“A thoughtful biography that celebrates diversity and perseverance. Recommended.” —School Library Journal
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- Painting in the Dark
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Read by Bronson Pinchot and Katherine Kellgren
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Release Date: 12/06/16
Formats: Digital Audy
In 1953, Esref Armagan was born completely blind to a poor family in Istanbul, Turkey. He received no formal education and spent his childhood days in his father’s shop, where he developed the curiosity to create and draw. He experienced the world through touch and learned to visually reproduce his surroundings, including color, shadows, and perspective, with his hands.
This blind artist’s story will be an inspiration to young artists of all abilities.
This audiobook won the 2017 Wilbur Award for Best Youth/Children Audiobook. It was also a finalist for the 2017 New York Festivals International Radio Program’s awards for Best Nonfiction Audiobook as well as for Best Solo Narration.
- Painting in the Dark
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Read by Bronson Pinchot and Katherine Kellgren
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Release Date: 12/06/16
Formats: Digital Audy
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- The Snow Queen
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Read by Katherine Kellgren
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Release Date: 6/15/14
Formats: Digital Audy
Hans Christian Andersen's beloved tale The Snow Queen is an enchanting story of the bond of love and friendship between young playmates Kai and Gerda. When a small shard of a wicked troll's broken mirror lodges in Kai's eye and heart, he loses his joyfulness and sees only the world's imperfections. With his heart turned to ice, the Snow Queen kidnaps him and returns to her castle in the far northern reaches of Lapland.
Gerda, heartbroken but innocent and full of love, sets out to find her dear friend. Along the way she encounters a bewitching old woman, talking crows, a prince and princess, and others who help her on her journey. With childlike faith and pureness. she finds the strength to continue on to the Snow Queen's isolated palace, never giving up on hope that she will reunite with Kai and thaw his heart.
Told in seven parts, this classic fairy tale is considered one of Andersen's finest works and has inspired countless other stories, including Disney's smash hit Frozen. Princess-obsessed kids and parents alike will be charmed by Gerda's perseverance and faith throughout this tale of friendship, love, and bravery.
- The Snow Queen
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Read by Katherine Kellgren
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Release Date: 6/15/14
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Great Classic Science Fiction
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Read by various narrators
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Release Date: 4/12/10
Formats: Digital Audy
This superlative collection of futuristic tales explores ground-breaking supernatural themes from the founding heroes of the science-fiction genre. The short story form is perfect for capturing the atmospheric tension of these legendary stories.
This collection includes the following stories:
- "The Door in the Wall" by H. G. Wells—A man must choose between the rationality of science and the magic of imagination.
- "All Cats Are Gray" by Andre Norton—A down-on-his-luck spaceman and a mysterious woman and her cat take off to explore and bring back a derelict ship said to hold great treasure.
- "A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley G. Weinbaum—A four-man crew lands on Mars and makes a startling discovery.
- "Victory" by Lester del Rey—A victorious captain returns to his home planet after an alien war and finds that victory has a very steep price.
- "The Moon Is Green" by Fritz Leiber—On post-apocalyptic Earth, a woman comes face-to-face with humanity exposed to catastrophe.
- "The Winds of Time" by James H. Schmitz—When the spaceship is battered by an unknown force, the pilot has to investigate—and what he finds could alter his life forever.
- "The Defenders" by Philip K. Dick—Years after nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union has contaminated the Earth's surface, soldier robots continue the fight on humanity's behalf.
- "Missing Link" by Frank Herbert—Lewis Orne is sent to investigate a missing ship and runs into "native" trouble on the planet Gienah III.
- Great Classic Science Fiction
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Read by various narrators
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Release Date: 4/12/10
Formats: Digital Audy