Showing results for "Twelve" in Music & Performing Arts

Rosa knows that it is time to hand over the magic red ballet shoes to another special girl. But before she does; her friends in Enchantia need Rosa’s help one last time!

Even though he's best known for his successful PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Fred Rogers never dreamed of working in television. In fact, he hated the very first program that he ever watched! Join author Diane Bailey as she takes listeners through the journey that brought Mister Rogers into our living rooms. From his childhood interest in puppet-making and music, to his courageous visit to Russia during the Cold War, this audiobook details Mister Rogers' quest for kindness and his gentle appeal to be more neighborly.

Due to his wide range of musical talent and an incomparable career spanning forty-nine years, Johnny Cash has been inducted into the Country, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, and Gospel Halls of Fame. He also won 18 Grammys and 9 Country Music Association Awards. Who Was Johnny Cash? lets young listeners learn about every step in Johnny Cash's groundbreaking musical career. As one of the best-selling American musicians of all time, Cash, born JR Carter, was known for his rich, deep voice and musical style that featured a chugging, train-like beat.

This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great - the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction listeners and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. This volume features Walt Disney, who makes dreams come true for himself and countless kids around the world.

Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of 35 Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of 18th-century Europe.

Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only 13 paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that he left were thousands of disorganized notebook pages. Here is an accessible portrait of a fascinating man who lived at a fascinating time - Italy during the Renaissance.

This audiobook spotlights Dolly Parton, known for her beloved country songs, who has also sent over 150 million free books to children through her Imagination Library.

Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own - and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll.

If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs' Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was Louis Armstrong's own passion and genius that pushed jazz into new and exciting realms with his amazing, improvisational trumpet playing. His 70-year life spanned a critical time in American music as well as black history.

This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great - the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction audiences and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. This book features critically acclaimed talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become "Queen of All Media".

Sing this story! It isn’t a secret that using songs to teach children early learning skills is fun and successful. From the first to the twelfth, young listeners will find themselves joyfully counting down the days of Christmas! The classic song becomes a story as this festive audiobook comes to life.

This traditional English Christmas carol was first published in 1780 and still delights children and families today. Each new verse builds upon the last, making this cumulative poem fun for young learners to chant along with, and count each of the twelve days of creative gifts given by “my true love.” As each verse ends with “…and a partridge in a pear tree,” children will become familiar with the words and easily remember this engaging poem.

クラシックの作曲家と仲良くなろう！クラシック音楽というと、遠い国の遠い昔の音楽…って思うかもしれませんが、不思議なくらい、今の私たちの心にもぴったりと寄り添ってく

Il était une fois un roi qui avait douze filles, toutes plus belles les unes que les autres... mais qui disparaissaient chaque nuit pour aller danser... Un conte musical et intrigant, entre suspense et fou-rire. Une fin grandiose et complètement inédite !

La vie et les rêves des petits rats de l'école de danse de l'Opéra de Paris ! À l'École, les élèves préparent un événement hors du commun : ils vont danser en public au musée d'Orsay ! En l'honneur du peintre Edgar Degas, les petits rats présenteront un exercice à la barre. Maïna, Constance, Zoé, Sofia, Colas et Bilal sont ravis de danser dans ce cadre unique. Mais leur plaisir est troublé par une série de disparitions d'objets de valeur à l'internat. Les élèves commencent à s'interroger : y aurait-il un voleur parmi eux ? Dès 8 ans.

Este tradicional Villancico Inglés se publicó por primera vez en 1780 y aún es gozado por los niños y las familias de hoy. Cada nuevo verso se basa en el anterior, haciendo este poema acumulativo divertido para los jóvenes cantando junto con, y contando cada uno de los doce días de regalos creativos dadas por “Mi verdadero amor.” A medida que cada verso termina con “…y una perdiz en un peral,” los niños se familiarizarán con las palabras y recordaran fácilmente este poema de acoplamiento.

Lee la historia. ¡Luego canta la historia! No es un secreto que el uso de canciones para enseñar a los niños las habilidades de pre-lectura es una forma divertida y exitosa. Esta canción original se ofrece como una lectura a lo largo y canción. ¡De la primera a la duodécima, los jóvenes lectores se encontrarán con alegría contando los días de Navidad! La canción clásica se convierte en una historia cuando le traen vida al libro.

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is full of the details of Houdini's life that kids will really want to know about!

You know Walt Disney as the company that creates your favorite fairytales. But did you know that Walt Disney was first a person? He was a man who made many dreams come true in films. He even built the happiest place on Earth. So, it’s natural for you to wonder if he ever got his happily ever after. Listen to find out more!