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How did a shy boy from Burbank, California, become one of cinema’s most imaginative directors, known for his stop-motion animation and uniquely gothic imagery? Find out in this biography about the life and career of Tim Burton. Tim Burton grew up within an arm’s length of movie studios...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Long, long ago, before the snow, music was waiting to be discovered… Little Gina lives in a cave beside a misty waterfall, where owls hoot, wolves howl, and woolly mammoths stomp. While her parents hunt for food, Gina listens closely to the world...

Milly, her mum and her glamorous babushka head to the Nutcracker for a Christmas treat - but instead their evening ends in a bomb scare disaster. A dangerous trickster who calls himself 'the Mouse King' is playing a deadly game with Swan House, the ballet school for spies. As Milly navigates her second term, she starts to suspect there is more to the new head of ballet and his perfect daughter than meets the eye...but will she let jealousy cloud her judgement?

Millions know Daisy Ridley as Rey in the Star Wars movies, but what was her life like before she got her big break? Daisy Ridley: Behind the Rebel tells the life story of the girl from Westminster, England, who grew up dreaming of becoming a veterinarian before discovering that she could sing, dance, and act. This children's biography will satisfy young listeners interested in finding out more about the actress behind Rey.

Oran lives on Little Drum, where music is everything. Every islander has a birth instrument and a life song - and the ancestors, called ghasts, linger to hear the music. But when the duchess arrives from the mainland bringing orders of silence, she threatens the ghasts' existence, the very soul of the community. When Oran hears of a mythical instrument with the power to manipulate hearts, she brings her ghast best friend, Alick, on a quest to find it, play it and change the duchess' mind.

Destiné à faire découvrir le monde du jazz aux enfants, JAZZOO plonge son auditeur dans l'univers des animaux, au travers d'histoires miniatures. Par une interprétation musicale originale, drôle, poétique, groovy, funky et « sans paroles », le quintet suédois ODDJOB illustre avec humour, virtuosité et créativité, les péripéties, les émotions et les rêveries de ce nouveau bestiaire coloré.

If you have a seven-year-old who wants to explore classical music, this audiobook can launch that journey. This audiobook tells a set of stories about a child and his grandparents and the power of classical music. Each chapter reviews a particular piece of classical music and the emotion it creates without getting too technical. The piece captures the theme of that story and showcases the range of classical music across the book. Composers featured include Beethoven, Vivaldi, and Chopin and the range of moods they can create with different compositions.

Kia was tormented by chaotic nightmares. They were always the same. She was in the woods. She was being chased but she always heard him calling for her. She didn't know who he was or what he looked like but she knew she needed him.

In Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark has recently lost his father, but his mother is in a hurry to marry her late husband's brother. Hamlet is overwhelmed with grief for his father's death but also outraged because of the hurried marriage. Most people don't realize that there are three versions of Hamlet, printed at different times. There is a considerable difference between the texts of these versions, so to have a "complete" version of this play, editors had to make some adjustments. The three texts are simply different versions of the play.

Der Klang von Venedig... Als am 4. März 1678 ein Erdbeben Venedig erschütterte und hohe Meereswellen an die Mauern der prächtigen Bauten klatschten, wurde einer der berühmtesten Komponisten Italiens geboren: Antonio Lucio Vivaldi. Er wuchs in einer der faszinierendsten Städte der Welt auf: Vivaldi erlebte Faustkämpfe unter Venezianern, Gaukler und Akrobaten auf der Piazza San Marco und den farbenprächtigen Karneval in Venedig.

An einem kalten Januartag des Jahres 1872 ist es bei Richard Wagner zu Hause ziemlich voll. Viele, viele Leute sind gekommen, um ihm zuzuhören...

What do you when your world is turned upside down? If you're five young rats with music in your soul and dancing in your blood, you head for the Hollow, and the chance to dance at the Boom Boom Room.

Bump and jive from one to 10 with a boisterous band of bugs in this selection, which introduces creepy crawlies and calypso instruments. After the rhyming story, there are fascinating facts about the insects and calypso bands, as well as a simple music score.

Harper and her friends are flying on her magical scarlet umbrella when they see a girl running on air. As they meet the mysterious people of the Circus of Dreams, they begin to realise more about Harper's mysterious past!

You are magic, baby! Listen along with this empowering testament to perseverance and talent, celebrating the unstoppable spirit of Ariana Grande. YOU ARE MAGIC chronicles the awe-inspiring journey of the multitalented star, whose resilience, creativity, and passion have made her a force to be...

America’s sixth president and son of America’s second president, John Quincy Adams lived an extraordinary life. Beginning as a young boy as secretary for his father during the peace talks that ended the Revolutionary War, Adams served his country as a diplomat, state senator, secretary of...

A musical prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began playing the piano and composing when he was just three years old. Able to play multiple instruments, among them the piano and violin, Mozart spent much of his youth touring European courts with his family. From the time he was three until his...

Harry Styles is a big fan of Mick Jagger. From music to fashion to breaking down social barriers, Styles takes inspiration from Jagger. Discover more about the music and lives of these two iconic musicians.

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Simone Biles! Simone Biles was raised by her grandparents and had to overcome many hardships as a child...

Are you a die-hard Swiftie desperate to experience the magic of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour but feeling crushed by the astronomically high ticket prices? Don't let the astronomically high ticket prices keep you from experiencing this once-in-a-lifetime event! The Eras tour is absolutely amazing and not to be missed! In this book, savvy travel expert and fellow Swiftie Olivia James shares with you the strategies she used to see Taylor Swift perform live in Paris, France, for thousands of dollars less than what it would have cost to see her perform in the United States.