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Dive into the heart of ancient Indian wisdom with 365 Stories from the Vedas: the Upanishads and the Puranas, a beautifully narrated audiobook designed especially for children. This enchanting collection introduces young listeners to timeless spiritual tales drawn from sacred Hindu scriptures, making complex philosophical ideas simple, engaging, and meaningful. Each story is a window into the values, virtues, and teachings that have guided generations for thousands of years.

A rare depiction of a hundred admirable women from Vedic India who inspire with their intelligence, faith and loyalty. Each story reveals their strength of character and instils a sense of pride in them. Their struggles and how they overcame the impediments in their life makes deeply motivational listening.

Let your child discover the timeless charm of ancient Indian storytelling with 365 Panchatantra Ki Kahaniya—a beautiful collection of fables filled with wit, wisdom, and moral lessons. Each story features animals as characters, teaching children important values like honesty, friendship, courage, and intelligence in a fun and engaging way. Perfectly suited for young listeners, these short tales are ideal for daily bedtime listening or classroom storytelling.

रामायण: बच्चों के लिए चित्रमय कहानियाँ के साथ करें भारतीय पौराणिक कथाओं की जादुई दुनिया की खोज – यह भारत के सबसे महान महाकाव्यों में से एक की रंग-बिरंगी, रोमांचक और एक्शन से भरपूर प्रस्तुति है! बहादुर राजकुमार राम, करुणामयी सीता, शक्तिशाली हनुमान और वानर राजाओं के साथ जुड़िए इस अद्भुत यात्रा में, जहाँ मंत्रमुग्ध कर देने वाले जंगल, भव्य युद्ध, और प्रेम, निष्ठा व साहस की प्रेरणादायक सीखें मिलती हैं।

The magical world of Indian mythology with Ramayana: Stories for Children - a vibrant, action-packed retelling of one of India's greatest epics! Follow the brave Prince Rama, kind-hearted Sita, mighty Hanuman, and the monkey kings on their thrilling journey through enchanted forests, grand battles, and lessons of love, loyalty, and courage.

When the goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, discovers her husband's mortal son Hercules, she vows to destroy him. Thus begins Hercules's legendary and epic journey in which he is forced to take on a series of seemingly impossible tasks.

An offshoot of the oral tradition of storytelling, the short story shot to prominence in the latter half of the 19th century due to an increased demand for short fiction in magazines and journals. Over time, it established itself as an important and popular genre. From PU Songling's classic Painted Skin, Edgar Allan Poe's sensational The Purloined Letter to Guy de Maupassant's poignant Two Friends, 51 Great Short Stories presents some of the finest works of short fiction.

The future world has been divided into sectors - each the same as the other. Surrounded by thick steel fences, there is no way in and no way out. Yet a cyborg army penetrates each sector, picking off its citizens one by one, until no one is left. Behind the sectors’ thick walls, the citizens wait to die. Few will be chosen to survive what’s coming; the rest will be left behind to suffer. A new world has been created, and its rulers are incredibly selective on who will become a citizen. They want only those with important roles in society to help create a more perfect future.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her. His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain.

This is a fun collection of 5-minute tales from ancient India about the magical universe of talking animals and birds. Marvel at the wisdom of the hare, cry for the old vulture's blindness and laugh at the foolishness of the donkey. Above all, learn valuable life lessons from this collection that you can listen to at playtime, at bedtime, in the park, at home...

In Seraphine Caelum’s world, gods exist. So do goddesses. Sera knows this because she is one of them. A secret long concealed by her parents, Sera is Lakshmi reborn, the human avatar of an immortal Indian goddess rumored to control all the planes of existence - Illysia (the Light Realm), Earth (the Mortal Realm), and Xibalba (the Dark Realm). Marked by the sigils of both heaven and hell, Sera’s avatar is meant to bring balance to the mortal world, but all she creates is chaos.

A boy with fiery breath . . . a girl with dragon wings . . . Outcasts Billy and Bonnie must come together to preserve a secret legacy more than a millennium in the making. They find their lives turned upside down when they are thrust into a war against evil, a war they didn’t even know was...

Wer glaubt denn schon an Magie? Mel mit Sicherheit nicht! Das Leben als karottenköpfiger Teenager und Streberin ist schon schwer genug. Riesige Augen, Trolle, Feen und Kobolde gehören da nicht in ihre Zukunftsplanung. Mel möchte einfach nur normal sein, aber das ist schwierig, wenn man von einem Elf verfolgt wird und Frösche sich auf dem Schreibtisch neben den Hausaufgaben materialisieren. Was aber wirklich auf sie zu kommt, wird ihr erst an ihrem sechzehnten Geburtstag bewusst.

Theseus sets off to meet his father and claim the throne of Athens. But first he must defeat many obstacles, including giants, trolls, and the vicious Crommyonian Boar. This is a brilliant retelling of one of the greatest of the Greek myths. The story of Theseus pulses with adventure, humor, and tragedy.

The Gift Is in the Making retells previously published Anishinaabeg stories, bringing to life Anishinaabeg values and teachings to a new generation. Listeners are immersed in a world where all genders are respected, the tiniest being has influence in the world, and unconditional love binds families and communities to each other and to their homeland. Sprinkled with gentle humour and the Anishinaabe language, this collection of stories speaks to children and adults alike and reminds us of the timelessness of stories that touch the heart.

Sous la brume du lac Memphrémagog, on murmure qu’une créature veille dans les profondeurs. Entre clapotis et silences lourds, la légende se répand et refuse de mourir. Avec une écriture qui fait monter la tension, Jonathan Reynolds nous fait longer la frontière trouble entre mythe et réalité, là où les histoires d’ici prennent vie au bord de l’eau noire. Porté par une atmosphère envoûtante, ce livre audio vous plonge au cœur d’un mystère tenace. Osez tendre l’oreille… et décider vous‑même ce qui se cache sous la surface.

Leuce, fille unique du roi Atlas, commet l'irréparable : pénétrer dans le temple de Poséidon. Loin d'y trouver la reconnaissance paternelle qu'elle cherche depuis toujours, elle perd le plus précieux. Puni pour l'avoir accompagnée, Achéron, son ami d'enfance, est exécuté. Six ans plus tard, lorsqu'un demi-dieu arrive à Atlantis, Leuce a enfin une chance de se racheter. En épousant Mélanos, elle permettra à Atlantis de retrouver sa splendeur passée.

In this adventure–packed portal fantasy, three teens discover a gateway to a mythical Labyrinth in the Appalachian Mountains Barren’s Peak, West Virginia, is not a place anyone would call magical, but Thea LaGuerre calls it home. A high school drop–out whose mother died in an accident...

Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs. The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost. Friends can betray. Mothers can disappear. Visions can mislead. Certainties can unravel.

All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.