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Watch as the curtains open and the opera begins. The seven operatic stories in this beautiful collection are each proceeded by an introduction about the origins of the story. There are also extensive notes about opera houses, behind-the-scenes terminology, famous opera houses and composers, and more.

Clap your hands and sing along to this fresh take on a traditional singalong. The multicultural children in this colorful early learner encourage action and imagination, and two full spreads at the end teach "hello" in 36 languages, and the names of the children and their countries of origin.

Jump and jive with this funky band of mini-beasts, as they play their cool calypso beats! Introducing guitar-strumming ladybugs, trombone-blowing dragonflies, and piano-tinkling centipedes, this tale will have everyone singing along enthusiastically. The counting theme throughout helps young learners with their numbers up to ten, and there are lots of creepy-crawly facts at the back of the book, in addition to information about the Caribbean and calypso bands.

Venture to the magical land of the Celtic peoples, where the spirits of the mountains, streams, seas, and trees are all alive. Here are songs, blessings, and folk tales.

Enter a magical forest where a woodcutter is granted one wish after saving the life of a fairy. The woodcutter must make a difficult decision when faced with the needs of his wife, his father, and his mother. His ingenious and touching choice is at the heart of this traditional tale.

Sing along with this rollicking take on a traditional tune that introduces instruments and counts from one to ten. There are educational notes about instrument families as well as a simple music score at the end.

Children love to act out rhymes, and this delightful collection shows them how! This audio program features 40 songs, verses, and chants. Featuring Dave Townsend, Caroline Butler, Charles Spicer, and Paul Downes singing and playing guitar, banjo, concertina, whistle, fiddle, and oboe.

Practice your math skills while enjoying this quirky take on "The Princess and the Pea". The king and queen and their three sons are on the search for a real princess, but it is only the queen who knows the secret.

What would you do if you found a dragon on your doorstep? Or a crocodile in your closet? In this playful hide-and-seek book that gently introduces children to the animals that often scare them, best-selling Barefoot author and artist team Stella Blackstone and Debbie Harter have created another humorous and highly entertaining story that kids will love.

You've got the whole world in your hands! Sing around the planet, from high in the mountains to low in the valleys, in every town and every city, and with all the fish and birds, trees, and flowers! This catchy singalong features vocals by Fred Penner. A percentage of sales from this title benefits global conservation.

In the Spanish-language edition of Walking through the Jungle, join a fearless young explorer as she encounters different animals and terrains of the world and makes it home for supper, safe, and sound. Recorded by the internationally renowned Los Angeles Children's Museum, this tale is ideal for Spanish language learning and fun!

In the Spanish-language edition of The Animal Boogie, shake, shimmy and boggie-woogie-oogie with the creatures of the Indian jungle! Come and join the fun as a group of creatures from the Indian jungle show children from all over the world how to dance to the animal boogie! An elephant, a sloth bear, a vulture, and a snake are some of the characters who will help you boogie your way through this playful story. A lively, rhyming text, a musical score, and an easy-to-learn dance routine teach children coordination and make sure that they have plenty of fun at the same time.

This rhythmic I-Spy journey to school through various landscapes is the perfect introduction to colors, modes of transport, and of course, music! With popular singer Fred Penner's vocals, this I-Spy theme encourages reader/listener interaction while building sequencing skills. We All Go Traveling By is ideal for music and movement activities.

Travel the high seas with a lively band of buccaneers as they enjoy a melodic adventure aboard their galleon. Includes fun information about historical pirates and pirates around the world.

Internationally acclaimed Irish folksinger Maura O'Connell narrates seven of the brightest jewels from the Irish storytelling tradition in this magnificent, unabridged recording of Malachy Doyle's Tales from Old Ireland. With its captivating language, larger-than-life characters, dramatic landscapes, and magical happenings, this enchanting collection of favorite Irish folk tales will transport listeners to another world for many happy hours.

The heroes and heroines of myth and folklore always have to overcome extraordinary challenges: and more often than not, these challenges involve a giant, a ghost, or a goblin. Jerry Nelson, the voice behind some of the most famous characters in children's television, including Sesame Street's Count von Count, narrates this action-packed collection. His inventive repertoire of growling giants and squeaky goblins will delight young listeners as the drama of the stories sets their imaginations on fire.

Watch the curtain rise on these dramatic and beautiful ballets. The stories in this collection feature magic and comedy, drama and adventure, and are accompanied by a brief history of classical ballet, as well as historical details of the composition, choreography and early performances of each ballet.

Professional faerie and storyteller Tanya Robyn Batt lifts the veil between the faerie world and our own, introducing a variety of faerie folk through stories, poems, and snippets of lore from Britain and Ireland. Introductions to each story are filled with fascinating historical and literary details about faerie customs, among the shower of pixie dust, glittery stars, and fluttery dragon flies.

Tanya Robyn Batt has a lifelong love of fabrics and is fascinated by the ways in which they can change the way we perceive the world and are seen by others. In this captivating collection, she brings together her favorite stories about fabrics from all over the world, and shows how storytelling itself is a magical weaving process. The history and passage around the world of each of the fabrics, from wool to batik, from flax to silk, is fascinatingly described.

Not just anyone can be a knight, and this spell-binding collection of action-packed stories from around the world will show you why. Narrated by Anthony Head, who played Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Knights is the absorbing tale of young Tom of Warwick who is sent to his local castle to learn the art of knighthood. Tom's adventures, and the stories he hears from Master William about knights from many traditions, will delight and enthral young would-be-knights everywhere.