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Long before they were spirit animals, the four were still legends - Great Beasts, the most powerful beings to roam the wilds of Erdas. Aided by a brave resistance of humans and animals, they gave their lives to protect the world from a threat more dangerous than any it had seen before: their own kind. Wise and cunning, gentle and ruthless, these are tales of the true heroes and villains in the war that started it all.

Ciondolino è la storia di un bambino trasformato magicamente in formica e catapultato in un formicaio. Da qui inizia l'avventura, che porterà Gigino, soprannominato Ciondolino, alla scoperta del mondo delle formiche. Una favola educativa, avventurosa e divertente.

When Sophia dreams that howling winds whisk the fur and feathers right off her animal friends, she shares some of her clothes with them. But her clothing doesn't work well for the animals. Seeing their disappointment, she offers to sew each one the "right" coat. Animals line up to explain what they need and why. Polar Bear needs white fur to stay warm and hide in the snow. Fish needs scales with slime. Snake needs scales, too, but dry ones. And how will Sophia make a prickly coat for Porcupine?

Desde el primer rayo de luz del amanecer hasta que se mete el sol al anochecer, la sabana se siente viva con muchos sonidos. Un león ruge temprano por la mañana, un joven babuino hace alaridos para alertar a los otros del peligro al medio día, y un joven ratón hace chillidos al atardecer. ¿Qué es lo que los animales están diciendo y por qué? Los animales se comunican de diferentes maneras; explora la próspera sabana y la "manera de hablar" entre sus habitantes a lo largo del transcurso del día.

School is out for summer. The classroom pets must spend vacation with students. What kind of adventures will they have?

Four children separated by vast distances all undergo the same ritual, watched by cloaked strangers. Four flashes of light erupt, and from them emerge the unmistakable shapes of incredible beasts - a wolf, a leopard, a panda, a falcon. Suddenly the paths of these children - and the world - have been changed forever.

Nach dem scharfsichtigen Häher und dem brüllenden Löwen wird auf den sanften Schwingen der Taube Friede einkehren. Häherfeder und Löwenglut halten die Macht der Sterne in ihren Pfoten. So sagt es die Prophezeiung. Doch wie kann sie in Erfüllung gehen, wenn die dritte Katze im Bunde fehlt? Während der Wald von einer großen Dürre heimgesucht wird und die Clans erbittert um Beute und Wasser kämpfen, macht eine junge Katze im DonnerClan eine folgenschwere Entdeckung.

This is a tale of mice and magic. It is also a tale of great love (of cheese) and great danger. And learning the lesson that what matters most - when it comes to cheese and life - is not how strongly you smell but how strong you are on the inside.

Save the spirit animals in this gripping second special edition in the New York Times best-selling series, tied to the brand-new Fall of the Beasts story arc. Confidential until March 2016!

In The Shoe Bird, Jim Dale brings to life a flock of unforgettable bird characters: Arturo the parrot, Gloria the goose, Minerva the owl, and even the extinct Dodo! This is Eudora Welty's fantastical story of how some feathered friends made a fateful switch from flying to wearing shoes, little knowing that they would soon become the prey of Freddy the Cat!

Evie is a little girl with a special talent. She can talk to animals. But when she rescues the school rabbit Gerald, and sets him free, Evie lands in big trouble. She promises her dad never to talk to animals again. For a whole year, Evie ignores them all. She doesn’t chat to the birds and dogs. She even ignores a little silver tabby cat who miaows: ‘Help me! Help me!’ But when Evie sees the same silver kitten on a missing poster, she secretly starts using her magical gift again.

Mary's little brother, Billy, seems perfectly normal, until one moonlit evening Mary finds him floating above his bed. From then on, whenever the full moon rises, Billy the Bird flies up, up and away and home again! In the second story, Jackson is a rabbit with a dream. He spends his days watching the tall sailing ships coming and longs to go to sea, too. So one day Jackson stows away on the Atalanta.

Die kleine Vampirin rettet die Tiere! Mein Name ist Mirella, Mirella Manusch. Ich bin fast zehn Jahre alt und habe gerade erst einen neuen Eckzahn bekommen. Seitdem weiß ich: Ich bin ein Vampirmädchen. Ja, echt! Wenn die Sonne untergegangen ist, kann ich mich in eine Fledermaus verwandeln und fliegen. Außerdem habe ich einen eigenen Beschützer, meinen Kater Langstrumpf, der eigentlich Lancelot heißt. Und das Allercoolste: Ich kann die Sprache der Tiere verstehen, von Kleinkram wie Spinnen und Motten mal abgesehen. Abgefahren, oder? So kommt es auch, dass ich die Sorgen der Tiere in unserem Zoo kennenlerne.

Clair-de-Lune has lived all her life with her grandmother at the top of a very tall, very old building. Her mother, a ballerina, died on stage when Clair-de-Lune was a baby. Ever since that day, she has not uttered a word. Then she meets tiny, brave Bonaventure (a talking dancer-mouse) who takes her to the monastery hidden in a secret fold of Clair-de-Lune's apartment building. Magical, whimsical and delightful, this wonderful story will entertain readers of all ages from eight to 80!

Coll is Wolf. He lives with his clan on a Construct, a huge technological "creature" driven by the clan's combined willpower. Together they roam their world, fighting other clans and absorbing them into their own. But when a new and dangerous Construct attacks them, Coll is thrown clear from Wolf and left behind. Now he must survive life on ground and get back to his clan. He is helped by Rieka, a "Tock" who makes the Constructs work. She promises Coll a way to return, but can she be trusted? And what is she really trying to do...?

Das Gesetz der Krieger spaltet die Katzen – eine Revolution beginnt. Fans und Neueinsteiger werden von den Intrigen, Abenteuern und Enthüllungen gleichermaßen begeistert sein! Im Wald herrscht tiefes Misstrauen unter den Clans. Jede Katze hat Angst, gegen das Gesetz der Krieger zu verstoßen und angeklagt zu werden. Allein der SchattenClan-Anführer Tigerstern hat den Mut, sich dem tyrannischen Brombeerstern zu widersetzen und gibt den verstoßenen Katzen eine neue Heimat in seinem Territorium.

As the inhabitants of the island of Mistmantle prepare for the coronation of Crispin the Squirrel, robes are stitched, cakes are baked, wine is brought up from the cellars, and the Heartstone—the unique gold-and-silver-flecked stone that only the priest or rightful ruler of the island can hold—is readied. But the newly established peace in Mistmantle is soon under threat.

Soren is born in the forest of Tyto, a tranquil kingdom where the Barn Owls dwell. But evil lurks in the owl world, evil that threatens to change Soren's life forever.

Das große Finale steht bevor: Auf vier Kontinenten haben Simon Thorn und seine Freunde bereits Abenteuer erlebt und schwierige Aufgaben gelöst – in Europa, Australien, Afrika und Südamerika. Im fünften und letzten Band verschlägt es sie nach Asien. Wird es Simon Thorn gelingen, die Welt der Animox und ihrer Erben zu retten? Und kann er den gefürchteten Krieg zwischen dem Imperium und den Erben verhindern? Das epische Ende der zweiten Reihe aus der Welt der Animox – ein spannendes Hörabenteuer.

The final book in a thrilling fantasy trilogy starring one of the animal kingdom's most hunted heroes. Foxcraft is full of excitement and heart and a touch of magic. Isla's journey to rescue her brother comes to an end in this rich and gripping conclusion to the Foxcraft trilogy. The young fox travels to the frigid Snowlands to seek help among the wolves, and discovers the most well-kept secrets of her kind.