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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
"He's been cursed, left for dead, and deposited at the world's end. Now the infamous pirate Captain Jack Sparrow sets sail on stranger tides for his most dangerous voyage yet - to the fabled Fountain of Youth. On this doomed quest, Jack will meet a lost love - the gorgeous but mysterious pirate Angelica - and be held prisoner on the horrifying Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship captained by the evil and dreaded Blackbeard! Now, Jack must avoid terrifying zombies and battle beautiful-but-deadly mermaids as he races against the Spanish Armada, the British Navy, and the treacherous Captain Barbossa to reach the Fountain. So set sail on the sinister seas...if you dare!"
To be announced (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 1 hr 34 mins
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
"Pirate aficionados of all ages will dive into this entertaining retelling of the continuing, bone-chilling adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and Elizabeth Swann. The battle for control of the seas heats up in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."
Audiobook · 3 hrs 5 mins
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
"A novelization of the Walt Disney Studios film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, starring Johnny Depp as the unforgettable Captain Jack Sparrow! The newest film in the box-office-smashing franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Men Tell No Tales, features the return of fan favorites Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow and Geoffrey Rush as Hector Barbossa alongside franchise newcomers Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Skyfall), Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner), and Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent)."
Elizabeth Rudnick (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 2 hrs 51 mins
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
"Jack Sparrow and his friends are back and ready for another adventure. But this time, it looks like they might be in over their heads. In Dead Man's Chest, aspiring pirates will get a chance to re-live the action of the movie."
Irene Trimble (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 2 hrs 19 mins
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
"Listeners can set sail for adventure with this full-length retelling of the live-action Disney film. They'll follow every swashbuckling step as a brave young man teams up with a high-seas scoundrel to rescue the woman he loves from the clutches of a band of cursed pirates."
Disney Press , Elizabeth Rudnick (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Tales from Watership Down
"Tales from Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adams’s classic Watership Down, a #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award. Adams returns to the vivid and distinctive world he created in that enduring work, reacquainting readers with the animal characters we know and love, including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahrairah. These compelling tales include all-new adventures, with the younger generation of rabbits eager to find out about the heroic age that existed before they were born. Part One includes traditional lore on the character El-ahrairah. Part Two shares tales of his adventures as he and Rabscuttle return home after their encounter with the Black Rabbit of Inlé. Part Three recounts the adventures of Hazel and his companions as they establish their warren on Watership Down after their defeat of General Woundwort. Tales from Watership Down enchants us once again with stories of courage and survival, and the millions of readers who enjoyed Watership Down now have the chance to re-enter this unique and spellbinding world."
Richard Adams (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 6 hrs 12 mins
The Stones of Green Knowe
"L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. This is the sixth book in this classic series. While eagerly following each stage of the new stone manor house his father is building to replace their old wooden Saxon hall, a young boy, part Saxon and part Norman, becomes involved with ancient magic that carries him through time."
L.M. Boston (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 2 hrs 50 mins
The River At Green Knowe
"L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. In this, the third book, Tolly and his grandmother are away (presumably in Cornwall). Two women have rented the house for the summer and ask three children to stay. Ida is the niece of one of the women, Ping and Oskar are refugees. The children are turned loose on the river, where they have many fine and imaginative adventures."
Audiobook · 3 hrs 36 mins
An Enemy At Green Knowe
"L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. The fifth book in the series finally brings together our two main protagonists: the house's blood relative Tolly and the Chinese refugee Ping, both of whom have featured in the previous books, but never together."
Audiobook · 4 hrs 2 mins
A Stranger At Green Knowe
"L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. In this volume, a strange friendship develops between a young Chinese refugee who is spending the summer at Green Knowe and a gorilla who has escaped from the London Zoo."
Audiobook · 4 hrs 25 mins
Treasure Of Green Knowe
"L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. In this second book, Tolly returns for easter vacation to find that the portrait of Toby, Alexander and Linnet is missing--loaned out by his grandmother to a museum, possibly to be sold at the end of the exhibition because she needs money to mend the roof. Tolly is horrified, and then with the help of Susan and Jacob (Susan an ancestor of his from 1800) he learns about Green Knowe during their lifetime, and--yes--finds the treasure which was lost while they were living."
Audiobook · 4 hrs 45 mins
The Children of Green Knowe
"L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. There are three children: Toby, who rides the majestic horse Feste; his mischievous little sister, Linnet; and their brother, Alexander, who plays the flute. The children warmly welcome Tolly to Green Knowe… even though they've been dead for centuries. But that's how everything is at Green Knowe. The ancient manor hides as many stories as it does dusty old rooms. And the master of the house is great-grandmother Oldknow, whose storytelling mizes present and past with the oldest magic in the world."
