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Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981) was a German film director and animator best known for The Adventures of Prince Achmed, which was released in 1926 and is the oldest surviving animated movie. (It came out a full 11 years before Disney’s Snow White!) As a little kid, Reiniger loved reading fairy tales and fell in love with puppetry. At school, she learned about paperschnitte, or papercuts, which helped her create her signature style of silhouettes. She grew up to make more than 40 films throughout her long career.

On a glittering night of destiny, a cat star is born. The Majestic Kennels, home to the famous cats of KittyTube, welcomes a new kitten, Angel Persian. Angel is eager to follow in the footsteps of her famous mother and father and become a Kittytube sensation. You'll be there when Angel aces her first screen test. She opens her eyes - what will she see? She shivers - and charms - her way through her first snowstorm. Will Angel become a water cat, a piano cat, or something new? Will this tiny kitten find her courage, and her audience on KittyTube? Will she have what it takes to win?

Billie a pris sa décision. Elle quitte Danse-Elite pour s'initier à un nouveau programme de Sports artistiques. C'est tout un défi qui l'attend alors qu'elle doit changer d'école et s'éloigner de Maya, sa meilleure amie. Heureusement, la présence d'Hanna à ses côtés est à la fois rassurante et...divertissante!

Billie est prête pour un nouveau défi! Cette fois, c'est dans les airs qu'elle sera appelée à performer puisqu'elle a d'abord choisi le trapèze, puis les tissus aériens parmi les disciplines de cirque qui lui sont proposées. Malgré tout, Billie ne parvient pas à s'investir complètement. C'est qu'elle est persuadée que ses parents lui cachent quelque chose.... Et tant qu'elle n'aura pas découvert de quoi il s'agit, elle aura un peu de mal à déployer ses ailes.

A poignant, coming of age story about a Cuban-American girl trying to figure out where she belongs--both in her ballet-loving family and the wider world. Perfect for fans of Front Desk and Merci Suárez Changes Gears. It’s a good thing Sofía Acosta loves dreaming up costumes, because...

For young dance lovers, a picture book about a young boy whose father has the unique position as a ballet dancer. Written by American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Thomas Forster. Ben and his friends are playing in their favorite part of the classroom-- the dress-up corner! They are talking...

A reimagined and modern take on the holiday favorite, this picture book weaves together the classic Christmas tale of The Nutcracker and the true-life story of 12-year-old ballerina Charlotte Nebres, the first Black girl to play Marie in the New York City Ballet’s production. The only thing...

Milly, her mum and her glamorous babushka head to the Nutcracker for a Christmas treat - but instead their evening ends in a bomb scare disaster. A dangerous trickster who calls himself 'the Mouse King' is playing a deadly game with Swan House, the ballet school for spies. As Milly navigates her second term, she starts to suspect there is more to the new head of ballet and his perfect daughter than meets the eye...but will she let jealousy cloud her judgement?

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud. In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers’ final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.

Brought to you by Puffin. Every family has its secrets, but it was a huge surprise to the three young Forbeses, fresh from a country vicarage, to discover that their grandmother was a famous actress. Sent to live with her in bombed-out, wartime London, they soon discovered that they were...

Descobreix els castellers i l´art de fer castells humans de la mà d´en Magí, un nen molt eixerit a qui agrada molt fer d´enxaneta en una colla castellera.

Haunting, gentle spirits from far-flung worlds meet in the pulsing sphere of dreams and lullabies that is Angel Heart, a music storybook.

Jeder von euch kennt das Puppentheater mit dem Verkehrskasper - Kasper zeigt euch, wie ihr euch richtig im Straßenverkehr verhaltet! In dieser ersten Folge hört ihr "Kasper stoppt den Fahrbahnschreck".

Jeder von euch kennt das Puppentheater mit dem Verkehrskasper - Kasper zeigt euch, wie ihr euch richtig im Straßenverkehr verhaltet! In dieser vierten Folge hört ihr "Kasper stoppt die Straßenbälle".

A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife 10 years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and neglected. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.

How did a working-class girl from Cuba become a symbol of artistic freedom for Cuban Americans and the "Queen of Salsa"? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library! Although her family and friends know her as Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, the world refers to her simply...

Jenny wants to take her new puppy, Toto, to the circus, but Toto isn't willing to sit still and watch the show. Suddenly, there's a whoosh, and the circus cannon goes off.... Where's Toto now? The parallel stories in chapters of alternating languages will help you to find out - in English and Spanish!

Jenny wants to take her new puppy, Toto, to the circus, but Toto isn't willing to sit still and watch the show. Suddenly there's a whoosh, and the circus cannon goes off.... Where's Toto now? The parallel stories in chapters of alternating languages will help you to find out - in English and French!

Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera superfan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Catholic school. Brie has big plans for eighth grade. She’s going to be the star of the school play and convince her parents to let her go to the performing arts high school. But when Brie’s mom walks in on her accidentally looking at some possibly inappropriate photos of her favorite actress, Brie panics and blurts out that she’s been chosen to crown the Mary statue during her school’s May Crowning ceremony. The problem: She has not been chosen. No one has, yet.

As construction begins on the Golden Apple Amusement Park, Aaron Peterson is becoming increasingly worried about his father. Working late nights in his study, Aaron's dad seems to be fraying at the edges - pushing, and sometimes breaking, the laws of engineering with his new schematics. And with the added pressure he's under to complete the park by this summer, Aaron can't help but feel his father's inventions are doomed to end in tragedy once again.