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"Stories - Children" is an enchanting podcast series that brings the magic of storytelling to life for young listeners. Designed to captivate and inspire, this delightful collection features hundreds of children's stories sourced from the vast literary treasure troves of the public domain. Each episode immerses children in a world of imagination, offering beloved tales that have stood the test of time, including fairy tales, fables, and classic adventures. As young listeners tune in, they embark on journeys with timeless characters, learning valuable lessons and experiencing the joy of ...

Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' Suffrage League, She and her husband Wilfrid Meynell were active in publishing and editing literary works including helping to launch the first works of Francis Thompson, author of "Hound of Heaven." This is a collection of her essays on children. The opening line for the first essay sets the stage. "To attend to a living child is to be baffled in your humour, disappointed of your pathos, and set freshly free from all the pre-occupations. You cannot ...

ഏതെങ്കിലും കഥകളല്ല ; തിരഞ്ഞുതിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത, നിറമുള്ള കഥകൾ. മാത്രം. "നിങ്ങളുടെ കുട്ടികൾ ബുദ്ധിയുള്ളവരാകണമെന്ന് നിങ്ങൾ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, അവർക്ക് കഥകൾ വായിച്ചു കൊടുക്കുക. അവർ കൂടുതൽ ബുദ്ധിയുള്ളവരാകണമെന്ന് നിങ്ങൾ ...

This is a wild mix of different children's stories by different authors. All lof the stories are original, and some of them use a well-known story and bring a novel and often humorous twist to it. Children of all ages and all different tastes should find something they particulalry like in this collection. - Summary by Carolin

A timeless collection of beloved children's tales, beautifully adapted by Mary Stone and brought to life with enchanting illustrations by John R. Neill. This treasury includes classic stories that have delighted generations, carefully retold to captivate young readers and preserve their enduring charm. - Summary by T. Craft

Since this series of books is intended for all young people from one to one hundred, it opens with about eighty of the old MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES. Nothing better was ever invented to tell to little folks who are young enough for lullabies. Their rhythm, their humor, and thei pith will always cause us to prize them as the Babies' Classics. Editors: Hamilton Wright Mabie, Edward Everett Hale, William Byron Forbush.(Gutenberg Text)

The strange tale of a boy named Flea starts in Rye, NY. It was all very normal. But soon his parents divorced and his mother Patricia remarried a jazz musician. Flea's stepfather frequently invited musicians to his house for jam sessions which sparked Flea's interest in music. The family moved...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Children of the Night by Edwin Arlington Robinson. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for August 14, 2022. ----- The Children of the Night is from the book of the same title, by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935). He was apparently a favorite poet of Theodore Roosevelt. - Summary by Owlivia

Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 024: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 010: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

The Children's Book of Birds combines under a single cover the First and Second Books of Birds, originally published in 1899 and 1901 respectively. The book is intended to interest young people in the ways and habits of birds and to stimulate them to further study and to provide some account of the life and habits, to arouse sympathy and interest in the living bird, neither as a target nor as a producer of eggs, but as a fellow-creature whose acquaintance it would be pleasant to make. - Summary from Preface

A Child's History of England first appeared in serial form, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853 and was first published in three volume book form in 1852, 1853, and 1854. Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The history covered the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarising events from then until the ascension of Queen Victoria. (Wikipedia)

The accounts of old-time child life gathered for this book are wholly unconscious and full of honesty and simplicity, not only from the attitude of the child, but from that of his parents, guardians, and friends. The records have been made from affectionate interest, not from scientific interest; no profound search has been made for motives or significance, but the proof they give of tenderness and affection in the family are beautiful to read and to know. - Summary taken from Foreword of book.

Tagya-Tigichya Karamati and Tagya-Tigichi Duniyadari by Sachin Mohan Chobhe are imaginative children’s books that use the playful adventures of two goats, Tagya and Tigi, to reflect human life, emotions, and values. The first book highlights their curiosity, fun, and mischief, teaching lessons about friendship, nature, and empathy. The second book explores their growing experiences, showing how they understand responsibility, relationships, and the realities of the world. Together, the books entertain while nurturing respect for living beings..

The Children of the New Forest is a children's novel published in 1847 by Frederick Marryat. It is set in the time of the English Civil War and the Commonwealth. The story follows the fortunes of the four Beverley children who are orphaned during the war, and hide from their Roundhead oppressors in the shelter of the New Forest where they learn to live off the land.The story begins in 1647 when King Charles I has been defeated in the civil war and has fled from London towards the New Forest. Parliamentary soldiers have been sent to search the forest and decide to burn Arnwood, the house of ...

Classic Children's Stories is a delightful podcast that transports listeners into the enchanting world of timeless tales that have captivated generations. This show is a treasure trove of beloved stories, offering a rich collection that ranges from fairy tales to fables, each narrated with warmth and charm. As you delve into these classic narratives, you'll encounter familiar characters like Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, and the Three Little Pigs, whose adventures continue to inspire and educate young minds. The podcast not only entertains but also imparts valuable lessons on morality, ...

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In Mind in Motion, psychologist Barbara Tversky shows that spatial cognition isn't just a peripheral aspect of thought, but its very foundation, enabling us to draw meaning from our bodies and their actions in the world. Our actions in real space get turned into mental actions on thought, often spouting spontaneously from our bodies as gestures. Spatial thinking underlies creating and using maps, assembling furniture, devising football strategies, designing airports, understanding the flow of people, traffic, water, and ideas.

Although written from a child's perspective, this is not a kids book but a series of funny, poignant, and sometimes disturbing stories about life in a late 19th-century Russian-Jewish village -- the world of my grandparents. Sholem Rabinovich (1859-1916) was born in Pereiaslav, Ukraine and later immigrated to New York. His short stories about Tevye and his daughters were freely adapted into the musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Rabinovich's will contained the following injunction: "Let my name be recalled with laughter or not at all." His translator, Hannah Berman, was Irish of Lithuanian descent. ...

A history of France from Ancient Gaul up until 1880, written in short easy to comprehend chapters aimed at teaching English children. (Summary by Guero)