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Dot and Dan are two mice trying to get some cheese. Will they get it? The pair go on a trip. Will there be cheese on their trip? These fun stories engage emerging listeners.

The Therizinosaurus had claws that were as long as baseball bats!

"Why are you crying?" Sophie asks the imaginary monster in her closet. "You're not afraid of me anymore," the monster says. "No one else can see or hear me. I need a new job." He follows Sophie to breakfast, out to Bubbe and Zayde's car, and to the shul. At synagogue, Bubbe helps lead the service. "She's kvelling," Sophie says to the monster. "I want to kvell," he says, and they join in the singing. Then Sophie uses her imagination to write a story about her monster.

Noah is building an ark and Lionel and Dolores, a pair of hedgehogs, are there to make sure the plan goes off without a hitch. "But you’re so tiny," Noah says, and goes to look for some big strong bears. Soon animals start arriving from all over the world, thanks to Dolores' idea to send out invitations. "We can help," says Lionel when the cats get scared on the waves. "You’re too prickly," Noah says, but the pair know just what to say to calm the others down. And, before Noah has a chance to think about it, they have a plan in the works for when the ark reaches dry land.

Stunt performers climb buildings, jump from airplanes, and take other thrilling risks to make movie magic. Listeners will learn about the dangers stunt performers face, the training and gear that keeps them safe, as well as the history behind the profession.

All the dinosaurs are getting ready for Passover, but no one will come to Tyrannosaurus Rex's seder because they think he will eat them. This gives him terrible tsuris, the Yiddish word for "worry." "You think you have tsuris?" Stegosaurus asks. "I can't find parsley for my seder." "And I can't find a brisket big enough to feed all my cousins. That's what you call tsuris!" Allosaurus says. But when T-Rex wails, "I have no guests for my seder!" all the dinosaurs agree that his tsuris is the worst, as the most important part of the seder is sharing it with guests.

If you think construction workers have a tough job, try doing it underwater. These professionals stay underwater for hours to build bridges and buildings beneath the surface. Dive in to explore the history of underwater construction workers, the tools they use, and the dangers they face every day.

Jackals will eat almost anything. On the African savanna, they will even steal food from much bigger animals, like lions. Learn more about the lives of jackals.

Amira loves cholent and is eager to share her Nana's recipe in the "Best Cholent Competition Down Under." Amira and Nana throw garlic and ginger into their pot. "This is not a cholent," someone says. Everyone gasps when Nana takes out a needle and thread and stitches the stuffed chicken, and adds eggs to the stew. "This is not a cholent!" the crowd says. Amira holds Nana's hand and shuts her eyes when the judges come. "This is not a cholent," the judges say..."but it's delicious. What is it?" "This is a cholent," Amira says. "It's an Iraqi stew that Nana and I make every Friday."

Sam likes to tap everywhere. What happens when he can't tap somewhere? An alien visits earth and finds something. It isn't a nut, so what is it? Emerging learners laugh and learn with these stories.

Large-scale protests, marches, and demonstrations in cities all over the globe have followed high-profile fatal encounters involving law enforcement and people of color. Citizens have taken to the streets and demanded answers to the chronic problems of police violence and lack of accountability, particularly at the intersection of law enforcement and race in the United States. Many have demanded reform, defunding, and even the outright abolishment of police departments. How did we get here? And what does the future of public safety look like?

A family of bears is getting ready for the Passover seder, preparing all the items for the seder plate. When the time comes in the seder for hiding the afikomen, Grandma breaks the middle matzah into two pieces. She hides the bigger piece, the afikomen, that the kids will eagerly search for later in the seder. It's a good thing one little bear has turned his toy elephant into an Afiko-Sniffer! The invention sniffs out apples in a bowl, eggs in the fridge, and horseradish in the pantry, but can it help find the afikomen?

Explore and celebrate who you are and who others are too! Rhyming verse by Laura Purdie Salas invites others to notice the diversity of our world and affirm that we all belong, just as we are.

The exercises in this book use everyday Jewish items to inspire mindfulness in children. Imagine you have a piece of fresh challah in one hand and a spoonful of hot chicken soup in the other. Smell the challah, blow on the soup. Lie down, close your eyes, and "take a walk" through your body from head to toe. Or meditate with a special word shalom, which means "peace." Our minds are like forests, and our thoughts are like monkeys jumping through the trees.

Smoke jumpers jump out of aircraft to fight wildfires in remote locations. They work as a team to keep people safe. Learn about their gear, their techniques, and the dangers these firefighting heroes face.

Life in the fast lane is a typical day's work for race car drivers. Discover the history of racing, the dangers drivers face, and the ways they stay safe on the track.

Mai, a young Hmong girl, and Kiara, a young Black girl, are best friends. They do everything together—riding the bus, eating lunch, playing at recess. But one day Kiara misses school and Mai goes looking for answers. When she learns that her best friend is protesting an act of police violence against the Black community, Mai decides to join the protest too. Her parents at first want to protect her by keeping her at home, but she shows them that standing together makes all of us stronger.

Millbrook Press publishes informational titles for grades K-5 that offer fresh perspectives, unusual points of view, and a good dose of humor, while Carolrhoda Books spark children’s imaginations and offer new ways of looking at the world. These fact-filled books draw listeners in with engaging writing and a wide variety of genres encompassed, from coming-of-age stories to exceptional nonfiction to mysteries.

Listeners will explore cultural topics like food and language to learn how their lives are alike or different from the lives of their friends and neighbors.

Las hadas han estado en la familia de Cici durante generaciones. Cuando tiene 10 años, ¡es su turno de conseguir alas! Esta novela gráfica sigue la vida de Cici con padres separados, una abuela excéntrica y nuevos poderes.