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Are you looking for a lovely fable? "The Goose and the Golden Egg" is one among the best known Aesop's fables. It teaches that those who are greedy can lose everything. It is ideal for children three to five years old who are learning life values. The audiobook is produced with a field background and sound effects of the the farmer's monologues.

Griselda the Toulouse goose feels invisible as the Embden geese never invite her to go swimming and don’t even speak to her, although she is always near them. She keeps doing everything she is supposed to do to help North Bradbury farm (as a goose), but she is miserable and feels like something must be wrong with her. Enough is enough! Just when she can’t take it anymore, she meets a different kind of goose, a wild goose, and everything changes!

Do you want to be amazed by duck pictures? Let's see color photos of ducks! You and your child will find pictures of ducks in short, simplified text for children who like picture books.

In the literary tradition of Charlotte’s Web, this is the heartwarming story of Emmy Windsong, a precocious gosling born on a farm pond in the shadow of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, experiencing nature at its magical best, exploring timeless themes of love and friendship, life and death, and grieving and healing. For listeners eight and up.

Duck is a gifted artist, and he knows it, too! With his bountiful talent, Duck is sure to spark the creativity in the little ducklings.

When I was in elementary school, I was discouraged by my teacher. I was called upon to read in front of my class. I started to read, and after I read one sentence, I was told to sit down. I wanted to read more, but she would not allow me to read. All through school, I hated English, until I took a journalism class during my junior year. My teacher encouraged me to go beyond my limits!

Set in a Victorian garden, The Little Gnome is a heartwarming tale about an adorable garden gnome experiencing the wonder of the four seasons for the first time. When summer changes to Fall and then to Winter, the Little Gnome learns to look for the good in change. The enchanting story helps kids of all ages embrace change while learning about the seasons.

Baby Duck did just what all babies do. He grew, and he grew, and he grew, and he grew! When her mysteriously enormous egg hatches, a mother duck must figure out what to do with her dino-sized duckling in this charming rhyming adventure that will make your imagination take wing!

Un huevo de cisne llegó al nido de una pata que vivía en una granja del campo. Al nacer, resultó ser un patito muy feo; desproporcionado en tamaño con respecto a sus agraciados hermanitos y de color diferente. Todos los demás patos se burlaban de él y lo rechazaban por ser diferente a ellos. Fue pasando el tiempo y el patito feo creció encontrando su lugar en el mundo junto a una familia de cisnes.

Una viejecita y su esposo desean con todo su corazon tener un hijo propio, entonces deciden hacer uno de pan de jengibre. Desafortunadamente, cuando la puerta del horno se abre, !el peque?o y picaro muchacho se escapa! ?Podra alguien atraparlo? !Pues hay mucha gente que lo intentara!

El dia en que los peque?os patitos salen de su cascaron es un dia feliz en el estanque. Pero cuando, de pronto, un patito feo sale de su cascaron, este se siente despreciado en el corral. A pesar de las consoladoras palabras de su madre, el patito feo se aleja para estar solo...y para descubrir que en el futuro le espera un hermoso destino.

Who loves ducks, hummingbirds, and owls? Curious kids who love birds! Kids love to ask questions! What makes a bird a bird? Is a bat a bird? Is a cat a bird? Is a butterfly a bird? Bucky and Bingo the dog are buddies who love flying things. When they have questions about nature they go back to the magic mystery book to find answers. Exploration, adventure, and flying creatures galore - every little curious kid’s dream! Kids love the close-up pictures of real birds, parents love being able to offer answers. Share a love of science with your little explorers - get it today!

La mujer del granjero no le dejaba empollar sus huevos a la oca Paquita, porque como de todos es sabido las ocas tienen muy poca paciencia y no saben empollar. Pero la oca Paquita estaba empeñada así que decidió salir al campo a buscar un sitio donde poner sus huevos y así poder empollarlos que ella misma.

The book is about Fluffy, a duck who thought she couldn't swim even though she lived and played in a meadow next to a pond. She spent little time with her mother, Mother Duck, and spent most of her happy play time with her friend Frog. Fluffy grew older and had three ducklings. One day, as she strolled in the meadow, she was full of worry that her three ducklings were getting older and needed to be taught to swim.

Sometimes that very thin line between illusion and reality is not as clearly defined as we would like it to be. It certainly wasn't the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this bizarre and eerie place - where strange topiary trees loomed - the evil visage of Gasazi casts its shadow. And even after Alan escaped, the spell of Gasazi still seemed to penetrate into his everyday world. In this extraordinary, unusual, and unique book, Chris Van Allsburg explores both real and surreal worlds with incredible deftness.

Tratta delle vicissitudini di una giovane papera e dei suoi paperamici in una ridente e surreale contea.

Una pata tiene varios patitos, pero uno de ellos es mucho más feo, tosco y torpe que el resto, por lo que todos le dan de lado y se burlan de él. El patito decide huir de allí y se enfrenta solo y triste a los problemas del invierno.

A bird’s-eye view above Little Puddle Pond allows a peek into Nellie and Willie’s world. There they can be found on opposite ends of the pond as far apart from each other as possible. Nellie and Willie spend each day on guard to protect their territory and do not hesitate to ruffle each other’s feathers. One day, Nellie and Willie must make a decision. Their friend, Bruce the Goose, is in a sticky situation and needs help... What ensues is a brilliant rescue plan which leads to a startling realization as Nellie and Willie come to recognize they are more alike than they knew.

"Le vilain petit canard" est l'un des plus beaux contes d'Andersen. Il est aussi une source de réflexion. Rejeté par les autres à cause de son physique, ce petit canard y apprend, durement, que la différence peut aussi être une chance.

L'ultimo nato della covata era tanto, tanto diverso dai suoi fratelli. Tutti lo maltrattavano, e alla fine rimase solo. Ma dopo un lungo, terribile inverno le cose cambiarono per sempre...