Showing results for "special fictions" in Children's Audiobooks

Clea can’t control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework...but she gets distracted. She knows she can’t just say whatever thought comes into her head...but sometimes she can’t help herself. She know she needs to focus...but how can she do that when the people around her are always chewing gum loudly or making other annoying noises? It’s starting to be a problem - not just in school, but when Clea’s playing chess or just hanging out with her best friend.

Long before they were spirit animals, the four were still legends - Great Beasts, the most powerful beings to roam the wilds of Erdas. Aided by a brave resistance of humans and animals, they gave their lives to protect the world from a threat more dangerous than any it had seen before: their own kind. Wise and cunning, gentle and ruthless, these are tales of the true heroes and villains in the war that started it all.

Tom Gates Extra Special Treats is about hard work, annoyance and humiliation - and is as brilliantly entertaining as the rest of the series. It's really cold outside, and we're all hoping it's going to snow. Yeah! Derek and I could make a snow Rooster and have a snowball fight (look out, Delia!). Granny Mavis has started to knit me a new winter jumper, but by the looks of things I'm not sure it's going to fit....

Sheldon convinces Lucy, Sam, April, and Amanda to join him at a weeklong sleepaway summer camp - Camp Paleo: Live Like a Caveman. Like cavemen, they're going to have to make do without air-conditioning or a heated pool. They'll learn archery and dig for fossils. And Grandma's coming, too; she's taking a job as lunch lady for the camp next door.

Lucy knows that kissing Tom Lemmings behind the ball shed will make her a legend. But she doesn’t count on that quick clap of lips propelling her from coolest to lamest fourth grader overnight. Suddenly Lucy finds herself trapped in Dorkdom, where a diamond ring turns your finger green, where the boy you kiss hates you three days later, where your best friend laughs as you cry, where parents seem to stop liking you, and where baby sisters are born different.

When he loses his left hand in an accident, Norm finds that the world becomes a complicated place. But he refuses to give up the things he loves - after all, who says you need two hands to play sports or a musical instrument?

Before Stinkville, Alice didn't think albinism - or the blindness that goes with it - was a big deal. Sure, she uses a magnifier to read books. And a cane keeps her from bruising her hips on tables. Putting on sunscreen and always wearing a hat are just part of life. But life has always been like this for Alice. Until Stinkville.

Max’s friend Susan cannot hear. She talks with her hands. Will Max’s sign language class help him learn how to talk to her?

Ti sei mai chiesto perchè sei speciale? Io penso proprio di si. Ad abitare questa terra siamo in tanti: tutti diversi, tutti meravigliosamente imperfetti. E proprio per questo straordinariamente speciali. Ognuno di noi custodisce in fondo al proprio cuore un talento da svelare. La ricerca e la scoperta del proprio talento diventa luce, freccia, strada, che indica la direzione per afferrare il proprio sogno e trasformarlo in realtà. Leggere questo libro fa stare bene, rende liberi di essere splendidamente se stessi.

Cally has a twin brother, Jimmy, and he is always getting into some kind of mischief - which usually means double trouble! Thankfully their Greek granny is usually on hand to help - or add to the mayhem! In these four fab stories, the twins make a splash on their beach holiday, run into trouble on sports day, get spooked while trick or treating and uncover a thief at school.

La vita del topolino Surri è segnata da una piccola malformazione: è nato con una codina corta e storta. Ciò lo rende goffo e timido verso i suoi coetanei, che si prendono gioco di lui. Al raduno dei clan muscu, però, incontra Scresah, un adolescente sbruffone e sfrontato, con il quale rivaleggerà per recuperare un talismano magico in grado di guarirlo; la loro impresa sfocerà in una girandola di eventi che porteranno lo scompiglio al raduno, durante i quali Surri scoprirà non solo di essere coraggioso, ma anche che essere diversi non è poi tanto male.

Neon is a very special dog! He isn’t just like any other pet—he is a hearing-ear dog, which is a very special kind of service dog that helps deaf people.

I have a twin brother. Everyone calls him Jimmy, which is sort of the English version of Dimitri, his actual Greek name. Our mum's Greek, you see. I'm Cally, short for Calista, which means, I don't want to sound big-headed or anything, 'most beautiful'. I'm not sure about Dimitri, but if Dimitri means most-annoying-brother-in-the-whole-wide-world, then that's him.

Alicia was born to dance. From the moment she slips on pointe shoes for the first time, she’s determined to become a professional ballerina. A few years later, Alicia moves from Cuba to the United States to follow her dreams. Then, Alicia begins to lose her sight. How can a ballerina dance if she can’t see where she’s going? Stuck in bed and only able to practice with her fingertips, Alicia doesn’t give up. She finds a way to get back on stage, dancing into the hearts of audiences as one of the world’s most famous prima ballerinas.

Ashley wants the perfect dog to play Sandy in her school's play, Annie. After passing over other dogs, she is left with a three-legged mutt named Farley. Worried that Farley isn't the perfect dog for the stage, Ashley must work to change her own prejudice and identity. Will Ashley accept Farley despite his handicap? Will she overcome her own anxiety before it stops her from performing?

All the flights at the Seattle airport are delayed due to the bad weather so Trevor and his family are stranded! While concerned about their flight delay, Trevor's family worries how he will be affected by the crowds of people and noise in the airport. Will Trevor's autism cause him to become agitated and cause a scene? Find out what Trevor uses to entertain and soothe the crowd.

Corey plays a special role on his baseball team—he’s their first deaf player! He and the coach communicate on the field by using sign language. Will Corey help the Northfield Huskies win the game and go on to the championship?

Alexa has one last chance to see a green sea turtle while snorkeling. She dreams of swimming with one as does her autistic brother, Jonah. Jonah loves to follow his sister around and share in her interests, but Alexa is beginning to get embarrassed by him.

As the new kid and the only deaf child in his class, Alex feels like he stands out. He even has to sit in front to read his interpreter's sign language. However he finds that a particular sound helps him connect with the others. Thanks to his interpreter, he can still communicate through sign language, but he must still figure out a way to settle in and make friends, and hopefully avoid embarrassment along the way!

Alex wants his brother Josh to play bugle in a patriotic ceremony at a school, but Alex's brother has Down syndrome. Will he be able to?