Fox Child

The German tale of four brothers who set out to learn their crafts in the big wide world. When they return home as skilled men; a thief, an astronomer, a hunter, and a tailor their skills are challenged by their father – 'I should like to try what each of you can do in this way.

The Brothers Grimm, or Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, knew how to spin a good fairy tale. In this story, a fox and a horse team up to convince a farmer that the horse still had a lot of strength left in him. Students will read the story and answer questions on the theme, the language, and the plot.

Evie is so excited to spend her Christmas holiday in Lapland – they’re going to visit Santa, go on a reindeer sleigh ride and watch the Northern Lights. She’s even dreamed about seeing her favourite animal – the arctic fox. Evie’s parents say this is unlikely, though, as hunting has left the species endangered. But when she hears a strange whining noise in the middle of the night, she follows the sounds and discovers a little arctic fox caught in a trap. Can Evie rescue him in time?

Gerade hat sich Schlossgespenst Eddie Fox damit abgefunden, dass in Stormy Castle eine Schule eingezogen ist, da steht schon wieder Ärger ins Haus: Ein neuer Schüler sorgt für jede Menge Aufregung. Zunächst sind es nur kleine Streiche, aber die werden immer verrückter, nächtliche Verfolgungsjagden durch die Burg inklusive. Höchste Zeit für Eddie, seine Freundin Pia und Fledermaus Tilla einzugreifen - und ganz nebenbei hinter das Geheimnis einer uralten Zaubererfamilie zu kommen.

Alle Kinder haben den gleichen Wunsch: Sie wollen eine Gute-Nacht-Geschichte von dem kleinen Fuchs Fu hören, am liebsten vorgelesen von Mama und Papa. Schön ist es dann, wenn Mama und Papa dieses Hörbuch haben, dessen Geschichten unterschiedliche Längen an Vorlesezeit bieten. Gemeinsam mit dem kleinen Fuchs Fu erzählen hier die Tiere des Waldes ihre Geschichten. Aber nicht nur die Tiere dürfen ihre Geschichten im Gutenachtbuch erzählen, auch die Kinder kommen zu Wort.

Old Granny Fox and grandson Reddy Fox must use all their cunning to hunt up enough food to survive the long winter. Food in the Green Meadow is scarce but Farmer Brown's hens are locked up tight and protected by Bowser the Hound, so Granny takes a conceited Reddy hunting and teaches him some surprising new tricks to lure in their dinner. Old Granny and Reddy Fox encounter danger and adventure in their quests to keep their bellies full, including a close encounter with Farmer Brown's boy, a clever plot to steal Bowser's food, and an unforeseen thief who might outsmart this sneaky pair.

Im Dörfchen Hasenwinkel leben gleich zwei geniale Erfinder: Heinfried Hase und Filibert Fuchs. Sie sind eigentlich gute Kumpels, außer wenn es um neue Erfindungen geht. Als dann ein Wettbewerb ausgeschrieben wird, ist der Streit neu entfacht: Wer findet als Erster eine Lösung, um das Gespenst zu vertreiben, das auf Schloss Schnabelruh herumspukt? Die beiden Erfinder überbieten sich mit den kuriosesten Ideen - vom Knallschreck über das Flattergewand-Saugrohr bis hin zum Hyperleuchtkraftpulver -, doch leider läuft nicht alles nach Plan.

Auf dem höchsten Felsen weit und breit, dort, wo der Wind mächtig weht und braust, liegt die uralte Burg Stormy Castle. Edward Donald Darius Ignatz Eliot Graf von Fox und Wood - Eddie genannt und seit 288 1/4 Jahren tot - ist der Herr über die Burg. Friedlich genießt der Geist zusammen mit seiner Fledermaus-Freundin Tilla das ruhige Leben. Doch eines Tages ist es mit der Ruhe vorbei: In das alte Gemäuer soll eine Schule einziehen. Wie bitte - lärmende Kinder? Eddie kann Kinder nicht ausstehen!

