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  Treasure Island

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  Jim Hawkins, the narrator of "Treasure Island", is a young man, yet most of the audiobooks available are performed by stately, mature men! This audiobook of the classic novel brings its characters - impulsive narrator Jim, two-faced John Silver, and each filthy pirate - to life in an energetic presentation full of charm and fun. Set sail with the Hispaniola with your course set for adventure! 
  Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" was the first to sail many seas: Long John Silver was the first one-legged buccaneer stumping about on a wooden leg, Captain Flint was the first pirate's parrot, and the map of Skeleton Island was the first to be marked with an X for "Dig Here" - but its swashbuckling adventure remains as fresh and exciting today as it did when it was first published; that's one of the rewards of being first.

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  The Mechanism of the Human Voice

  Emil Behnke

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  We are living in an age which is singularly poor in fine voices, both male and female, and with regard to the tenors of the present time there is this additional misfortune, that, as a rule, their voices do not last, but are often worn out in a very few years; in many instances while their owners are still under training, and before they have had an opportunity of making their appearance in public. If we remember that there was a time when most beautiful and highly cultivated voices were so plentiful that even in comparatively small towns there were to be found Opera Companies consisting of excellent singers, we may well ask ourselves how this remarkable change for the worse has come about.  
  People have attempted to account for it in various ways. Up to the middle of the last century women were forbidden by Ecclesiastical Law to take part in church music. The voices of boys being available only for a very short time, means were taken to prevent their voices from breaking, and thus a class of male soprani and contralti was created, who made their first appearance in Rome in the beginning of the 17th century, and to these singers the education of the female voices was soon almost exclusively entrusted.  
  In the middle of the last century, however, when women were permitted to participate in church music, there was no longer any occasion to procure artificial female voices, and these singers gradually died out, though there were still some of them living and teaching in the beginning of the present century. 

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  Adventures of Paddington The:...

  HarperCollins...

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  A wonderful new audio collection of rib-tickling stories about the world’s favourite marmalade-loving bear, based on the Emmy award-winning TV series – The Adventures of Paddington. 
  Paddington finds himself in all sorts of sticky situations in this hilarious new audio collection, as he attempts to fly after a runaway dinosaur balloon, learns how to skate, tries to catch a falling leaf, judges a pet competition, and he even becomes London’s most wanted jewel thief by mistake on his birthday! 
  This wonderful audio collection includes the following stories: 
  Hatching Chicks 
  The Great Balloon Chase 
  Falling Leaves 
  The Ice Disco 
  The Crown Jewels Caper 
  The Pet Show 
  Paddington, the humorous and imaginative bear, continues to entertain kids and families alike with his short, playful adventures. From being the Sunday Times bestselling author, HarperCollins Children’s Books once again proves their top-notch storytelling in the children's fiction genre. 
  For fans of Paul Linnet (Supertato), Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Biscuit and Friends), Beatrix Potter (THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT BY BEATRIX POTTER), Jim Field (Daisy and the Trouble With London), and Rod Campbell (Dear Zoo). 
  HarperCollins Children’s 2024

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  Donkeys - Photos and Fun Facts...

  Isis Gaillard

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  Do you want to be amazed by Donkeys pictures? Let's see color photos of Donkeys!  
  You and your child will find pictures of Donkeys in short simplified text for children learning to read or those who like picture books.  
  Donkeys: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids. It is Book 94 in the Kids Learn with Pictures Series. This book is around a clear concept: see pictures of Donkeys.  
  This is a stock photo book of animals that ASK QUESTIONS of the pictures shown to the reader to encourage interaction and responses from the child.  
  Be sure to read the other books in the Kids Learn With Pictures Series.

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  The Empty Bowl

  Ali Wener

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  A stray dog worries about going hungry before a little girl adopts him with her grandma. With a new home and a new family, both the dog and the little girl find comfort in each other during difficult times.

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  The Real History of Juneteenth

  Elliott Smith

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  Juneteenth is the celebration of the day enslaved people in Texas were told they were freed—two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Explore Juneteenth's little-told history, from the first Jubilee to the making of a national holiday.
   
  Have you ever considered what's missing from history books? In Left Out of History, explore the misunderstood and underexamined past in this engaging series. Compelling photographs and primary sources help bring previously buried history to light.
  
  Read Woke™ Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.

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