From the oldest "Cinderella" story in the world to a tale of a boy who lived among seals, storyteller Rafe Martin delivers imaginative and impressive tales that will delight the whole family. He presents his awardwinning children's picture books, which originally developed from his performances. "The RoughFace Girl," an ancient Algonquin Indian tale, may have been brought back to France by fur traders, where it became "Cinderella." "Foolish Rabbit," Martin's first children's book, is based on a 3,000yearold story from India about facing fear, while "The Boy Who Lived with the Seals" is a longer version of a Native American tale about following our own visions. Finally, the evocative "The Boy Who Loved Mammoths" grew out of Martin's childhood wishes, dreams, and memories.
In this delightful recording of tales from around the world, each story explains why an animal, plant, or natural object looks or acts the way it does....
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Al Franken, or Dr. Al Franken as he prefers to be called, has written the first truly indispensable book of the new millennium...
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On February 2, 2002, Stephen King, Pat Conroy, John Grisham, and Peter Straub gathered at New York's Town Hall for a very special evening...
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In this recording, we revisit West Virginia with Bil Lepp as he tells some of the stories that made his brother, Paul, and himself repeat winners of the West Virginia State Liars Contest....
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New York Times columnist Frank Rich examines what he says is the trail of fictions manufactured by the Bush Administration, from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina....
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Sibling rivalry. Sometimes, a kid just isn't ready for some little squirt to come along and invade his space, his own room....
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If you are driving, pull over. If you are at work, close your door, unless you don't mind your colleagues seeing you doubled over, in tears, on your office floor...
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Years later, Donald Davis remember of his childhood, I came to realize that when you come from a longdammedup ScotsIrish gene pool...
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In the hills of Appalachia, humor and wisdom are mixed up forever in funny, wise stories that seem to grow more lustrous with each telling....
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The warmth of the Christmas season is condensed into this single collection that will rekindle your Christmas memories....
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Former teachers Richard and Judy Dockrey Young bring their frightening performances alive on tape with 14 ghost stories from the American Southeast....
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There was a time during Donald Davis' college freshman year when he wasn't really sure he wanted to claim his hometown of Sulpher Springs, North Carolina....
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Why I Recommend
Audible by Alan Twigg
Audible (an Amazon.com company) is the world's leading online
audio-book provider. Audible is responsible for supplying audio
content to Apple's ITunes service. I have been listening,
enjoying and creating audio books for many years. With
the arrival of the internet and portable digital devices,
audio-books began to become availalbe for download.
Having tried most of
the other download services myself, I finally came to
the conclusion that Audible offers the best and most
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This link will take you to Audible...
All about Audiobooks and how they can make your life more
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Books in audio format are a fantastic alternative to reading.
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Here at Playtime Books we offer lots unabridged talking
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