Audiobook · 4 hrs 9 mins
"Bloomsbury presents The Golden Swift by Lev Grossman, read by Simon Vance. Discover the magical, timeless, bestselling children's adventure series from Lev Grossman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians It’s been a year since Kate and Tom became conductors on the Great Secret Intercontinental Railway, and life has changed completely! Delivering animal passengers to their rightful habitats using their very own secret steam train, The Silver Arrow, is exciting and magical and fulfilling. Until one day a new and mysterious train almost rams them off the track! Its name? The Golden Swift. Kate catches a glimpse of the conductors. They're children, like them, and they're dropping animals off at all the wrong stations! Kate is determined to catch up with their rivals and confront them. Her actions will lead to an adventure bigger than she could have dreamed of, racing through the highlands of Western Scotland, trekking in the Australian outback and diving down deep into the Bering Sea on a magical submarine. Kate will have to discover a whole new way to offer endangered animals safe and lasting homes … C 2022 Lev Grossman C 2022 Hachette Audio"
Lev Grossman (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 4 hrs 10 mins
"What can smell like bubblegum, glow neon green at night, be poisonous and yet still eaten by humans, and even help create rain? The answer is mushrooms! From their hidden networks underground to the fruiting body above, mushrooms can do incredible things. But don't call them plants—mushrooms are fungi. They're more closely related to animals like you!"
Laura K. Zimmermann (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
"Soon, the dormouse must hibernate, and the friends will part. As the time for sleep nears, the fox tries to keep the dormouse awake. Sleep indeed must come, but not before the two friends have shared one last story, knowing they will be together again in the spring. This gentle friendship story is the perfect allegory for the bedtime ritual. And the reassuring message is clear: “I will be there for you when you wake.”"
Giorgio Volpe (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
"'The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking.' When detective Dirk Dilly gets a call from Holly, a young girl whose pet cat has gone missing, the dragon ends up with not only a new case to solve but also a self-appointed partner-in-solving-crime. And it turns out that Holly's cat is just the beginning! As the pair hunt for clues, Dirk spots other dragons flying over the city - and not the good kind. Dirk has a hunch they might just be involved, but will he and Holly be able prevent further cat-astrophe before it's too late? The first instalment in a fun and action-packed detective series for fans of TOTO THE NINJA CAT, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and Tom Fletcher's children's books."
Gareth P. Jones (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 3 hrs 19 mins
"'The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking.' Holly is desperate to be sleuthing with her partner-in-solving-crime, dragon Dirk Dilly, but instead she's stuck at her exclusive boarding school for children of the rich and famous. She's determined to escape, until she meets Callum, the son of the Prime Minister, who claims he was kidnapped by dragons a year ago and hasn't been the same since. And when Dirk's own investigation into dragon activity brings him to the school, the two cases collide. What if Callum isn't as crazy as he seems? The second installment in a fun and action-packed detective series for fans of TOTO THE NINJA CAT, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and Tom Fletcher's children's books!"
Audiobook · 4 hrs 12 mins
"'The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking.' When a visitor turns up unannounced at Dirk's office with a new case for him and Holly to solve, all is not as it seems. A Sea Dragon has disappeared and the only clue left at the scene of the crime is the ashy outline of an elusive Sky Dragon. As their investigations take them from a dodgy billionaire's HQ to the top of the city's tallest skyscraper, trouble is set to soar sky high for this dragon detective and his partner-in-solving-crime. Will they be able to hunt down the suspect and find the missing dragon before they both disappear into thin air? The third installment in a fun and action-packed detective series for fans of TOTO THE NINJA CAT, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and Tom Fletcher's children's books!"
Audiobook · 3 hrs 43 mins
"'The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking.' When Holly and her family fly to LA for a holiday, it promises to be the trip of a lifetime. On her first day exploring the city of dreams, Holly befriends a movie director, who's captured something suspiciously dragonlike on camera while filming out in the desert. But before she can examine the tape properly, it goes missing... Holly asks her partner-in-solving-crime, dragon detective Dirk Dilly, to join her on the hunt for clues in Hollywood. Will they be able to find the film before it falls into the wrong hands and exposes the existence of dragonkind to the world? The final instalment in a fun and action-packed detective series for fans of TOTO THE NINJA CAT, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and Tom Fletcher's children's books!"
