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"Little Red Riding Hood" is a famous fairy tale about a young girl's encounter with a wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings. The Little Red Riding Hood story is among the most popular fairy tales in the world.

Embark on a journey of discovery and wonder with fun facts and tidbits about wolves! Are you ready to learn lots of fascinating facts about one of nature's most intriguing animals? Do you want to find out about wolves' amazing life and behavior? Would you like to learn more about these enthralling creatures by listening to an audiobook full of interesting facts and amazing tidbits? This captivating audiobook will appeal to kids who love stories about wild wolves. It's full of amazing facts and true stories about gray wolves and Arctic wolves.

تقـدم الكاتبـة الشـهيرة سـارة بينيباكـر ـــ مؤلفـة الروايـات الأكثـر مبيعـا التـي حصـدت عـدة جوائـز ــ روايـة رائعـة وجذابـة تتنـاول مـن خلالهـا الحقائـق الأساسـية التـي تشـكل هوياتنـا، بالإضافـة إلـى الخسـائر الهائلـة التي تخلفها ويـلات الحرب. وتعد هـذه الروايـة، بمـا تحويـه مـن تفاصيـل، قـادرة علـى الصمـود عبـر كل العصـور المختلفـة. ومـن المتوقع لهـا أن تكـون فـي مصـاف الروايـات الكلاسـيكية الرائعة والمحبوبة.

Fox wakes, and begins to walk. She crosses ice and snow, over mountains and across frozen oceans, encountering bears and birds beneath the endless daylight of an Arctic summer, navigating a world that is vast, wild and wondrous. Meanwhile, Leila embarks on a journey of her own—finding her way to the mother who left her. On a breathtaking journey across the sea, Leila rediscovers herself and the mother she thought she'd lost, with help from a determined little fox.

Brimming with curiosity, Trouble can't wait to explore the world beyond Singing Creek. So one morning the coyote pup stows away in the back of a truck and ends up lost in the heart of New York City. While Trouble misses his siblings, he quickly makes friends in Central Park's Ramble: a prankster crow, a timid opossum, and a poetic poodle. Before long, he goes from howling for home to wondering if he could make a life in the city forever.

Torak has survived the summer and his heart-stopping adventure in the Seal Islands. He and Wolf are together again. But their reunion is all too short-lived. As mid winter approaches, Torak learns the worst from the White Fox clan. The Soul-Eaters have snatched Wolf and will sacrifice him. Desperate to rescue him, Torak hatches a perilous plan, one that he must carry out alone. He will find the Soul-Eaters and infiltrate their cult.

Dans sa forêt, Loup rencontre Loup-Blanc. Drôle, gentil mais un peu maladroit, ce dernier fait perdre son équipe au foot avant d'être chassé par ses camarades car il ne connaît pas les règles du jeu. Loup part alors à sa recherche mais tombe sur un nid de guêpes. Loup-Blanc le soigne avec un remède de son village et décide de rester avec son nouvel ami. Une histoire sur l'amitié et la différence.

Wolves. Predators of the wild. Stalkers of the forests. Born into rankings and expected to live up to their roles. Blue Boy, the alpha male of his pack, is the largest wolf many have ever seen, and his dream is to have a firstborn son who will take after him in every way. But Lamar is not turning out the way his father hoped. Lamar likes to watch butterflies. He worries if his younger siblings fall behind in the hunt. He has little interest in peacocking in front of other clans.

Izzy and Asha need a space to call their own, away from difficult families, the Skull brothers and the trouble they bring. But the derelict building site where they stake their claim already belongs to something else, a wilderness they never expected and an injured wolf that desperately needs their help. Can they reconnect to the wild and save the wolf? Or is their pack too weak to fight much stronger powers?

After his father’s death, Prince Lir is tricked into embarking on a perilous quest to rescue a maiden from a dragon. The studious young prince is no warrior, but he uses his brains to make himself indispensable to the ill-tempered dragon. However, neither prince nor dragon has bargained on the dark magic that manipulates them both—and it may be left to the maiden herself to save them all.

Mordicai Gerstein's portrayal of Philippe Petit's high-wire walk between the towers of the World Trade Center, The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, won the 2004 Caldecott Medal and was among the most admired books of the year. Now comes a memorable new work, a novel of singular insight and imagination that transports readers to the Old Country.

Dashing Esquire Fox used to organize the world’s most elaborate chicken raids until the day she encountered Mr. Pepper. Meeting the blustery old rooster changed her heart, convincing her to turn from a life of crime and instead form the Animal Rescue Agency, which masterminds rescue operations across the globe.

Dans un zoo, un enfant et un loup se regardent. Le loup n'a plus qu'un œil. Dans cet œil, il y a toute sa vie d'avant, sa vie sauvage dans l'Alaska menacé par les hommes. L'œil de l'enfant, lui, raconte la vie d'un petit Africain qui a parcouru toute l'Afrique pour survivre. Un conte merveilleux où l'Alaska rencontre le Sahara, où l'homme rend hommage à la nature.

Classic Starts: The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve. Here is the ultimate dog story, one filled with emotion, adventure, and excitement. During the Gold Rush, Buck is snatched away from his peaceful home and brought to the harsh and bitter Yukon to become a sled dog. Will he adapt, and learn to trust men?

In the mountains of northwestern Canada along the Yukon River, a family of wolves fight for survival. Trained by her father Payuk to hunt caribou from an early age, Arnaaluk scores her first kill at last, but she is not satisfied. She desires not only independence from her overbearing father, but to seek the love of her life. After Arnaaluk is expelled from the family for disobedience, she crosses paths with two brothers: Tulok, a domineering but strong and intelligent hunter, and Kanak, a haughty and selfish subordinate. A romantic rivalry soon develops between them.

The Great Zoodini—aka Radar the fennec fox—has never fit in. In fact, his only friend is a stuffed rabbit. Ever since his first family abandoned him, he’s had one goal: become world famous and show everyone how wrong they were about him. But no matter how many daring escapes Zoodini’s tried, he’s never even made the Association of Animal-Themed Attractions newsletter.

After an incident shatters their family, 11-year old Samantha and her older sister Caitlin are sent to live in rural Oregon with an aunt they've never met. Sam wants nothing more than to go back to the way things were…before she spoke up about their father's anger. When Aunt Vicky gives Sam a mysterious card game called "A Game of Fox & Squirrels", Sam falls in love with the animal characters, especially the charming trickster fox, Ashander. One day, Ashander shows up in her room and offers Sam an adventure and a promise: find the Golden Acorn, and Sam can have anything she desires.

Fans of Cynthia Rylant’s classic Dog Heaven, the Fan Brothers’ The Night Gardener, and anyone experiencing loss will be swept up by this poignant story. Evan and his dog do everything together, from eating ice cream to caring for their award-winning garden, which grows big and beautiful. One day the unthinkable happens: Evan’s dog dies. Heartbroken, Evan destroys the garden and everything in it. The ground becomes overgrown with prickles and thorns, and Evan embraces the chaos.

Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other”, display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills. Freshly reissued as an early chapter book, these stories are perfect for newly independent readers.

Abandoned in a blinding blizzard in the wintry wilds of Russia, Sophie Smith fears for her life. But just like in a fairy tale, a princess comes to her rescue: the beautiful, exotic Anna Volkonskaya. When the princess takes a particular interest in her, Sophie grows concerned. Even as the wind and wolves howl outside, is she in more danger now, a prisoner of the palace, than she ever was lost in the snow?