Showing results for "The Book of Firsts" in Literature & Fiction

This story presents how three greedy crooks are able to confuse a priest and take away the goat from him that he had received as a reward for brilliantly performing a religious ceremony.

This audiobook is a wonderful introduction to the most revered goddesses of India. The simple narration, catchy rhythm and endearing descriptions make it the perfect first introduction to make the little listeners aware of why these goddesses have been worshipped since time immemorial.

Brought to you by Puffin. The latest series from international bestselling author, Rick Riordan He was once an immortal God. Now, he's a teenage boy called Lester. Apollo has angered his father Zeus for the last time. So, how do you punish an immortal? By making him human. Obviously. Cast down...

This story has been specially selected to engage our young, curious listeners to not only enhance their listening skills but also to learn valuable moral values. "The Merchant's Lie" story has been taken from the Panchatantra. Written in lucid language, this story teaches kids that sometimes in life tit for tat works well.

Sofia is too busy to play with her friend Clover the bunny! So, Clover decides to run away and become the star of a magician’s act. But life on stage doesn’t turn out to be as great as the bunny imagined. Listen along to this fun audio story as Sofia and Clover find their way back to each other.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Leo finds a big, round, bouncy basketball — and decides TODAY is the day he gets it in the hoop! With lots of tumbles, laughs, and help from his friends Ella, a bunny, and a very tall giraffe, Leo never gives up. A fun, heartwarming story about...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Meet Leo — a curious little lion who finds a mysterious round white ball in the grass one sunny morning... and decides it must be something VERY important! Join Leo on his hilarious first day of baseball, where everything that can go wrong, does go...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Meet Leo — a little lion with big dreams and an even bigger heart! On game day, Leo wakes up ready to play football for the very first time. But nothing goes as planned — helmets go on backwards, balls fly the wrong way, and snacks end up everywhere!...

When Henry's parents choose Mudge, the wriggling puppy has floppy ears and straight, soft fur. Mudge is tiny. But Henry knows he'll grow. Now Mudge is three feet tall, and he's the best friend Henry has ever had. Mudge trots to school with Henry, and he sleeps on Henry's bed. But one day the big dog goes for a walk by himself and gets lost. When Henry comes home from school, he is alone. Where's Mudge?

Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance, a short volume, published by Sheldon & Co., NY in 1871, is Mark Twain's third book. It consists of two stories - First Romance, which had originally appeared in The Express in 1870, and A Burlesque Autobiography (bearing no relationship to Twain's actual life), which first appeared in Twain's Memoranda contributions to the Galaxy. Rather, the content consists of a few short stories of fictional characters who are supposedly part of Twain's lineage. In the final passage, Twain develops the story to a point of crisis, and then abruptly ...

“A” is for apple, so rosy and red. “B” is for baby, asleep in a bed. Simple rhyming sentences teach young children the alphabet and beginning letter sounds.

Brought to you by Puffin. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are taking a holiday on the world-famous Orient Express - and it's clear that each of their fellow first-class passengers has something to hide. Even more intriguing: there is rumour of a spy in their midst. Then, during dinner, there is a...

You've Found Oliver, Dustin Thao's heart-wrenching companion to the TikTok sensation and bestselling You've Reached Sam is an emotional rollercoaster. A compelling love story filled with yearning, romance and a touch of magic. 'No one writes romance like Dustin Thao and this one is a beauty.'...

A keepsake edition with 25 stories.Beautiful illustrations accompanying the stories make it a fun readEngages middle-school students--an essential book to be stocked in librariesA collection of Ruskin Bond's best stories with endearing characters--hand-picked by the author himself.All Time...

Abrace y ayude al bebé a aprender a dar gracias a Dios por todas sus bendiciones con este libro adorable que capturara la atención del bebé y fomentará el aprendizaje.

Welcome to Malory Towers, where there's more to life than lessons! In book 1 of Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series, Darrell Rivers is thrilled to start her first term at boarding school. She soon makes friends - and mischief! Another new girl, Gwendoline, is beginning to get on...

Thousands of years, way before Christopher Columbus set sail, wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and it's an adventure of a lifetime!

Finally, it's summer! Stephanie—aka Slimey—has been counting the days until she can return to her favorite place in the entire world, Camp Rolling Hills. And this year she's especially happy to be back—she'll have eight blissful weeks away from home, where life has been decidedly rocky. New kid Bobby, on the other hand, is pretty sure he's in for the worst summer of his life. He does not understand his weirdo cabinmates, the group singing, and the unfortunate nicknames. But he does understand Slimey, and the two soon fall in crush. This summer might not be so bad after all!

Brought to you by Puffin. The first book in the beloved, bestselling Redwall saga - soon to be a major Netflix movie! Redwall Abbey, tranquil home to a community of peace-loving mice, is threatened by the evil, one-eyed rat warlord Cluny the Scourge and his battle-hardened horde of predators...

Joey is nervous about his first day of school, but by the second day he is just excited.