Audiobook · 3 hrs 48 mins
"Bloomsbury presents The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman, read by Simon Vance. 'There’s nothing so rare as a fantasy that elicits genuine wonder and that uses marvellous things to enrich a child’s appreciation of ordinary ones. Lev Grossman’s novel The Silver Arrow is something special.' WALL STREET JOURNAL Discover the magical, timeless children's adventure from Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians. Now a New York Times bestseller! When Kate is given a colossal steam train, the Silver Arrow, for her birthday, she can't believe her luck. After eleven years of waiting, adventure has finally found her! Soon the Silver Arrow is whisking Kate and her brother Tom to a magical station where their passengers stand ready to board. From the porcupine to the pangolin, each one is rare and wonderful. But these animals have been waiting a very long time too. Can Kate deliver them home ... before it's too late? Lev Grossman’s first children’s book is a journey you’ll never forget: a rip-roaring adventure from desert plains to snow-covered mountains and everything in between. Packed with exciting creatures from the indignant porcupine to the lost polar bear and the adorable baby pangolin, The Silver Arrow is a classic story about saving our endangered animals and the places they live. C 2020 Lev Grossman C 2020 Hachette Audio"
Audiobook · 3 hrs 50 mins
This Raindrop: Has a Billion Stories to Tell
"This beautiful tale follows a raindrop’s journey on Earth, from the time of the dinosaurs to the creation of the earliest cities and beyond. It explains how Earth has depended on the same water supply throughout its existence by flowing and falling all around us, fueling and forming much of what we have seen and used for millions of years. Featuring beautiful narration and educational back matter including an explanation of the water cycle, the importance of water conservation, and resources for further learning, this book introduces a new understanding of our planet and encourages mindfulness and action when it comes to caring for the environment."
Linda Ragsdale (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
The Green Knowe Chronicles Books 1 - 3
"Here are books 1 - 3 in L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, which have been entertaining readers for half a century."
Audiobook · 12 hrs 31 mins
The Green Knowe Chronicles Books 4 - 6
"Here are books 4 - 6 in L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, which have been entertaining readers for half a century."
Audiobook · 11 hrs 18 mins
The Dark Tower, and Other Stories
"The revered author’s definitive collection of short fiction, which explores enduring spiritual and science fiction themes such as space, time, reality, fantasy, God, and the fate of humankind. From C.S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—comes a collection of his dazzling short fiction. This collection of futuristic fiction includes a breathtaking science fiction story written early in his career in which Cambridge intellectuals witness the breach of space-time through a chronoscope—a telescope that looks not just into another world, but into another time. As powerful, inventive, and profound as his theological and philosophical works, The Dark Tower reveals another side of Lewis’s creative mind and his longtime fascination with reality and spirituality. It is ideal reading for fans of J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis’s longtime friend and colleague."
C.S. Lewis (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 5 hrs 6 mins
The Pilgrim's Progress
"Undoubtedly, John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress is considered one of the most influential books of all time. For many, it is second only to the Holy Bible and has been enjoyed by generations for more than 340 years. This whimsical allegory follows the adventures of a man named Christian who, after discovering a book and, subsequently, having a great burden grow on his back, journeys beyond the forbidden borders of his home in search of the Celestial City and its King."
John Bunyan , Robert Fernandez , Steve R. Cleary (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
"James Hook is a child who only wants to grow up. When he meets Peter Pan, a boy who loves to pretend and is intent on never becoming a man, James decides he could try being a child—at least briefly. James joins Peter Pan on a holiday to Neverland, a place of adventure created by children’s dreams, but Neverland is not for the faint of heart. Soon James finds himself longing for home, determined that he is destined to be a man. But Peter refuses to take him back, leaving James trapped in a world just beyond the one he loves. A world where children are to never grow up. But grow up he does. And thus begins the epic adventure of a Lost Boy and a pirate. This story isn’t about Peter Pan; it’s about the boy whose life he stole. It’s about a man in a world that hates men. It’s about the feared Captain James Hook and his passionate quest to kill the Pan, an impossible feat in a magical land where everyone loves Peter Pan. Except one."
Brianna R. Shrum (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 9 hrs 49 mins
The Grand Escape: The Greatest Prison Breakout of the 20th Century (Scholastic Focus)
"Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with his next thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I. ***Three starred reviews!***Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with his next thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I. Illustrated throughout with incredible photographs and published on the 100th anniversary of the Holzminden escape!At the height of World War I, as battles raged in the trenches and in the air, another struggle for survival was being waged in the most notorious POW camp in all of Germany: Holzminden. A land-locked Alcatraz of sorts, it was home to the most troublesome Allied prisoners--and the most talented at escape. The Grand Escape tells the remarkable tale of a band of pilots who pulled off an ingenious plan and made it out of enemy territory in the biggest breakout of WWI, inspiring their countrymen in the darkest hours of the war."
