Myths For Children

The battle between the statues and gargoyles of London rages on in the conclusion to the international blockbuster!

Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, along with their friends and allies from Ferryport Landing, engage in a climactic battle with the fearsome Mirror. With the future of the Grimms and all the Everafters hanging in the balance, the sisters make a fateful choice to join forces with the members of the Scarlet Hand to defeat Mirror and end this conflict once and for all.

101 Best Indian Fables for Children is a collection of hand-picked short stories that entertain, amuse and leave you with essential life lessons in the end. Hiding the most valuable of teachings in the simplest of tales, this book is a treasure trove of wisdom. What’s more, an introduction by Stuti Gupta brings forth interesting anecdotes about the fun of storytelling and how it has the power to change lives.

Because there was no snow so far this winter, three friends decide to take matters into their own hands. They go down to the old ice factory and build a snowman out of melted ice. Instead of the friendly snowman they expected, the result was a very different kind of snowman. Fortunately, in the end it did snow and the boys were able to make a real snowman.

A story of romance, adventure, and humor, Between the Lines features high-schooler and social outsider Delilah, who discovers a charming fairy tale in the school library and can’t resist turning to it again and again. But one day she finds the book has hidden depths—and that the story’s handsome prince has somehow stepped from the page into her very own world.

In this Indian folktale, Savitri is a beautiful princess of India who is struggling to find a man who is worthy of her. When she finally falls in love, she is warned that the man she wants to marry only has a year to live. Savitri decides she would rather have one year with this man than many years with any other. But when death comes to take her husband, will Savitri be able to let him go?

Kanikiya loves to dance! Every day she goes to the river to dance with the brolgas, a type of crane native to Australia. She loves to dance with them so much, she wishes she could be a brolga herself! Her mother doesn’t like that she dances so much, though, and warns her with legends of what happens to girls who don’t work. What would happen if she had to stop?

Penny isn't just the fourth little pig—she's an engineer. So when big bad Wolfgang destroys her brothers' homes, Penny comes to the rescue! When Wolfgang returns, Penny must use all her engineering know-how to save her family from his huffing and puffing.

Some folk stories endure generation after generation because, although they are not literal, they resound in truths on a human scale. Folktales remind us of wisdom so elemental it is often lost in the rush of everyday life, so that "sometimes common sense makes no sense at all." The six wonder tales on this audiobook are gems of the genre. They have a "long ago and far away" quality.

Un libro de texto aprobado en el Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería desde su primera publicación, Animales fantásticos y dónde encontrarlos es una guía indispensable para conocer los animales mágicos del mundo mágico. Exhibe toda una variedad de criaturas mágicas, explicadas de manera encantadora por el notable magizoólogo, Newt Scamander, a quien recordarás de la serie de películas del mismo nombre.

Sixteen-year-old Augum Stone is a warlock prodigy suffocating under the weight of expectations. Students idolize him. Nobles plot to exploit him. Commoners think he's a miracle-maker. And with invasion looming, his already war-weakened kingdom expects him to be its champion. But Augum doesn't want to be a pawn in someone else's game. He'll forge his own path: that of the Arcaner - not a warlock or a knight, but a lethal combination of both.

ハリー・ポッターシリーズ最終巻。「不死鳥の騎士団」に護衛されて飛び立つハリー、その先にある戦いは…。

Weigh anchor and prepare for the voyage of a lifetime with this spectacular collection of sea stories taken from myths, folklore and oral histories from all over the world. Young listeners can thrill to the epic voyages of the trickster Maui, who made the islands of Polynesia; swim with dragons alongside China's Lin Moniang; and enjoy the mischievous antics of the Klabautermann, a mischievous German sea-goblin. Pirates, mermaids, ghost ships and more can be found inside.

After six years of living in Vampire Mountain, Darren Shan,the Vampire Prince, leaves on a life-and-death mission. As part of an elite force, Darren searches the world for the Vampaneze Lord, who is determined to lead his forces to victory against the vampires. But the road ahead is long and dangerous - and lined with the bodies of the damned. Hunters of the Dusk is the start of an action-packed, three-part Darren Shan adventure, a tale of quests, friendship, treachery, despair, and bloodshed....

Dans ce deuxième tome des Créatures fantastiques du Québec, Bryan Perro continue de nous parler des personnages mystérieux qui ont élu domicile au cœur de nos villages, de nos forêts, de nos lacs et de nos montagnes. On y découvre, entre autres, la bête qui terrifie les habitants de la Baie-des-Chaleurs, ou encore les étranges pouvoirs du sorcier de l'île d'Anticosti. Mystères et légendes sont au rendez-vous!

One dark and stormy night, lost and alone, Alyssa finds herself knocking on the door of a castle. After a lifetime spent in the deep forest, Alyssa has no idea what to expect on the other side. What she finds is two unruly young princesses and one very handsome prince. When Alyssa accepts the job of Princess Companion, she knows her life will change. What she doesn't know is that the royal family is about to be swept up in unexpected danger and intrigue, and that she just might be the only thing standing between her kingdom and destruction.

Master storyteller Jim Weiss takes listeners on a thrilling journey through the night sky, sharing the fascinating stories behind Orion, Taurus, and other constellations. For thousands of years, cultures around the world have told stories about the stars--tales of brave heroes, mysterious monsters, faithful friends, and epic journeys.

Today's young listeners will truly be enchanted by this version of the Brothers Grimm classic, set in an American frontier. As she sets out to visit her grandmother's house deep in the woods, Little Red Riding Hood has no idea what is in store for her. She soon suspects that her basket of sweets isn't the only thing her new friend the wolf is after! With the help of a brave hunter and her grandmother, Little Red learns a valuable lesson about following her mother's instructions.

In this riveting sequel, Neff expands on the world of his first novel and pens a work of even greater scope and complexity. When evil forces conspire to wield the Book of Toth, chaos breaks out - leaving the only hope for the future in the hands of the Rowan Academy's Max McDaniels and his trusted friend David Menlo.

The stories of Panchatantra are ancient Indian fables that were written in Sanskrit and Pali languages. The central characters in these fascinating fables are many times animals and birds. They show their most identifying characteristics in the various stories and impart valuable life lessons and morals.