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John McDonough
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Walter Brooks
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Travelling to the beat of Freddy the pig's funny songs, they meet with one adventure after another. They find gold treasure to take home to Farmer Bean in the spring. Florida is fun, except for the time when alligators try to eat them for lunch. Only Freddy's cleverness lets them escape with their lives.
Writing during the first half of the 20th century, Walter R. Brooks captured the idyllic America that disappeared with the 1950s. Fans remember him as the creator of Mr. Ed, the talking horse of television fame. His tour-de-force was his set of 26 Freddy books, all espousing the values that people still want for their children: loyalty, sharing, and forgiveness. John McDonough's delightful voice captures the humor and genius of this timeless creation.
A pig for all seasons: listen to more of Freddy the pig's adventures.©1976 Dorothy R. Brooks (P)1998 Recorded Books, LLCLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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- De Mary in SC en 03-20-17
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Ginger Pye
- De: Eleanor Estes
- Narrado por: Kate Forbes
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
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Ten-year-old Jerry Pye wants a dog more than anything. He has a puppy picked out, but someone else wants him, too. Jerry and his sister must hurry to earn enough money to buy him. When they get Ginger home, strange things start to happen. A sneaky stranger in a yellow hat starts following them everywhere. When their precious Ginger disappears on Thanksgiving Day, they start looking for the man in the yellow hat. If they find him, they'll probably find their pup.
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Ginger pye
- De Xanthie en 04-25-16
De: Eleanor Estes
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The Treasure Seekers
- De: E. Nesbit
- Narrado por: Teresa Gallagher
- Duración: 2 h y 15 m
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Six children decide that the only way to restore the fortunes of their family is to go out and do it themselves. They produce a series of madcap schemes and one after another try them out with varying degrees of success, most resulting in trouble rather than riches. But then one scheme begins to look more promising than the rest.
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Great Family Listening.
- De nevina en 09-10-08
De: E. Nesbit
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The Swamp Robber
- Sugar Creek Gang, Book 1
- De: Paul Hutchens
- Narrado por: Aimee Lilly
- Duración: 2 h y 44 m
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The Sugar Creek Gang discovers a "disguise" hidden in a old tree. Does it belong to the bank robber hiding in the swamp? A mysterious map hidden near the tree proves to be even more exciting than the disguise. Before the adventure ends, the gang encounters the robber, helps Bill Collins welcome a new baby sister, and saves the victim of a black widow spider bite. Join the gang as they learn the lesson of sowing and reaping.
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Love47
- De Amazon Customer en 07-18-20
De: Paul Hutchens
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The Complete Oz Collection
- De: L. Frank Baum
- Narrado por: Tara Sands, Erin Yuen, John Pruden, y otros
- Duración: 70 h y 32 m
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Noted as one of the most popular series in American literature, the works of L. Frank Baum have been brought together in this singular collection that ensures the fun never stops! Embark on the journey that has capitated audiences for more than a century.
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Great bookes, horrendous file errors
- De Riley Shaw en 04-25-22
De: L. Frank Baum
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Carlo Collodi, Carol Della Chiesa - translator
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 4 h y 2 m
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Once upon a time, there was a talking, walking, dancing piece of wood. His name was Pinocchio, the marionette created from an enchanted log by Tuscan woodcarver Geppetto. The miraculous puppet dreams of being a real boy, but he has a mischievous streak. Pinocchio fights, kicks, lies, and runs away before Geppetto can teach him the lessons of life.
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This book is Awesome!😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
- De C. Smith en 04-26-19
De: Carlo Collodi, y otros
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Jane of Lantern Hill
- De: L.M. Montgomery
- Narrado por: Lauren Saunders
- Duración: 8 h y 1 m
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For as long as she can remember, Jane Stuart and her mother have lived with her controlling grandmother in a dreary mansion in Toronto. Jane always believed her father was dead, so she was shocked to receive an invitation to stay with him for the summer on Prince Edward Island. But from their very first meeting, Jane fell in love with her charming father and his whimsical cottage. During her stay with him, she even found herself daring to dream that there could be such a house back in Toronto.
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Adore the book. The recording needs to be EDITED!
