Elephant Fiction

Among the baboons of Brightforest Troop, Thorn Middleleaf struggles with a terrible secret-proof of the unthinkable betrayal that has happened in their midst. Across the plains, a young lion named Fearless chafes under the rule of a tyrant, waiting for the right moment to reclaim his father's pride. And the elephant Sky is desperately searching for a sign that will guide her to the savannah's rightful leader. A quest for answers will unite them all—but will it be before the fragile balance of Bravelands is destroyed forever?

This story is a gem representing the delightful stories from the Indian subcontinent which capture the simple essence of everyday life in rural/urban India. The simple pleasures of life indicate a time gone by, before the advent of cellphones and Facebook, a time which almost stood still, a time where children could revel in the rain, make paper boats and race them down a drain, play marbles, and generally pass time. The once idyllic life almost seems too slow and bear and hence is fascinating to watch unfurl as we listen to the story.

Cette collection de contes populaires emmènera petits et grands dans un voyage au cœur de l'âme africaine, avec une sélection d'histoires venues de la tradition orale sénégalaise, gambienne et guinéenne. Les animaux qui parlent, pleins de malice, sont les moyens les plus vivants de transmettre perles de sagesse ancestrale et un poétique aperçu du quotidien d'une Afrique sans âge, en faisant le tour des préoccupations et pensées transmises de génération en génération.

"Gothic Nightmares" at Tate Britain in London was an important exhibition, but not entirely for the reasons that its organizers thought. They clearly saw it as a stage in mapping an episode in British art - the rise of the Sturm und Drang, hand-in-hand with a new age of Gothic sensibility in literature - that has, until now, been relatively uncharted. What they almost entirely failed to perceive was its relevance to recent, and even current, developments in British and American art.

Akbar was one of the most admired and also one of the most feared emperors of India. He patronized art and promoted religious harmony due to which he is called "Akbar the Great". In his court was present one of the wisest men of his time - Birbal. The interactions between Akbar and Birbal are the stuff of legend and folklore due to the interesting problems and situations that Akbar posed and the witty solutions and answers that Birbal gave.

"Le loup" : Leurs parents partis, Delphine et Marinette ouvrent la porte de la maison au loup. Le loup doit gagner la confiance des fillettes et réparer sa mauvaise réputation. "L'éléphant" : Delphine et Marinette décident de jouer à l'Arche de Noé. Tous les animaux sont réunis, mais il manque un éléphant. La poule accepte d'incarner ce rôle, et elle le fait si bien qu'elle devient un véritable éléphant !

Eight fanciful tales from Rudyard Kipling's book of animal origin tales, which began as bedtime stories told to his daughter Essie. They are called Just So Stories because Essie would not let Kipling deviate from the tale by even one word: They had to be told "just so".

En casa de Linda y Emily Wright, madre e hija colaboran estrechamente, ríen mucho y lloran alguna que otra vez, comen verduras (pero también muffins), dicen «gracias», «por favor» y «lo siento». Y resuelven casos misteriosos. Juntas.

Treize histoires de la culture traditionnelle et populaire réunies en un livre audio pour sentir battre le cœur de l'Afrique du Sud, à travers l'interprétation de Nicolas de Coulonges. Ces contes africains sages et naïfs, profonds et pleins d'humour, emmèneront petits et grands à la découverte d'une culture féérique à travers une sélection des plus beaux textes transmis par la tradition orale : "L'éléphant et la grenouille", "L'origine des blancs et des nègres", "Pourquoi le crocodile ne mange pas la poule", etc.