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  The Beasts Beneath the Winds -...

  Hanna Alkaf

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  A sweeping and magical story collection showcasing the mythical creatures of Southeast Asia, including work by two-time Newbery medalist Erin Entrada Kelly and National Book Award finalist Shing Yin KhorA turtle the size of an island. A cricket that can possess you if swallowed. A giant who turns enemies to stone. The legends of Southeast Asia—or "the lands below the winds," as explorers used to call it—are populated with a whole menagerie of colorful beasts that inspire awe and fear in equal measure.Yet, passed on as they are through story and song, so many of these stories remain rooted in some long-forgotten past and bound by the borders of the region, creatures of myth and memory and nothing more. Until now.Welcome to The Beasts Beneath the Winds, a collection of Southeast Asia's most elusive cryptids by a team of bestselling and award-winning authors. Listeners will find the stories of seventeen regular kids who encounter these mythical creatures in the here and now, and—fortunately or unfortunately—live to tell the tale.

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  The Ghoul of the School of Fools...

  Aldred Chase

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  A lonely ghoul lurks in the fools’ graveyard. He forms a bond with a boy who visits at night to sit and watch the stars. However, if their friendship is to continue, the ghoul will have to face his haunted past in this ghostly tale told in verse.

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  Recent UFO Sightings: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  When people think about unidentified flying objects (UFOs), they tend to think of flying discs piloted by gray beings with large heads and enormous eyes. They tend to think that these sightings only started relatively recently and that belief in UFOs is some sort of modern religion brought on, perhaps, by the very justifiable fears of a nuclear age. But a study of the phenomenon quickly reveals that humanity has been seeing UFOs since the beginning of recorded history and perhaps a lot longer than that. 
  Modern Ufology focuses on mysterious lights on Ceres or tales of alien abduction, but this wasn’t always the case, and looking at how the beliefs in the UFO phenomenon have changed or stayed the same can shed light on how culture and belief changes over time. One does not have to believe humans are actually being visited by aliens from another planet to recognize the importance of UFOs in human society. Any widespread belief that endures for centuries is worthy of study, and as always, cases exist that can’t be explained away simple superstition. 
  Most everyone in America is familiar with theories about UFOs, or “flying saucers” as they were often called then, but even this name dates back only to 1947. Before that time, they were called “ghost rockets” or “ghost airplanes” or “ghost airships.” Before the age of flight, the flying objects were called various things such as “flying chariots.” No matter what terminology is used, every generation has clearly had its own belief that mankind is not alone. 
  Even after the term flying saucer was replaced by the more scientific-sounding “unidentified flying object” (UFO), this feeling remained. It became so prevalent that almost anyone who claimed to have seen an unidentified object in the sky was reported as having observed an alien crafts.

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  Ebb and Flo and the New Boat

  Kate Canning

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  A new boat appears by the jetty and Bird makes friends with Zoot, a tiny yellow canary. But when the new boat leaves again, Zoot goes too. Bird is very sad. Ebb and Flo have to find a way to cheer Bird up.

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  1950s Science Fiction 9 - 25...

  Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov,...

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  1950s Science Fiction 9 - 25 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from the 1950sThe Beast of Boredom by Richard R. SmithAbsolutely No Paradox by Lester Del ReyDerelict by Alan E. NourseSecond Census by John Victor PetersonThe Man Who Found Out by Roger D. AycockBlank? by Randall GarrettAn Enemy of Peace by Robert SilverbergThe Parasite by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Ultimate Vice by A. Bertram ChandlerThe Perfect Woman by Robert SheckleyNever on Mars by John WyndhamSuperiority by Arthur C. ClarkeQuarantined Species by J. F. BoneYellow Streak Hero by Harlan EllisonS as in Zebatinsky by Isaac AsimovOffice Call by Charles E. FritchWelcoming Committee by Harry HarrisonThe Robots Strike by Harry HarrisonGunnison’s Bonanza by Dick PurcellMy Past is Mine by Gerda RhoadsThe Outer Quiet by Herbert D. KastleCosmic Striptease by Harlan EllisonPotential by Robert SheckleyOr Darwin, If You Prefer by Mel HunterThe Artist and the Door by Dorothy Quick

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  The Golden Mermaid

  Andrew Lang

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  A tale of bravery, betrayal, and true love, The Golden Mermaid follows the youngest son of a powerful king as he sets out to uncover the thief of his father's golden apples. Mocked as the “foolish” son, he wins the help of a magical wolf and embarks on a journey across kingdoms, facing enchanted birds, golden horses, and a mysterious mermaid who may hold the key to his destiny. Through acts of kindness and courage, he overcomes deadly trials, betrayal by his own brothers, and even death itself in a richly woven fairy tale filled with magic, romance, and redemption. Narrated with warmth and wonder by Veronica Saretsky, this classic adventure from Andrew Lang’s The Yellow Fairy Book is a timeless journey into the heart of heroism.

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