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Dolly Parton is a little girl with a great big voice. She loves singing for her corncob doll and friends at church. Music fills her heart so plumb full that young Dolly starts writing her own tunes. Unable to afford a guitar, she strings up a broken mandolin and plays for anyone she can corral—ducks, pigs, and her squallin’ brothers and sisters. But Dolly longs for a real live audience to see and hear her perform. When Dolly gets her first big break, she’s scared to perform in front of hundreds of people. Will she summon up her courage and step out onto the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville?

The monsters from the darkest shadows and your worst nightmares came to life on the big screen. Hear their origins, Hollywood stardom, and the legacy they left in their wake, and learn about some of the spookiest moments on the silver screen!

Manu es un niño con una gran sensibilidad, y siempre ha expresado sus emociones y sus sentimientos a través de la música. Sus amigos y familia saben que algún día podría llegar a ser un gran músico, pero su compañero de clase, Joel, asegura que los sentimientos son una tontería. ¡Y la música también! Lo que no saben es que ambos están a punto de descubrir que decir o hacer lo que sentimos es mucho más complicado de lo que pensamos y que, muchas veces, tenemos más cosas en común de las que creemos.

Manu es un niño con una gran sensibilidad, y siempre ha expresado sus emociones y sus sentimientos a través de la música. Sus amigos y familia saben que algún día podría llegar a ser un gran músico, pero su compañero de clase, Joel, asegura que los sentimientos son una tontería. ¡Y la música también! Lo que no saben es que ambos están a punto de descubrir que decir o hacer lo que sentimos es mucho más complicado de lo que pensamos y que, muchas veces, tenemos más cosas en común de las que creemos.

This autobiographical book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started with a beat-up piano that her father found in a junkyard, repaired, and painted green. Growing up in a Blue Ridge mountain town...

A careful snip, a delicate fold. Fabric the color of new petals. Skirts that flare like upside-down blossoms. A garden bursts into bloom! There is no "good enough." For Ann, only the best will do. Award-winning author Kate Messner and costume historian Margaret E. Powell tell the powerful story of the ground-breaking Ann Lowe, who grew up in a small Alabama dress shop and became the first nationally known African American fashion designer.

Cześć! Mam na imię Michał i chcę opowiedzieć Wam o nas – niewidzialnych dzieciakach z „Dębowego Lasu". O Kiwaczku, Sylwii, Meandrze i całej reszcie. I o naszym teatrze. I o wielkiej premierze sztuki, którą postanowiliśmy wystawić 13 grudnia 1981 roku... Pechowy dzień, nie czarujmy się, Wiktor od początku to powtarzał. Opowiem też o ciociach Joli, Matyldzie, Lucynie i lrminie. I o Mechanicznym Dziadku. I o Kaloszu! I jeszcze o Mirku i Kalarepie... Kurczę, nie będę dalej wymieniał, bo tu jest za mało miejsca – najlepiej chyba będzie, jeśli po prostu zaczniecie czytać.

This audiobook is about an espresso-loving canine who has an even bigger love for electronic music. This cute puppy serves as a reminder that it is important to always be you.

The band room. For band geeks at Benton Bluff Junior High, it’s the place to be. Their director, Mr. Byrd, may dress like he’s in the tropics, but he is strict on the podium, getting his students to play like the musicians they are. These band geeks handle friendships, crushes, dances, fundraisers, jealousy, divided loyalties, missing instruments, parents, grandparents, school dances, solo competitions, chair-placement auditions, band camp, and more throughout the school year. Music is just the beginning!

Turn up the volume with these rocking and informative books. Learn all about music’s most popular genres like pop, Latin, and country.

See Hollywood through the eyes of its biggest stars with these electrifying and revealing books. Go behind the scenes with celebrities like Camila Cabello, Dwayne Johnson, and Millie Bobby Brown, while highlighting their careers, early life, and legacy.

Pop star Cadence Hudson is on the hottest tour of the summer, and her best friends Maisey Lopez and Kenya Jackson are along for the ride! Together, the girls keep each other grounded, as each begins to realize her dreams, from singing to dancing to fashion design.

A heart-rending novel-in-verse about a girl beginning to learn it is possible to go on even after a great loss. Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves playing the drums, almost as much as she loves her best friend, Zee, a violin prodigy. They both dream of becoming professional musicians one day...

"La jeune Alina est envoyée par sa famille dans un voyage inconnu afin de pouvoir continuer à danser.Le rêve d'Alina de devenir une ballerine se réalisera-t-il ? Dans ce livre, il est question de peur et d'espoir, d'incertitude et de rêves, de fuite et de confiance, ainsi que de famille et d'amitiés"

Se a scuola sei così sfigato che non ti nota nessuno, diventi praticamente invisibile. Ma per gli aspiranti investigatori Edoardo, Matteo, Lucia e Matilde non c'è un'arma migliore dell'invisibilità - e delle loro nerdissime capacità! - per indagare sull'omicidio della signorina Lolli: la prof di teatro che per la recita scolastica aveva riesumato un vecchio testo andato in scena una sola volta, sessant'anni prima, e da allora considerato maledetto...

Das Mädchen Alina wird von ihrer Familie auf eine unbekannte Reise geschickt, um weiterhin Tanzen zu können. Wird Alinas Traum wahr, eine Ballerina zu werden? In diesem Buch geht es um Angst und Hoffnung, Ungewissheit und Träume, Flucht und Vertrauen, sowie um Familie und Freundschaften.

This audiobook is designed to help students and their parents in their effort to learn music. Parents can listen with their child and help them with the terms and exercises as they follow the exploits of Cara the Cat, Donny the Dog, and the friends they meet along the way to finding the treasure.

Aufregung in der Royal Ballet-School: Luna Avens, die weltberühmte Primaballerina, wird Aprils Klasse in den nächsten Monaten in Spitzentanz unterrichten. Ausgerechnet jetzt verletzt April sich am Knöchel und kann nicht mitmachen. Ihre Enttäuschung ist umso größer, nachdem sie erfährt, dass Mrs Avens ein Vortanzen in der Royal Opera organisiert hat. Vier Nachwuchs-Tänzerinnen werden für die Rolle der kleinen Schwäne im Nussknacker gesucht.

Colette, Violet e Pam scoprono di essere state ammesse alla Stars Academy, la prestigiosa scuola di New York dedicata al ballo, al canto e alla recitazione. Qui studiano i giovani più talentuosi di tutto il mondo e da qui emergono le star di domani. Le tre ragazze raggiungono l'accademia piene di entusiasmo. Appena arrivano, però, si rendono conto che la scuola richiederà loro il massimo impegno: Colette, Violet e Pam dovranno essere pronte a mettersi in gioco fino in fondo, per diventare delle vere star!

Debbie Friedman always had music inside her, and she dreamed of using her love of singing to do what no one else had done before—create Jewish music that would welcome, include, and honor the whole Jewish community.