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From Buffy Silverman, author of On a Gold-Blooming Day and On a Snow-Melting Day, comes the third installment of a seasonal celebration. With winter's arrival, plants and animals hunker down for the cold season. Rhyming text sparkles in this wonderful story that encourages kids to closely observe the natural world.

Paula Dehmel (1862 - 1918) war so kreativ, wie man nur sein kann, und dieser Kreativität ließ sie in ihren Gedichten, Märchen und Geschichten für Kinder freien Lauf! In ihrer Sammlung "Das liebe Nest" präsentiert sie Lieder, kleine Theaterstücke, Reime - ein riesiges Buffet wunderbarer kleiner Pretiosen, die auch heute noch den Einfallsreichtum von Paula Dehmel zeigen.

This book of 13 silly rhymes about strange animals is sure to delight and confuzzle its young listeners. More Beasts for Worse Children, a collection of nonsense verses for children, was written by English-French writer, historian, and satirist, Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953).

Pensi che fare il lievito madre sia difficile? Hai sempre pensato, no non fa per me? È normale... da oggi diventerà facile e non tornerai più indietro appena gusterai il pane, la pizza o i dolci fatti col lievito naturale grazie alla tua nuova guida! Immagina di cucinare nuove ricette deliziose in pochissimo tempo, di impressionare la tua famiglia e i tuoi amici con piatti prelibati! Questa guida semplifica il processo di preparazione del tuo Lievito Madre passo dopo passo, in modo che sia accessibile, facile e veloce per tutti indipendentemente dal tuo livello di abilità.

This entertaining volume of verse for the very young is the perfect introduction to poetry. It includes poems about everything that is important to children: animals, family, food - and some very good jokes. 

Дорогие мамы и папы, бабушки и дедушки! Приглашаем вас и ваших малышей на захватывающую экскурсию в мир популярных современных профессий. В ходе знакомства с ними дошкольники попутно узнают, какими качествами необходимо обладать человеку, желающему получить ту или иную специальность.

С детской сказки начинается знакомство ребенка с миром литературы, человеческих взаимоотношений и миром в целом. Данный сборник призван сделать это знакомство легким и приятным. Всем известные и любимые с детства персонажи сказок и потешек не только развлекут вашего малыша, но и станут его первыми друзьями на пути к взрослой жизни.

From the author of the best-selling children's book When God Made You comes a rhythmic, whimsical journey through creation - for little listeners who love science and wonder and the beginnings of all things. For spiritual parents who are looking for a different kind of creation book, Matthew Paul Turner's When God Made the World focuses on the complex way that God created our vast and scientifically operating universe, including the biodiversity of life on our planet and the intricacies of a vast solar system.

Walt Whitman was a printer, journalist, editor, and schoolteacher. But today, he's recognized as one of America's founding poets, a man who changed American literature forever. Who Was Walt Whitman? follows his remarkable journey from a young New York printer to one of America's most beloved literary figures.

"Paul Revere's Ride" and other poems suitable for sixth, seventh, and eighth grades.

A collection of poems suitable for kindergartners and first grade, read by award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti. 

"The Pied Piper of Hamline" and other poems suitable for second and third grade.... 

"Casey at the Bat" and other poems suitable for fourth and fifth grade students. 

As well as writing Treasure Island and Jekyll and Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson also wrote the perennially popular A Child's Garden of Verses (1885), a collection of poems for younger readers. Many of Stevenson's greatest poems were included in that volume. Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti recites six of these favorites including "Looking-Glass River", "My Shadow", and "Sing Me a Song of a Lad that is Gone".

From two-time Newbery Medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII's most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima.

The author of the Book of Nonsense, Edward Lear, was an English artist, musician, and poet. Today, he is best known for his "gibberish" poetry and especially limericks, such as those contained herein.

The practical cats need no introduction, but this stunning new reading by Lemn Sissay brings the poems vibrantly alive to introduce a new generation of children to Eliot's work. Lemn Sissay MBE is a poet, playwright and occasional broadcaster. He has read poetry all over the world and was the first poet commissioned to write for the London Olympics.

Dramatic, lyrical, and beautiful, O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America’s greatest presidents.  

Here is a timeless classic in an exclusive audio edition featuring Matilda, who told such dreadful lies; George, who played with a dangerous toy and suffered a catastrophe of considerable dimensions; and many, many other colourful characters. Witty, memorable, and always instructive, join the many generations who have laughed together and enjoyed Belloc's unique and biting humour.

This is a true story of growing up, breaking down, and coming to grips with a psychological disorder. When Samantha Schutz first left home for college, she was excited by the possibilities - freedom from parents, freedom from a boyfriend who was reckless with her affections, freedom from the person she was supposed to be. At first, she revelled in the independence...but as pressures increased, she began to suffer anxiety attacks that would leave her mentally shaken and physically incapacitated.