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Cuentos de buenas noches para niñas rebeldes reinventa los cuentos de hadas. Elizabeth I, Coco Chanel, Marie Curie, Frida Kahlo, Serena Williams y otras mujeres extraordinarias narran la aventura de su vida, inspirando a niñas - y no tan niñas - a soñar en grande y alcanzar sus sueños. Estos son verdaderos cuentos de hadas para heroínas que definitivamente no necesitan ser rescatadas.

6 histoires supplémentaires dans la variété des petites histoires sur les animaux de basse-cour. Les histoires comprennent une vache, un cheval, une dinde, une souris et deux autres animaux de la ferme. Longueur parfaite pour les histoires du soir pour les jeunes enfants.

Der kleine Rabe Socke feiert Geburtstag! Ein ganz besonderer Anlass für ein ganz besonderes Hörbuch mit den besten Geschichten von dem frechen Raben. Der stellt sich zunächst höchstpersönlichst vor und selbstredend auch alle anderen Bewohner seines Waldes. Neben den rabenstärksten Abenteuern, die Socke in den letzten 25 Jahren erlebt hat, wird für alte und junge Fans zum Schluss sogar das obergeheimste Socken-Geheimnis gelüftet!

Stranded aliens seek out Earth's most intelligent species. (Hint: It's not us.) A bully discovers the meaning of "spatial displacement." Two girls find out why you should never annoy a witch. When a swarm of sneaking, slashing, scurrying ninja weenies invades their neighborhood, a boy and his best friend find a way to fight back. Here are 33 hilarious and harrowing stories that will scare you, make you laugh, or see the world in a whole new way. Find out where David got the idea for each story at the end of the book. Don't be a weenie. Listen to these stories. If you dare!

Listen and relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn why Tex and Indi named their cat Cow and about the time the twins dressed in red, white, and blue for their Fourth of July picnic, along with other stories about Tex and Indi by Lissa Rovetch. Stories include: A Cat Named Cow, Alone and Together, Buried Treasure, Can We Agree?, Down We Go!, Elly the Elephant, Feeding the Birds, Going to the Fair, Half for You, Half for Me, Indi’s Surprise, and more!

Listen and relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn about children who borrow their uncle’s time machine to get desserts and a boy who hunts for his lost teddy bear at bedtime, along with other stories about mystery and adventure.

Listen and relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn about all the animals who head to the pool on a hot summer’s day and kids selling at market in Egypt, along with other stories about friends.

Disaster strikes when Nick (a.k.a. Father Christmas) catches the flu just before Christmas day, meaning that it's up to his fun-loving younger brother Harry to save the day in 'Uncle Christmas'. In 'Granny Christmas', Nick and Harry's Granny turns up with her grumpy pet penguin, Percy, causing chaos with her inventions and nearly ruining all the careful preparation the boys have done! Can Granny Christmas prove to her grandsons that her inventions are more helpful than harmful?

Sono, queste, le storie del mondo di Beatrix Potter, la famosa disegnatrice e scrittrice di storie. I suoi personaggi si rincorrono da una storia all'altra e descrivono un piccolo mondo che, come un ologramma, ridisegna il mondo degli uomini adulti con le sue cattiverie e gentilezze; gli animali che percorrono le storie sono antropomorfizzati, ma, al contempo, interagiscono col mondo degli uomini in tutta la propria animalità: rischiano quindi di essere catturati e mangiati, e, nonostante i loro dialoghi e filastrocche vengano accuratamente descritti, si dice poi che essi possano parlare solo nella notte della vigilia di Natale.

¿Quieres compartir un cuento conmigo? Tan solo serán cinco minutos.Cuentos mágicos, divertidos, fantásticos, emocionantes, sorprendentes y únicos. Relatos de princesas y leones; cerditos y ratones; hadas, duendes, brujas y ogros; huevos saltarines y gnomos respondones… ¿Por cuál quieres empezar?

Albert starts a new school and soon learns about the headmaster’s new monstrous marble crusher machine. Sid Creedy decides to have fun with the new boy, Albert. The trusting Albert believes his outrageous stories until the tale of the Marble Crusher reaches the Head Teacher.

Mark is scared of the dark, but when he thinks his Great Gran is in trouble, nothing is going to stop him from coming to her rescue. Young Angela is obsessed with Jimmy Jelly, her favourite TV personality, though the rest of the family can't stand him - that is, until he comes to open a shop in the local shopping mall!

Thirteen lives. One garden. Set in Cleveland, Newbery-Award-winning author Paul Fleischman's poignant book is a large lesson in connectedness and community for all. When a derelict vacant lot is gradually transformed into a community garden in inner city Cleveland, the people of this community find their differences are less apparent and their isolation dissolved. Performed by thirteen multicuturally and age-authentic voices, this audiobook is designed for listeners of all ages.

Volume 5 of this popular series consists of the following stories: "The Books of Beasts" by Edith Nesbit, "Prince Sneeze" by Henry Beston, "Kind Little Edmund" by Edith Nesbit, "The Plate of Pancakes" by Maude Lindsey, "The Castle of Life" by Edward Deboulyea, "The Glass Dog" by L. Frank Baum, "The Country Called Nanomia" by Evelyn Sharp, "The Sea Dragon" by Alan McCall, "The Professor of Practical Jokes" by Evelyn Sharp...

This book is a collection of Jack London's short stories about his experiences sailing and seal hunting in the Pacific Ocean during the late 1800s. An additional adventure looks at life along the Sacramento River. A special section describes the different types of sailing vessels, and a glossary helps the listener understand nautical terms.

Three of the most popular stories from ancient Persia come to life in one action-packed, magical audiobook. The story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is about two brothers, one who marries a rich woman out of greed, and the other marries a poor woman out of love. The story gets its name from when the brothers are faced with 40 thieves who try to take their treasure.

Masie, the daughter of notorious bootlegger Dutch Schultz, returns home from boarding school to find her family in crisis. Her mother is dangerously unstable, her father's empire is on the brink of ruin, and the boy she once loved has become a ruthless killer for hire. To keep her family's dangerous secrets Masie is forced into a lie that will change the course of her future - and leave her trapped in a gilded cage of her own making.

Decouvrez les aventures fantaisistes d'un nuage bleu qui a fait un etrange pari, d'un epouvantail qui ne veut plus faire peur aux oiseaux, ou d'une coccinelle qui a egare ses points...

Children ages two to five will enjoy these six short stories about a hedgehog, a fox, an owl, a big blue whale, and two other animals.

Estos son algunos cuentos de Oscar Wilde, entre ellos "El principe Feliz", "El ogro egoista", y "Un amigo fiel."