condition - if Hai Li Bu tells anyone about his gift he will turn to stone. Soon Hai Li Bu is able to feed everyone again. Then the animals tell him a huge storm is coming that will destroy the village....

The fantastic adventures are only just beginning when Carl, a retired helium-balloon salesman, attaches balloons to his house and takes off for the South American jungle. He soon discovers an enthusiastic young Junior Wilderness Explorer has stowed away for the ride. To make matters worse, Carl has to deal with all manner of trouble, including dangerous dogs, a mad villain, and even a giant, flightless jungle bird.

The three Oakenfeld children, Susan, Charles, and Murray, are perplexed. Their parents aren't letting them turn on the television. Something strange is going on in the city, that's for sure. And now Mom and Dad are sending them off to Canada to stay with their Uncle Farley - who they've never even met! New York-based author and teacher Dale Peck was inspired to write this amazing story after the events of September 11, 2001.

Sukie's been lonely since the death of her big sister, Kitty - but Kitty's ghost is still with her. At first that was comforting, but now Kitty's terrifying anyone who gets too close. Things get even weirder when Sukie moves into her family's ancestral home and an older, less familiar ghost challenges her to find a treasure. Her classmate Cole is also experiencing apparitions. Fortunately an antique broom's at hand to fly Sukie and Cole to the New York Circulating Material Repository's spooky Poe Annex.

Edgar Allan Poe fue un escritor norteamericano que está considerado, con justicia, como el maestro de los cuentos de terror. Tuvo una vida bastante desdichada, murió joven, a los 40 años, pero tuvo tiempo para crear un obra donde combina como nadie, elementos fantásticos y de la más inteligente literatura policial. En este libro te presentamos siete de sus relatos más espeluznantes: El gato negro, Manuscrito encontrado en una botella, El retrato oval, El corazón delator, Morella, La isla del hada y La caja de pino.

McToad likes Thursdays. Why? Because on every other day of the week, McToad mows Big Island, but on Thursdays, McToad mows Tiny Island. To do so he puts his mower on the back of a truck, which drives to a train, which goes to a helicopter, which flies to a boat, which uses a crane to put the lawn mower onto Tiny Island. There McToad mows and drinks some lemonade, and before you know it, it's time to turn around and go back home.

Thus begins one of the most famous poems in American history: Ernest L. Thayer’s "Casey at the Bat". When the powerful Mudville baseball team enters the ninth inning of their game behind by two runs, things seem pretty grim. And when the first two batters make outs, it looks like their best player, the mighty Casey, won’t even get a chance to win the game for them. Then, two unlikely players get hits, and suddenly the crowd is cheering as Casey strolls to the plate. Casey’s epic at-bat has delighted generations of listeners, young and old.

Is he Auguste Dupin? Or Edgar Allan Poe? Friend or enemy? Sane or mad? Helper or hindrance? Acclaimed author Avi has penned a novel of great intrigue, bringing alive this New England seacoast town in the mid-1900's, haunting the listener with a tale of things which are not what they seem to be. Or are they?

In the small town of Sleepy Hollow, where every day is Halloween night, his archenemy, Titus Kligore, has eyes on winning the annual Scary Talent Show. Harry's sister, Honey Moon, says Harry needs better tricks, so he finds a new and better magic wand. Still, Harry has a tough job ahead of him if he is going to steal the crown. He takes a chance on a magical rabbit who introduces him to the deep magic. Harry decides the best way forward is to "do no evil " while the battle to defeat Titus goes epic.

La geniale penna di uno dei più celebri scrittori dell'orrore. Quando il subconscio diventa irrefrenabile, quando la follia vince sulla ragione, quando magari quell'unica piccola vena perversa che hai sempre tenuto nascosta riesce a farsi strada in una vita di rettitudine ecco che nasce una storia che non andrebbe raccontata. O quanto meno al riparo da occhi indiscreti. Al buio. Non servirà altro per farvi entrare nella macabra mente di Edgar Allan Poe. Una narrativa gotica che ancora ci fa rabbrividire.

We take time to sit down to talk dogs, training, hunting, and stories with author George DeCosta of The Hunting Griff who wrote "Tips and Tales On Training Your Bird Dog" which quickly became a category bestseller on Amazon. George offers a different approach than many training books which has resonated with many readers so far! Host Robert Poe, a bird dog novice still learning himself, helps guide the conversation to draw out more stories and tips. If you have questions you would love to ask George, you can email tipsandtalespodcast@gmail.com and they just might end up getting answered on an ...

Así empieza este apasionante relato en que el protagonista, mister Legrand, encuentra un escarabajo de color dorado. A partir de ese momento se comportará de una manera extraña, lo que hace pensar a los que le rodean, que se está volviendo loco.

Popular children’s author P.W. Catanese draws the adventures of the Books of Umber to an exciting conclusion. Still unable to control the powers he needs to save the old world of Umber, Hap’s time draws short as threats come from every direction. Hap will be put to a final test as he confronts powerful enemies - but he’ll soon discover that success requires great personal sacrifice.

P.W. Catanese launched his immediately popular Books of Umber series with Happenstance Found, which Publishers Weekly praised for “rich characterization … and genuinely surprising twists.” In this riveting sequel, Hap must contend with Caspar, who holds the secrets to Hap’s powers—but wants something precious in return. And Hap also learns of stolen dragon eggs, which in the wrong hands could spread winged doom over the land.

William Legrand has found a new type of bug, a golden bug, unusually heavy. His servant, Jupiter, is worried. Why is Legrand behaving so oddly? Has the bug's bite made him mad? When Legrand shows his friend a drawing of the gold-bug, it looks more like a skull. What can this mean? The arrival of the gold-bug leads the three men on an exciting adventure towards skeletons, a skull and a hunt for buried treasure.

The blackness of eternal night encompassed me. The intense darkness oppressed and stifled me so that I struggled for breath. Having been condemned to death by the Spanish Inquisition, the narrator descends into a kind of hell. Dizzy with weakness and fainting with fear, he experiences such torments that death itself would be welcome. What troubles him most is the eternal question: how will he die? Toledo Prison is notorious for the torture of the condemned. What minds have dreamed up the terror of the pit in the centre of the cell?

Mary Roget, una famosa y bella actriz de teatro, desaparece misteriosamente. Tras cuatro días sin ninguna pista, el inspector Auguste Dupin decide pedir ayuda al joven Poe, por su sagaz perspicacia. Sin embargo, la mujer reaparece de pronto, sin aclarar qué le ha ocurrido. El caso se da por cerrado hasta que... vuelve a desaparecer. Por desgracia, esta vez la investigación les lleva a descubrir el cadáver de Mary Roget. Ahora se trata de resolver un caso de asesinato.

George Washington as he's rarely seen. Besides being a general and the first president of the United States, George Washington was also a farmer. His efforts to create a self-sufficient farm at Mount Vernon, Virginia, mirrored his struggle to form a new nation. Excerpts from Washington's writings are featured throughout the book, which also includes a timeline, resource section, as well as essays on Washington at Mount Vernon and his thoughts on slavery.