Showing results for "Jack" in Literature & Fiction

"Jack and the Beanstalk", read by Lenny Henry
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears", read by Sheridan Smith
"Puss in Boots", read by Lenny Henry
"Snow White", read by Sheridan Smith. Here are four fantastic stories, full of magic and fun, that young children are sure to love!

Of course you think I was the bad guy, terrifying poor little Jack. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you....

Jack trades his father's only cow for three magic beans. When an enormous beanstalk grows outside his window, Jack's adventure begins. What happens when Jack wakes the sleeping giant? Will Jack get back all the things the giant has stolen from his father?

Repetitive text help tell the classic tale of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” When Jack goes to the market to sell the family cow for money, he returns home instead with five magic beans. His mother is so angry she throws the beans out of the window. What happens the next morning when Jack discovers a giant beanstalk and climbs to the top to find a magical castle? The adventure continues when Jack learns that the Giant living in the castle has a goose that can lay eggs of gold. A happy ending adds interest to this fairy tale and encourages a lifelong love for reading.

What kind of fruit could be a boat, a race car, and a work of art? An Atlantic Giant Pumpkin!

In the desolate, frozen northwest of Canada, a lone wolf fights a heroic daily fight for life in the wild. But after he is captured and cruelly abused by men, he becomes a force of pure rage. Only one man sees inside the killer to his intelligence and nobility. But can his kindness touch White Fang?

It's a whole new school year, and Joey Pigza is determined to leave his wired ways in the past and be the paying attention, focused, straight-A student he believes he can be. But seated next to him is Bean, a new girl who is in foster care and who happens to have many of the same attention issues Joey has. From day one, Joey can see all the parallels in their behavior, and he's worried that her hyperactive secret sauce is going to tarnish his year.

Joey Pigza is a boy with big ideas and a heart bigger than his best friend in the whole world—Pablo, his loving chihuahua. Joey returns in a second Audible Original, this time to help rescue all the local dogs that need good homes and to help the animal shelter get the word out about their “Pets Make People Better” adoption event. But in a twist of fate, his own beloved chihuahua, Pablo, has been sent to keep Joey’s mother company in jail to help make her a better person!

From author Jack Gantos comes a brand-new story in the award-winning Joey Pigza series, exclusively on Audible. Joey Pigza wants to be a winner - at everything! And yet, it seems he cannot win. But why?

The abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Jack London's haunting classic, White Fang, read by the actor William Hootkins, star of Star Wars, Batman and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Born in the wilds of the freezing cold Yukon, White Fang - half-dog, half-wolf - is the only animal in the litter...

Vier klassische Abenteuergeschichten in einer großen Hörbuch Box! Ungekürzt gelesen! Mit dabei sind: Jack London: Wolfsblut, Rudyard Kipling: Das Dschungelbuch, Mark Twain: Tom Sawyers Abenteuer und Streiche, Jonathan Swift: Gullivers Reisen.

We experience different sights, activities, and weather each season. Books in this series introduce and label the unique sights of each season, helping listeners learn to read while also learning about the four seasons. Tightly controlled vocabulary and repetitive text patterns create an engaging and supportive listening experience.

La mañana siguiente, justo antes de amanecer, Juan se despertó y descubrió una planta de frijoles gigante creciendo justo fuera de la ventana. Los frijoles eran mágicos después de todo, pensó Juan. Sigue este cuento clásico con el audio de un castillo en el aire, un enorme y hambreinto gigante, y un joven atrevido llamado Juan.

Jack Gantos' rocket-paced follow-up to the Newbery Medal–winning novel Dead End in Norvelt opens in the 1960s, deep in the shadow of the Cold War and the Cuban missile crisis. But instead of Russian warheads, other kinds of trouble are raining down on young Jack Gantos and his utopian town of...

Famed inventor Henry "Hank" Witherspoon has gone missing, and it's up to Jack and his brilliant siblings, Ava and Matt, to find him. At Hank's ransacked lab, the siblings discover clues to the project he's been working on - a new way to generate and store electricity, inspired by the electric eels of the Amazon.

10 campos de concentración. 10 lugares donde pasas hambre, eres torturado y trabajas hasta la extenuación. Nadie imagina que se pueda sobrevivir. Pero es a lo que Yanek Gruener se enfrenta. Es un niño polaco en la década de 1930 y está a merced de los invasores nazis. Todo lo que tenía y todo lo que amaba le ha sido arrebatado de la manera más brutal. Y el mismo Yanek es tomado prisionero y en el brazo le tatúan B-3087, su número de prisionero.

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Join Jack and Jill as they embark on an adventurous day of fun and laughter, only to face an unexpected turn of events when they tumble off their sled on the seasons first snow! Bedridden for months, their injuries lead them to discover the true meaning of friendship. With the warmth of Christmas preparations, a captivating theatrical production, and the support of their caring parents and friends, Jack and Jill learn valuable lessons about camaraderie and resilience. This heartwarming tale is sure to become a cherished family favorite! Summary by Mary Anderson.

Jack o’ Hearts is the top card player in the parish and is feeling pretty sure of himself. When he is challenged to a card game with stakes higher than high by a mysterious green man, well, Jack can’t resist. Sure, he’s never lost a tournament yet, has he? A hilarious reimagining of a traditional Newfoundland folktale, Jack and the Green Man is jam-packed with magic, romance, transformations, impossible tasks, unforgettable characters, a love ballad or two, and the ever-present threat of Jack’s head ending up on a spear.

Spiele zocken und Pizza essen war gestern! Plötzlich fühlt Jack sich wie in einem "Let's Play"-Video. Gerade war er noch ein ganz normaler Teenager. Jetzt wurde seine Stadt von Zombies überrannt. Und nun muss er mit seinen Gamer-Freunden die Untoten abwehren. Ein Glück, dass seine Videospiele ihn perfekt auf die Zombie-Apokalypse vorbereitet haben! Doch nun scheinen die Monster abzuwandern. Die Spur führt in eine sehr seltsame Pizzeria. Und Jack erfährt mehr über die Monster, als ihm lieb ist.