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In The Adventures of Bob White, we follow the tale of Mr. and Mrs. Bob White and their 15 young Bobs as they live and work on Farmer Brown's farm. Young Farmer Brown's boy learns a valuable lesson about how nature's animals can help on the farm as he watches the young Bobs grow and work. Moreover, he learns an important lesson about love and compassion.

Il Principe Felice è una grande statua che si erge sopra una collina. Ricoperta da foglie d'oro e pietre preziose, è il simbolo della città ed è profondamente amata dai suoi abitanti. Una notte una rondinella si rifugia ai piedi del Principe, il quale le racconta che durante la sua vita ha sempre ignorato le miserie della città, avendo vissuto all'interno del palazzo. Pentito della sua scarsa saggezza e carità verso i poveri, le chiede di aiutarlo a riparare ai suoi errori.

The Emperor of China learns that one of the most beautiful things in his empire is the song of the nightingale. When he orders the nightingale brought to him, a kitchen maid leads the court to a nearby forest, where the nightingale agrees to appear at court, where it remains as the Emperor's favorite. When the Emperor is given a bejeweled mechanical bird he loses interest in the real nightingale, who returns to the forest. The mechanical bird eventually breaks down; and the Emperor is taken deathly ill a few years later. The real nightingale learns of the Emperor's condition and returns to the palace; whereupon Death is so moved by the nightingale's song that he allows the Emperor to live.

Henry the Heron couldn't stand still! He was always moving, and it drove everyone crazy! His brother and sister yelled at him for stepping on their heads, and Mom and Dad could barely get food into his little baby mouth. But herons have to stand still to catch their food, so how would Henry ever be able to eat on his own?

"You must go to the dragon. You must leave tonight." Before she even hears the words, Kaeldra already knows she must find the mother dragon whose draclings have just hatched and get some of the precious milk in order to save her foster sister’s life. Since Kaeldra can communicate with dragons, she is the only one who can accomplish the task. And so she begins a journey that will entwine her fate with that of three little draclings and one would-be dragon slayer.

Eugen Eule ist fix und fertig: Das kleine afrikanische Stinktiermädchen Lulu ist nicht zum vereinbarten Treffpunkt gekommen - und er hat schon überall gesucht. Ihr muss etwas zugestoßen sein! Freddy findet, dass Eugen sich zu viele Sorgen macht. Doch immer mehr Zeit vergeht, ohne dass Lulu wieder auftaucht. Jetzt wird auch Freddy nervös. Und tatsächlich: Das verschwundene Stinktier steckt ganz schön im Schlamassel.

A young boy and his abuelo push aside their Christmas preparation to rescue a beautiful cardinal during a blizzard. The bird quickly responds to their kindness, regains its strength, and flies off. The cardinal sweetly and unexpectedly rewards the boy, his grandfather, and their entire village with a lifetime of Christmas cheer.

The fantastical story of a lonely 11-year-old whose parrot takes him on a magical mystery tour of a planet where sleeping is against the law. Chester Dumbello's mom interprets people's dreams. One day a white, one-eyed parrot flies into the Dream Caf. Chester's mom says that the day something rhymes with orange, they can keep the parrot. Since nothing does, she comes up with the name Lornge, and the parrot becomes the newest member of the Dumbello family.

Pubblicati nel 1888, il Principe felice, Il gigante egoista e L'usignolo e la rosa sembrano favole per bambini, ma contengono invece un messaggio per tutti gli uomini, per il loro ottuso atteggiamento di fronte agli intramontabili valori dell'arte e della vita. Sono novelle ricche di un delicato lirismo, nelle quali lo straordinario talento creativo di Wilde profonde visioni di grazia e di bellezza incomparabili.

Bitty is a canary whose courage more than makes up for his diminutive size. Of course, as a miner bird who detects deadly gas leaks in a West Virginia coal mine during the Depression, he is used to facing danger. Tired of perilous working conditions, he escapes and hops a coal train to the state capital to seek help in improving the plights of miners and their canaries.

