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Rascal

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 39 mins)
• By Sterling North
• Narrated By Jim Weiss
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Who could resist living for a year with a raccoon who is just about your best friend?

In this delightful memoir, Sterling North recalls his year with Rascal - a very mischievous and resourceful raccoon. Virtually everywhere Sterling goes, Rascal is there, and life is filled with one adventure after another.

The Wind in the Willows

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 46 mins)
• By Kenneth Grahame
• Narrated By David Thorn
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Since publication in 1908, The Wind in the Willows has established itself as one of the most popular children's books ever written. The animals Rat, Toad, Mole, Badger, and many more share their trials and tribulations as well as joys as they progress through the seasons of the year. The magical fantasy of their journeys starts on the river bank and goes to the heights of Toad Hall, a truly fine mansion of many secret passages. All children will delight and be taken away on the wings of imagination.

Just So Stories

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 27 mins)
• By Rudyard Kipling
• Narrated By Jim Weiss

Kipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of "How the Camel Got His Hump", "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin", "How the Armadillo Happened", and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter - and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere.

The Swiss Family Robinson

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 57 mins)
• By Johann David Wyss
• Narrated By Norman Dietz
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Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their four young sons are shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island. Thus begins the classic story of survival and adventure that has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. With optimism and boundless enthusiasm, the Robinson family undertakes the extraordinary task of constructing a home for themselves and exploring the primitive island filled with strange and beautiful creatures and exotic fruits and plants.

Heidi

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 33 mins)
• By Johanna Spyri
• Narrated By Marnie MacAdam
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Heidi is sent to live with her embittered grandfather high in the Swiss Alps. Heidi's innocent joy of life and genuine concern and love for all living things become the old man's salvation. From the goat - herder Peter and his family to the sickly girl Clara and her desperate father, Heidi's special charm enriches everyone she meets. Unselfish to the core, Heidi's goodness overcomes all obstacles - even those seemingly insurmountable.

A Child's History of the World

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 55 mins)
• By V. M. Hillyer
• Narrated By Jason Damron
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One of the finest history books for children, this well-loved Hillyer classic features stories of world history from prehistoric man through the 20th century, inspiring an appreciation of how events relate to one another.

Come on, Seabiscuit!

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 1 min)
• By Ralph Moody
• Narrated By Cameron Beierle

During the Great Depression, Seabiscuit captured American hearts from the soup kitchens to the White House. In this classic story, Ralph Moody recounts the true story of a plucky horse that refused to quit, a down-on-his-luck jockey determined to help his horse win, and the trainer who brought out the best in both.

Peter Pan

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 16 mins)
• By J.M. Barrie
• Narrated By Jim Dale
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Fly away with Peter Pan to the enchanted island of Neverland! This first chapter book adaptation of the classic novel, originally published in 1911, tells the story of the boy who never grows up. And when they join Peter on his magical island, Wendy and her brothers are in for exciting encounters with mermaids, an Indian princess, and pirates! Let the amazing adventures begin!

The Black Star of Kingston

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 9 mins)
• By S. D. Smith
• Narrated By Eric Fritzius
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A century before Heather and Picket's adventures in The Green Ember, a displaced community fights for hope on the ragged edge of survival. Whitson Mariner and Fleck Blackstar face old fears and new enemies, forging a legend that will echo through the ages.

Our Island Story (Complete)

• UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 17 mins)
• By H. E. Marshall
• Narrated By Daniel Philpott, Anna Bentinck
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H. E. Marshall’s classic children’s chronicle of Britain, Our Island Story, includes all the best-loved (and most infamous!) stories from history: King Alfred and the cakes, King John and the Magna Carta, Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar, Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada, and many others. This recording contains the complete and unabridged text, released previously in separate volumes. It is read with aplomb by Anna Bentinck and Daniel Philpott.

Little House in the Big Woods: Little House, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 41 mins)
• By Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Narrated By Cherry Jones
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Told from four-year-old Laura's point of view, this story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Laura lives in the little house with her pa, her ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their trusty dog, Jack. Pioneer life is sometimes hard for the family, since they must grow or catch all their own food as they get ready for the cold winter. But it is also exciting as Laura and her family celebrate Christmas with homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and make their first trip into town.

Johnny Tremain

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 25 mins)
• By Esther Forbes
• Narrated By George Guidall
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Johnny had been Mr. Lapham's star pupil, a clever, industrious apprentice silversmith. But when Johnny seriously burns his hand in a furnace, he finds himself crippled and with no means of taking care of himself. Soon, trouble reaches Johnny's life in a new way. Swept along in the tide of events leading to the Boston Tea Party and the first skirmishes of Lexington and Concord, Johnny finds a job as message-carrier for the Sons of Liberty. As young and old men alike make sacrifices for a new country, Johnny prepares to take his own stand in the cause for freedom.

A Little Princess

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 9 mins)
• By Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Narrated By Virginia Leishman
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10-year-old Sarah Crue lives life like a princess until tragedy strikes, taking away her fine clothes and privileges. Without her velvet and silk and French maids, she's no longer the envy of all the girls at Miss Minchin's London boarding school, and even has to live in the school's attic, working for the students who were once her friends. Will Sarah's spirit remain unbowed? Follow her through her trials and triumphs in this unforgettable tale beloved by children the world over.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Stories

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 43 mins)
• By T. Burgess, Beatrix Potter
• Narrated By Jim Weiss

The warmth, whimsy and charm of these animal stories by Beatrix Potter and T. Burgess have made them favorites with generations of children and adults.

Treasure Island

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 56 mins)
• By Robert Louis Stevenson
• Narrated By Gabriel Woolf
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First published in 1883, Treasure Island remains one of Robert Louis Stevenson's best-known and best-loved works.

A classic coming of age adventure, featuring buried treasure, treacherous pirates, and the eponymous Long John Silver, Treasure Island tells the enthralling story of Jim Hawkins, a young cabin boy, who sets sail on an 18th century voyage in search of a pirate's buried gold.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 52 mins)
• By Mark Twain
• Narrated By Nick Offerman
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A natural storyteller and raconteur in his own right - just listen to Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption - actor, comedian, carpenter, and all-around manly man Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) brings his distinctive baritone and a fine-tuned comic versatility to Twain's writing. In a knockout performance, he doesn't so much as read Twain's words as he does rejoice in them, delighting in the hijinks of Tom - whom he lovingly refers to as a "great scam artist" and "true American hero".

Ivanhoe

• UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 42 mins)
• By Walter Scott
• Narrated By David McCallion
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Ivanhoe is the perfect novel for any listener who loves an action-packed adventure based on the mythology and legends of Medieval times in England. Set in the 12th century, Ivanhoe is the story of a young man who joins up with Richard the Lion Hearted during a dark time where England is split between the Normans and the Saxons, pitting friends and family against each other through the conquering of land and the changing seats of the Royal Family.

The Complete Little Women Series: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys (4 books in one)

• UNABRIDGED (37 hrs and 29 mins)
• By Louisa May Alcott
• Narrated By Catherine O'Brien
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Little Women itself “has been read as a romance or as a quest, or both. It has been read as a family drama that validates virtue over wealth.” Little Women has been read “as a means of escaping that life by women who knew its gender constraints only too well.” Alcott “combines many conventions of the sentimental novel with crucial ingredients of Romantic children's fiction, creating a new form of which Little Women is a unique model.”