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This sequel to the award-winning Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean (2007 Teacher's Choice and 2005 Mom's Choice) takes listeners on an around-the-world boat ride to learn how mammals sleep in or around nine major rivers of the world on all continents except Antarctica. Row down the Mississippi and watch two river otters slip into a hollow tree, or look to the bank of the Brisbane River as a platypus pops into a hole and disappears into a narrow tunnel.

>Seriously, Just Go to Sleep is the G-rated, traditional-sized, children's version of the book every parent has been talking about. Go the F*** to Sleep, the picture book for adults, became a cultural sensation by striking a universal chord for parents. Now, Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Corts reunite with Seriously, Just Go to Sleep, inviting the children themselves in on the joke.

An all-time favorite story of how a slave named Androcles, by plucking a thorn out of a lion's paw, saved his own life when he was thrown to the lions years later before thousands of cheering people in the Roman Coliseum.

When Sophia dreams that howling winds whisk the fur and feathers right off her animal friends, she shares some of her clothes with them. But her clothing doesn't work well for the animals. Seeing their disappointment, she offers to sew each one the "right" coat. Animals line up to explain what they need and why. Polar Bear needs white fur to stay warm and hide in the snow. Fish needs scales with slime. Snake needs scales, too, but dry ones. And how will Sophia make a prickly coat for Porcupine?

What if you could dream your way into a different life? What if you could choose to live that life forever? Sloane and Maggie have never met. Sloane is a straight-A student with a big and loving family. Maggie lives a glamorously independent life as an up-and-coming actress in New York. The two...

Camas de agua: durmiendo en el océano es una relajante historia para la hora de ir a dormir que responde las preguntas de cómo los mamíferos marinos- animales que viven en el agua pero que respiran aire- se las arreglan para dormir en el océano. Los jóvenes lectores conocen diez mamíferos marinos, que incluyen nutrias marinas, delfines de pico largo, manatíes, y focas comunes y aprenden sobre sus hábitos únicos.

At last, the reason behind the tooth fairy's visits to children is revealed in The Tooth Fairy Legend: The Touch of Kindness. Never before has this timeless myth of childhood been so clearly defined in story and song. Learn why the teeth collected by the tooth fairy are taken to the Isle of Kindness and why the tooth fairy's job is much more vital than anyone imagined.

Sengetid er snakketid! "Godnat og sjov godt" er ti sjove og hverdagsnære historier, som hjælper børn og voksne godt i gang med at få talt om alle de små ting, der kan vokse sig store i løbet af en dag. Det er altid om aftenen, de gode spørgsmål og store tanker dukker op. Sådan er det også hjemme hos Otto. Ligesom alle andre børn har han hver aften tusind ting, han lige bliver nødt til at tale om, inden han kan sove. Var jeg sød, dengang jeg var lille? Er jeg egentlig en tøsedreng? Keder hunde sig? Hvad laver kærester? Kommer man i fængsel, hvis man lyver?

Sei grandi classici della tradizione favolistica europea interpretati da Carla Orrù: "I tre omini nel bosco"; "Le tre piume"; "Il lupo e i sette capretti"; "La pagliuzza, il carbone e il fagiolo"; "I sette corvi"; "Il tavolino prodigioso, l'asino d'oro e il bastone picchiatore". Favole adatte un pubblico di tutte le età, dai più piccoli che ancora non le conoscono ai più grandi che possono riscoprire il fascino senza tempo delle opere della coppia di fratelli più celebri della storia della letteratura europea.

A childless couple awaits the arrival of their firstborn. One day, the husband is caught stealing the salad greens, called Rapunzel, that his wife craves from the garden of the evil witch next door. The witch strikes a deal with the man, obtaining their firstborn child in return for all the Rapunzel the wife can eat. The child, growing up in captivity with the witch turns into a beautiful maiden with a voice of gold and extraordinarily long hair. When a handsome prince passes through, the witch's cunningly-won custody arrangement starts to fall apart.

