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It’s Christmas Eve and a cheeky elf will make away with all the presents, unless you can stop him! This is a beautifully illustrated rhyming story about a mischievous elf, who tries to steal all the Christmas presents to keep for himself. He cleverly hides them in different places and the young listener is challenged to follow his tracks and find them all in an interactive Where's Waldo style illustration. This lighthearted and fun narrative is sure to delight young listeners and parents alike.

Childhood is a time of enchantment, magic, and fantasy. But as any kid will tell you, there is also a considerable amount of confusion, anxiety, frustration, and boredom to be contended with. In this collection of juvenile verse, the author and her contributors explore every aspect of childhood with sensitivity and humor.

Through this series of poems, Eunice Olsen, a former Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore, Miss Universe Singapore 2000, actress, host, and executive producer of WomenTalk, hopes to encourage girls from all over the world to know they can be who they want to be and to never give up, just like these women role models whose stories give us hope and strength. This book is for the boys as well, who will play a really important role and be there to empower these girls, to respect women, and to help bring our world to gender parity.

Listen to author Marilyn Singer read this lively collection of poems about dance to the rhythm of each style. The poems are accompanied by original music. Marilyn Singer has crafted a vibrant collection of poems celebrating all forms of social dance from samba and salsa to tango and hip-hop. The...

This is my first collection of poetry. A personal glimpse into my messy, beautiful thoughts.

A random collection of poems of different lengths and styles, all of which are written with children in mind. Themes include family, animals, and special occasions (among others).

Can you walk and talk at the same time? How about Jabber Walk? Can you write and draw and walk and journal all at the same time? If not, you're in luck: exuberant, blue-cheesy cilantro man Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of the United States, is here to teach you everything he knows about being a real-life, bonified, jabberwalking poet! Jabberwalkers write and speak for themselves and others no matter where their feet may take them - to jabberwalk is to be a poet on the move.

We all have choices to make every day, even the youngest children. The choices we make play a large part in forming who we grow to be as adults. For kids, those choices can include whether to be obedient or disobedient, to share or be selfish, to have a good attitude or not, and more. John Ortberg addresses the ability to choose in a whimsical way by inviting children to use their "magnificent chooser" that God gave them to make right choices daily.

Poetry, as primitive and timeless as the people and the planet it records. Evolution is creation in motion. It is an ongoing cycle of transformation. For you and I, the human race, it is how we develop and grow, and who we become in the process. The Evolution of Creation is a poetic journey with each poem capturing an important element in an ongoing story. A story that continues to develop as it defines humanity's progress on earth. It is the rhythm of the times we live in. It is not just any story, it is our story.

Dean Bob and Lou Tweet can't wait to perform in the first-ever Bonefish Street Elementary School Pet Show. They've practiced their performances over and over again, and together with their pets, they're ready to shine! But it looks like their families, the Tweets, who are neat, and the Bobs, who are slobs, aren't going to make getting to the show easy. What will happen when the Tweets and Bobs have a showdown before the show? And what if all that fighting makes Dean Bob just a little nervous for his performance?

A hilarious new audio collection from best-selling author and entertainer Andy Jones. The funniest collection of rap, rhyme, riddles and poems you've ever heard! An awesome new collection from the best-selling author of The Enormous Book of Hot Jokes for Kool Kids and The Fartionary.

In a captivating collection of poems, Roxane Orgill steps into the frame of Harlem 1958, bringing to life the musicians' mischief and quirks, their memorable style, and the vivacious atmosphere of a Harlem block full of kids on a hot summer's day.

This poetry book has different riddles for mid-grade and teen children. It will be challenging to some adults, also. Some riddles may have more than one answer, which means the same things. This is a series of riddles, and the next one will be Biblical riddles.

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song "The Green Grass Grew All Around". The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest.

Starting with Lucy Terry of the early 18th century and finishing with poet laureate Rita Dove, this inspiring anthology edited by Catherine Clinton captures the enormous talent and passion of black poets. Powerful and diverse, I, Too, Sing America is a forum for voices baring their souls, speaking their minds, tracing their roots, and proclaiming their dreams.

Une sélection incontournable des poésies les plus interprétées par les enfants des classes du primaire au collège ! Des vers inoubliables qui ont traversé et bercé des générations d'enfants par des interprètes légendaires.

Just in time for National Poetry Month, Nick Cannon, entertainer extraordinaire, debuts his poetry book for children. Nick Cannon - the unstoppable entertainer, comedian, actor, and musician - was inspired to write Neon Aliens Ate My Homework (and Other Poems) as a way to combine the worlds of poetry and hip-hop. These two mediums have shaped Nick into the prolific artist he is today.

Consider school days the worst days. Don't consider school a necessary evil because we don't need school. Break free from school. Unschooling is the way out so these poems hopefully will inspire you to unschool yourself and the world.

John Farrell takes kids on a rhyming tour of the night sky, from A to Z, with facts about the wonders of space. From distant Andromeda, a galaxy made up of billions of stars, to the constellation of the zodiac, Farrell covers the high points of outer space. How do you find Jupiter or Venus? How does the Moon cause the tides of Earth's shores? How can you find the North Star, and why do all other stars seem to go around it? The answers to these and many other questions are contained in this beautiful volume of science that will delight a young listener's imagination.

A book of poems for children aged 6-12, all about various common and unusual animals from around the world. The font used in the print version of the book is specially designed to make reading easier for those with Dyslexia. This audiobook can be used alongside the print version to assist listeners with Dyslexia to associate the sound of words with the image on the page.