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Two magical adventure stories from the queen of fantasy Immerse yourself in the magical world of Susan Cooper’s imagination. Drawing upon Celtic and Norse mythology and English folklore, Cooper creates worlds like no other. She is best known for her The Dark Is Rising series, the first of...

One of Newbery Medalist Sid Fleischman's most beloved books, this rip-snortin' saga of a young man and his butler bound for California during the great Gold Rush was just made to be read by a full cast. Our collection of coots, codgers, geezers, and outlaws will have you laughing out loud...when you're not holding your breath in suspense!

Piracy, mutiny and buried treasure are the ingredients of this seafaring adventure. You'll meet unforgettable characters such as Jim Hawkins, Old Blind Pew and one of Stevenson's greatest creations - Long John Silver.

This audiobook is about the search for a treasure on a remote island. There’s plenty of rum, seaman talk, treasure maps, and intrigue in this seafaring adventure.

From the smoldering ruins of Troy, the warrior Aeneas sets out to find a new homeland for his people. But it's no easy task, for his adventure is filled with great sacrifice, angry gods, tragic love, and brutal battles. Will Aeneas be able to fulfill his destiny and found the mighty city of Rome?

Celeste la moglie di Babar aspetta un elefantino, ma non sa che invece saranno tre! E come saranno birichini questi piccoli elefantini!

Babar ormai cresciuto, sposa Celeste e parte in mongolfiera per il viaggio di nozze, ma ad un tratto la mongolfiera cade...

Here is the delightful story of how a little boy was the only one in a crowd of worshippers who was honest enough to say that the emperor's "magic new clothes" were really no clothes at all.

Babar vuole portare Babbo Natale nella città degli elefanti, perchè i piccoli non lo hanno mai visto, così inizia la ricerca...

L'elefantino Babar assalito da un cacciatore scappa dalla foresta e arriva in città dove trova l'anziana signora che lo accoglie...

This animal fiction audiobook is about a dog that is taken from his owner and sold for use in extracting gold from mines. Buck the dog is traded among a few different people until finally being appreciated and given refuge by a kind person.

Drawn from the enchanting tales told to Kipling as a child in India, Just So Stories reveals the magic of the dawn of the world, when animals could talk and think like people. Cats and dogs, kangaroos and tortoises, hedgehogs and jaguars, whales and leopards, and many others are brought to life in an exotic Eastern landscape of "high and far times ago". Children will discover how the leopard got his spots, the elephant his trunk, and the camel his hump through clever tales that subtly hint at the pitfalls of arrogance and the importance of creativity.

One of the Hardys’ favorite writers, Nathan Foxwood, has recently died in a tragic car accident. Now, the press is swarming his house in Bayport to get the scoop on the novel he completed just before his untimely death. When Joe hears that Nathan’s wife is having a giant estate sale, he drags Frank with him. Who could pass up the opportunity to see inside their favorite author’s home? Nathan’s wife says she wants to get away as quickly as possible. She’s sure the house is haunted. But Nathan’s assistant, Adam, is not so willing to blame it all on the supernatural.

Rusty, the boy whose stories have charmed and entertained children for years, brings together his best adventures in one volume! From the time he was a boy living with his grandparents in Dehra, surrounded by an assortment of odd animals, people and relatives, to when he gets sent away to school, then makes his way to London and becomes a writer, Rusty's had more adventures than we can count.

“We’re off to see the Wizard! The wonderful Wizard of Oz!” Rediscover L. Frank Baum's timeless children’s classic that has charmed readers for generations. Readers of all ages will follow the Yellow Brick Road in this unforgettable and colorful journey that takes us from Dorothy’s gray...

"Dos años de vacaciones (originalmente titulada Deux ans de vacances) es una novela escrita por el francés Julio Verne. Fue prepublicada por entregas en el Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation desde el 1 de enero hasta el 15 de diciembre de 1888, y posteriormente publicada en dos tomos el 18 de junio y el 8 de noviembre del mismo año1. La historia comienza cuando quince muchachos y niños sufren un accidente marítimo que los arroja a una isla desierta. Con inteligencia y valor, logran sobrevivir, afrontar situaciones adversas y derrotar a peligrosos malhechores.

Desde hace tiempo, una "misteriosa cosa" se oculta en alta mar, sorprendiendo a barcos y navíos, provocando accidentes, percances y extrañas desapariciones. Nadie sabe con exactitud qué puede ser esa cosa: ¿un animal?, ¿un barco abandonado?, ¿restos de un naufragio?

Hvem husker ikke familien Melkersons eventyrlige sommeferie på en lille stockholmsk skærgårdsø. Og den skøre og småexcentriske familie lærer hurtigt øens befolkning at kende, ikke mindst købmandsfamiliens Trunte og hendes enorme sanktbernhardshund, Bådsmand.

In this (more or less) sequel to the adventures of Coot Club, Arthur Ransome returns once more to his beloved Norfolk Broads where trouble is again brewing for Joe, Bill, and Pete, the three boatbuilders' sons who live aboard the Death and Glory, and the three Coots, Tom, Dorothea and Dick. The problem seems to be that boats are constantly being set adrift and all the evidence points squarely at the three Death and Glories. In a clever bit of detective work, the Big Six manage to exonerate themselves and catch the villains.

La gitanilla, personaje que protagoniza la primera de las doce Novelas ejemplares, tiene gracia, ingenio, encanto. Seducidos por su belleza, por sus cantos y bailes, la seguimos a ella y al grupo de gitanos por las calles de Madrid, por caminos castellanos y murcianos, como también lo hará su enamorado Andrés, todo un caballero. La española inglesa es una historia de amor protagonizada por Isabela, una niña española a la que rapta un capitán inglés y que vivirá su adolescencia en Londres.