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(0)Jim Weiss
Author
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Enjoy improved audio quality, edited and updated narrative, and an expanded track listing in this Second Edition of King Arthur and His Knights. Listen along and dive into adventure as acclaimed storyteller Jim Weiss unveils how Arthur became king, and how he gathered knights to defend the weak and stand for the right. This includes such tales as "The Sword in the Stone," "The Round Table," "Merlin's Magic," and "How Percival Became a Knight."
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3) Greek myths
Author
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
This introduction to Greek mythology makes Hercules, King Midas, Perseus and Medusa understandable to children.
Jim Weiss' fascinating retellings retain the action and adventure of the originals, while emphasizing character over violence.
Author
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
These timeless stories of many lands, delightfully adapted and narrated by Jim Weiss, show that people from all around the world have much in common. These six lesser-known folktales will be enjoyed by the whole family. In this recording from storyteller Jim Weiss, children will hear wisdom from China and Japan, an African romance, and wildly funny Native American, Arabian, and Spanish tales.
Author
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
Beloved storyteller Jim Weiss brings to life classic tales of a wish-granting Genie, the Forty Thieves, and talking animals. A selection of uniquely fascinating stories transports the listener to the magical world of Scheherazade, who first spun these tales.
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Narrator Jim Weiss brings you inspiring true stories of heroic scientists who risked everything for the truth. This collection of true stories of brave scientists includes Archimedes and his famous "Eureka!" moment, Galileo's telescope, Isaac Newton's discoveries, and more.
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Renowned voice actor Jim Weiss presents Dickens' beloved story of miserly Scrooge, ghostly visitors, and human compassion. The O. Henry and Bret Harte masterpieces also included here will make holiday literature year-round favorites on this masterful recording. Includes three stories: A Christmas Carol, The Gift of the Magi, and Dick Spindler's Family Christmas
8) The chosen
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before. In effect, they exchange places, and find the peace that neither will ever retreat from again.
9) Rascal
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author recalls his carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal.
Author
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
A retelling of three classic tales and one modern "Rap" which include the story of Rip Van Winkle, where Rip sleeps twenty years and awakes to a much changed world, and the story of Gulliver's travels, where an Englishman is shipwrecked in a land where people are six inches high, and a traditional Jewish folk tale, "Fool's gold."
14) Treasure Island
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A storyteller recording designed to encourage children to read original classical literature either on their own or with the help of the more experienced readers in their lives. In this story: while going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
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