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Have you ever wondered how to speak with someone who can’t hear? It’s easier than you might think. Just follow the steps to learn several useful phrases using American Sign Language.

Max’s friend Susan cannot hear. She talks with her hands. Will Max’s sign language class help him learn how to talk to her?

Have you ever seen a Shakespeare play and come away without fully understanding it? Or wished you had known the basis of the plot before seeing a play by Shakespeare? Are you studying Shakespeare? Would you like to increase your knowledge of the plays without reading the originals? Then these are the recordings for you!

This book looks at the rich diversity of clothes around the world. It introduces children to similarities found in clothes in different cultures, and honors differences.

Susan es sorda. Ella habla con las manos. Max va a una clase de lengua de señas para aprender a hablar con ella.

From the street to the store, take a trip around town and learn to sign along the way. What's the sign for car? Or for menu? Learn helpful words for restaurants, the doctors office, and even the zoo!

From greetings to holidays, there are tons of times in your world where you can sign. What's the sign for happy? Or for cake? Learn helpful words for birthdays, feelings, holidays, and more.

Pinocchio is a naughty, disobedient wooden puppet that longs to grow up and become a real boy, but as long as he misbehaves and disappoints his father, old Gepetto, he is doomed and his dream will never be realized.

Tom Read Wilson is here to take us on a rip-roaring tour through some of the most astonishing and amusing words in the English language with Every Word Tells a Story. See how the English language evolved in this extraordinary exploration of the origins of everyday words. Full of funny stories...

Filled with wit and humour, Nesbit's 1902 fantasy tells the adventure of five siblings sent to spend the summer with their uncle. One day, when the children wander from the strange house by the sea to play in old gravel pits, they uncover 'It', a prehistoric Sand-fairy. The unusual Sand-fairy grants the children one wish a day, each lasting until sunset. Though wishes can come true, they are not always as pleasant as they might seem, which the children soon discover.

Axel et Violette naviguent le long de la falaise sur un petit bateau à rames. Mais le temps change très vite en mer et ils sont surpris par la tempête qui se lève. Entraîné vers les rochers, leur bateau gonflable se déchire. Ils n’ont d’autre solution que de se réfugier sur la paroi rocheuse, mais la marée monte et la nuit tombe... Au cours de cette nuit terrible, un bateau étrange semble s’écraser sur la falaise.

Audiolibro bilingüe: Español e inglés. Lolita, la pequeña libélula, que a todos quiere ayudar. Anita la Mariquita está muy preocupada porque no puede pintar. Se ha lastimado su mano y su ala; pero la libélula Lolita, que siempre ayuda a los otros animales, la cura. Ahora, cuando termina el verano Lolita se siente muy débil. ¿Quién vendrá en su ayuda? Bilingual radio play: In Spanish and English. The story of Diana, the little dragonfly who wants to help everyone. Ladybird Marie is sick. She can no longer paint. Her hands and wings are in splints. Diana, the dragonfly always helps other animals and helps Marie. Will Marie ever paint again? As the summer comes to an end, Diana feels unwell. Now who can help Diana?

"The Story of Peter Pan", by James M. Barrie, is one of the most famous tales about youth and dream-like adventures; this classic adaptation of Barrie's play will let you fly on the wings of your imagination. "The History of Tom Thumb" was the first fairy tale ever printed in English. "The Three Sillies" is a very old folktale, and has been handed down over the centuries for its entertainment value. "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is a classic folktale of which numerous versions are known; they all delight and educate children about the importance of boundaries and personal property. Last but not least, "Jack the Giant Killer" is a fascinating folk tale coming from the Middle Ages, set during King Arthur's reign; it shows how a young man uses clever tricks to outwit terrible giants and rid England of their terrible threats.

Farmer Hoggett wins a piglet at the fair. It should fatten up nicely. However Fly, the sheep-dog trains Babe, the piglet, to herd sheep, making Babe an indispensable sheep-pig.

اكتشَفَ توم شبحًا مُخِيفًا يُقِيم في قَبْو منزلِه! وصار لا يرغب إلا في الهرب والنجـــــاة فقط. لكنَّ الأحداثَ تَطوَّرَت بشكلٍ مُغايِر عندما قدَّمَت له صائدةُ الأشباحِ المُخضرَمة السيدةُ كمُّونة مُساعَدتَها. وعندما تَعرَّف الاثنان على شبحِ القَبْو بشكلٍ أفضلَ، أصبحَت المغامَرةُ أكثرَ تشويقًا وإثارةً. هكذا شكَّلَ الثلاثةُ معًا فريقًا لا يُهزَم لصيدِ الأشباح الشرِّيرة.

Jessi knows a secret language! She learned it from Matt Braddock, the BSC's newest charge. Matt's been deaf since birth, and he uses sign language to speak. Since Jessi is Matt's baby-sitter, she's been using sign language, too. Soon all the kids in Stoneybrook want to learn to sign...which keeps the baby-sitters busy. Jessi's the busiest of all: she working on another secret just for Matt. Will she be able to keep the secret and pull off her special event?

Like most fathers, the one found in this Grimm classic only wants the best for his son. He sends him away to learn, but the only thing the boy seems to learn is the language of animals. His father ultimately has no use for his son and sends him out on his own - that's just when what he has learned becomes extremely useful. A delightful story narrated by Glenn Hascall.

A count's only son could learn nothing. Three times the count sent him for a year to famous masters. Each time, the son came back: saying first that he knew what dogs said when they barked; the next time, what birds said; and finally, what frogs said. Infuriated by his uselessness, his father ordered his people to take him to the woods and kill him, but they sympathised with him, and instead brought the count the eyes and tongue of a deer as proof of his death.

Caldecott Honor artist David Shannon captures the chaos that follows an unexpected downpour in this engaging story.

A billingual version of the classic fairy tale read first in its original English version and then in its French version. A real treat for language learners.