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Set in a world inspired by pre-Shogun era Japan, this is a stunning debut fantasy in the vein of Grace Lin about how a young pearl diver goes to the ends of the earth to rescue her twin sister, who has been stolen by a ghost whale. Kai and Kishi share the same futon, the same face, and the same...

Batu is just an ordinary kid in present-day Almaty, worried about bullies, school, and his mom’s new baby…until the day he meets Aspara, the Golden Warrior. Aspara steps straight out of Batu’s notebook cover—and out of Kazakhstan’s past. Aspara has been waiting hundreds of years to be summoned to the human world and to finally get his chance to search for the Golden Cup, a magical talisman sent down from the heavens. When the Golden Cup was lost, Aspara watched as many of his friends and family were killed or disappeared.

When Astrid Xu stumbles upon a magic Chinese scroll, she can't help but wonder if it holds the key to helping her mom's depression. What Astrid doesn't expect is to be transported along with her little sister, Marilla, to Zhen -- a realm where the Chinese legends of old are real! But all is not well in Zhen. An ancient evil known as Chaos is wreaking havoc throughout the land, and Astrid is the only one who can stop it.

2024 Oregon Book Award winner In this magical and chilling Coraline-esque retelling of the Japanese folktale “The Melon Princess and the Amanjaku,"" one girl must save herself—and her loved ones—from a deceitful demon she befriended. Melony Yoshimura’s parents have always been...

Told in brief, repetitive episodes, Ichiro and the Great Mountain follows a young, free-spirited boy through the stages of life as he searches for his true self, making this original literary folktale by award-winning author and storyteller W. Nikola-Lisa a story of becoming or, in the Buddhist tradition, a story of self-realization and enlightenment.

Wer die Götter herausfordert, dem ist echt nicht zu helfen... Aru Shah kann es kaum fassen: Eigentlich wollte sie ihren Klassenkameraden nur beweisen, dass die antike Öllampe im Museum ihrer Mutter tatsächlich verflucht ist - und nun soll sie durch das Entzünden der Lampe das Ende des Universums eingeläutet haben?! Um das Schlimmste zu verhindern, bekommt sie von den Wächtern des Himmelspalasts einen geheimen Auftrag. Zum Glück wird ihr auch ein mächtiger Beschützer an die Seite gestellt - der allerdings im Körper einer Taube gefangen ist.

Jataka Tales is a compilation of stories from an ancient collection of famous legends about the former lives of the Buddha on his long road to enlightenment. Suggestive of Aesop, these beloved fables are fragments of epics and hero tales arising from deep in the collective Indian past. They present challenging circumstances for humans and animals alike, events which elicit courage and the capacity to love. Centered in one of the world's oldest cities on the Ganges River, these delightful stories tell of dramatic adventures resolved by nonviolent, compassionate means.

ధైర్యంగా, తెలివిగా బ్రతకటం నేర్పుతాయి చిట్టి పొట్టి కథలు.

小学校へ上がったとき、生まれて初めてオルガンの音を聞くと、世の中にこんないい音がするものがあるのかと驚きました。
そして初めて聞くはずなのに懐かしい思いがするのです。
少女はオル

大切にしていた赤い手袋を落としてしまい、拾いに行きたかったのですがあきらめた正雄。
そしてその手袋は、通りかかった子どもに拾われて…。

小川未明の名作を
NHK出身

駅前で新聞を売る二人の女。行き来の人を見ながら思うこと。そして、お正月に買ったのは…。童話作家小川未明の短編をNHK出身アナウンサー福井一恵の朗読で。

デンデンムシはある日、大変なことに気づきました。どうしたらよいかと、お友達のところを訪ねるのですが…。新美南吉の名作をNHK出身アナウンサー福井一恵の朗読で。

背が高い女には男の子がいて、たいへん可愛がっていた。ところが病気で…。童話作家小川未明の童話をNHK出身アナウンサー福井一恵の朗読で。

さびしい冬の間、人形と一緒に過ごした少女。でも春が近づくと人形は…。童話作家小川未明の短編をNHK出身アナウンサー福井一恵の朗読で。

早く芽を出したいチューリップの子ども。まだ早いと諭す母親。それでも、芽を出したくて土の上にでてみたら…。童話作家小川未明の短編をNHK出身アナウンサー

Die spannenden Reisen des berühmten Helden aus 1001 Nacht in der Hörspielfassung von Dr. E. Pippert und Anke Beckert. Zweiter Teil.

Die spannenden Reisen des berühmten Helden aus 1001 Nacht in der Hörspielfassung von Dr. E. Pippert.

7-12 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan sehrli ertak. Ertak ikki aka-uka shahzodalar Momir bilan Somir haqida bo’lib, ular yovuz devlar tarafidan bir-birlaridan ayirilganliklari, ko’p yillardan keyin aka-uka Momir bilan Somirning bir-birlari bilan uchrashishlari hamda ularning go’zal hind malikasi bilan olishuvlari haqida hikoya qiladi.

From the author of American as Paneer Pie comes an “absorbing” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade adventure steeped in Indian folklore following a girl who learns how to find her voice and face her fears, perfect for fans of Aru Shah and Amina’s Song. Ten-year-old Geetanjali doesn’t mind...

7-13 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan odamlar haqidagi sehrli ertak. Ertakda bir kalning topqirligi va makkorligini ishga solib, Vospiroxun ismli go’zal bir qizga uylanishi, shohga aylanishi haqida, Vospiroxunning ikki nafar bolasi hamda ularning makkor jodugar kampirning makrini boshlaridan o’tkazishlari haqida, shuningdek kal podshohning uch nafar nabiralari-yu, ulardan faqatgina bittasi rostgo’y chiqqanligi haqida hikoya qilinadi.