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Katarina, a young violinist, arrives at the Pietà orphanage where Antonio Vivaldi was music director. Aided by Giovanni the gondolier, she searches throughout Venice for clues to her mysterious past. Over two dozen excerpts, including Vivaldi’s best-loved "Four Seasons" (with real sound effects), guitar piccolo, and trumpet concertos. Also featured are many of the violin pieces played by young violinists today.

A mix-up with their reservations forces Harvey from New York, Mistral from Paris, and Sheng from Shanghai to share a room with the hotel owner's daughter, Elettra. The four kids discover an amazing coincidence - they all have birthdays on February 29, Leap Day. That night, a strange man gives them a briefcase and asks them to take care of it until he returns. Soon afterward, the man is murdered.

Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) was one of the greatest filmmakers of his time, renowned for films like Pather Panchali, Charulata, Aranyer Din Ratri and Ghare Baire. He was awarded the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science in 1992, and in the same year, was also honoured with the Bharat Ratna. Ray was also a writer of repute, and his short stories, novellas, poems and articles, written in Bengali, have been immensely popular ever since they first began to appear in the children’s magazine Sandesh in 1961.

Barbie, Chelsea e Skipper sono in spiaggia con i loro cagnolini, quando incontrano Ken e i gemelli, Ryan e Raquelle. Sono così felici di vedersi che decidono di tuffarsi in mare tutti insieme, mentre Barbie, di turno come bagnina, tiene d'occhio le loro cose. Inaspettatamente al loro ritorno scoprono, però, che la borsa di Raquelle è vuota. Tutti i suoi gioielli sono spariti! Riusciranno le Sorelle Detective a risolvere il mistero e a scoprire dove si nasconde il ladro? Vivi fantastiche avventure con Barbie e i suoi amici!

Le ragazze iniziano la gara ma, superata una curva, scorgono una sagoma spaventosa. Un drago? Un mostro marino? Spaventate si precipitano a casa di Barbie e Skipper, che nel frattempo si stavano godendo un bel bagno in piscina, e raccontano loro l'accaduto. Le investigatrici non si lasciano intimidire e decidono di risolvere il mistero come una vera squadra. Riusciranno a scoprire cosa si nasconde dietro la mostruosa apparizione? Vivi fantastiche avventure con Barbie e i suoi amici!

Un nuovo mistero attende Barbie, Skipper e le sorelle investigatrici! Dopo avere ritrovato i gioielli di Raquelle, questa fantastica squadra di giovani detective è pronta ad affrontare qualunque sfida e a risolvere ogni mistero che incontrerà sul suo cammino. Questa è la volta di un evento soprannaturale: si dice che il minigolf del luna park sia infestato dai fantasmi! Riusciranno Barbie, Skipper, Stacie, Chelsea e l'adorabile cagnolino Rookie a scoprire il segreto che si cela dietro l'inquietante avvistamento?

With codewords and secret signals perfected, best friends Rachel and Joon are ready to spend their summer practicing spycraft—especially if they can uncover secrets like the one Joon’s parents have been keeping, that his family is about to move out of town. When eavesdropping leads them to a ring rumored to have belonged to Anna “Nancy” Smith Strong—according to local Long Island legend, the only female member of George Washington’s famed Culper Spy Ring—they think they’ve hit the jackpot. Then they discover Nancy left a coded message in the ring!

An unusual call from Chinese merchant Ling Tang began an on-going set of circumstances for young Biff Brewster. He was planning a trip to Rangoon in Burma to visit his Uncle Charlie. It seemed such a trip for Biff would be a good way to spend the remainder of his summer vacation from school. It was a pleasant thought for beginning something very different to look forward to. However, “different” isn’t a strong enough description of what was going to happen.

Eigentlich suchen Anna und Caro nur ein Geschenk für Caros Opa. Aber dann treffen sie in dem kleinen Antiquitätenladen auf eine Frau, die Anna einen Ring schenkt. Und das hübsche Schmuckstück entpuppt sich als magische Falle: Es lässt Anna auf eine Größe von gerade mal 10 Zentimeter schrumpfen. Nach dem ersten Schock finden die Grundschul-Superhelden heraus, dass nur ein zweiter Ring – das Gegenstück zu Annas – ihre geschrumpfte Freundin wieder wachsen lassen kann.

Rose Rita wishes she could go to camp like her best friend, Lewis. She's sure that boys get to have all the fun - until Mrs. Zimmermann offers her an adventure of her own. Mrs. Zimmermann's cousin Oley has left her his farm as well as a ring that he thinks is magic. But when the two arrive at the deserted farm, the ring has mysteriously vanished. What power does it have? And will the person who took it use the ring to do evil?

Während einer Zirkusvorstellung, in der sich auch Shirley, Sophia und Leon befinden, wird ein junges Mädchen von Kommissarin Juliane Sanders festgenommen. Sie soll angeblich einen wertvollen Ring aus dem Stadtmuseum in Metelen gestohlen haben. Ihre Schwestern sind empört, das kann eigentlich gar nicht sein! Natürlich ist auch Shirley dieser Meinung, und allein schon, um ihrer Tante eins auszuwischen, übernimmt sie mit ihren Freunden den Fall. Sie beschließen, als Artisten verkleidet, heimlich nach dem wahren Täter zu fahnden.

Hidden in the shadows, Ava and Carol witness a kidnapping and discover a sinister plot that could change the course of history. On this second book of the Ava and Carol Detective Agency series, Ava and Carol were about to take a stroll through Italy, when an old man is chased down and then thrown into the back of a car. At the last second, using sign language he sends a secret message to the girls. The girls hide in the shadows as the car races away. Fearing for the man’s life, the girls begin to track down clues.

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot, Ziz, travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now they are in Cambodia and are helping a jewelry-store owner to find a precious diamond ring that has been in her family for generations....

King, Kayla, Mason, and Asia are playing in the snow. Later, Asia discovers her new gold ring is missing. What happened to it? What does Kayla know? 1. Asia’s ring is missing. 2. It was on her finger when she came over. 3. It’s not in the cushions, on the table, in the drain, or outside. What does King know? There’s a crow outside. Crows like shiny things. How will they solve the mystery?

Thirteen-year-old Jennifer Nicole McGillicuddy, nicknamed Sweet Pickles, lives in the small riverside town of Anglers Cove, North Carolina—a place where most folks would assume not much ever happens. Or does it? With a natural curiosity and a talent for solving things, Sweet Pickles searches for mysteries in her sleepy little town. High on her list is the Beethoven Castle, an abandoned 1800s mansion rumored to be haunted, according to some of the townspeople who swear they've heard strange and eerie organ music coming from it around Halloween every year.