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What do you get when you add up one middle school bully, two bank robbers, 57 puppy-mill dogs, 4,000 missing dollars, and five daring troublemakers led by the incomparable Riley Mack? One crazy caper! In this merry, mischievous romp, master storyteller Chris Grabenstein, the award-winning author of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library, teams with a full-cast of audio talent to introduce Riley Mack, a one-of-a-kind 12-year-old hometown hero.

On his 11th birthday, Jackson is nervous about moving up to middle school where he knows he'll be bullied by older kids, so he makes his wish, "I don't want to grow up!" When his 12th birthday rolls around, he discovers his wish came true: he's still 11, and he's starting fifth grade (again). At first, this is the perfect life. Jackson is the smartest kid in his class, the best on his baseball team, and the star of the school band. But after a few years of being eleven, he realizes his life is passing him by.

The Wind in the Willows is a longtime favorite story that centers around the animal citizens of an English riverbank. Each animal has a different personality, from easy-going Mole to water-loving Ratty, to the wise and wiley Badger, the spoiling-for-a-fight Weasels, and of course boastful Toad, the owner of splendid Toad Hall, who has too much money and too little sense to know what to do with it. The education of Toad by his well-meaning friends provides a good lesson.

Frances Hodgson Burnett introduces us to Mary Lennox, a spoiled and headstrong young girl sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven at Misselthwaite Manor after her parents die from a cholera outbreak in India. At first, Mary is as sour and rude as ever. She dislikes her new home, the people living in it, and, most of all, the bleak moor on which it sits.

O. Henry wrote many stories, but this, the story of two "ultimate gifts", is his most famous.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, introduces listeners to the importance of caring for your community. Getting Down and Dirty focuses on some of the run-down problem places found in cities, and how communities have joined together to turn these places into beautiful shared spaces. In addition to discussing bettering our communities, this audio study takes a look at some key comprehension skills including identifying an author's purpose, determining cause-and-effect relationships, and building vocabulary.

Lets young children know just how special they are and lays a foundation for “big” thinking and self-motivation. An excellent way to get kids started on a positive, productive life path. Helps children feel great about themselves and teaches them the invaluable skills of goal-setting and positive thinking.

"He’s just not working up to his potential.” If that’s the refrain you hear from your child’s teachers, these powerful programs are the solution you’ve been waiting for. Created for kids to listen to themselves at different stages of their development, these programs teach them how to overcome self-imposed limitations, how to build positive, productive habits, and how to think in ways that will make them successful every day of their lives.

Die Geschichte vom Mondbären erzählt von Freundschaft, vom Besitzen und Teilen und von der Liebe zum Mond. Der Bär möchte den Mond ganz für sich allein haben und holt ihn in seine Höhle. Doch die anderen Tiere vermissen ihn und begeben sich auf die Suche. Denn der Mond leuchtet schließlich für alle.

Charlotte... un nom qui inspire des souvenirs d'enfance tel un éclat de rire contagieux ; l'audace de dire tout ce qui nous passe par la tête, l'espoir de voler, un jour, au-dessus des routes au lieu d'y marcher. Au cours de son voyage, Charlotte, la petite coccinelle, avait réalisé que les clowns ne peuvent pas voler mais connaissent le plaisir de faire rire les enfants, que les coyotes apprennent à transformer leurs peines en musique, et que les joies sont souvent plus grandes quand on les partage.

Voici l'histoire magnifique d'un sapin et d'un érable. Ces deux vieux amis nous racontent au fil du temps leurs propres aventures bien qu'ils n'aient jamais bougés de toute leur vie de leur lieu de naissance.

Sweet Meadowlark by Jan Yoxall is the second audio from the new series of meditations for children called The Great Spirit Series For little Souls. It contains three tracks: 'All About Sweet Meadowlark', 'Meadowlark and the Prarie Dogs', and 'Grandmother Kate's Magic Cloud'. This programme will help children with creativity, confidence, and self esteem. The meditations are built around the life of Sweet Meadowlark, a little Native American girl, and her family.