"Auch ein Esel braucht mal Urlaub!" Freddy der Esel und seine Freunde fahren auf eine schöne Nordsee-Insel. Dort beobachten Eugen und Ede, wie Touristen in ein Vogelschutzgebiet eindringen. Und das, obwohl gerade Nistzeit ist! Eugen und Ede legen einen angriffslustigen Sturzflug hin und vertreiben die Urlauber. Und auch die anderen Vögel der Kolonie gehen immer häufiger zum Angriff über. Freddy, der Esel ist darüber gar nicht glücklich. Gibt es nicht auch friedliche Wege, die Nistplätze zu schützen?

“A first-rate fantasy for middle-grade readers,” declares Booklist in a starred review, comparing Gabriel Finley to Harry Potter, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, and The Mysterious Benedict Society. A tangle of ingenious riddles, a malevolent necklace called a torc, and flocks...

Along the Arctic Circle lies a small island called Neversink, whose jagged cliffs and ice-gouged rocks are home to a colony of odd-looking seabirds called auks, including one Lockley J. Puffin. With their oceanfront views and plentiful supply of fish, the auks have few concerns—few, save for...

La familia gorrión está lista para su viaje hacía el sur para pasar el invierno, pero el ala de Papá está lastimada y él no puede hacer el viaje. Él pide ayuda a los árboles. Uno por uno, los poderosos árboles, llenos de hojas, ¡le van diciendo que no! ¿Acaso alguno de los árboles ayudará a Papá gorrión? ¿Qué les pasará a los árboles egoístas que le dieron la espalda? Descubre por qué algunos árboles pierden sus hojas durante el invierno en este recuento de un relato del porqué.

The Ugly Duckling, narrated by Glenn Hascall and written by Hans Christian Anderson, is indeed an inspiration to those of us who believe we were born ugly or less talented than our peers. Barnyard abuse, verbal abuse, or bullying: it's all pretty much the same. This classic piece by Hans Christian Anderson has delighted children for over 150 years.

Marcelo, es un cisne de tundra joeven, que se ha cansado en la primera mitad de una migración de invierno. Mil millas es una distancia grande para volar - muy larga para Marcelo, entonces él se esconde en el junco para quedarse ahí mientras sus padres y la bandada siguen al sur. Pero con el lago casi helado, él se da cuenta que él no está hecho para la vida en el hielo. Otros animales les ofrecen consejos de como sobrevivir en el invierno, pero sus modos de vida no son adecuadas para el cisne.

The first book in the hilarious Awesome Animals series – awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife. Told in Ian Whybrow’s unique style, this hilarious animal adventure starring ever-popular meerkats is a funny, fast-paced, sure-fire hit. Meerkat Madness is the story of a burrow of meerkat...

Endlich ist Weihnachten! Für dieses Jahr hat Flora einen ganz besonderen Plan: Sie möchte an Heilig Abend endlich auch einmal mit Goldwing, ihrer kleinen Zaubereule, feiern. Natürlich heimlich, denn keiner darf jemals von Goldwings magischen Kräften erfahren. Doch plötzlich erreicht Flora eine unglaubliche Nachricht aus Athenaria, die das Weihnachtsfest ernsthaft in Gefahr bringt. Können Goldwing und Flora noch rechtzeitig zu Hilfe eilen?

The owl tree is not like any tree Joe has ever seen. It’s huge and leafy and shivers at times like a person; it even seems to speak. Granny Diamond once saw an owl perched among its branches and she has loved the tree ever since. It means the world to her. But her neighbour, Mr Rock, wants to cut it down. Why does he dislike the owl tree so much? Does the tree have a secret to tell Joe? And how can he, a boy too scared even to climb the tree, be the one to save it?

Sammy Jay is told by the little people of the Green Forest that he is keeping them awake at night with his calling out "Thief, Thief". But Sammy isn’t calling out at night, he’s been sleeping. At least, he thinks he has. Sticky-Toes the tree toad is hearing his own voice when his mouth is shut, and he is angry and puzzled. And Unc’ Billy Possum thinks he may just have seen a friend from Ol’ Virginny who might possibly solve the mystery.