- De Island Girl en 06-17-20
De: L.M. Montgomery
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Three Men in a Boat (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Jerome K. Jerome
- Narrado por: Simon Mattacks
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
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In 1889, satirist Jerome K. Jerome fully intended to write a serious travel guide when he and his two best friends embarked on a boating trip up the river Thames to Oxford. But his musings on landmarks and local history were soon hijacked by his own digressive, waggish voice. And so, what began as a peaceful and edifying two-week exploration soon floated upriver into farce - aided, quite naturally, by a portly ration of cheese, some very bad weather, and a dog named Montmorency.
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Hilarious and lovable!!
- De Erika C. en 03-23-21
De: Jerome K. Jerome
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The Long Valley
- De: John Steinbeck, John H. Timmerman - introduction
- Narrado por: Holter Graham
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
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A Penguin Classic. First published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Set in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world, these stories reflect Steinbeck’s characteristic interests: The tensions between town and country, laborers and owners, past and present.
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Generally Good Stories, Some are Great
- De Michael en 06-18-13
De: John Steinbeck, y otros
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Freddy Goes to the North Pole
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 5 h y 31 m
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Freddy is certainly an extraordinary pig by all accounts. Although he spends his time oversleeping and overeating just like a normal pig, he also finds the time to daydream, enterprise, and even write poetry! Always full of new ideas, he proposes that the animals of Bean Farm start a tour company.
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Amazing book
- De Eric en 03-25-15
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy the Detective
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 53 m
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This heirloom book about a renaissance pig is lovingly passed from generation to generation, and is an authentic American classic. Freddy the Pig knows the rats have stolen the missing toy train. Now he has to find where it is hidden and convict the rats of the crime. Who will win Freddy's first case, the sly, scheming rats or the honorable Freddy?
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They listen to this over and over again.
- De BTT en 10-21-14
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy the Politician
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 5 h y 25 m
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Mr. Bean knows he has the smartest animals in the state of New York. He's just not sure they can care for his farm by themselves while he takes his wife on vacation. So to show how responsible they are, Freddy the pig and his friends start their own bank and their own animal republic. But a hotly contested election between a plain-spoken cow and a wily woodpecker might be more than even Freddy can handle.
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When Animals Decide to Take Responsibility
- De Jefferson en 06-30-18
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy and Simon the Dictator
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 43 m
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Warnings had been printed in the Bean Home News and the Centerboro Guardian, but nobody paid much attention to them. An animal revolt? "Preposterous!" said the Beans and all the other humans.
But it's true - and the outrages begin: cars are stopped and overturned all over the county, farmers starting out to do their morning chores are driven back into the house, and the cows refuse to come in at milking time.
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A great and exciting book
- De Smart Reader en 07-17-20
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 57 m
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Mr. Boorschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus is back in town. This time one of its attractions is really out of this world. In the big ring are six Martians and their flying saucer! But Boorschmidt doesn't stop there. He wants something even more spectacular to offer the audience, so he asks Freddy for help. Freddy knows what to do. He organizes an amazing baseball team.
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great book
- De Nathan en 09-27-16
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy the Pilot
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 58 m
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Freddy the Pig has taken to the skies to save a damsel in distress. Mademoiselle Rose, the lovely bareback rider from Mr. Boorschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus, needs Freddy's help. A wealthy but selfish man wants to marry her, and if she doesn't accept his proposal, he vows to close the circus down. So it's up to Freddy to save the beautiful lady and the big top.
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Great storyline and wonderful narrator
- De Katie W en 01-29-24
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy Goes to the North Pole
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 5 h y 31 m
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Freddy is certainly an extraordinary pig by all accounts. Although he spends his time oversleeping and overeating just like a normal pig, he also finds the time to daydream, enterprise, and even write poetry! Always full of new ideas, he proposes that the animals of Bean Farm start a tour company.
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Amazing book
- De Eric en 03-25-15
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy the Detective
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 53 m
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This heirloom book about a renaissance pig is lovingly passed from generation to generation, and is an authentic American classic. Freddy the Pig knows the rats have stolen the missing toy train. Now he has to find where it is hidden and convict the rats of the crime. Who will win Freddy's first case, the sly, scheming rats or the honorable Freddy?
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They listen to this over and over again.
- De BTT en 10-21-14
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy the Politician
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 5 h y 25 m
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Mr. Bean knows he has the smartest animals in the state of New York. He's just not sure they can care for his farm by themselves while he takes his wife on vacation. So to show how responsible they are, Freddy the pig and his friends start their own bank and their own animal republic. But a hotly contested election between a plain-spoken cow and a wily woodpecker might be more than even Freddy can handle.
