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Experience the adorable first adventures of childhood with this book from bestselling author Charles Ghigna and celebrated illustrator Lori Joy Smith. From the first slip down a slide to the first time picking out a book to read, this rollicking narrative takes listeners on a journey of discovery into the memorable firsts in a child's world. A story that will be enjoyed by the whole family, from the youngest, eager to experience their own adventures, to the oldest, so proud to watch them grow.

You may know of many Native American tribes, but there is more to their story. Learn about life in the time that the First Americans lived.

You may know of Pocahontas, but there is more to her story. Learn about life in the time that Pocahontas lived, and how she impacted the First Colonies.

A keepsake edition with 25 stories.Beautiful illustrations accompanying the stories make it a fun readEngages middle-school students--an essential book to be stocked in librariesA collection of Ruskin Bond's best stories with endearing characters--hand-picked by the author himself.All Time...

“A” is for apple, so rosy and red. “B” is for baby, asleep in a bed. Simple rhyming sentences teach young children the alphabet and beginning letter sounds.

When Little Bear wakes up after sleeping through winter, he listens while all of his friends tell stories about Christmas. Little Bear doesn’t know what Christmas is all about, but learns about trees being decorated with popcorn and lights, and how Santa Claus delivers presents for all of the animals in the forest. Little Bear’s mommy explains that Christmas comes in the wintertime when they are asleep, so they aren’t able to celebrate this special holiday. Find out what happens the following year when Little Bear’s friends decide to wake him up for Christmas.

It’s Amy’s first day of school and she is a little nervous. So Amy’s mother gives her a big hug and shows her a folded piece of paper. Then she quickly puts the paper in Amy’s pocket and tells her to open it if she needs a little help. Follow Amy throughout her day as she meets new friends, eats lunch, and plays on the playground. What will happen when Amy falls, scrapes both of her knees, and has to go see the school nurse? Will she look at the folded piece of paper in her pocket?

Cuando el pequeño oso se despierta después de dormir durante el invierno, escucha mientras que todos sus amigos cuentan historias sobre la Navidad. El Pequeño Oso no sabe de qué se trata la Navidad, pero se entera de los árboles que son decorados con palomitas de maíz y luces, y cómo Papá Noel entrega regalos a todos los animales en el bosque. La mamá del Pequeño Oso explica que la Navidad se presenta en el invierno cuando están dormidos, por lo que no son capaces de celebrar este día de fiesta especial.

Classic characters are brought to life in these fun retellings. Even the very youngest children want to return to this audio collection again and again. Fairy tales are a vital introduction to the basics of story-telling like setting, characters and plot. They boost a child's imagination and also teach valuable life lessons about good overcoming evil, the difference between right and wrong and the importance of rising to a challenge.

Experience Jim Weiss's hilarious tellings of "The Gingerbread Man," "The Three Little Pigs", and others, each with a multitude of character voices. A lush bouquet of stories for young listeners! You and your children will be enthralled by Jim Weiss's tellings of "The Gingerbread Man," "The Three Little Pigs", and the African folk tale, "Why Flies Buzz," each with unique character voices; touching versions of Hans Christian Andersen's beloved "Thumbelina" and "The Ugly Duckling," and the classic "Dick Whittington and His Cat," with its famously satisfying ending.

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away across the world with Jack and Annie--this time as World Turtle Experts in the Galapagos Islands!! It's just a regular day when ordinary kids Jack and Annie are whisked away in the magic tree house to the Galapagos islands...

Did you know that our word Thursday comes from the Viking god Thor . . . as in Thor's Day? Neither did the Time Warp Trio. Did you know that if you say "Thursday" over and over again too close to a certain magic Book, you will get sucked back two thousand years to the time of the Vikings?...

Wouldn't you know it, right when the trusty Time Warp Trio is about to go on stage in the school play, the script gets knocked into The Book, and Joe, Fred, and Sam come face to face with Cerberus, the mythological three-headed dog of Hades. And the drooling guard dog isn't the worst of their...

Thanks to the magic of The Book, Joe, Sam, and Fred are back in the wild, wild West—and it's proving to be way too wild. They're almost stampeded by a herd of crazed cattle and nearly suffocated by foul cow-fumes! Then they meet a friendly Indian chief, but why do his warriors keep staring at...

"I cannot tell a lie," said General George Washington. "The Time Warp Trio helped me cross the Delaware River and surprise the enemy troops." So how did Christmas Eve in the Twenty-First century turn into Christmas Day in 1776? Well, it was sort of an accident. And for once, it wasn't Joe's...

From the best-selling author of the Here I Come! series, this collection of poems makes a perfect gift for grandmas, abuelas, and bubbes everywhere. "A mirror that captures love and reflects it back to its source—a devoted grandmother."—Kirkus Reviews Children can celebrate their grandma...

It’s bath time for Otter, the irrepressible picture book character from I Am Otter, Otter in Space, and Otter Loves Halloween! Sure to be adored by fans of Llama Llama. Otter and Teddy love to play in the garden. But when they get dirty, they have to do something they do not love at all: take...

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Time-traveling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie have to find a certain kind of food. The magic tree house whisks them off to a village in the mountains of...

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away through time with Jack and Annie--this time to the Yosemite National Park! The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to the Yosemite National Park in 1903. They are surprised to join John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt...

How did Joe, Fred, and Sam end up in King Arthur's court? It all started with The Book, a present from Joe's magician uncle. One minute they were looking at pictures of knights in The Book—and the next minute they are knights, battling fire-breathing dragons and gross-smelling giants! Can the...