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In the wake of a tempest hitting her town, Morwenna is left to take care of a stranger washed ashore. The storm is just another of many that have plagued the town for years – people blame the tide singers, legendary sea people who are said to charm storms with their singing. Morwenna has never believed the tales, but when she is left alone with the stranger, she realises this is no ordinary girl. Can the stories be true? Can the girl control the tides with nothing more than her voice?

The crowd cheers. Lights flash. I sing into the microphone at the top of my lungs. I'm rocking this song! My name's Charlotte, but you can call me Lottie. I'm a pop singer. At least, that's my thing this week. Charlotte Perkins is seven years old and can't wait to grow up – if only she could decide what she wanted to be! Luckily, no dream is too big for little Lottie Perkins!

What do you do with a muy bad day? In this heartwarming dual-lingual book from debut author Melanie Wick Singer, one girl learns from her grandmother how to turn a muy bad day into a fiesta! Martina just had the worst day, ever. She fell in a mud puddle, swallowed a bug, stepped on un grande wad...

Chi era il nonno dei robot? Il Golem è forse uno dei più antichi esseri artificiali leggendari: un gigante di argilla creato, su ispirazione divina, da un rabbino, in aiuto degli Ebrei di Praga; un enorme fantoccio che si anima sono quando in fronte gli viene inciso il completo Nome di Dio. In un primo tempo il Golem ubbidirà agli ordini, ma poi comincerà ad avere vita propria, a essere invaso dalla malinconia, a sentirsi solo e diverso. E tra mito, filosofia e fantascienza, la sua storia avrà un finale fiabesco.

Read the book that inspired the Nickelodeon TV show! Perfect for fans of Middle School and Awkward. Super-stylish and uber-harsh, Kacey Simon is the social dictator of Marquette Middle School. But when an eye infection and a visit to the dentist leave her with giant glasses, a mouth full of...

A spooky new audio adventure story for kids.

Best-selling author Marilyn Singer's celebrated children's books have been named amongst the Top Ten Children's Books of the Year by Time. In this charming tale, Singer introduces Tallulah, a girl who wants nothing more than to be a ballerina. And not just any ballerina - a real one with a tutu! But when Tallulah finally gets to take a ballet class, she discovers that there's more to dancing than getting to wear a pretty, pink tutu.

Tallulah strives for perfection during ballet class and dreams of dancing a solo in the upcoming recital, but her little brother Beckett, who misbehaves all during class, gets a better role than she does.

Listen to author Marilyn Singer read this lively collection of poems about dance to the rhythm of each style. The poems are accompanied by original music. Marilyn Singer has crafted a vibrant collection of poems celebrating all forms of social dance from samba and salsa to tango and hip-hop. The...

For fans of the award-winning SECRET AGENT JACK STALWART series comes a must-read new chapter book series! Now Jack teams up with his older brother, Max, to solve new international mysteries, using their special training as secret agents. Secret agents Jack and Max Stalwart are sent to the...

For fans of the award-winning SECRET AGENT JACK STALWART comes a must-read new chapter book series! Now Jack teams up with his older brother, Max, to solve new international mysteries, using their special training as secret agents. Temporarily retired from the GPF-Global Protection Force-and on...

Discover and celebrate all of the Jewish holidays with this warm and engaging poetry collection by the acclaimed author of Mirror Mirror. In this cheerful, enjoyable poetry collection, a family decides to celebrate every Jewish holiday for a full year, “the ones we know well, the ones we do...

Newbery Honor Book * Sibert Medal Winner Carefully researched and expertly told, this Newbery Honor and Sibert Medal-winning book is a moving account of the life of a talented and determined artist who left her mark on musical and social history. Through her story, Newbery Medal-winning author...

With dazzling, lyrical verse in the folk revival style, Colin Meloy pays tribute to Pete Seeger, a visionary who changed the world with song. Pete Seeger once sang that if he had a golden thread, he would use it to weave people from all over the world to one another. That golden thread, for Pete...

Im Garten von Petronella Apfelmus ist die Aufregung groß: Ein Kaninchen hat ein Loch in den Hühnerauslauf gebuddelt - und nun fühlen sich Nofretete & Co nicht mehr sicher in ihrem Stall! Tatsächlich ist die Sorge nicht unbegründet: Als es dunkel wird, kommt der alte Fuchs mit knurrendem Magen vorbei, um sich eins der Hühner zu schnappen. Wie gut, dass Apfelhexe Petronella mit ihrem Zauberstab nicht weit ist. Und so nimmt eine aufregende Nacht mit der vereinten Hilfe aller Gartenbewohner dann doch noch ein gutes Ende.

Blau-weißer Matrosen-Look, Vollbart und immer ein Lachen auf dem Gesicht: Das ist Seemann Fiete. Kinder rund um den Globus kennen ihn bereits aus den Fiete-Apps, die mehr als 1,5 Mio. Mal heruntergeladen wurden, und aus den erfolgreichen Fiete-Bilderbüchern. Doch was macht den besonderen Charme von Fiete aus? Fiete ist ein guter Freund, den man gerne um sich hat. Mit ihm geht es immer lustig zu, Langeweile kennt er nicht. Und wie echte Seemänner nun mal so sind, ist auch Fiete ein neugieriger Abenteurer, der die Welt erkunden möchte.

Die Stubenfliege Liesel und der Hausmeister der städtischen Oper, Franz, streifen während der Opernproben durch das ganze Opernhaus, hören jede Menge Musik und erkunden gemeinsam die verschiedenen Stimmlagen der Sänger. Sie treffen auf Bruno, den brummenden Bass und auf die reizende Mina, deren Freundlichkeit und Gesang als Mezzosopran ganz besonderen Eindruck auf Franz machen.