I'm not sure what the other reviewers are talking about, these audio books are awesome. I own quite a few of the chicken soup for the soul books, dvd's, and audio tapes and I enjoy them all. I enjoy listening to the audio books while driving in my car. They are so enjoyable. They do an excellent job narrating the stories. Some make me laugh, some make me cry, and some make me do both (laugh and cry). They are definitely worth the money. If you like audio books, you will love this set.
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Children love stories of all kinds. They love imagining themselves in the stories, having adventures like Tom Sawyer or snooping around like Harriet the Spy. They love the thrills of Robin Hood, the chills of Bunnicula, and the magic of Harry Potter. In Storybook Parties, you will find easy ways to bring children’s favorite stories to life.
William Faulkner once called the short story "the most demanding form after poetry." In that form, he achieved splendid success. He wrote over a hundred short stories, published nearly all of them during his lifetime, and became one of the most frequently anthologized writers in the genre. Countless readers of Faulkner have first entered his world through one of the forty-two doors in Collected Stories. Reading Faulkner: Collected Stories attempts to make the process of reading America’s major modern writer less daunting. It is a useful guide to Faulkner’s allusions, distinctly southern phrases, difficult words, and historical contexts, as well as to the intricacies of the prose. Arranged according to the Vintage edition’s table of contents, the annotations provide information about the material, political, and literary cultures that found their way into Faulkner’s greatest short fiction, including commentary on such classics as "A Rose for Emily," and "Barn Burning." Such information ranges from descriptions of 1930s farm implements and Great War airplanes to analyses of real estate deals and racial protocols. The authors offer explications of Faulkner’s allusions to other artists and thinkers from Christopher Marlowe to Voltaire to T.S. Eliot. An excellent companion volume to Collected Stories for beginning and experienced readers of Faulkner, Reading Faulkner: Collected Stories allows a fascinating glimpse of Faulkner’s mind at work on the materials of the world around him.
Advanced Stories for Reproduction 1 contains 60 passages, each between 225 and 350 words long. Vocabulary is restricted to the 2075-headword level, and the book contains a complete word list.
The Dictionary of Mythology is packed with information on heroes and heroines, mythical beasts, imaginary characters, legendary artifacts, mythological places and celebrated historical figures whose life stories have been embellished by myth, 1133 pages detailed text.