"The Wolf and the Fox" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. The story involves a greedy, gluttonous wolf living with a fox. The wolf makes the fox do all his work and threatens to eat him if he doesn't otherwise comply. The fox, in turn, devises a scheme to rid himself of the wolf.

This is a book of oral presentations given by us animals, for us animals, and about us animals. The cleaner fish will talk about his friend the shark and his sharp teeth. The zebra will get to tell you about all the black-and-white animals in the world. The mole knows everything there is to know about the daddy longlegs. The southern cassowa—yes, fox? What is it? Yes, you'll get to talk about geese. Huh? Yes, you'll get to talk about how delicious they are.

A Child of Szabo is a fast-paced action thriller with a difference for adults. A teenage rebel with a tragic past finds herself on the edge of the abyss. Offered one final chance of redemption by an enigmatic stranger, she is recruited into a secret society of assassins formed by Winston Churchill after the Second World War. It has been operating clandestinely for years. Protecting. Hunting. Killing.

Quando il padrone lo porta a casa, piccolissimo e bisognoso di affetto, Cane inizialmente si ingelosisce un po', poi però si lascia conquistare dalla sua tenerezza e gli basta poco per affezionarsi. E Lupo? Lui è furbo, dispettoso e opportunista come sempre, e cerca di addestrarlo a cacciare per lui, senza alcun risultato.

Tierwandlerin trifft Baumgeist. Maja und Baumgeist Tomti finden einen kleinen Fuchs! Der hat seine Mutter verloren, doch er ist nicht allein: Liska mit den glühenden Augen wacht über ihn. Ein Wildkind, das sich in eine Füchsin verwandeln kann. Erst ist Liska gar nicht begeistert von dem quirligen Tomti. Aber dann überredet er sie, gemeinsam nach der Fuchsmutter zu suchen. Eine aufregende Reise in die Welt der Wildtiere beginnt.

Petrov, a fox living in the high steppes of Eastern Europe, discovers he can fly when urgently needed to save his family, only to find themselves rejected by other foxes in their new home simply because they look a bit different. Ultimately, Petrov teaches that we are all capable of immense deeds when we believe in ourselves, that we are all more alike than different and that a brave, generous heart is the true definition of character.

One day, 13-year-old Jessie Bollier is earning pennies playing his fife on the docks of New Orleans; the next, he is kidnapped and thrown aboard a slave ship, where his job is to provide music while shackled slaves "dance" to keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable. As the endless voyage continues, Jessie grows increasingly sickened by the greed, brutality, and inhumanity of the slave trade, but nothing prepares him for the ultimate horror he will witness before his nightmare ends - a horror that will change his life forever.

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Reddy and Granny Fox must outsmart Farmer Brown's Boy who is out to get Reddy for stealing his pet chicken. Along the way, Reddy encounters many of the citizens of the Green Meadows and the Green Forest and with him we learn little lessons about life such as: the perils of being a show off; the importance of using all of one's senses; that it is a fine thing to show sympathy and kindness to others - even our enemies; and that the value of a grandmother's wisdom is inestimable.

»Mops, Mies und Mecker gehn uns auf den Wecker! Sind rund, lang und klein, oberfies und gemein!« Bauer Mops hat eine Hühnerfarm, Bauer Mecker eine Enten- und Gänsefarm, Bauer Mies eine Putenfarm. Alle drei sind sehr reich. Und alle drei hassen Mister Fox, den schlauen Fuchs, denn der klaut ihnen Tag für Tag ihr Federvieh. Die leckeren Braten serviert er seiner Gattin und den vier kleinen Füchslein zum Abendessen.

Il lupo cattivo teme di perdere tutto il pelo come Zio Anacleto. Che brutto sarebbe e che freddo! Un lungo cappotto, una folta parrucca e fiocchetti di lana qua e là, ecco la soluzione! Ma conciato così, chi avrà più paura di lui?

High up on Magic Mountain, the Scramblepaw family make magic rain down all over Friendship Forest. But thanks to the nasty work of wicked Grizelda, the magical clouds won't work properly! Can arctic fox Sarah Scramblepaw save the magic, before it is lost from Friendship Forest forever?