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When a young girl visits her favorite bookshop one rainy day, something isn’t right. The building is dark and cold. Rats skitter past the door. Soft chewing and scratching sounds echo up from the basement. Can the mighty Librarian help the girl defeat the horrors lurking within the bookshop?

Right or left. Blue or red. Donkeys or elephants. What are political parties all about? Listeners learn all about the different political parties in America and how they play a part in our elections.

Open wide! Dentists care for people's teeth. Give listeners the inside scoop on what it's like to be a dentist. Listeners will learn what dentists do, the tools they use, and how people get this exciting job.

Exercise is fun, easy, and healthy. Learn about how the MyPlate tool helps kids be active every day.

Studies have shown that kids by the age of five who had poor education in their early childhood are not academically or socially ready for school. By fourth grade, the number increases, with 80 percent of poorly educated children reading below grade level. Lucky for you and other loving parents, your child will not only be literate, but articulate in their grammar and speech. This spelling bee preparation guide is not only suited for practicing for your child’s upcoming spelling bee, but is also great for any child discovering new words and vocabulary.

Learning Spanish words and phrases with catchy songs makes learning easy and fun! Kids will have a blast learning numbers from 1 through 20, color words, the days of the week, animal names, familiar greetings, and weather words. Each word or phrase is clearly enunciated in English and then repeated in Spanish. Fun music will incorporate the learned words in a captivating song. Learning a foreign language is easy, fun, and entertaining for all ages.

In his younger years, Ray Kroc sold everything from paper cups to real estate. He faced rejection a lot, but it also helped him build up persistence. In the new Mini Movers and Shakers children's book series comes a cast of characters who have failed, yet succeeded, despite overwhelming obstacles. Find out what happens in this kid's book about grit. Sometimes, we are faced with challenges that seem insurmountable. But with grit and hard work, one can achieve great things! Mini Movers and Shakers was developed to inspire children to dream big and work hard.

It's a dream come true for Megan, who's jet-setting to Paris for Fashion Week with Gigi. Meanwhile, back in Concord, Mrs. Wong decides to run for mayor, so Emma and Stewart team up to make her campaign a success. Jess and Cassidy are also hoping for victories - Jess in the a cappella finals with the MadriGals, and Cassidy in the national hockey championships with her teammates. In the midst of it all, the girls - along with their Wyoming pen pals, who drop in for a visit over spring break - dive into Charlotte Brontë's classic Jane Eyre.

This 10-day audio course provides a simple introduction to key words and phrases in the Italian language for young learners. Topics covered include greetings, numbers, colors, places, weather, and other topics of frequently used Italian words and phrases. Music, songs, sound effects, and games are used to make each day's lesson fun and memorable. This is an ideal way for younger children to start to pick up the Italian language in terms of recognizing key vocabulary and improving their pronunciation naturally.

A guide to essential vocabulary in the Bosnian language for young learners. This audio course is broken done into 28 daily sessions, starting with basic content and then moving onto more intermediate content and reviewing prior material. This is a simple introduction to the Bosnian language with a focus on pronunciation and comprehension. The course does not focus on grammar or written Bosnian. The course is targeted at young learners with an emphasis on words and phrases that they can put to use daily. Adults listening along may learn something too.

Kids will have a blast saying and singing tongue twisters and learning about letters and sounds. From “Blends Are Consonant Friends,” to the silly “It’s All About Sally” song, children will learn important phonics rules that will help them with spelling and reading. Music is a wonderful way to make learning basic skills easy and fun! So jump on board and learn about consonant blends, digraphs, and vowel sounds with this exciting audiobook.

This is a language course for children in the Lithuanian language split over 28 sessions. By the end of the course, children will have a strong command of basic to intermediate Lithuanian with a focus on words and phrases that can be used daily. Topics covered include key phrases such as greetings, numbers, colors, foods, answers to questions, and other frequently used words and phrases in communication. Spaced repetition is used across the course to help commit the phrases to long-term memory. This is an ideal way for your child to learn the Lithuanian language.

This is an audio course in Japanese for young learners focused on simple games, songs, and vocabulary to promote an understanding of the Japanese language. Lots of music and songs are included to create a memorable and engaging experience for young learners, and in particular, listening to (and ideally, ultimately singing along to) songs can help improve pronunciation of the Japanese language. This is an ideal way to build your child's understanding of the Japanese language, whether to prepare for a visit to the country or to connect with relatives or family heritage.

Young Linguists teaches kids essential Telugu language skills fast without requiring screen time. This teaching approach means bite-sized 20-minute audio lessons to improve engagement, with daily repetition to reinforce learning. We also focus vocabulary on the most-used words and phrases so that you are spending time learning what you can apply. This book also includes detailed sections in English on effective strategies for learning new languages and ideas to carry on learning and applying what you know once the course is complete.

Young Linguists teaches kids essential language skills fast. That means 20-minute lessons to help kids stay engaged, and daily repetition to reinforce learning. We also narrow down vocabulary to the most-used words and phrases, so that you are learning what you can apply. These books also included detailed sections in English on effective strategies for learning new languages and ideas to carry on learning and applying what you know once the course is complete. In addition, there are complete review sections for learning, comprehension, and speaking repetition.

Young Linguists teaches kids essential language skills fast. That means 20-minute lessons to help kids stay engaged, and daily repetition to reinforce learning. We also narrow down vocabulary to the most-used words and phrases, so that you are learning what you can apply. These books also included detailed sections in English on effective strategies for learning new languages and ideas to carry on learning and applying what you know once the course is complete. In addition, there are complete review sections for learning, comprehension and speaking repetition.

Neftalí’s father wants him to be a doctor. But Neftalí is not like other children. How he reconciles his own dreams with his father’s is at the heart of this profoundly moving story of the life of poet Pablo Neruda.

Young children learn English differently from adults. They have an innate ability to pick up language while taking part in an activity that connects language with images. That's why connecting animals and English fundamentals is a secret way to program the language into your children's brain.

Could griffins have been real? When Adrienne Mayor carefully read the ancient Greek and Roman descriptions, this mythic hybrid of a lion and an eagle sounded like something people had actually seen. What could explain that evidence? After a decade of hunting through myths, poring over old maps, and tracing the discoveries of modern dinosaur hunters, she found the answer: awesome dinosaur fossils observed by ancient gold hunters in the Gobi desert.

One day, villagers from Lacaune, in the mountains of southern France, returned from the woods with a startling story. They’d glimpsed a naked boy digging in the leaves. A year later - in 1798 - the strange, scarred boy appeared again, and this time woodsmen captured him and marched him down the mountain to the village square, where everyone crowded around to take in the spectacle. And so began the curious public life of the boy known as the Savage of Aveyron, whose journey took him all the way to Paris.