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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...

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Soon, her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. She sends Macy next door to help 86-year-old Iris Gillan, who is getting ready to move into an assisted-living facility. Iris can't pack a single box on her own, and, worse, she doesn't know sign language. Soon, through notes and books and cookies, a bond grows between them, and this friendship, odd and unexpected, may be just what Macy needs to face the changes in her life.

"The Jungle Book" (1894) is a collection of stories by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893-94. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first six years of his childhood there. After about ten years in England, he went back to India and worked there for about six and a half years. These stories were written when Kipling lived in Vermont.

Little children need tales and stories, for they play an essential part in their development by awakening their imagination, introducing them to symbolic imagery, and bringing forth emotions in a healthy, constructive way. Our audiobook collection brings together the fairy tales, stories, myths and legends, which have fed the imagination of children of many generations in the years when the imagination is awakening and craving stimulus and material to work upon.

Entre comptines et poésies, ces textes courts sont conçus comme de petites friandises qui suivent le rythme des saisons pour situer l'enfant dans le cycle naturel du temps.

Brian Moses' greatest hits!This brilliant book is packed with old friends - What Teachers Wear in Bed, An Alien Stole My Underpants, Shopping Trolley and Monster Crazy - and introduces us to some wonderful new poems too...

Ulrich Steier lädt dich ein zur musikalischen Entdeckungsreise und lässt dich mitraten: Welches Blatt hat Zacken und Zähne? Welche Vogelweibchen überlassen das Tschilpen den Männchen? Welche Früchte sehen aus wie Bohnen und sind trotzdem giftig? Und welches Kleintier hat ein großes Atemloch und eine Raspelzunge? Selten hat eine Naturreise so viel Spaß gemacht.

Alles durchlebt den Wandel der vier Jahreszeiten: Fredrik Vahle singt vom Erblühen der Welt nach einem kalten Winter, malt in lyrischen Bildern den Sommer, lässt Mensch und Erde im Nebel träumen und im Winter Ruhe und Besinnung einkehren. Dieses Jahreszeiten-Album klingt mal verspielt, mal tiefsinnig. Die Songs bewegen, berühren, laden zum Verweilen ein und gehen weit über das klassische Kinderlied hinaus: Sie lassen das große Ganze sehen und helfen, im Einklang mit der Natur zu leben.

Ulrich Steier hat Kinderlieder für die ganz Kleinen geschrieben, die zum Lauschen, Mitsingen, Herumhopsen und Entspannen einladen. Die Kinder lernen den kleinen Hasen kennen, der die Natur wahrnimmt, mit seinen Freunden herumtollt und vor allem eins erfährt: dass er geliebt wird, so wie er ist, und dass seine Familie und Freunde immer für ihn da sind.

Answering questions like "why are so many vegetables green?", "what's the difference between brown bread and white bread?", and "why do beans make you gassy?", cheerful haiku poems and a simple Q&A format make this book a nutritious treat. The information in this book aligns with both the USDA's MyPlate guidelines and the Harvard School of Public Health's Healthy Eating Plate guidelines.

Jack B. Ninja! Jack, be quick! Jack, jump over the bamboo stick! Secret mission starts tonight. Hide in shadow, out of sight. In this imaginative ninja fantasy inspired by the classic nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble", cheer on Jack as he sneaks over castle walls, swims through hidden tunnels, and uncovers a secret treasure - all while avoiding detection. But when Jack unwittingly springs a trap in the middle of his mission, will he be able to use his ninja skills to escape the bandits and make it back home?

Inspired by William Blake's work, Nancy Willard has written a book of magical poems about life at an imaginary inn, run by none other than William Blake himself.

It's not fair! All Little Owl wants is to go to bed at a reasonable hour, like his friends do. But no . . . Mama and Papa say little owls have to stay up late and play. So Little Owl spends all night jumping on his bed, playing on the jungle gym, and doing tricks on his skateboard - but he's hooting mad about it ! Children who have a hard time going to bed will love this fun twist on the universal dilemma.

Support idéal pour partager des moments de complicité avec bébé en favorisant son éveil : premières comptines, jeux de doigts, de motricité, formulettes. Les petites histoires, contes, berceuses et musiques douces vous permettront d'accompagner votre enfant tendrement vers le sommeil. Cet outil d'éveil accompagnera votre enfant de la naissance à 5 ans.

The foremost diverse children's authors--including Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander--share answers to the question, "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?" in this powerful collection, published in partnership with Just Us Books. Featuring poems, letters...

When a kind young boy helps a strange-looking bird, a beautiful friendship forms. But what these two friends don't realise is that one is a young knight . . . and the other a young dragon! What will they do when they discover they are enemies and destined to FIGHT? The Dragon and the Nibblesome...

Listen and Play encourages the pre-school child to observe the world with theirs ears! Each audiobook contains an exciting mix of songs, nursery rhymes, sound puzzles and tongue twisters and finishes with a short story. Listen and Play offers more than just songs, more than just stories, more...

Set in 1981 Guatemala, a lyrical debut novel tells the powerful tale of a boy who must decide what it means to be a man during a time of war. Carlos knows that when the soldiers arrive with warnings about the Communist rebels, it is time to be a man and defend the village, keep everyone safe. But Mama tells him not yet - he’s still her quiet moonfaced boy. The soldiers laugh at the villagers, and before they move on, a neighbor is found dangling from a tree, a sign on his neck: Communist.

During a visit to her grandma's house, a young girl discovers a box of poems in the attic - poems written by her mother when she was growing up. Her mother's family often moved around the United States and the world because her father was in the air force. Over the years her mother used poetry to record her experiences in the many places the family lived. Reading the poems and sharing those experiences through her mother's eyes, the young girl feels closer to her mother than ever before.

Each word running fast across lips./A direct line to my hips, twist and shake./My voice another arm, another leg./My throat the Cape Canaveral of my soul. This rockin' collection of twenty-four dynamic, original poems vividly captures a variety of musical experiences from the teen perspective...