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Jack and his mother are very poor and have only their cow, Milky-white, to help them survive. When the cow stops giving milk, Jack is sent to the market to sell her, but he ends up trading the cow for a handful of strange-looking beans. His mother is angry and throws the beans out the window, but by the next morning, a massive beanstalk has grown all the way into the sky! Jack climbs the beanstalk and discovers a giant house where a scary ogre lives.

Es ist ein ganz normaler Tag für Linus und Fiona, bis sie diesen Koffer finden. Nicht nur, dass er voller eigenartiger Gerätschaften und allerlei Chemikalien ist. Im Inneren befindet sich auch ein seltsames leuchtendes Ei. Wem gehört der Koffer? Und welches Tier könnte solche Eier legen? Beides werden Linus und Fiona schon bald erfahren, denn das Ei ist kurz davor zu schlüpfen und die Fabelwesenforscherin Mrs. Pickable kann die Hilfe der beiden sehr gut gebrauchen.

In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn the story of Weeâchumun (corn) and the first Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving story that most Americans know celebrates the Pilgrims. But without members of the Wampanoag tribe who already lived on...

Historias cortas para tardes de lluvia es, como su nombre indica, una coleccion de historias cortas recopiladas de la tradicion y folklore popular. Cuentos con moraleja y enseñanzas para todas las edades, desde niños, hasta los adultos.

È il sesto anno a Hogwarts e per Harry niente è più come prima. L'ultimo legame con la sua famiglia è troncato, perfino la scuola non è la dimora accogliente di un tempo. Voldemort ha radunato le sue forze e nessuno può più negare il suo ritorno. Nel clima di crescente paura e sconforto che lo circonda, Harry capisce che è arrivato il momento di affrontare il suo destino. L'ultimo atto si avvicina, sarà all'altezza di questa sfida fatale?

En los lejanos tiempos de los que nos hablan los mitos, en la Tierra vivía un monstruo horrendo y temible: el minotauro. Era una bestia feroz, mitad hombre y mitad toro, que se alimentaba de carne humana. Su manjar preferido eran los catorce muchachos y muchachas atenienses que le entregaban cada año a las puertas del laberinto en el que estaba encerrado. ¡Qué miedo! ¡Nadie quería ser la presa de un monstruo tan terrible! ¿Existiría en el mundo un héroe capaz de liberarlos de semejante amenaza?

En aquest llibre trobaràs contes i llegendes que formen part de la cultura catalana de temps ençà. Contes com en Patufet, el Gegant del Pi, la Castanyera, el Tió de Nadal, el Sastre Valent, i llegendes com Sant Jordi, el Timbaler del Bruc, el Comte Arnau i en Serrallonga, permetran descobrir boniques i emocionants històries de la nostra terra a petits i no tan petits. Històries de sempre, i per a sempre.

Read by Imelda Staunton, The Gruffalo audiobook edition, complete with a song and read along track, brings to life the animals that live in the deep, dark wood . . . A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. Walk further into the deep dark...

This is a children's fable with a classic moral for all ages. In this short story, Farmer Ted has to make the difficult choice of giving up a fortune in order to do the right thing. Enjoy listening to the story as you begin to unravel the mystery of the golden apple.

When a heartbroken sultan goes mad, a brave woman has a plan to stop him hurting innocent people. For a thousand and one nights, Scheherazade will use the magic of storytelling to bring the sultan back to his senses. In a story about forgiveness, a merchant angers a genie and faces death unless three strangers' tales of animal transformation can save him. Will Scheherazade's plan work? Or will she suffer the same fate as the donkey who took advice from an ox?

When Tim Baker breaks his mum's favourite vase, it's the least of his problems. The Greek hero he's released is in danger of doing far worse. Hercules is only trying to be helpful but he's just hopeless. It's time to send this dim demigod home before Tim becomes ancient history. Book 1 in the Hopeless Heroes series that takes readers on fun adventures back to Ancient Greece!

Book 3 in the Hopeless Heroes series that takes readers on fun adventures back to Ancient Greece! How do you bring a statue to life? Tim and Zoe think they know. If only Jason would help and someone didn't keep looking at them like flies in a web. Oh well, at least the time-travelling vase is in good hands.

A história começa com um músico que viaja sozinho pela floresta. Durante sua jornada, ele se depara com uma série de sombras misteriosas que parecem persegui-lo. O músico, porém, não se intimida com as sombras e continua sua caminhada. No entanto, o músico, que é habilidoso e possui uma grande conexão com sua música, começa a tocar sua música encantadora. A melodia que ele toca acaba transformando a natureza ao seu redor. Ele consegue conquistar as sombras e afugentá-las com o poder de sua música, levando a floresta a se acalmar e dissipando a presença maligna das sombras.

A single flower… and a journey filled with fate, courage, and quiet magic. In The Pink, a lesser-known yet captivating tale from Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, a simple blossom becomes the center of a mysterious and transformative journey. As the story unfolds, themes of loyalty, destiny, and...

A cold heart. A silent garden. And a lesson that will change everything. In The Selfish Giant, Oscar Wilde delivers one of the most moving and timeless fairy tales ever written. When a giant builds a wall to keep children out of his garden, winter settles in—and refuses to leave. But when one...

Small in size… but full of pride. In The Darning Needle, Hans Christian Andersen crafts a clever and subtly humorous tale about a needle who believes itself far more important than it truly is. As the needle moves through the world, its vanity and self-importance lead to a series of ironic and...

In the quiet village of Sunnywood, while others keep their eyes fixed on the soil and the harvest, Cecilia looks up. To her, the sky isn’t just a backdrop of weather eddying within the thunderheads and swirling mists is a kingdom of literal wonder, hidden just out of reach of the “Ground-Dwellers.” When a shimmering golden feather falls from the heavens and hums with a magical pulse in her hand, Cecilia is drawn into a world beyond the clouds.

Sometimes the smallest life holds the greatest beauty. In The Daisy, Hans Christian Andersen tells a tender and deeply moving story about a simple flower growing quietly in the grass—unnoticed by the world, yet full of joy, kindness, and quiet wisdom. Through the daisy’s gentle perspective...

Deep in the heart of the Silverwood, the forest has fallen quiet. The Spark glows softer than ever, and the creatures who once sang together now struggle to find their voices. Beast, Lirien, Brinrose, and their friends must journey into the stillness to discover what has dimmed the forest’s song. But not every silence is empty. Some silences are waiting.

One hidden zipper. Three unlikely heroes. A world of imagination waiting to be unpacked. Donald never expected his hand-me-down backpack to be anything more than a place to store crumpled homework and stray pencils. But when he discovers a secret, velvet-lined compartment containing a golden compass that points toward “Adventure” instead of North, his boring school week takes a turn for the extraordinary.