Animal Friendships

Tre amici ed un cane percorrono in barca il Tamigi. Sia durante i preparativi del viaggio che in navigazione, si verificano situazioni assurde e divertenti, descritte con il tipico umorismo inglese.

When Dante's Inferno is born early on a February night, there are great expectations for him. He may be the grandson of the greatest racehorse in modern times, but Dante's start proves a rough one: He doesn't bond with many people, as they always seem to be either poking and prodding him or trying to get him to fulfill their dreams.

It's a big world out there, and Copper the golden retriever finds himself navigating it alone - hungry, homeless, and afraid. Copper longs for love and a family to call his own. He's got a big heart, a love for people, and an even bigger love for adventure. Follow Copper through the greatest experience of his life: hiking the 2,186-mile-long Appalachian Trail. The novel is based on the true story of Copper, a 10-year-old adopted golden retriever who thru-hikes the trail with his best friend, David.

Daisy and Dad set off to a nearby forest park for the day. What an adventure they would have! They met a salmon, a frog, and even encountered a gentle breeze whispering from the talking trees.

When Melody Horrill arrived at university she was a troubled and lost young woman, hiding behind a carefully crafted exterior. She had experienced a childhood of emotional and physical trauma mainly at the hands of her violent father that was as damaging as it was brutal. One day Melody volunteered to help her lecturer monitor pods of river dolphins nearby. There for the first time she encountered Jock, a solitary dolphin with a maimed fin, who lived apart from the highly social pods. Melody was to form a bond with Jock that gave her the key to freeing herself from the demons of her own past.

Brimming with mystery and treasure, this action-packed tale sends a boy in need of luck and a girl in need of a friend on an adventure that will change their lives forever. Meet George, the third Lord of Devonshire and the unluckiest boy in London. Why is George so unlucky? First, he's an orphan. Second, unless he sells everything, he's about to lose his house.

Este audiolibro relata las aventuras de dos hermanos: Mikah un cachorro de león y Patrik un chimpancé preadolescente. Juntos vivirán emocionantes aventuras en su camino por conseguir sus sueños.

From the moment Sarvey Wildlife Care Center volunteer Jeff Guidry saw the emaciated baby eagle with broken wings, his life was changed. For weeks he and the center's staff tended to the grievously injured bird. Miraculously, she recovered, and Jeff became her devoted caretaker. Though Freedom would never fly, she had Jeff as her wings.

On the night that Aunty dies, the raggedy witches come for Mup’s family. Pale, cold, and relentless, the witches will do anything for the tyrannical queen who has outlawed most magic and enforces her laws with terror and cruelty - and who happens to be Mup’s grandmother. When witches carry off her dad, Mup and her mam leave the mundane world to rescue him. But everything is odd in the strange, glittering Witches Borough, even Mam. Even Mup herself. In a world of rhyming crows, talking cats, and golden forests, it’s all Mup can do to keep her wits about her.

The seaside town of Isla has many stories, the most notable being the legend of the Seafaring Parrot. Locals claim that the Seafarer remembers every sound, every whisper, cry, laugh, or snort ever uttered. But, though there have been rumored Seafarer sightings, no one has actually seen the bird before. Other stories surround a boy named Pablo, who had washed up on shore in a blow-up swimming pool as an infant with only a lavender parrot as a companion.

Things are hard for 11-year-old Yonder. She doesn't have a friend to her name...except for Dirt, the Shetland pony next door. So when Miss Enid makes the cruel decision to sell Dirt for horsemeat, Yonder knows she has to find a way to rescue him. Even if that means stealing Dirt away and sneaking him into her own house. What follows will make you worry, will make you cry, and will ultimately fill you with hope, love, and an unshakable belief in the power of friendship. Especially the four-legged kind.

Gray and his alliance of peaceful shivers - Riptide, Coral, and AuzyAuzy - have beaten the bloodthirsty emperor Finnivus and his vicious Indi Shiver Armada to smithereens, sending them swimming as fast as they can retreat. But there’s no time to party: Finnivus may have been humiliated, but he’s still out for revenge. This is the ruler who feasts on the heads of every shark he conquers, after all. When the emperor’s gangs of soldier fish strike, Gray and his friends endure a tragic loss.

Au printemps, Philippe se sépare de sa femme et perd son travail. Il est alors happé dans la spirale infernale : sans emploi, pas de logement, et sans logement, pas d'emploi. Devenu SDF, il est confronté à la dure loi de la rue, faite de solitude, de honte, et de violence. Jusqu'au jour où, au cœur de l'hiver, il rencontre Baudelaire, un irrésistible corniaud. Grâce à ce compagnon d'infortune, Philippe se lie d'amitiés avec les commerçants du 14e.

Tre uomini in barca (per tacer del cane) è un romanzo scritto nel 1889 da Jerome K. Jerome, uno dei più noti scrittori umoristici inglesi...

Ratbridge residents are clamouring for miracle medicine Black Jollop, but a shortage calls for action! The Nautical Laundry must journey afar to gather its secret ingredient.But things aren’t what they seem... and soon the ship is under attack. Can Arthur and his friends triumph and return to Ratbridge with a cure for all its ills? A fantastically funny tale of pirates, poison and monsters from bestselling author Alan Snow.

Matt is missing. Bonnie's brother left his classroom to use thebathroom - and disappeared. A police dog traces his scent to the curb, where he apparently got into a vehicle. But why would Matt go anywhere with a stranger? Overwhelmed with fear, Bonnie discovers that her dog is gone, too. Was Pookie used as a lure for Matt? Bonnie makes one big mistake in her attempt to find her brother. In a chilling climax on a Washington State ferry, Bonnie and Matt must outsmart their abductor or pay with their lives.

Un romanzo che è un pilastro dello humour inglese; una guida turistica tutta particolare, da ascoltare prima di ogni viaggio sul Tamigi.La base dell'umorismo dei Monty Piton. Musiche di Ivan Genesio.

When a remote island's rain forest is threatened by the greedy timber company Loggocorp, the Humans Who Know (that mice have evolved) develop a secret plan to save the forest. And they need all the help they can get from the Big Cheese, Trey, and their other friends in the Mouse Nation. First the team must unravel a centuries-old mystery: Who actually owns the rain forest? The mission to find that person brings Megan and her family across the ocean to England, where everything starts to go just a little bit...weird.

Motor Mouse is a busy little mouse, between driving his delivery car, eating cake, and visiting with friends. Come along with him on his adventures! In "The Friday Cake Day", Motor Mouse and his friend Telly have been looking forward all week to their Friday tradition of eating cake. But when Friday arrives, the Cake Shop is closed. This is not acceptable! In "Going for a Look-About", Motor Mouse hires a cab. In "Front Row at the Picture Show", Motor Mouse and his brother, Vincent, are going to a movie.

Så fort Britta får syn på Jennie vet hon att hon har hittat sin drömhäst! Vilken hals, vilket steg och så stadig på tygeln. Redan innan hon testat att rida henne vet Britta att hon är förälskad i den bruna, runda hästen. Det känns ända in i hjärtat!