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Down in the jungle where nobody goes, there is something very exciting going on! If you are very quiet, you will see lots of very busy animals. But what they are getting ready for? Then join in the party spirit by singing along with this well-loved song, and imitating the animals’ actions as you do!

Theo I went home when my brother told me he was marrying someone he just met. I never expected to find my bride sitting there lost in my parent's living room. It didn't help that she was only seventeen. I've waited for years to claim my bride, now that she's finally home there's nothing that will stop me from marrying her and giving her my name. Ellie Running away to college seemed like a good idea at the time, but it's only thrown a bigger wedge between us, one that is self-imposed since my sister is endlessly trying to get me to come home. I've never felt more alone than I do now. My ...

Die Akademie der Märchen - Erlebe die Helden deiner Lieblingsmärchen alle an einer Akademie! Die neue Serie der Nummer 1 Bestseller-Autorin von "Akademie der Götter". "Ich wusste, dass du alles verändern kannst." Seit Anbeginn der Zeit stehen die beiden Magier Merlin und Morgana im Wettstreit miteinander. Merlin nutzt vermeintliche Helden, und Morgana vermeintliche Schurken, um die Geschicke der Welt in ihre Richtung zu lenken. Es ist ein Kampf, der seit Ewigkeiten tobt. Und der jetzt ein Ende findet. Denn als Gwynnifer von Morgana an die Akademie der Märchen schickt, verändern sich die Dinge.

Have you ever learned something about a boyfriend or girlfriend and thought, "Why didn't I already know about this?" Would you have made different choices? The only way to know these things early on in a relationship is to talk about them. In this book, author Elisa Armstrong shares 10 conversations that you need to have before you get serious with someone.

"I Can" Evangelism guides readers away from the "I can'ts" that prevent them from sharing God's love and shows what they can do to share their faith every day.

Questo audiolibro racconta di Elisa e Paolo, due ragazzi alle prese con la difficile gestione delle emozioni e del rapporto con gli altri. È un libro speciale: mentre lo leggi ti aiuta a stare meglio, a superare alcune convinzioni che spesso rendono le cose più complicate di quel che sono, a trovare dentro di te le risorse per affrontare le sfide quotidiane. È un libro magico, pensato per te, per farti divertire e star bene.

In "Miami by Fujian", Mariel is a young girl who is struggling with her identity. As a Chinese-American being raised by her adoptive Latino family in Miami, she doesn't understand who she really is. Mariel feels connected to her Latino culture, but all of the other kids make fun of her. After a trip to China, where she was born, Mariel learns about her Chinese heritage. Seeing the orphanage and all the children who are still up for adoption allow Mariel to be happy with her life. Also included are two other stories of heritage and diversity: "Amy's Metaphor" and "From Scratch".

Seren Doughty is a forty-two-year-old author who has written nothing in the five years since her daughter's murder. Divorced and alone in her Edinburgh flat, Seren's only relationship has been with Alex, a library research assistant too young and eager for her. So when her former editor approaches her agent with the idea for a ghost story, Seren immediately thinks of the abandoned island of Finish in the Outer Hebrides and seizes the opportunity to commit herself to a new project.

Lively discussions and debates on any and all topics related to Marilyn Monroe, hosted by Marilyn Monroe historian and collector Scott Fortner, together with author, historian, and founder of LA Woman Tours, Elisa Jordan. Follow us on Instagram: @allthingsmarilynpodcast

In her critically acclaimed debut story collection, Elisa Albert boldly illuminates an original cross section of disaffected young Jews. With wit, compassion, and a decidedly iconoclastic 21st-century attitude, in prose that is by turns hilarious and harrowing, Albert has created characters searching for acceptance, a happier view of the past, and above all the possibility of a future.

Jane is 16 when she first becomes aware of Leonard Campbell. He is a tall, gentle man with full lips and no ring on his left hand. He is her teacher. As he begins to shower her with attention, giving her novels to read and discuss, Jane's interest grows, and slowly she falls in love. They overcome obstacles in the form of school bullies and Jane's parents, and it is only once married that Jane realises she might have settled down too early and given up too much of herself in the process.

On the surface of the sea, a burning island beckons a mysterious man called the Collector. Approaching the fire, the Collector bears witness to a vicious crime. When he realizes an innocent life will be lost—a baby, swathed in a bundle and left to die in a floating rowboat—the Collector makes a choice that will change his course forever.

During World War Two, in the concentration camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their devoted teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling. Over time fewer and fewer children were left to care for the little tree, but those who remained kept lovingly sharing their water with it. When the war finally ended and the prisoners were freed, the sapling had grown into a strong five-foot-tall maple.

When Katharine is found dead at the foot of her stairs, it is the mystery of her life which consumes her daughter, Laura. The medical examiner's report, in which precious parts of Katharine's body are weighed and categorised, motivates Laura to write her own version of events. To bear witness to the unbearable blank space between each itemised entry. What emerges is a picture of a life lived in the shadows as well as an attempt to discover how and why her mother died.

Misterio fallece y sus amigos descubren, atónitos, que les ha dejado un encargo: ella misma exigió la presencia de cinco almas, dos de ellas desconocidas, en la apertura de su testamento y tendrán que localizarlas. La búsqueda de esas personas desvelará secretos más que sorprendentes.

Retrouvez dans cette compilation les titres suivants : La rentrée des faiseurs de rêves Drôle de rentrée pour Lisa West Achile à l'école des chevaliers Avec 2,9 millions de lecteurs, J'aime lire est le magazine jeunesse le plus lu en France ! Ses courts romans écrits et imaginés spécialement pour les enfants de 7 à 10 ans nourrissent leur imaginaire tout en les faisant entrer dans le monde enchanté de la littérature de jeunesse. Découvrez ou redécouvrez ces histoires contées et enrichies sous forme audio.

Part memoir, part social history, in Departure Stories: Betty Crocker Made Matzoh Balls (and other lies), Elisa Bernick uses her family’s experiences to explore Minnesota’s legacy of antisemitism and the struggle for women’s rights during the 1960s and early 1970s. She tells both heartbreaking and hilarious stories about being the only Jews in the suburb of New Hope during this period and shows how being considered “different” took a toll on her family, particularly her mother.

It is summer in Tokyo. Claire finds herself dividing her time between tutoring twelve-year-old Mieko, in an apartment in an abandoned hotel, and lying on the floor at her grandparents': daydreaming, playing Tetris, and listening to the sounds from the street above. The heat rises; the days slip by. The plan is for Claire to visit Korea with her grandparents. They fled the civil war there over fifty years ago, along with thousands of others, and haven't been back since.

"Es ist, als ob du niemals gelebt hättest." Auf ihrer verzweifelten Suche nach Hades und nach einem Weg die Probleme auf der Erde zu lösen, hat sich Melanie mächtige Feinde verschafft. Feinde, die sie nicht nur töten, sondern jede Erinnerung an sie auslöschen. Die eine Welt erschaffen, in der es Melanie niemals gegeben hat. Verzweifelt muss Melanie durch eine Welt des Nichts irren und dabei zusehen, wie ihre Freunde ohne sie leben und sich in einander verlieben.

Le storie raccontate da Elisa De Marco nel suo canale "Elisa True Crime" sono ormai diventate un appuntamento imperdibile per centinaia di migliaia di persone. In questo suo primo libro, Elisa ha deciso di raccogliere vicende di cronaca nera da lei mai indagate prima d'ora: veri e propri casi limite, unici per l'efferatezza del crimine commesso, per il movente che li ha generati, per l'evoluzione dell'indagine che ne è conseguita o per il suo esito finale.