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I throw back my tumble of black hair, roll one bare shoulder forward, then the other. The stack of bangles on each wrist shimmies and slides as my hands rise like birds in flight..Set during the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, sixteen-year-old Drina yearns to dance Flamenco. When she dances, she forgets who she is. She forgets what seems to be her legacy: I am nothing. I belong nowhere. Why does her mother forbid her to dance, the very thing that makes her feel alive?

The fascinating, untold story of how British intelligence secretly used homing pigeons as part of a clandestine espionage operation to gather information, communicate, and coordinate with members of the Resistance to defeat the Nazis in occupied Europe during World War II. Between 1941 and 1944...

The Golden Bird is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm about a prince's quest to obtain a beautiful golden bird, facing trials and tribulations along the way.

Bilingual radio play: In Russian and English.The story of the little Ladybird Marie, who wants to paint dots everythere. Ladybird Marie paints all the animals with dots. The animals don't like them. Marie is very sad. She flies away from her home! Will Marie find a place where she can paint her dots?Nominated for the best European radio play at Prix Europa. Istoria o malenkoj bozhjej korovke Mari, kotoraja wsjudu hotela risowat' punkti.

This story may help explain why the word "grim" is often connected to stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. This short tale feels like a traditional children's story, but is much more grim and foreboding. Memorable with a dash of creepy.

Волшебные сказки для детей от шести до двенадцати лет. Сказка о добрых и злых людях, о чудесной птице Муркумомо, которая одним дарила богатство и счастье, а других оставляля ни с чем.