The Water Princess

It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon recovers when he sees that he's not the only one going through first-day jitters.

Bruce the bear likes to keep to himself. That, and eat eggs. But then his hard-boiled goose eggs turn out to be real, live goslings and they are convinced he's their mother. Bruce tries to get the geese to go south, but he can't seem to rid himself of his new companions. What's a bear to do? 

Dad and Isabel watch wild animals prepare for winter. 

When Jack trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, he gets more beans than he ever expected or wanted. It's bean porridge for breakfast! Bean salad for lunch! Bean chowder for dinner! It doesn't take long before Jack is tired of eating nothing but beans - no matter how nutritious! But just as he's about to chop down his magic beanstalk, he meets a grumpy giant, who is just as sick and tired of beans as he is. Together, Jack and the giant cook up a plan to plant a vegetable garden full of tomatoes, corn, carrots, and russet potatoes that's bound to satisfy everyone. 

Ombretta, Giulietta e la tenera Violetta sono solo alcune delle protagoniste delle storie racchiuse in questa raccolta. Leggerai di storie ambientate in luoghi innevati popolati da antichi spiriti, in giardini misteriosi in cui dimorano fumanti draghi e secolari querce custodite da piccoli, vendicativi elfi. Queste storie del primo audiolibri trascendono il tempo, sono avventure a cui ti appassionerai, come ti accadrà ascoltando la storia del giardino dei segreti, del violino magico e della casa delle bambole.

The scatterbrained baker Mr. Sippey bakes his famous cake only to have it go missing. Unable to find it, he goes home and discovers that the cake was for his own surprise birthday party. 

A bear wakes to wonderful smells that lead him to the house of Bubba Brayna. Bubba Brayna makes the best latkes in the village, but at 97, she doesn't hear or see well. When the bear arrives at her door, she believes he is her rabbi. Bubba Brayna and the bear light the menorah, play the dreidel game, and eat all the latkes. The mix-up is revealed, Bubba Brayna has a laugh about it, and everyone works together to make more latkes.

Jack Rabbit does not believe it's going to rain. He hops around the forest as various animals tell him they can smell the rain. 

Makayla is visiting friends in her neighborhood. She sees how each family is different. Some families have lots of children, but others have none. Some friends live with grandparents or have two dads or have parents who are divorced. How is her own family like the others? What makes each one great? This diverse cast allows listeners to compare and contrast families in multiple ways.

Never 2 without 3! John Peter Sloan torna su Audible per continuare la sua missione: portare tutti gli ascoltatori a padroneggiare la lingua inglese, quella reale parlata dai madrelingua. Sempre in compagnia di Robert e Daniela, l'insegnante più famoso d'Italia ci guida alla scoperta degli "Essential idioms", ovvero le espressioni idiomatiche più importanti e utilizzate nel parlare di tutti i giorni. Comprendere ed imparare ad utilizzare i modi di dire inglesi non è mai stato così facile e divertente, ascoltare per credere.