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When Animals Decide to Take Responsibility
- De Jefferson en 06-30-18
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy and Simon the Dictator
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 43 m
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Warnings had been printed in the Bean Home News and the Centerboro Guardian, but nobody paid much attention to them. An animal revolt? "Preposterous!" said the Beans and all the other humans.
But it's true - and the outrages begin: cars are stopped and overturned all over the county, farmers starting out to do their morning chores are driven back into the house, and the cows refuse to come in at milking time.
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A great and exciting book
- De Smart Reader en 07-17-20
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 57 m
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Mr. Boorschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus is back in town. This time one of its attractions is really out of this world. In the big ring are six Martians and their flying saucer! But Boorschmidt doesn't stop there. He wants something even more spectacular to offer the audience, so he asks Freddy for help. Freddy knows what to do. He organizes an amazing baseball team.
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great book
- De Nathan en 09-27-16
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy the Pilot
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 58 m
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Freddy the Pig has taken to the skies to save a damsel in distress. Mademoiselle Rose, the lovely bareback rider from Mr. Boorschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus, needs Freddy's help. A wealthy but selfish man wants to marry her, and if she doesn't accept his proposal, he vows to close the circus down. So it's up to Freddy to save the beautiful lady and the big top.
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Great storyline and wonderful narrator
- De Katie W en 01-29-24
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy and the Ignormus
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 5 h y 26 m
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A series of robberies has disrupted the peaceful life at the Bean Farm. First, food disappears from The First Animal Bank. Then sheets and shirts vanish from a clothesline. By the time oats are stolen from the barn, everyone is suspicious and upset. Soon, the animals even suspect Freddy! Who, or what, is responsible for the crimes? What is the mysterious white shape in the Great Woods?
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Freddy and friends do it again!
- De MW en 05-21-19
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy and the Bean Home News
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 45 m
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In Freddy and the Bean Home News, Freddy's friend Mr. Dimsey, the editor of the Guardian, is ousted for publishing news of Bean Farm in the local newspaper. Freddy takes it upon himself to found a newspaper of his own and calls it The Bean Home News. But it turns out that being a newspaperman isn't quite as easy as Freddy thought it might be.
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Wonderful!
- De Thoughtful Shopper en 07-19-17
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy and the Dragon
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 5 h y 10 m
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Returning from a riding trip through New England, Freddy the pig, Jinx the cat, and Samuel Jackson the mole are surprised at the cool reception they get from the people of Centerboro. It seems that some animals have been raiding gardens, stealing bicycles, and breaking into houses. And they'e led by a pig that matches Freddy's description!
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A Good Book Once You Think About It
- De Beth C en 04-13-18
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy and the Popinjay
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 59 m
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A robin with poor eyesight has mistaken Freddy the pig's tail for a worm. Putting aside the poem he is writing, Freddy decides to help the poor bird solve his problem. But the solution just seems to lead to bigger problems.
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Can a Leopard Change Its Spots? Should it?
- De Jefferson en 07-09-18
De: Walter Brooks
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Ginger Pye
- De: Eleanor Estes
- Narrado por: Kate Forbes
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
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Ten-year-old Jerry Pye wants a dog more than anything. He has a puppy picked out, but someone else wants him, too. Jerry and his sister must hurry to earn enough money to buy him. When they get Ginger home, strange things start to happen. A sneaky stranger in a yellow hat starts following them everywhere. When their precious Ginger disappears on Thanksgiving Day, they start looking for the man in the yellow hat. If they find him, they'll probably find their pup.
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Ginger pye
- De Xanthie en 04-25-16
De: Eleanor Estes
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Freddy and Mr. Camphor
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 5 h y 4 m
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Freddy the Pig needs a break. As editor of the Bean Home News and president of the First Animal Bank, he has no time for himself anymore. So when rich Mr. Camphor wants a summer caretaker, Freddy trots right over to apply. Soon, he's sunning himself on a houseboat, writing a bit of poetry, and even dabbling with his paint set. But Freddy's life of ease quickly comes to an end.
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Awesome creativity and reader!
- De Roma Baron en 04-13-20
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 5 h y 11 m
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While Freddy the pig relaxes in his best cowboy outfit and sings a song, he decides that he needs a vacation. He will ride his pony, Cy, out West. He'll see some wide-open spaces and maybe find some excitement. But before Freddy can leave, the excitement finds him first. Uncle Ben races up to the farm and asks Freddy for help. A pack of sneaky spies is trying to steal Uncle Ben's plans for building a flying saucer.
