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Aspiring singer Tim has been dreaming his whole life about attending Mozart All Boys Boarding School. He is ecstatic when he is finally admitted, but his first days at the prestigious school do not turn out as expected. Facing a hostile headmaster, the stresses of first love, and struggling with the authenticity of his singing voice, Tim is intrigued to discover a wondrous secret in the old school building a gateway to a parallel world. He finds himself...
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The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!
Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in the craziest outfits they’ve ever worn—including a wig for Jack and a giant hoopskirt for Annie!—the two siblings search an entire palace to no avail. Their hunt is further hampered...
Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in the craziest outfits they’ve ever worn—including a wig for Jack and a giant hoopskirt for Annie!—the two siblings search an entire palace to no avail. Their hunt is further hampered...
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Highly acclaimed by parents, teachers, and especially kids, the Magic Tree House® has an astonishing track record for inspiring young readers & listeners.
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Book 40: Eve of the Emperor Penguin
Jack and Annie go to the one continent they haven't visited before: Antarctica!
Book 41: Moonlight on the Magic Flute
Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician
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More than thirty years after her death, Marianne Moore continues to be one of America's most beloved poets. However, her Collected poems (1951) omits twenty years of later work. And her inaccurately titled Complete poems (1967) is likewise incomplete, leaving out nearly half of her body of verse. This complete collection of Moore's poetry, edited by the prizewinning poet Grace Schulman, for the first time contains all of Moore's poems, including 120...
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The freemasons are a subject of endless fascination. To the layman, they are a mysterious brotherhood of profound if uncertain influence, a secret society purported, in some popular histories, to have its roots in the fabled order of the Knights Templar or in the mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids. They evoke fears of world domination by a select few who enjoy privileged access to wealth and the levers of power. The secrecy of their rites suggests...
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Egg hunt: Dora and Boots need your help to find the Big Yellow Egg with a big prize inside. El daia las madres: Dora and her friends are having a Mother's Day party! Dora, la mausica: Help Dora and her friends find the musical instruments that Seanor Shush has locked away. Pablo's flute: Once upon a time, a boy named Pablo had a magical flute ... until he lost it in a storm. Learn Spanish language skills, visual and spatial skills, interpersonal skills,...
14) Amadeus
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1781, Vienna. Court composer Antonio Salieri believes that Mozart's music is divine. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. But he is unable to understand why God favored Mozart who is such a vulgar, bawdy and impish creature, to be his instrument. Salieri goes mad with envy and has made himself an enemy of God. He is set to take revenge and plots to destroy Mozart by any means necessary....
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"Habsburgs ruled much of Europe for centuries. From modest origins as minor German nobles, the family used fabricated documents, invented genealogies, savvy marriages, and military conquest on their improbable ascent, becoming the continent's most powerful dynasty. By the mid-fifteenth century, the Habsburgs gained controlled of the Holy Roman Empire, and by the early sixteenth century, their lands stretched across the continent and far beyond it....
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"Written by a venerable classical music performer who has played with the New York Philharmonic, the New York City Ballet, and in numerous Broadway musicals including Wicked!, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, and Aspects of Love, Mozart in the Jungle is the personal story of a lifelong fascination with classical music beginning when the author is seven years old and, inspired by a performance of The Magic Flute, decides she wants to perform on stage....
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To prevent the Shadow Dragon from plunging the world into sky-shadow the Dragon Masters must seek out a Light Dragon. So Drake and Darma travel to find a Light Dragon named Lysa. Lysa's Dragon Master, Rune, who is deaf, explains that the Dragon Masters will need a Star Flute in order to summon a Star Dragon and stop the Shadow Dragon. But the flute is hidden within a dangerous labyrinth! Will they be able to make it out of the tricky maze?
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Dragon Masters volume 25
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One step closer to stopping the Shadow Dragon from blanketing the world with its sky-shadow, Drake and the rest of the Dragon Masters must learn how to play the Star Flute in order to summon the Star Dragon.