Animal Fantasy

Une nuit d'été, sur le plateau de Malefougasse, parmi "deux cents hommes et cent mille bêtes", Giono, l'imagination exaltée par des contes flottant au vent des collines, assiste stupéfait à un singulier spectacle, une véritable cérémonie secrète. À la lueur des feux, au son des harpes éoliennes et des flûtes à eau, une dizaine de bergers jouent un drame épique dans une langue tissée de visions, mêlant le provençal, le génois, le corse, le piémontais.

Doktor Johann Dolittle kann etwas, worum ihn viele Menschen beneiden: Er spricht die Sprache der Tiere! Und er versteht wie kein anderer ihnen zu helfen, wenn sie einmal in Not sind. Das weiß bald jedes Kind auch weit über die Grenzen von Dolittles Heimat Puddleby hinaus. Sogar bis nach Afrika reicht der gute Ruf des Doktors, so dass ihn eines Tages die Affen um Hilfe bitten. Als er sich mit dem Papagei Polynesia, dem Hund Jip, dem Schwein Göb-Göb und vier weiteren Tieren auf die Reise macht, beginnt ein tierisch turbulentes Abenteuer!

Miss Cornfields Schüler sind rundum glücklich: Was kann auch schöner sein, als magische Tiere im Klassenzimmer zu haben? Aber auf einmal passiert etwas Schlimmes: Die magischen Tiere versteinern zu normalen Kuscheltieren und verwandeln sich nicht mehr zurück! Die Kinder sind verzweifelt. Alle Hoffnung ruht nun auf den Tieren, die noch in der magischen Zoohandlung sind. Und zum Glück beweist Eisbär Murphy bärenstarke Nerven!

Yubi flees the Kingdom of Lavendula with three objects in his satchel and an old hag's song repeating in his head. On a quest to solve the mystery of the ancient laws and save the princess, he is pursued by ruthless Cross-eyed Org through the dark canals of Venice and beyond. His unusual cohort, Alex, a rat with more than just a blue tail, crisscrosses the story like the galleons on the high seas and provides a surprise ending.

Lucky the Lunacorn is super happy that she has a horn that glows, even though that’s all it does right now...and she’s taking part in the annual cute competition where she’s up against some seriously talented cuties! Still, Lucky is sure it’s what’s inside that counts, and her new friends, Sammy the speed-talking sloth and Pip the distinctly un-tropical ninja pineapple, totally agree. But will the judges?

Aryanna is an 8-year-old girl, named Bug by her parents as she had been born in the month of June when June bugs were common. Her best friend in the whole world is her cat Suzy, who goes almost everywhere with her. Their first adventure was in the land of Oz and even though it was a perilous adventure, they enjoyed it. So they decided to try again this time in Scotland at the Loch Ness lake and meet Nessie, who the townspeople are trying to kill. Suzy and the Bug decide to help her and the adventure begins.

Aufregung in der Wintersteinschule: Miss Cornfields Klasse hat sich für die TV-Show "Top oder Flop!" qualifiziert. Alle fiebern mit, auch die neuen magischen Tiere: Cooper, die coole Ratte, und Tingo, der freche Schimpanse. Der Fernseh-Spaß kann losgehen. Aber um zu gewinnen, scheint dem gegnerischen Team jedes Mittel recht zu sein.

Love, friendship, and trust highlight this enchanting story of a lonely rich girl who encounters a mysterious unknown breed, an extremely beautiful white horse on the grounds of her brand-new country estate. Now it is up to her to convince her skeptical family to believe the animal's true identity which proves to be the most difficult task of her life.

Three months after his adventures in Doveport, Ben and his friends have been sweeping the island of Lucella for the Infected, administering the newly created cure and reuniting families. However, the only real cure to their problems will be finding out how this infection started, and putting a stop to it. The search for answers will bring our heroes face-to-face with their deepest secrets and darkest fears—and pull them into a battle for the island of Lucella itself.

12 korte historier - perfekt til godnatlæsningen. Tag med til det magiske land Equestria med Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Applejack og Rarity i denne vidunderlige historiesamling, der er fyldt med 12 skønne fortællinger fra det fortryllende "My Little Pony"-univers. Bliv fortryllet af "My Little Pony" fantastiske verden og kom med til det magiske land Equestria med Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Applejack og Rarity. Sammen oplever de seks ponyer mange spændende eventyr!

Die Dackel Daisy und Drago haben einen jungen Igel aus seinem Tiefschlaf geweckt und Luna hat alle Hände voll zu tun, das wieder in Ordnung zu bringen. Ausgerechnet jetzt wird Lunas Zauberflöte gestohlen und sie verliert die Fähigkeit, mit Tieren zu sprechen. Luna braucht einen starken Verbündeten, um ihre Flöte zurückzubekommen und sie muss dem Menschen vertrauen, vor dem sie sich am meisten fürchtet: dem selt­samen Flötenlehrer Julius Jupiter.

WINNER OF THE 2019 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE A mother and son move to a village in northern Norway, each ensconced in their own world. Their distance has fatal consequences. Love is the story of Vibeke and Jon, a mother and son who have...

The beloved actor and screenwriter’s second novel, set in 1903, stars a young concert violinist named Jeremy Webb, who one day goes from accomplished adagios with the Cleveland Orchestra to having a complete breakdown onstage. If he hadn’t poured a glass of water down the throat of a tuba...

A tiny-but-mighty little mouse faces down an incoming storm to protect her home. A tribute to courage and the rugged beauty of Cape Cod from Newbery Honor-winning author Lauren Wolk. The Outermost Mouse loves her life at the tip of the beach. She has blue sky above and sand as warm and soft as...

It's the first day of school. Howie is worried. Will he find a friend? With high hopes, Howie goes to robotics club. But no one chooses him as a partner. Then Lincoln bounds into the room. The strange new bird is too big and fluffy. Howie hides! The teacher, however, puts the unlikely pair together. Will they be able to accept each other's wonky ideas and become friends?

Spooky, scary, otherworldly, magical. You can find all kinds of stories in this collection of haunting cat stories for children. And if you think the perfect solution to a frightening dilemma or phantom is a kitty or two, well, you might just be right.

We see a bright blue cloud-filled sky. Then we are zooming down, revealing what appears to be a swirling dust funnel in a clearing, surrounded by forest. Zooming farther down we see a young boy playing near it. Finally, we see him get swallowed up into a cosmic portal. We now zoom out, farther and farther until we see a large man dressed in regal garb, he is a wizard, searching desperately through a forest for his son. As he penetrates the trees he sees an ominous portal in the open field. A shoe lies on the ground near the swirling mass. He charges forward.

Chris wants to be a star scorer like his brother—so why does his coach keep him waiting on the bench? Chris comes from a sports-loving family. His brother is the star scorer on the high school team, and is being recruited by Division 3 colleges. Chris longs to earn the same adulation, and...

They’re back! Having returned from their first adventure with Robin Hood, Fluke and Tash embark on an exciting new escapade. 1274 BC Ancient Egypt, home to the powerful Pharaoh Ramesses II–Pyramids, temples, camel racing, and the world’s biggest chariot battle. Their magic suitcase lands them near the mighty River Nile and the impressive Valley of the Kings.

Snails, Scales, and Animal Tales contains 13 original animal stories in the mode of Aesop's fables. This collection is perfect for bedtime listening. Learn how the zebra got his stripes, the pelican got his beak, and the rabbit got his long ears. All stories are inventive, clever, and written to entertain.