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When fifteen-year-old John Trenchard discovers a secret passage into the vault of the powerful Mohune family, his peaceful life in the Dorset village of Moonfleet is at an end. It is said that Captain Mohune, the notorious Blackbeard, haunts the place with wild and bloodcurdling cries, forever...

Five family pantomimes featuring musical numbers, silly jokes and fun for all the family! Enjoy fantastic live performances of these classics tales: Puss in Boots, Aladdin, Mother Goose, Dick Whittington and Sleeping Beauty. The pantos are recorded in front of a live audience, with full musical numbers and an orchestral score. Rousing songs, silly jokes and Widow Twankey all make an appearance! With casts including Terry Wogan, Maureen Lipman, Anita Harris, June Whitfield, Kenneth Connor and Frank Thornton.

Shakespeare for Kids adapts the timeless works of Shakespeare into plain English for a younger audience. This story is that of the end of King Richard II's reign during the late 1300s. It is a story of plotting and power, and the first of Shakespeare's four plays about the house of Lancaster. This abridged version is targeted for a younger audience, toning down any violent scenes and presenting the narrative structure in plain English.

Pilick Production a créé pour les enfants une collection récréative : "Les voyages de Pilick". Dans ce premier conte en 3 parties, Pilick le petit lapin bleu, espiègle et malicieux, s'est perdu dans la forêt. Mais il rencontre Rouge-Gorge, le chef d'orchestre, qui va lui faire vivre une aventure étonnante : la découverte des instruments de musique classiques et modernes. À chaque étape, une famille d'animaux sympathique et originale lui fera entendre ceux dont elle joue.

Partez à la découverte de ce magnifique conte pour enfants avec votre ami Ti-Ka et sa flûte magique et découvrez ses fabuleuses histoires à travers la Guadeloupe... Vibrez sur un son original, envoûtant et percussif des West-Indies. Bon voyage!!

Vous avez aimé "Piccolo Saxo", vous adorerez les pérégrinations enjouées de Nicolas à la découverte des instruments de musique. 14 étapes joyeuses et rythmées à travers La Flûte, Le Basson, La Trompette, Le Hautbois, La Clarinette, Le Trombone, Le Contre Tuba, Le Tambour, La Grosse Caisse, La Batterie, Le Violon, La Guitare, La Harpe, Le Piano avant de découvrir le grand orchestre !

"The Magic Flute" - a full cast audio play featuring famous melodies and beautiful arias. Experience Mozart's most played fairy-tale opera "The Magic Flute" as an audio play, performed by esteemed actors, complemented by intricate sound designs and effects as well as plenty of original opera music. Each act is introduced with interesting facts about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). - Tamino, a prince lost in a foreign land, is being pursued by an enormous monster.

You probably know Shailene Woodley as the fearless, black-clad heroine Tris from Divergent. But did you know that she was diagnosed with scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, as a freshman in high school; cofounded the nonprofit All It Takes, an organization dedicated to giving young people tools to make a difference and change the world; and would someday like to run an organic farm and produce affordable food for low-income families?

Shining Night is book three in the Faithgirlz series Lena in the Spotlight, written by Alena Pitts, star of The War Room and tween blogger of For Girls Like You, and co-written with her mother, editor and author Wynter Pitts. In this fiction story that will appeal to young girls who have big...

Inspired by the much-loved classic Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, Into the Spotlight is a magical new story from bestselling author and acclaimed performer Carrie Hope Fletcher. Brilliant Aunt Maude visits seasides the world over and has become quite the pebble collector. Pebbles of all...

Featuring artists ranging from Miles Davis to Kendrick Lamar, dive into this stunningly illustrated celebration of the history of Black music in America by the award-winning author of The Undefeated. Listen to the sound of survival, courage, and democracy—the soundtrack of America. Hear Billie...

Dolly Parton is a little girl with a great big voice. She loves singing for her corncob doll and friends at church. Music fills her heart so plumb full that young Dolly starts writing her own tunes. Unable to afford a guitar, she strings up a broken mandolin and plays for anyone she can corral—ducks, pigs, and her squallin’ brothers and sisters. But Dolly longs for a real live audience to see and hear her perform. When Dolly gets her first big break, she’s scared to perform in front of hundreds of people. Will she summon up her courage and step out onto the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville?

Steven Spielberg has changed the cinematic world with his hugely popular films. Testing out new technology, telling dramatic stories, and collaborating with successful directors, actors, and producers built Spielberg's reputation as a director and producer.

How did a young girl born in South London grow up to be a Tony and Grammy Award–winning star? Find out in this Who HQ Now biography about Cynthia Erivo and her exciting career from The Color Purple on Broadway to starring as Elphaba in the Wicked movie! Cynthia Erivo fell in love with...

Learn about the showstopping life of one of the most famous entertainers of all time in this book about Frank Sinatra from the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series! Before Frank Sinatra became the international superstar that we remember him as today, he was just a young boy singing for spare...

The bus trip to the dance club is so exciting for this group of friends who are curious to find out about the dances and the music from different countries. Disco, reggae, mambo, fandango, samba, la conga, tango; this is going to be one fantastic event! They call themselves the Diatonics, but why?

Katie Woo is excited to go a to a special daddy-daughter dance. There's only one problem. Katie's dad keeps stepping on her toes. Can Katie help her daddy with his dance moves?

In her debut picture book, adapted for audio, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage. At four years old, Ria Thundercloud was brought into the powwow circle, ready to dance in the...

When this audiobook begins, the trombone is playing all by itself. But soon a trumpet makes a duet, a french horn a trio, and so on until the entire orchestra is assembled on stage. Written in elegant and rhythmic verse, this unique counting book is the perfect introduction to musical groups. Listeners of all ages are sure to shout "Encore!" when they reach the final page of this joyous celebration of classical music.

Did you know that Lucille Ball could pick up radio signals through her teeth? Or that her career was almost destroyed because she was a registered Communist? Bet you didn’t know that, as a studio executive, she green-lit both Star Trek and Mission: Impossible! Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the beloved actress, from her impoverished childhood and her first forays into the film industry to her marriage with Desi Arnaz and her rise to become both the most prominent actress in television and one of its most successful executives.