Classic Nature

In Gifts, Ralph Waldo Emerson muses on the function of and expectations surrounding the giving of gifs. He touches on what gifts communicate about the nature of the giver and receiver and how the best kind of gift is a gift of love.

Winnie-the-Pooh has been translated into over fifty languages. It is the timeless collection of short stories about an anthropomorphic teddy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, and his friends Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga, and Roo.

Seed Babies piques the child's interest about how seeds grow. It provides interesting information about seeds in a conversational style between two brothers and the various seeds they encounter. These seeds offer grammatical advice, chastises poor reasoning, provide enlightening information, and will often encourage the boys to go and discover answers to their questions themselves.

Who wouldn't love to have a cat like the one in Charles Perrault's amusing fairytale?

Paddington is very excited. He is going on a day trip around the city with his friend, Mr Gruber. With his suitcase full of marmalade sandwiches and Mrs Bird’s umbrella in case it rains, the bear from darkest Peru is ready for anything. Or almost. How is Paddington to know that the other tourists will think he was their tour guide? And how could he guess that they will follow him everywhere? Chaos and humour are hand-in-hand in this new story about the bear who always gets it right in the end.

"The Ugly Duckling" is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. When the tale begins, a mother duck's eggs hatch. One of the little birds is perceived by the other birds and animals on the farm as a homely little creature and suffers much verbal and physical abuse from them. He wanders sadly from the barnyard and lives with wild ducks and geese until hunters slaughter the flocks. He finds a home with an old woman but her cat and hen tease him mercilessly and again he sets off on his own. He sees a flock of migrating wild swans; he is delighted and excited but he cannot join them for he is too young and cannot fly.

Anton Tschechow war der Chronist der russischen Seele. Ironisch und doch liebevoll porträtiert er die Gesellschaft mit all ihren Fehlern und Eigenheiten – und die Hörenden ertappen sich häufig bei einem wissenden Nicken... Mit dabei: "Eine problematische Natur", "Eine Schutzlose", "Einmal im Jahr", "Grischa", "In den Chambregarnies".

"The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is a story written by British author Beatrix Potter, for the five-year-old son of her governess. It is a cautionary tale, warning children about the consequences of disobeying their parents' instructions; but it is told in such a charming and efficient way that it soon became a nursery classic. Peter Rabbit is now one of the most widely read books of all time, and has been translated into 36 languages for the delight and instruction of children all around the world.

Perico era un conejo muy inquieto. Era bastante distinto de sus hermanas, tres conejitas muy buenas y obedientes. Él no quería más que correr aventuras; y un día, desoyendo los consejos que le había dado su mamá, se metió en el huerto del señor Mac Gregor. Se lo estaba pasando de maravilla comiendo zanahorias tiernas, lechuguitas..., cuando, de repente…¿Queréis saber lo que le pasó al travieso de Perico? Pues no lo dejéis para más tarde: escuchad este audiocuento.

Goldilocks is a princess so beautiful that a King falls in love with her at the mere sight of her picture; he then sends a prince to bring her back to him, so as to marry her. But the Prince, who goes by the name of Charming, will be the one winning the heart of the damsel despite himself.

Paddington Bear first met the Brown family at a railway station–Paddington station, in fact. He had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru with only a jar of marmalade, a suitcase and a label reading ‘Please look after this bear’. Without further ado, Mr and Mrs Brown promptly welcomed the adventurous bear into their family, and in honour of their meeting place they named him Paddington. The Browns soon discover that Paddington is a most unusual bear. Ordinary things–like having a bath–become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around.

Blacky the Crow is a clever rascal who lives in the Green Forest and Meadow. He loves to play tricks on the other little people who are his neighbours, and is curious about Farmer Brown’s Boy. Blacky is always thinking about what is right and what is wrong, but he still gets into all kinds of mischief.

This is the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood—the story about a little girl who wears a red cloak, on her way to visit her ill grandmother. On her way, she decides to pick some flowers for her grandma. She meets the charming and well spoken wolf, who is more than happy to accompany her…

The Elephant Tales: Eliza Visits the Park is a rhyming audiobook about elephants that highlights the bonding between father and daughter, as well as economical values, jokes and animal facts. It is an audiobook for all ages.

Tres hermanos cerditos deciden cada uno construir una casa para comenzar a vivir su vida adulta. Dependiendo de sus habilidades y sus preferencias, cada uno decide usar distintos materiales: uno utiliza paja, otro, madera y el último, ladrillos. Apenas terminan de construir sus casas cuando un lobo hambriento les echa el ojo y decide comérselos, sin contar que los cerditos son más listos de lo que parece y que no le será tan fácil hacerlos su próxima cena.

Two little mice named Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb live in the wall of the nursery. While the dolls are gone for the day, these mischievous mice decide to go exploring the richly appointed doll house, with comical results.

Several of Beatrix Potter's most famous animal tales together with some lesser known but thoroughly delightful ones. One is Potter's version of a famous Aesop fable. Three feature Peter Rabbit and his cousin, Benjamin Bunny. All take the listener on adventures in natural settings, as well as urban ones.

Cuando los tres cerditos salen de casa para contruir sus propias casas, su madre les advierte de un lobo malvado. Los cerdos aprenden una valiosa lección mientras el lobo hambriento esta determinado en comer a los cerditos para la cena. Averigua qué cerdito construye la casa mas fuerte y cómo burla al lobo malvado.

Presented by actor/author Geoffrey Giuliano, here is an exciting "listen while you learn" audio production which promises to entertain, enlighten, and enliven the listener. Icon productions offer a daring, fresh perspective on the hundreds of perennial favorite tales which have inspired generations and imbued a deep love of literature and art in millions over time.

Die schönsten deutschen Gedichte mit den Themen Natur und Stadt.