A famine has settled over the land. The children of a poor woodcutter are abandoned in the woods by their cruel stepmother who believes she and her husband will starve as a result of providing for the children. Days of wandering lead them to a beautiful cottage made of gingerbread and candy, which the children begin to eat. Lured inside by an old woman who promises hot baths, soft beds, and more delicious food, the children are captured and enslaved by what turns out to be a cannibalistic witch. The resourceful children must rely on their wits to make a daring escape.

Sammy Jay is told by the little people of the Green Forest that he is keeping them awake at night with his calling out "Thief, Thief". But Sammy isn’t calling out at night, he’s been sleeping. At least, he thinks he has. Sticky-Toes the tree toad is hearing his own voice when his mouth is shut, and he is angry and puzzled. And Unc’ Billy Possum thinks he may just have seen a friend from Ol’ Virginny who might possibly solve the mystery.

Tre grandi classici della tradizione favolistica europea interpretati da Gaetano Marino: "La Bella e la Bestia"; "Pelle d'Asino"; "Griselda la principessa pastorella". Tre fiabe adatte a un pubblico di tutte le età, dai più piccoli che ancora non le conoscono agli adulti che possono riscoprire il fascino senza tempo delle opere di Perrault.

Tre grandi classici della tradizione favolistica europea interpretati da Gaetano Marino: "L'audace soldatino di stagno"; "Il Principe Cattivo"; "La fanciulla che calpestò il pane". Tre fiabe adatte a un pubblico di tutte le età, dai più piccoli che ancora non le conoscono agli adulti che possono riscoprire il fascino senza tempo delle opere di uno dei più grandi autori di fiabe di tutti i tempi.

I grandi classici della tradizione favolistica dell'Antica Grecia interpretati da Gaetano Marino con la traduzione di Patrizia Muredda. In questo quarto volume potete ascoltare: "Il Sole e il Vento"; "La canna e l'ulivo"; "Il suonatore di cetra"; "Il lupo che si vantava della sua ombra"; "L'asino carico di sale"; "La gallina dalle uova d'oro"; "Il vecchio leone e la volpe"; "La volpe e la cicogna"; "Un uomo ed Ermes"; "Il pastore e il mare".

Tras sus primeras obras "Escenarios fantásticos" y "El misterio de la isla de Tókland", que le situaron a la vanguardia de los autores de literatura de índole fantástica para jóvenes lectores, Joan Manuel Gisbert se detuvo a reflexionar sobre los límites entre la ficción y la realidad, entre lo imaginario y lo simbólico, y acerca de los vínculos entre aquello que el autor propone en su texto y aquello lo que los receptores interpretan en su lectura.

Snowmen at Night shared with us the magical, slip-sliding adventures of snowmen after dark . . . but have you ever wondered what snowmen do for Christmas? Well, now’s your chance to find out! The snowmen are back, and this time they’re celebrating Christmas—the snowman way! This snappy and...

Lytt til Hans Christian Andersens fortryllende eventyr om Prinsessen På Erten i denne stemningsfylte lydboken med musikk og lyd, lest inn på norsk av Edith Lauglo Endsjø. En ung pike søker ly for regnværet på kongens slott, og påstår at hun er en prinsesse. Den gamle dronningen vil gjerne ha at sønnen hennes, prinsen, skal bli gift, men det skal være med en ordentlig prinsesse, og dronningen vet akkurat hvordan man finner ut av, om en pike er en ordentlig prinsesse.

Es wird wieder wie wild geknuddelt... Herzlich willkommen auf dem Regenbogenhof! In diesem bunten Zoo bestehen Pinguin Knut, Minischwein Marta, Äffchen Hicks und Steinbock Rocky viele fröhliche Abenteuer, denn gemeinsam sind sie unschlagbar. Weil sie sich so gern haben, nennen sie sich die Knuddelbande. Jeden Abend kuscheln sie sich eng aneinander und wünschen sich von Herzen eine gute Nacht!

Fairy tales and stories ignite imagination, fuel our dreams and delight us with their wonderful adventures. The classic stories in this compilation have been specially selected for their ability to let us dream, by sending us into fantastic worlds, full of lively characters and endless possibilities. Discover or let your children discover these essential fantastic stories and share the pleasure of narration.