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Great horned owl Rufus is eight months old and still can’t hunt. When his mother is hit by a car, he discovers just how dangerous the forest can be. Reenie has given up on adults and learned how to care for herself - which is a good thing since she’s been sent to live with an aunt she’s never met. Yet this aunt has a wonderful secret: She’s a falconer who agrees to help Reenie catch an injured passage hawk in the wild and rehabilitate it. When Reenie traps bedraggled Rufus, his eyes lock onto her heart, and they form a powerful friendship.

Yolanda Rodríguez-O’Connell has a secret. All the members of her family have a magical gift - all, that is, except for Yolanda. Still, it’s something she can never talk about...because, if she does, the townsfolk will call her family brujas - witches. When her grandmother, Wela, falls into an unexplained sleep, Yolanda is scared. Her father is off fighting in a faraway war, her mother died long ago, and Yolanda has isolated herself from her best friend and twin sister. If she loses her grandmother, who will she have left?

All trees grow up wanting to be beautiful Christmas trees, but this grumpy old tree is determined to be different. Start a new tradition with a Halloween tree!

Yo and Jennifer taste different types of fruit. Some fruits are sweet and some are sour. Cucumbers aren’t sweet or sour. Jennifer doesn’t like green food, and Yo only likes red food, like tomatoes and strawberries. Yo says yellow is a sour color and lemons and grapefruit are sour, too. Yo’s mom lets Jennifer try pineapples. Will Jennifer like pineapples? What kind of fruit will they try next?

Without her mother, will Margarita find the strength to dance for the approaching Festival de Las Flores?

Lockdown is over and Too Small Tola is happy to be home with her family again in their apartment in Lagos, Nigeria. Tola loves solving problems, and there are plenty of problems for her to tackle in their crowded building: Mrs. Shaky-Shaky is having trouble climbing the stairs to her apartment, Mr. and Mrs. Abdul need someone to watch sweet Baby Jide, and Grandmommy needs help deciding what to do on a day out with Tola. Luckily, Tola has ideas to help everyone! But how will Tola solve her own problem—the fact that her classmates don’t believe she worked for Mr. Diamond, the famous music star?

Steve's classmates give him the nickname Chuck, but he doesn't like this at all.

Ashley wants the perfect dog to play Sandy in her school's play, Annie. After passing over other dogs, she is left with a three-legged mutt named Farley. Worried that Farley isn't the perfect dog for the stage, Ashley must work to change her own prejudice and identity. Will Ashley accept Farley despite his handicap? Will she overcome her own anxiety before it stops her from performing?

Babysitting is one of the most popular part-time jobs for teens, but caring for kids is no easy feat. Offering a ton of useful tips, this funny, modern, no-nonsense guide covers all the basics any babysitting hopeful needs to know, and much more, including what to expect from kids age zero to 10, tips for finding and keeping the perfect babysitting gig, advice on how to deal with everything from emergencies to dirty diapers, and strategies for communicating with parents.

Every activist started out as a kid‚ and in some cases, they were kids when their activism began! But even the world's greatest champions of civil liberties had relatable interests and problems‚ often in the middle of extraordinary circumstances. Martin Luther King, Jr., loved fashion and argued with his dad about whether or not dancing was a sin. Harvey Milk had a passion for listening to opera music in different languages. Dolores Huerta was once wrongly accused of plagiarizing in school.

Llewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jars - ordinary things like buttercups, feathers, and heart-shaped stones. Then he meets another rabbit, Evelyn, and together they begin to collect extraordinary things - like rainbows, the sound of the ocean, and the wind just before snow falls. And, best of all, when they hold the jars and peer inside, they remember all the wonderful things they've seen and done. But one day, Evelyn has sad news: Her family is moving away. How can the two friends continue their magical collection and their special friendship from afar?

Fourteen-year-old Maeve feels more at home in the pages of her comics and sketchbook than she does in "Nowhereville" (her maybe-not-so-nice nickname for the small Florida town where her family just moved). In the comic-book version of her life, she's a brave superhero who always bests the bad guys. In reality? Not so much.

Das moderne Märchen von der Begegnung des in der Wüste abgestürzten Piloten mit dem kleinen Prinzen, der von einem Asteroiden kommt - ein zeitloses Meisterwerk und ein Plädoyer für Menschlichkeit und Freundschaft. Als Lesung mit Musik von August Zirner eine unverzichtbare Ausgabe des Weltklassikers. Das zeitlose Meisterwerk in einer zauberhaften Neuübersetzung.

Dandelion and her friend, Tomiko, are playing outside when they discover her brother’s man cave. Together, they decide to spy on her brother and his friends, and film all the silly things they do! While they’re spying, though, they hear the boys devise a plan to scare them. Will they be able to thwart the boys’ plan and teach them a lesson?

It's Valentine's Day, and on the farm that means a Valentine's party. Little Duck is wildly excited. She hangs balloons, streamers, sparkling lights, and hearts everywhere, and she hand-makes a valentine for everyone. On top of a hill, a little fox hears the music from the party and follows Little Duck's many decorations to the barn...but foxes are not at all welcome on farms. The chickens stop dancing. The sheep stop dancing. The pigs stop dancing. The mice hustle off to hide. Will Little Fox ruin the dance?

Piggy and her friends are talking about how brave they are. One of them even imagines himself being so brave, he could be a superhero! How brave are you? Could you be a superhero or a pirate? How about go down the slide?

Meet Chick and Brain and their friend Spot. Chick likes to follow the rules, Brain might not be as smart as he looks, and Spot just wants to eat lunch. Simple, silly, and perfectly suited to its audience, this offbeat tale of Chick and Brain’s constant misunderstandings and miscommunications is a great primer for young kids just learning about please and thank you, proving, once again, that Newbery Honor winner Cece Bell is a master at meeting kids where they are - and leaving them in a fit of giggles!

Mustafa just moved from Turkey to the U.S. He is excited to make new friends and learn about his new home. On his first day of school, Mustafa is bullied by another student because of his differences. How will a game of soccer, or football, help him prove himself?

It’s time for bed! As Yo is being tucked in for the night, he notices his toys aren’t the same color in the dark as they are in the daylight. Yo wants to know why his train is no longer red and his ball is no longer green!

Yo knows just what to do if he catches fire–stop drop and roll! Yo visits the fire station and learns how to put out dangerous flames by rolling around on the ground. He learns that running and waving your arms makes fire get bigger. Yo practices what to do and what not to do in case of fire. Would you know what to do to protect yourself? Have you ever visited a fire station?