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Amelia Jones has always dreamed of attending the Mystwick School of Musicraft, where the world’s most promising musicians learn to create musical magic. Unfortunately, Amelia botches her audition and her dream comes crashing down—until the school agrees to give her a second chance. Amelia vows to do whatever it takes to make her dream come true.

Viva Durant, New Orleans’ youngest detective, is on a quest to solve a jazzy mystery. Every summer, Viva heads to New Orleans to spend time with her loving but stern Grandmother, known as Gram. After Gram reads Viva an article in the local paper about a missing treasure related to the world-famous song, “Miss Mary Mack”, Viva heads through the Crescent City on an epic adventure to track down the treasure. The clues lead Viva to the French Quarter, a jazz club, a creepy cemetery, and even the circus.

Young children will enjoy listening to, and then singing the same story! The Listen & Sing-Along Classic Favorites Collection features “The Wheels On The Bus,” “Old MacDonald Had A Farm,” “Down By The Bay,” and “B-I-N-G-O.” Little ones will laugh as the wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round as it travels through the town, and then “moo” and “oink” as they sing “e-i-e-i-o” in the classic song “Old MacDonald Had A Farm.” Can you imagine seeing a frog walking a dog down by the bay?

La FAMIGLIA ROCCAROLLA alle prese con la sua prima esilarante avventura! I Roccarolla ancora non lo sanno ma li aspetta una importante missione per il Rock'n'Roll: dimostrare che "vivere Rock" significa non temere il giudizio di nessuno e sentirsi liberi di essere come si è. Conoscerete nonna Ivana, la vero colonna portante della famiglia, papà Iro, mamma Guida e loro figli, Viola, Jinny e i gemelli. Ascolterete i brani musicali composti appositamente per la famiglia del rock!

Meet Timothy and his family! They each have a special instrument they play. In this easy-to-understand rebus story, follow along with the band to see all the different musical instruments and the sounds they make. Do you play any musical instruments?

Sing and play with a special toddler today! Everyone will have great fun with this new collection of 60 songs selected especially for your children!

Se cree que todas las luciérnagas vuelan, sin embargo, los únicos dotados con alas para hacerlo son los machos. Esta es la historia de Lucía, una joven luciérnaga que lo que único que desea en el mundo es volar y está dispuesta a todo con tal de conseguir su sueño, inclusive desafiar a las leyes de la naturaleza.

Snuggle close to your little one and enjoy a rhyming story about mommy animals gently tucking their babies into bed. “It's Night-Night Time” becomes a story and a song as young children calm down after a busy day while they listen and sing along. Then with a gentle kiss, Mama bear puts Little Bear to bed with a precious game of “I Love You More! Sweet examples that illustrate the love between a Mama and her child will encourage kids to come up with their own “I love you” examples. Sweet songs end the day with favorites like “Golden Slumbers” and “Hush, Little Baby”.

You know the song “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad.” Sing along with new words that explain how our five senses help us explore the world.

A traditional song! Includes music and the words to ten verses.

This song has been sung for a long time! Hear the words and learn about their origins.

Powerful women in Viking helmets, heroic males with incredible voices, and epic themes of life and death -this is opera! Opera is an art form that tells a story through singing, music, dancing and acting. It began in 1597 when an Italian artist, Jacopo Peri, tried to reproduce the ancient Greek dramas. After noticing that the Greeks used music and speech together in these dramas, Peri chose to do the same but with signing.

Un beau soir de novembre, sur une cheminée, mon œuf s'est enfin fissuré... J'ai deux grands yeux noirs et brillants, toutes mes dents et de drôles d'écailles sur le bout du nez... De ma gorge, je peux faire naitre un grognement... "Viens-là !" a dit mon père. "Mon fils, mon petit dinosaure", en cette nuit d'automne, je te nomme Salvador ! Salvador est un livre audio-OVNI sur la différence, la musique et l'amitié. Texte slamé par Hassan Guaid et mis en musique, au piano, par Franck Thomelet.

Michael Jackson's journey to fame began in 1966 at age eight, when he started singing with his brothers in the Jackson 5. In the early 1970s, he launched a solo career, accumulating a dozen number-one singles. His record-breaking album, Thriller, has sold an estimated 110 million copies worldwide. He won 17 Grammy awards and was introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. In 2009, people of all ages mourned Michael's sudden death.

Audie Award, Middle Grade, 2016. Lost and alone in the forbidden Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades later Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each become sinterwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives, binding them by an invisible thread of destiny. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together.

When a girl is given a coin to spend at the market, she thinks carefully about what to buy. She is tempted by the towering stacks of fruit, spinning rides and glass jars filled with sweets. But it isn't until a stranger gives something to her, without expecting anything in return, that she knows exactly what to do with her coin.

Twelve-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her whole life in Islamic school, but now it's time to go to "real school". Nimra's nervous, but as long as she has Jenna, her best friend who already goes to the public school, she figures she can take on just about anything. Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna starts giving hijab-wearing Nimra the cold shoulder around the other kids. Desperate to fit in and get back in Jenna's good graces, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to join the school's popular eighth-grade boy band.

I dream about the world my parents described, where music and song are allowed. I was happiest when they sang with me. But now they are gone. And my brother has no voice. Who will sing with me now? When twelve-year-old Garlan and his mute brother Cadell are forced to run from their abusive guardians, they plan to find the land beyond their own, a place where they’re allowed to sing, unlike the laws that banish all forms of music in their home in Elatha.

The long-ago mysteries of the great opera house in Paris have never been explained. Why did so many terrible tragedies happen there? Why did everyone flee from it in fear? This gripping story about the “opera ghost” and the beautiful singer he loves launched one of the most popular musicals in Broadway history - and it serves up enough thrills, chills, and surprises to keep even the most reluctant listener fascinated.

Taylor (aka Teffy to her famliy) is terrified to start middle school. She wishes she could fade into the background, unnoticed. But on the first day of school, she finds herself in the spotlight when it's revealed that her homeroom class has four girls all named Taylor! There's a couple of things they can agree on: Taylor Swift is the greatest singer-songwriter of all time...and they are definitely going to need nicknames.