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!!!Great Book,Very Satisfied!!!
- De Elise en 03-02-10
De: Walter Brooks
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Freddy and the Space Ship
- De: Walter Brooks
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 5 h y 4 m
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Acclaimed author Walter R. Brooks is beloved for his Freddy series. In this tale, Freddy and his friends decide to take a trip to Mars. However, things go a little haywire, and Freddy and his pals are knocked off track. This is when the fun begins. John McDonough's festive narration makes listeners feel a part of Freddy's crew to Mars.
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Good book
- De Anonymous User en 07-23-23
De: Walter Brooks
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Snow Treasure
- De: Marie McSwigan
- Narrado por: John McDonough
- Duración: 4 h y 4 m
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For 12-year-old Peter Lundstrom, the Norwegian winter of 1940 begins like any other. When he isn’t in school, he spends the cold days outside, going sledding in the deep snow of his mountain village. But all around him, the adults are talking about the war that is raging through much of Europe. One day Uncle Victor warns that German soldiers will invade soon. He believes they will try to steal the bank’s gold bullion. But he has a daring plan to protect the treasure.
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Great story 🙂
- De Angie Brock en 10-19-18
De: Marie McSwigan
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Clementine
- Clementine, Book 1
- De: Sara Pennypacker
- Narrado por: Jessica Almasy
- Duración: 1 h y 28 m
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When her best friend and neighbor Margaret comes to her with a problem, Clementine goes to many lengths to help her friend. This sets off a rollicking adventure-filled week that finds Clementine getting into and out of further trouble, while learning valuable life lessons.
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One credit for a 1.5 hr book!?
- De Nothing really matters en 02-21-16
De: Sara Pennypacker
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The Swiss Family Robinson
- De: Johann Wyss
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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After the Robinsons - a minister, his wife, and their 4 young sons - are shipwrecked on a desert island, they must adapt to their new environment, which includes exotic birds and animals, but none of the comforts they enjoyed in their native Switzerland. Without modern conveniences or even clocks and calendars, the Robinsons must use common sense to build a home, find food, and tame the island's wild animals.
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Awesome version!!!!!!!
- De Tabatha en 01-26-05
De: Johann Wyss
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Selected Just So Stories
- De: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrado por: Johnny Morris
- Duración: 3 h y 7 m
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Have you ever wondered how and why the animals came to be as they are? In these magical tales, drawn from stories he heard as a child in India as well as on folk traditions he later collected all over the world, Rudyard Kipling gives some wonderfully imaginative explanations.
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- De J en 11-22-11
De: Rudyard Kipling
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Freddy Goes to Florida
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- Roma Baron
- 04-01-20
awesome book series!
the Freddy the pig series is a true classic. And the narrator does such an amazing job that I feel like I'm right there in the world that they live in when I listen to the book! I'm 64 years old and have been a fan since I was a little girl.
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- raefay
- 11-01-23
The overall classic!!
This is a classic for all!! The book has a great storyline and it is so nonsensical that it amuses you and occasionally it makes me laugh. The narrator has my thanks. He brought the characters to life quite well.
Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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- cheryl naujock
- 04-09-23
Unexpectedly Fun
Expected not to like it, and at the start I did not.
When I got into it I really enjoyed the nonsense!
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- Veronica
- 09-21-10
Good clean fun for kids; not bad for adults either
This is a story I remember from my childhood, and I have to admit that I still love this series. I was thrilled to find it on audiobook, so my son could listen to them as he fell asleep. This is an old series; I believe this was the first book, written circa 1928 about animals on a farm that learn to talk. They decide they don't like the cold of upstate New York, so they will take a trip to Florida. I love the personalities of the animals, and how they talk to eachother. I also liked the chance to explain to my son about life "back then", when walking to Florida meant walking on roads, not getting on the interstate! Not everyone owns a car, and an alarm clock works by winding it.
There is enough action in this book to keep the older children satisfied, but the narration is calm enough for younger children to listen to.
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- Kendall Conley
- 03-19-24
Absolutely delightful!
The second we finished this book, our children (10, 8, 6, 4) ALL immediately sighed with disappointment that it was over! What a fun, whimsical, and entertaining storyline! Thankfully, we can continue adventuring with Freddy, as we are quite excited to begin another book in the series! The narrator is exquisite and incredibly colorful, drawing us all into the barnyard with the animals. What a treasure!
