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Talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, with whom she spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up.

Everyone has to run for an office in Mrs. Green's class election. Everyone has to run for something in the class election. But you'd rather run for your life! Even worse, you're running against Doris, who's bought the whole class's votes with ice cream, even your friends. And if you lose the election, they might vote you out of school-yikes! So don't miss out on the jokes and laughs in the Class Election from the Black Lagoon! Mean Mrs. Green is forcing...

Have you been flying? Paulo always loved flying. When he was young, he watched things that could fly, and he liked to make things fly. When he learned to be a pilot, he always wanted to go higher and higher.

The man in this story was so huge that people called him a giant. But, he wasn't fierce or mean like some giants. He liked to do kind things to help anybody who was in trouble. That's why he, was called the Gentle Giant.

In this exquisitely illustrated retelling of the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen, an evil troll creates a mirror which reflects the bad and ugly sides of people. When shards of its glass enter a young boy, he rejects his loving family and best friend Gerda. Helped by kind strangers and guided by her warm heart, Gerda makes the perilous journey to rescue her friend from the icy palace of the Snow Queen.

Do you know the story about Little Red Riding Hood? The Big Bad Wolf wanted to eat the food in her basket! Poor Grandma had to hide from him. The wolf tried to trick Little Red Riding Hood. Someone brave came to help her. Who was it?

You are sure to know about the Olympic Games. Have you heard about the Paralympic Games, which are held after the Olympic Games? Athletes with disabilities compete against other athletes with the same disabilities. How?

Children around the world eat all kinds of food. In some countries their food is different from ours. It looks different and it tastes quite different, too. Did you know that some of the foods you eat came from another country? How do people make their kind of food?

Everyone knew that Grace loved cats and kittens. The only present she wanted was a real kitten. She was hoping that somebody would give her a pet kitten. She had presents of all different shapes and sizes. What do you think she got for her presents?

In this party game, the children have a blindfold tied over their eyes so that they can't see at all. They are turned around and around to make them dizzy. Then they try to put the tail back on the donkey. It isn't easy to stick the donkey's tail in the right place.