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For twelve-year-old Chandni, 1999 is the year everything must be perfect. And why shouldn’t it be? Her parents are well respected doctors in the community, she’s the leader of her friend group, and her crush is even hinting at liking her back. She also has her sights set high on a spot at India’s most prestigious boarding school for girls. If she stays focused and works hard, the dream just may be in reach.

A third collection of funny and thoughtful poems from Alex, aimed at developing a love of language and self-expression. Listeners will be excited by fun new characters, as well as being introduced to powerful and moving poems such as 'Young Oak', 'The Long Way Home', and 'For a Quiet Day'.

Welcome to the magical world of Celestial Steps, where the moonlight twinkles and the stars come alive! In the heart of the night sky, the Moonbeam Ballet is about to begin. Graceful celestial dancers—twinkling stars, swirling comets, and glowing moons—gather to perform a gentle, mesmerizing ballet. Their starry moves inspire awe, comfort, and dreams in the hearts of children everywhere. This soothing and poetic bedtime tale invites young listeners to sway along with the rhythms of the universe.

For the first time, legendary author Jane Yolen gathers the largest single anthology of her poetry celebrating childhood. At home or at school, playing sports or practicing music, enjoying the holidays or delighting in each season, Jane Yolen’s masterful collection shows just how lively it is to be a kid.

Meet Gigantic, the smallest blue whale in the Atlantic. Dwarfed by the other whales, Gigantic keeps to himself, making new friends and perfecting his somersaults and flips in the bay. But one day when Gigantic’s brother, Titan, gets stuck on the sand, it’s down to Gigantic and his smallest sea creature friends to save the day. Can they show it’s possible to be tiny and tough?

«12 сов» - книга СОВместных трудов Андрея Усачева и Галины Дядиной. Это шестая книга, созданная в их соавторстве, или как они сами говорят – СОВавторстве. У каждой совы есть прелестное имя и уникальная история, которая не оставит равнодушными не только детей, но и взрослых!

Enjoy listening to this timeless classic Mother Goose by WW Denslow. This unique version includes lesson plans and activities designed to engage the pre-school to second-grade listener and bring out all the nuance in these beloved nursery rhymes. There is also a brief bio at the end on both Laura Schreiber and WW Denslow.

"Mit Tränen bin ich übervoll, es stoppt nicht, wenn es aufhörn soll" So fühlt sich Juli, das kleine Krokodil. Ein großer Hund bellt Juli böse an... So ein Schreck! Und Juli weint. Beim Einkaufen möchte Juli alleine bezahlen... Plötzlich fehlt der Mut! Und Juli weint. Auf dem Spielplatz nimmt Tilly Julis Schaufel weg... Wie ungerecht! Und Juli weint. Ob bei Missgeschicken oder Übergängen, bei Angst und Wut, ja sogar bei Mitleid und purer Freude muss das kleine Krokodilkind oftmals weinen. Zum Glück ist Papa da und gibt Juli Zeit, Raum und Halt.

Inspired by the legendary music of the Motown era, award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford shares a heartwarming lullaby celebrating the powerful love families have for one another. Slip into this soulful dreamland filled with heart and a little musical history.

Sun's out, crumbs out - Greg the Sausage is SO EXCITED to be jetting off on his first-ever holiday! He's ready to hop on a plane to paradise for some FUN IN THE SUN! Karaoke, splashing in the pool, ice cream - Greg's ready to try it all and have the BEST HOLIDAY EVER! But will he miss his sausage-roll sweetheart, Gloria, and all his friends back at the bakery?

William F. Hooley (April 16, 1861 - October 12, 1918) was a British-born American bass singer and pioneer recording artist who was popular as a solo singer, as a monologist, and as a member of several of the most successful vocal groups of the early twentieth century, including The Haydn Quartet and The American Quartet.

Told through poetry and song, this heartfelt story salutes and celebrates love through some of life's most meaningful stages. The joyous birth of a newborn, the exuberant bliss of a wedding day, and the pure pride of caregiving are mere precursors to a final chapter where you and your loved one bask in each other's love for years to come!

"Sweet Dreams'' consists of 42 original poems with bedtime, sleep, and dreaming as their central themes. The poems are traditional in form and follow rhyme and meter, done in in the fashion of Robert Louis Stevenson’s century-old classic, A Child’s Garden of Verses.

Horace is so excited to play with his friend, Mary McKay, a beautiful and graceful wombat. When she asks if he has a hat to protect his face from the sun, he tells her he doesn’t need one.

Oriol nació en Cuba, pero vive en Santa Bárbara, California, donde no logra encontrar su sitio. Sin embargo, pasa muchos buenos momentos cuando ayuda a sus padres en la clínica veterinaria de la familia, donde cuidan animales heridos. La primera ganadora latinoamericana de un Premio Nobel de Literatura, la poeta Gabriela Mistral, se muda entonces a Santa Bárbara, y Oriol se dscrube confesándole que aspira a ser escritora. Cuando la jovencita descubra que alguien está amenazando la vida de un pequeño elefante en la clínica de sus padres, decide tomar acción para protegerlo.

Come visit the ocean with this debut audiobook narrated and produced by the author with background sounds of the ocean, seagulls, and sealions. Designed for grades one through sixth, this audio is soothing and relaxing.

Enjoy this poem in appreciation for the women and girls who empower our lives. We build caring families through creative stories. Our mission is to transform how families support positive mental health for the ones you care for the most.

Enjoy sharing the qualities for building a close and caring family through faith, love, and prayers. We are building caring families, helping new moms, new dads, and children learn about their feelings, emotions, culture, and identity.

Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford’s ancestors are among the founders of Maryland. Their family history there extends more than three hundred years, but as with the genealogical searches of many African Americans with roots in slavery, their family tree can only be traced back five generations before going dark. And so from scraps of history, Carole and Jeffery have conjured the voices of their kin, creating an often painful but ultimately empowering story of who their people were in a breathtaking book that is at once deeply personal yet all too universal.

Twelve-year-old Nyla's dad died when she was four, or that's what she's been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the local supermarket, Nyla wonders if Grandma is simply "time travelling" again - the phrase she uses when Grandma forgets. But Grandma is Nyla's best friend and when she asks Nyla to find her dad and bring him home, Nyla decides to make a brand new promise to her Grandma: to find him. As Nyla turns detective and sets out on a journey through her family's past, she also hopes that uncovering important stories will help her understand who she is.