Neal Bascomb (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 4 hrs 59 mins
"Join Jordy, Alex, and Chloe as they cross the portal from our world to a strange and wonderful place, accessible for just a moment through the trapdoor of the attic in their family home. From hat-stand forests to towering hills of old musical instruments, deserts of old books, and a great water-tank lake, the vast continent they stumble upon is one of limitless surprises—and that's before they meet the inhabitants. The strange clans of small, lumpen people live in homes constructed from all manner of found things and drive vehicles powered by old sewing-machine parts. It is against this remarkable backdrop that the three children will embark on a spellbinding adventure to recover a prized possession, save a life, and—somehow—find a way back home. A story of courage, loyalty, and friendship; of incredible landscapes, ingenious devices, and cunning plot twists; Attica has a richness and depth that will delight listeners of all ages."
Garry Kilworth (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 9 hrs 47 mins
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
"A classic since its first publication in 1863, The Water-Babies is the story of a little chimney sweep named Tom and his magical adventures beneath the waves. The ill-treated Tom flees his dangerous toil and his cruel master, Grimes. When he jumps into a cool stream to clean the soot off himself, he becomes a water baby, cleaner and happier than he has ever been, in a hidden fairy world. There, Tom meets haughty dragonflies, makes friends with a slow-witted lobster, and dodges hungry otters. Eventually, he meets the other water-babies and their clever rulers, Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid and Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby. After a long and arduous quest to the Other-end-of-Nowhere, young Tom achieves his heart's desire."
Charles Kingsley (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 5 hrs 3 mins
Shakespeare for Children, with eBook
"Originally written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare,' Shakespeare for Children is much more entertaining than that—some of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style. Charles and Mary Lamb introduce children to the magic of Shakespeare with these ten favorite tales. Although simplified, these stories don't underestimate young readers; they keep the complexity, twists of plot, and turns of fate found in the originals. And their literary quality has made them popular and sought-after ever since their first publication in 1807. Included in this edition are: —'The Tempest' —'A Midsummer Night's Dream' —'Much Ado About Nothing' —'King Lear' —'Macbeth' —'The Taming of the Shrew' —'Twelfth Night; or, What You Will' —'Romeo and Juliet' —'Hamlet, Prince of Denmark' —'Othello'"
Charles Lamb , Mary Lamb (Author), Josephine Bailey , Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 5 hrs 30 mins
Black Beauty, with eBook
"Every child loves a story about a horse, and Black Beauty remains one of the finest, most touching ever written. Set in Victorian London, the novel follows the shifting fortunes of a horse as he moves from owner to owner. Narrated by the noble Black Beauty himself, the tale offers an animal's perspective of the world and highlights the thoughtless, even cruel treatment animals endured during that period."
Anna Sewell (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
The Children’s Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
"Padraic Colum's classic retelling combines the immortal stories from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey into one glorious saga of heroism and magical adventure. Come voyage to ancient Greece with Achilles who, guided by the gods, seeks vengeance on the Trojans. And follow Odysseus on his perilous journey on the sea—through the land of the Cyclopes, past Circe the Enchantress, the terrible Charybdis, and the six-headed serpent Scylla. Young readers will delight in these accessible tales of action and adventure."
Padraic Colum (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 4 hrs 43 mins
Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact, and Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main; From the Writing and Pictures of Howard Pyle
""Pirates, Buccaneers, Marooners, those cruel but picturesque sea wolves who once infested the Spanish Main, all live in present-day conceptions in great degree as drawn by the pen and pencil of Howard Pyle…It is improbable that anyone else will ever bring his combination of interest and talent to the depiction of these old-time Pirates, any more than there could be a second Remington to paint the now extinct Indians and gun-fighters of the Great West." So writes Merle Johnson, who has here gathered together in one volume all of the nineteenth-century author-artist's classic pirate stories that had been scattered through many magazines and books. Well-researched and with richly drawn characters, Pyle's work will appeal to students of history and adventure lovers alike."
Howard Pyle , Merle Johnson (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 7 hrs 55 mins
The Ravenmaster’s Secret: Escape from the Tower of London
"In London in 1735, eleven-year-old Forrest Harper is living with his family in the Tower of London. There he helps his father tend the ravens and guard the prisoners. Still, life is lonely. When vicious Scottish Rebels are captured, Forrest is delighted. Perhaps now he can prove his courage and impress the local bullies who torment him. His happiness is short-lived, though, when the Harpers are only given custody of Maddy, a Scottish Rebel’s daughter, for a rebel in a dress will surely make Forrest a laughingstock. As the days pass, Maddy’s beauty and warmth and her touching stories of life in Scotland seal a friendship between them. But when she is slated for execution, Forrest is faced with a horrifying choice: commit treason and help her escape or obey the law and allow his innocent friend to be executed."
Elvira Woodruff (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)
Audiobook · 4 hrs 15 mins
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