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Anansi and the Magic Stick

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"Terheyden's narration makes the characters come alive. A truly delightful addition to any collection." - School Library Journal Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"Anansi the Spider, a master trickster, uses the powers of a magical rock to dupe his neighbors...a musical introduction sets the mood...the text of the book is read clearly and… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

Anansi and the Talking Melon

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"The expressive male narrator charms the listener by impersonating the characters...Short segments of music and brief sound effects add interest...useful for all reading and listening… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

Anansi Goes Fishing

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

Anansi the Spider's plan to trick his friend Turtle into doing all the work while he teaches Anansi to catch fish somehow gets turned around. While Anansi doesn't learn his lesson, he does… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012

Anansi's Party Time

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

"....Jerry Terheyden's narration alternates between the slow pace of a turtle and the bounce of an exuberant spider.... Balloons filing with air and underwater bubbles are among the fitting… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2012
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First Avenue Classics ™ Grades K–5 Collection (Multi-User) — eBook Set

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

From Alice and the Wizard of Oz to Hamlet and Don Quixote, your favorite characters from literature are now accessible from any digital device. First Avenue Classics transform unabridged… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2025
  • Multi-user eBook
  • List Price: $339.83
  • Your Price: $254.87
  • 17 titles
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Live Oak Media eReadalong Collection — Live Oak Media eReadalong Set

From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong

eReadalongs are eBooks integrated with the fully-produced, high-quality audio productions that distinguish Live Oak Media in the field of children's recordings. Read by the most prominent… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2018
  • Live Oak Media eReadalong
  • List Price: $3,504.15
  • Your Price: $3,153.74
  • 117 titles
Cover: Mwikali and the Forbidden Mask
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Mwikali and the Forbidden Mask

From the Series The Intasimi Warriors

12-year-old Mwikali is moving to a new school in Nairobi and just wants her life to be normal. But when she meets Soni, Odwar and Xirsi who reveal that she is descended from an ancient… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2022

Odwar vs. the Shadow Queen

From the Series The Intasimi Warriors

Will Odwar learn the lesson that strength of heart is the most powerful strength of all? After their spectacular showdown against the Red Oloibon, Odwar and his friends are hoping for a bit… Read More →

  • Lexile: 830
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2023
Spring 2025

Soni and the Life Drinkers

From the Series The Intasimi Warriors

The Intasimi Warriors are about to embark on their third and most challenging adventure to date—saving their beloved mentor from dying at the hands of the Life Drinkers. When Soni discovers… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2025

The Aesop for Children

From the Series First Avenue Classics ™

Aesop's famous collection of fables are intended to teach a variety of moral lessons. But instead of being long-winded and serious, these lighthearted tales are full of talking animals and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • Dewey: 398.24'52
  • Copyright: 2014

The Girl Who Saved Yesterday

When the girl, Silence, is sent by the trees to save Yesterday, she doesn't know what her task is, only that it is important. Returning to the village that cast her out, Silence recognizes… Read More →

  • Lexile: 990
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2016
2 titles

The Intasimi Warriors — Hardcover Set

From the Series The Intasimi Warriors

Set in the parallel world of a monster-filled Nairobi, Kenya, The Intasimi Warriors follows four young friends on the eve of their thirteenth birthdays as they discover they are the… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2023
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $37.98
  • Your Price: $28.49
  • 2 titles

The Shipwrecked Sailor: A Tale from Egypt

From the Series Tales of Honor

Sadiki fears the worst when he is tossed from his ship in a storm. But a chance encounter with a serpent changes his life and that of the Pharoah. Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.5
  • Dewey: 390
  • Copyright: 2015

Tricky Spider Tales: Book 5

From the Series Tricky Journeys ™

Spider wants to be a police captain! Can he capture the evil Blacksnake and show the town he’s a hero? Maybe he can stop Lion from stealing the other animals’ food—but if he’s not careful, he Read More →

  • Dewey: 741.5'973
  • Copyright: 2011

Why the Crab Has No Head

Nzambi Mpungu, creator of the earth and sky, has spent a long hard day making the Elephant. By nightfall, Nzambi still hasn't finished her next creation, the Crab, and she tells the little… Read More →

  • Lexile: 690
  • ATOS: 3.8
  • Dewey: 398.2
  • Copyright: 1987