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What happens to a fox that won't stop teasing the others animals? Listen to this Peruvian tale to find out. Some lessons can change everything.

Omega Morales’s family has been practicing magic for centuries in Noche Buena. But over the years, the town's reputation for the supernatural is no longer one the people carry with pride. So Omega’s family keeps to themselves, and in private, they’re Empaths—diviners who can read and manipulate the emotions of people and objects around them. But Omega’s powers don’t quite work, and it leaves her feeling like an outsider in her own family.

Fourteen-year-old Renata Santiago is the most powerful godborn of them all, a bruja with a unique combination of DNA. The Mexica blood from her dad's side gives her the ability to manipulate shadows. Her mom Pacific, a Maya goddess, gifted her a magical rope that controls time, and Ren recently used it to save a few gods from getting stuck forever in 1987. She brought them back to the present, but her BFF Ah Puch, the once fearsome god of death, darkness, and destruction, is now a teenager with no divine powers.

Santos Paola Santiago has recently returned from Oregon, where she defeated the Hitchhiker ghost and saved her father from the vengeful spirit that was possessing him. The poor girl deserves a rest! But first she has to rescue Dante from the void, where he's been imprisoned by some unknown force. Paola's prophetic dreams seem to have dried up, so she has to find other ways to locate a new rift where she can enter the void. Signs point to Texas—but how is she going to get there from Arizona?

Kai Sosa is so passionate about swimming he is practically a fish. This summer, he's determined to become the athlete he once was on an elite invitational team. But something invisible holds him back. His race times are off. Dreams of his sister Cali haunt him. And he hasn't found her missing gold cuff, her last request. When Kai discovers a library book Cali had checked out multiple times—about an underwater realm and a mysterious place called the Library of Despair and Sorrow—details from the story begin to appear in his own life.

Meet fifteen heroines who defy convention, challenge expectations and forge their own happy endings in this selection of unforgettable folk tales. These role models defy stereotypes, strike out with courage and provide wonderful role models for young listeners. Hear about brave Elisa, who rescues her brothers from a terrible curse; free-spirited Leelinau, who breaks tradition and chooses her own future; and clever Princess Pyeonggang, who saves a whole country with her wits!

Prinz Fürchtemut erlebt auf seiner Reise viele wundersame Abenteuer. Wird er am Ende die geliebte Prinzessin finden? Ein zahnloser Tiger im Eisbärkostüm, Miniriesen mit messerscharfen Gummischwertern und viele andere lustige Widersprüche gilt es zu entdecken. Wer findet alle Fehler, ohne sich vorher kaputt zu lachen?

Lebenslustig und fröhlich geht es in diesen 12 brasilianischen Märchen zu! Da feiern Vögel Feste, wetten Königspaare um ihr Leben, oder spannt eine schlaue Schildkröte der Riesenechse die Braut aus. Man erfährt von wunderbaren Wesen, die im Urwald leben, von geheimnisvollen Feen sowie von abenteuerlichen Seefahrten mit mutigen Prinzen und schönen Prinzessinnen. Viele der spannenden Geschichten erzählten sich vor langer Zeit die brasilianischen Ureinwohner selbst.

O audiolivro infantil vem recheado com deliciosas lendas brasileiras, editadas pela DCL na coleção Histórias e Lendas do Brasil. O CD apresenta cinco desses "causos" que povoam o imaginário brasileiro, um de cada região do Brasil. Para a gravação dessas histórias foram feitos diversos testes com atores de todo o Brasil, para que o sotaque de cada personagem ficasse o mais fiel possível ao dos moradores da região de onde a lenda se origina.

Mitología mexicana para niños es una colección de historias que nos cuenta cómo entendían el universo los antiguos habitantes de nuestro territorio. En esta obra encontrarás los leyendas de la creación del mundo, los cinco soles, cómo se crearon los diferentes dioses y sus historias, el significado de algunos símbolos y la organización de sus sociedades con base en calendarios muy precisos, que respetaban las fases lunares y las estaciones del año.

Macaco, bicho mexedor. Cumbuca ou cabaça tem de todo jeito... Seu pescoço oco, estreito, parece feito para enfiar a mão dentro e, então... A Coleção Fábulas Brasileiras dá voz, forma, cor e sabor ao Folclore do Brasil. São histórias originárias de contadores negros, índios e brancos adaptadas ao cenário, à flora e à fauna tropicais. Esta coleção propõe um resgate da nossa origem e formação. Poeticamente desperta a beleza, a alegria e o saber popular. Com as fábulas brasileiras você trabalha Ciências Naturais, Geografia, História, ética, arte, pluralidade cultural e meio ambiente.

¡La segunda entrega de "Relatos misteriosos de Colombia" ya está aquí! Sigue los enigmáticos relatos basados en los mitos y leyendas de esta región fantástica: El Mohán, El monstruo del lago, El Toro, La mula de Rafles, El guando, El Tunjito, El Mandingas, El cazador perdido, El Sombrerón, El boga y el hombre patas de cabra.

Audio narração com trilha sonora exclusiva. O sentimento de igualdade e respeito às diferenças é uma conclusão natural do amor. Bonitinha, a galinha amorosa, demonstra o desespero de uma mãe ao ver o filho em perigo; a alegria de tê-los, a dedicação a cada um, sem discriminação. A compaixão cativa e nos leva ao melhor sentimento: a felicidade!

O volume número 1 de Histórias maravilhosas do Brasil traz Maria Borralheira e A moura torta, ambas adaptadas a partir de contos coletados por Silvio Romero. Com narração de Sandra Silvério, efeitos e trilha sonora de Sandra Branca e vozes dos personagens gravadas por Lúcia Tulchinski.

From the bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos comes a whimsical re-telling of the chupacabra folktale, written in a blend of English and Spanish A long time ago, a girl named Carla lived on a goat farm with her father, Hector. One night, a goat disappeared from the farm and turned up flat as...

Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed.

In Muriqui, the happy monkey, living in society is approached. The greatest primate in Brazil teaches us the importance of studying, of having emotional balance, of looking for what is appropriate to you and what you need. Teaches democracy. The little blue fairies enchant children, by instigating reasoning and leading to the realization that everything comes from thinking and that joy has a place in everyone's heart.

When Ameerah Monkey wants to cross the river, she hatches a plot to trick crocodile into helping her. But how will she escape being his next meal? And will Crocodile ever get his pot of Monkey Tail Soup?