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- Jefferson
- 05-06-18
Whimsical Pre-WWII Americana with Talking Animals
Freddy Goes to Florida (1927/1949) by Walter R. Brooks begins like a whimsical Animal Farm. Orwell probably didn't get inspired to write his grim Stalinist parable by reading about Freddy and company, but in Brooks' book Mr. Bean's animals are sick and tired of working and living uncomfortably during winter on his farm. The rooster Charles hates having to wake up before sunrise to crow (Mr. Bean threatening to fricassee the rooster for dinner if he doesn't do his job), while the horse Hank has rheumatism. And so when a barn swallow explains migration, Charles and Hank call a meeting to discuss migrating to Florida for the winter. The animals argue about who will go and who will stay to help Mr. Bean run the farm--until the cat Jinks has everyone draw lots. Jinks also gets a robin to draw a map of the way south, and when Mr. Bean is away in town, the cat leads the migrating animals out on their journey, "with his tail held straight up in the air like a drum-major's stick." In addition to the mischievous Jinx (useful in a pinch), the traveling companions are comprised of phlegmatic Hank, the young dog Robert, the cow Mrs. Wiggins ("a character"), the pig Freddy (a songster with "an inquiring mind"), a few mice like Cousin Augustus (good at chewing through things), the white duck sisters Emma and Alice (good at teaching swimming), and the barn spider couple Mr. and Mrs. Webb (tiny-voiced and philosophical). Will Charles' wife Henrietta (who likes to henpeck him) let him go?
The book depicts the adventures of the animals as they walk to, in, and from Florida, featuring roads, rivers, and towns, a treasure, a swamp, a doll baby carriage, the Grandfather of All the Alligators, some timid burglars, and a dangerous and desperate man with a black moustache and a dirty-faced son--and more. As they journey south, the animals begin to realize that maybe Mr. Bean isn't such a bad master after all, and they resolve to bring him a present when they return home.
The light-hearted book has many funny moments, like Henrietta's explanation for why hens don't crow, Mr. Webb's conversations with an ant and a fly, the animals' welcome in the nation's capitol, Mrs. Wiggins' heroic defense of a bridge armed only with a few mice, the animals' enjoyment of jewelry and disguising of themselves on the way home, etc. Every animal plays a key role at least once during their adventures. There are also some bizarre touches like when we learn that Mrs. Wiggins gave Jinx and Robert some milk, without being told just how she managed this.
Here are some examples of Brooks' dry humor and clear style:
-"Mr. Webb, however, was firm in his decision, as spiders are apt to be."
-"Mrs. Wiggins had a sense of humor. That means that she always laughed at the wrong time."
-"Now, if you are a rather timid burglar, and you light a match in a dark room and see a cat that is within an inch of your nose, you'll probably do just as Ed did. He dropped his match and let out an awful yell."
This is the first of 26 Freddy books, and whereas in later novels Mr. Bean's animals talk with each other AND with people, here they are limited to speaking with other animals, because although they understand human speech perfectly, people only hear them quack and squeak and bark etc. Perhaps this is because animals "hear better than people." Another difference is that here Freddy is but one supporting character among many, whereas later in the series he becomes the mover and shaker and hero of the animals' adventures (which must be why the original 1927 title of this book, To and Again, was changed in 1949 to Freddy Goes to Florida).
Audiobook reader John McDonough has the perfect gravelly voice and sensitive manner for the book, taking humorous things seriously and serious things humorously. I got a kick out of his horse, mouse, and spider voices, and he sings Freddy's songs with tune and gusto. The only drawback of the audiobook is that it lacks the illustrations by Kurt Wiese, so charming, realistic, and humorous.
When I binged on the Freddy the Pig books in elementary school in the 60s, I missed much of the humor and read the stories as exciting and interesting adventures, while now I feel less suspense and laugh more. Their quirky charm and affection for animals make them a pleasure to read. You should enjoy Freddy Goes to Florida if you like talking animal stories (like Charlotte's Web minus the pathos), journey and return adventure stories (like The Hobbit minus the fantasy world), idyllic rural American stories (when phaetons could be found in garbage dumps, the best way to get to Florida was by surface streets, and small farm communities spread out everywhere), and lightly satiric stories targeting foolish and or bad humans. It's the kind of book you read smilingly.
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- 04-28-24
Bleh
Like a boring version of Homeward Bound. Too prevalent use of words like stupid and shut up and spankings for me.
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