Children Short Stories Adventure

This book is a collection of Jack London's short stories about his experiences sailing and seal hunting in the Pacific Ocean during the late 1800s. An additional adventure looks at life along the Sacramento River. A special section describes the different types of sailing vessels, and a glossary helps the listener understand nautical terms.

Milly-Molly-Mandy lives in a tiny village in the heart of the countryside, where life is full of everyday adventures! Join the little girl in the candy-striped dress as she has a tea-party, looks after a baby hedgehog and helps to thatch a roof – whatever Milly-Molly-Mandy and her friends are...

A young girl wakes up Christmas morning to discover the worst has happened, throwing her into a struggle over who she is and how she will live her life.

Bedtime is an important part of a child's day, and it is vital to establish a set routine at an early age. Bedtime stories are very beneficial aspect of the bedtime routine. This book contains 12 unique stories written specifically to help your child calm down before bed.

The paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price. The Monkey's Paw is a classic horror short story written by author W. W. Jacobs, first published in England in 1902.

Six petites histoires pour des jeunes enfants âgés de deux à cinq ans. De véritable histoires testées et approuvées pour une merveilleuse écoute du soir avant le coucher!

En rentrant de l'école, Ulysse trouve un drôle d'appareil photo. Avant qu'il ait pu le rendre à son propriétaire, il se passe quelque chose de vraiment incroyable !

If the melt-down, flood, plague, the third World War, new Ice Age, Rapture, alien invasion, clamp-down, meteor, or something else entirely hit today, what would tomorrow look like? Some of the biggest names in YA and adult literature answer that very question in this short story anthology, each story exploring the lives of teen protagonists raised in catastrophe's wake - whether set in the years soon after the change, or in decades far in the future.

Then you don't mind sitting by a vampire's tomb at midnight. Or being locked up with the mummies in a dark museum. Or you might like to join the mysterious boy who lurks in the shadows at Saint Michael's. Or the ghost who waits by the side of the road. Or maybe, when you are home alone, you'd like to listen to these spine-chilling tales...and try to believe they won't happen to you!

Anatole Latuile, Crapounette, Vampirette : retrouve dans cette intégrale, trois histoires J'aime Lire de tes héros favoris ! Au programme, tu pourras jouer avec Anatole pour gagner des places pour l'opéra Morvox (la comédie musicale inspirée des aventures de Capitaine Startruc !), te téléporter avec Vampirette dans un parc d'attractions réservé aux vampires et participer avec Crapounette à la fameuse coupe de silex... Alors, prêt-e à partir à l'aventure ?

Bucky Stone Adventures is 10 exciting stories all packed with home runs and buzzer-beater three-point hoops, along with flirty text messages, a kidnapping scare, bank robberies, and even a mission trip to downtown Bangkok where our hero promptly gets himself lost in the big, bad city. There’s plenty of humor and teasing, but in the end a young man’s faith has to give him a path forward when there’s a cheating scandal in history class or impossible-to-forgive grudge on the basketball court.

Short stories for children. Fictional stories where the characters include people and animals.

As William turns 12, he wonders if Jason is still his best friend. In the past year, Jason has grown a foot taller, while William is still a shrimp. When Jason challenges William to “jump the trains,” William is terrified. How else can he prove himself to Jason? William gets his answer when his former housekeeper sends him a magic token that once again transports him to Sir Simon’s castle in the Middle Ages, this time with Jason.

Step into a world brimming with miniature marvels and gentle discoveries in "Adventures in Grandma's Garden"! This enchanting collection of twenty bedtime stories invites young listeners to join a cast of curious children as they explore the hidden wonders right outside Grandma's back door.

Six petites histoires pour des jeunes enfants âgés de 2 à 5 ans. De véritables histoires testées et approuvées pour une merveilleuse lecture du soir avant le coucher! Les histoires parlent d’un chiot, d’un calamar, d’un crabe, d’un dauphin et deux autres animaux.

When Alveria is plunged into a pitch-black darkness, can a dragon-shifter labelled as "Untameable" and the dragon-hunter sent to kill her, bond together to save their world? Laini Unclaimed, a maid at the Alveria Palace, thought supervising a kid's birthday party of young dragons was going to be the hardest part of her day. Then a never-ending darkness falls across Alveria, and an army of monsters are unleashed from the underworld.

James faisait ce dont il avait envie dans la vie, y compris des choses méchantes. Mais ce n’était pas grave pour lui car il trouvait toujours un moyen de se justifier. Jusqu’au jour où son comportement lui cause de réels ennuis. Ah la jalousie ! Scott le scorpion connait bien : il est suspicieux de tout et de tout le monde tout le temps ! C’est une situation vraiment ennuyeuse pour ses amis. Il ne fait confiance à rien et à personne. Et cela va lui jouer un bon tour.

Vicar Obadiah Demurral isn't satisfied running the affairs of his village, now he wants to control the world. And if his plan works, he will obtain a weapon so powerful, even God and his angels will fall down at his feet. Demurral will stop at nothing, and as a shadowmancer (a sorcerer who speaks to the dead), he even commands restless souls to do his bidding.

The first in a series of 28 Tom Swift books by Victor Appleton, this book introduces us to our hero Tom Swift son of noted inventor, Barton Swift. Tom's father's invention for new and improved turbine motor is stolen by the Happy Harry Gang, who we will meet in future episodes since they manage to escape this time. Each chapter is a cliffhanger filled with intrigue, espionage and excitement!

Most readers are familiar with Jack London's stories of the frozen northland, such as White Fang and To Light a Fire, but many critics feel he should be equally acknowledged for his fascinating stories of the South Pacific. Here is another remote corner of the world, a background for his magnificently colorful and entertaining Tales of the South Pacific.