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"The Fox and the Raven" is an interesting fable from the forever classic Aesop’s Fables. The clever fox flatters the raven to get the piece of cheese. The silly raven easily trusts the fox and begins to sing. Through this fable, our young listeners get to learn an important life lesson that one must never trust a flatterer.

"The Fox and the Stork" fable from the forever classic Aesop’s Fables is written in lucid language. Curious kids will venture into the enchanting world of the fox and the stork. Through this fable, children will learn the importance of good behavior.

Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture...

When a blacksmith’s apprentice witnesses a friend being killed by a legendary monster, he must decide between waiting for war in fear and silence, or risking everything to fight back. An extraordinary novel about friendship, tradition, obedience, and the monsters lurking behind every corner...

Jennifer is running away from the Gummiwolf. It's faster than a taxi, a train, and a plane! But when he finally catches up, she's in for a surprise!

For many months, Old Wolf had eaten only scraps, so he plans on tricking a young girl named Nurauq into giving him real food. Will Old Wolf protect her on their way to her grandmother's?

The humans are freezing during a cold winter and have no fire to warm themselves. They ask Coyote for help! Under the leadership of a Coyote, all the animals of the forest band together to steal fire from three wicked sisters and deliver it to humans in this tale from the Pacific Northwest. Can he defeat the skookums or will they continue to keep the fire all to themselves?

Fox kit O-370 hungers for a life of adventure, like those lived long ago by Mia and Uly. But on the Farm, foxes know only the safety of their wire dens and the promise of eternal happiness in the White Barn. Or so they’re told. When O-370 gets free of his cage, he witnesses the gruesome reality awaiting all the Farm’s foxes and narrowly escapes with his life. In a nearby suburb, young Cozy and her skulk are facing an unknown danger, one that hunts foxes.

The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. No fox kit is safe. When Mia and Uly are separated from their litters, they discover a dangerous world full of monsters. In order to find a den to call home, they must venture through field and forest, facing unspeakable things that dwell in the darkness: a zombie who hungers for their flesh, a witch who tries to steal their skins, a ghost who hunts them through the snow...and other things too scary to mention.

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...

From New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman comes the first book in an electrifying series about a brother and sister who must harness their powers and find their place in a sharply divided world. Everyone in Vallen knows that ice wolves and scorch dragons are sworn enemies who...

Fen and Rey were found curled up small and tight in the fiery fur of the foxes at the very edge of the wildlands. Fen is loud and fierce and free. She feels a connection to foxes and a calling from the wild that she's desperate to return to. Rey is quiet and shy and an expert on nature. She reads about the birds, feeds the lands and nurtures the world around her. They are twin sisters. Different and the same. Separate and connected. They will always have each other, even if they don't have a mother and don't know their beginning. But they do want answers.

Fabi Fuchs ist - wie könnte es anders sein - ein kleiner Fuchs. Nichts liebt er mehr, als den Wald zu erkunden, in dem er lebt und all seinen Freunden "Guten Tag" zu sagen. Eines Morgens begegnet ihm allerdings jemand, dem er noch nie zuvor in seiner Nachbarschaft begegnet ist. Der Neuankömmling entpuppt sich als Eichhörnchen-Dame Polly, die völlig aus dem Häuschen ist, weil sie sich nicht mehr erinnern kann, wo sie ihren Nussvorrat versteckt hat. Wenn sie den nicht wiederfindet, sieht es im Winter ganz schön mager für sie aus.

Little Fur is a creature from another age, half elf and half troll. She lives in a secret wilderness, hidden within an ancient city, healing and caring for the little creatures who come there, and tending her beloved magical trees, the Old Ones.

One of the finest storytellers of her time, Joan Aiken wrote over 100 books for both adults and children. Among her best-known works are the 'Wolves Chronicles', a sequence of novels set in an alternate 19th-century England ruled by Stuart kings. Included here are three tales from that magical, wolf-infested world - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea and The Story of Is.

Nach scheinbar gewonnener Schlacht wiegt ein trügerischer Frieden die Wölfe am Fjord in Sicherheit. Denn das Rudel der Finsternis sammelt seine Kräfte, um erneut zuzuschlagen. Tamani weiß: Die einzige Chance für die freien Rudel besteht darin, sich zu verbünden. So sieht er sich seiner größten Mission gegenüber: Er muss die freien Wölfe vereinigen, um im entscheidenden Kampf zu bestehen, damit auch Shira und ihre gemeinsamen Jungen eine Zukunft haben! Finale der packenden Wolfssaga, gelesen von Frederik F. Günther.

Nach der Zeit im Wächtergebirge kehrt Tamani zum Eisrudel zurück, wo er dessen Regeln und Gesetze lernen muss. Dabei erfährt er, dass der Kontakt zu einem anderen Rudel strengstens verboten ist. Doch was ist dann mit Shira - seiner großen Liebe? Als plötzlich finstere Gestalten in den Wäldern auftauchen, begreift Tamani, dass die Welt, wie er und seine Familie sie kennen, bedroht ist. Liegt der Schlüssel zur Rettung vielleicht in der rätselhaften Prophezeiung? Teil 2 der packenden Wolfssaga, gelesen von Frederik F. Günther.

Faolan's made it back to his clan as a gnaw wolf, the lowest ranking pack member. And the hardships are just beginning. Framed for murder of a wolf pup, he must find the culprit and prove his worthiness in the clan.

Far from the owls of Ga’Hoole, a war is brewing. A bear cub has been snatched by a wolf - an unthinkable betrayal of the peace that has long existed between the wolves and grizzly bears of the Beyond. The bears are massing, roaring for revenge. The wolves claim to be innocent, but they must either fight back or face total annihilation. For Faolan, a young wolf raised by a grizzly bear mother, the threat of war starts a terrible race. Somewhere in the honorable wolf clans hides a traitor, and Faolan must stop him and rescue the lost bear cub before it’s too late.

A terrible danger is looming on the horizon, and Faolan is the only one who knows how to fight it. Will he be able to claim his rightful place as leader and lead his clan in battle? Unless Faolan can inspire the pack to stand together, it could be the end of the wolves of the beyond.