Great Animal Stories

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run beside a jaguar or hang out with a hippo? Most of us have imagined how cool it will be to live side by side with the biggest and wildest of God’s creatures in heaven. Until then, most of these amazing creatures are best viewed from a safe distance. This is a collection of breathtaking true stories about God’s protection over those who had life-threatening run-ins with some of His most dangerous creatures.

Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again: through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. As the African Sun-Times put it, Modoc is "heartwarming...probably the greatest love story ever told".

Great Animal Stories, featuring 25 beastly tales.

The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume One is the first instalment in our classics collection focusing on the most important and iconic novels, stories, and poems of the 20th century. Featuring 18 essential modern classics from Orwell, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Woolf, and many more, and read by a cast of incredible narrators including Iwan Rheon, Ben Allen, Karen Cass, Nathan Osgood, amongst others, this is an essential addition to your library.

Listen to these true, heartwarming stories of daring animal escapes involving a pair of pigs who escaped slaughter, a cow who broke her neck and survived, a lamb born during transport and rescued by a woman, and more.

In the tenth book in The Good Lord Made Them All series, Joe Wheeler offers a wonderful collection of stories about many different kinds of animal, including dogs, cats, horses, pigs, and turtles. Their family-friendly adventures will have you laughing with glee. Perfect to read aloud, and a must-have to complete the series.

Get ready to embark on a rollercoaster ride, from facing off against four-wheeled monsters to braving the challenges of the great outdoors. As our brave animal heroes overcome obstacles with courage and teamwork, young listeners will be inspired to discover their own inner strengths and embark on their own daring quests.

"The Great Easter Egg Hunt" is a children's book that tells the story of a small village where the annual Easter egg hunt is about to take place. However, this year there's a twist. The eggs have been hidden by a mischievous Easter Bunny named Benny, who has added a few challenges to the hunt. The villagers have to solve riddles and complete tasks to find the eggs. Along the way, they learn the true meaning of Easter and the importance of teamwork, perseverance, and community. The book is filled with colorful illustrations and an exciting adventure that will keep readers engaged from start ...

On June 23, 2000, the iron-ore carrier MV Treasure, en route from Brazil to China, foundered off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, spilling 1,300 tons of oil into the ocean and contaminating the habitat of 75,000 penguins. Realizing that 41 percent of the world's population of African penguins could perish, local conservation officials immediately launched a massive rescue operation.

Master storyteller Hannah Watson’s audiobook, The Sleepy Dinosaurs, talks about a wonderful, magical world filled with life-long friendships and amazing adventures. When you and your child snuggle and listen to these stories together, you will be taken on an enchanted ride alongside mythical creatures, friendly misunderstood monsters, and so much more! The Sleepy Dinosaurs is a wonderful collection of short bedtime stories to help your children and toddlers fall asleep and relax, while dreaming about great dinosaur fantasies all night!

Albert Payson Terhune's story of Bruce, the collie, who starts out life as an ugly, ungainly type and grows up not only beautiful, but incredibly smart. Bruce protects The Mistress from evildoers and becomes a decorated war hero (WWI) before returning to The Home Place for a leisurely retirement amid the lovely trees and lakes. Bruce's story is told from the dog's perspective as well as the Master’s. We join in the adventures as well as share in a few sorrows. One of Terhune’s best that will bring a smile as well as a tear.

The Magic Unicorn & The Sleepy Dinosaur Bed Time Stories Collection is filled with wonderful bedtime stories of the Magic Unicorn and the Sleepy Dinosaurs' awesome adventures, where they meet new characters and befriend unassumingly and misunderstood monsters, among many others. Let your child’s imagination run wild, as they embark on a journey towards dreamland with you by their side. In this audiobook, your child will have wonderful dreams filled with great dinosaurs and magical unicorns all throughout the night!

The story of noble Black Beauty is one of the most popular children's books of all time. In this sensitive children's adaptation, Beauty movingly describes the friends, people, and places - good and bad - that he encounters in the course of his dramatic life as he is passed from master to master.

In this first book of The Good Lord Made Them All series, Joe Wheeler offers introduces a heartwarming anthology of nostalgic dog tales that will thrill, inspire, and cause you to feel young no matter your age. Beautifully written and suitable for the whole family, Owney the Post-Office Dog and Other Great Dog Stories celebrates the timeless virtues of loyalty, honor, friendship, and devotion through tales that are among the most moving and memorable you'll ever read.

If the capricious, aloof, mysterious, and graceful feline is your cup of tea, you will be puuurfectly delighted with these dramatic and hilarious tales of cats and those who love them. Wheeler's readers are never disappointed with his ability to collect the most memorable and heart-tugging stories. Here's one more collection that will evoke laughter, tears, wonder, and an insatiable thirst for more! Part of The Good Lord Made Them All series.

A fantastic collection of 30 stories about animals of all shapes and sizes, this will charm children aged six and up. From pet puppies to woodland wildlife, garden birds to pond-dwelling frogs, Enid Blyton was a devoted and knowledgeable animal lover. Listeners who feel the same way are bound to love her wonderful stories about our furry friends - and scaly, feathery or fluttery ones, too!

Larry Lion is a gossip and his friends teach him a positive lesson for it. Do-It-Duck finds a way to handle sadness. Brody Ant teaches us all how to think more positively, and Donald Dragon tells us how to stop worrying. Be amazed also at Frederick the Frog’s powerful carrot gun and laugh along with Molly Mouse with her classy ways. Do-It-Duck and Other Great Children’s Stories by Jay Rabbit has plenty of wisdom and fun for many of life’s situations, all packaged in fun bundles for children (and adult readers too!) to open, read and enjoy.

True stories of heroic canines with one thing in common: When it came to risking their lives, they never once hesitated.

Franky, the little red dachshund, lives with Gram and Gramps in a cabin in the woods. Every morning, Franky does his daily dachshund stretch (that's how dachshunds get so long) and goes to see if Gram dropped anything interesting into his bowl. Treats are very important in Franky's world. But even more important are his friends Nellie, Hen-rietta, Zippy, and Blackie the bear. They have one funny (mis)adventure after another, learning lessons about God, Christmas, and life along the way.

In this sensitive children's adaptation, Beauty movingly describes the friends, people and places - good and bad - that he encounters in the course of his dramatic life as he is passed from master to master. Anna Sewell wrote her book in the late 19th century as an attempt to improve the conditions of the working horse. It remains a unique document of a time when horses were the main means of transport and a heartfelt message against cruelty to animals.