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When a concert cellist plays in the square for his neighbors in a war-besieged city, his priceless instrument is destroyed by a mortar shell, but he finds the courage to return the next day to perform with a harmonica.

Darcy's Gran is the only one who understands how she feels about the dratted new baby. But they both agree they could get to like him, given a little time.

Relates the outdoor adventures of two good friends as they collect sea shells, photograph wildflowers, and listen to the songs of a backyard mockingbird.

Charlie does NOT want to take a bath! Hi! I'm Charlie, and there is NO WAY I'm having a bath tonight. To be extra safe, I'm keeping this book FAR away from my bathtub. In fact, maybe you should just put it down and walk away. Whatever you do, do NOT turn the page! In this hilario...

"Salut! Je m'appelle Charlie, et il n'est PAS QUESTION que je prenne un bain ce soir. Pour ne prendre aucun risque, je garde ce livre TRÈS loin de ma baignoire. En fait, peut-être que tu devrais juste le déposer et t'éloigner. Mais quoi que tu fasses, ne tourne PAS la page!"-...

Together, two good friends figure out how to prepare for the possibility of rain, how to celebrate un-birthdays, and what to do with worries.

For her birthday, Franny receives a new, fancy doll in the mail and an old rag doll at her party, and discovers the real difference between the two.

All of his neighbors have suggestions for how to get rid of the snails in his garden, but Mr. Carey isn't interested.

Five-year-old Edward and his older brother Jason find themselvesin such wild predicaments as surviving a motorcycle convention and confronting the three-headed mysteries of their own backyard.

Darcy and Gran say they don't like babies, especially Darcy's baby brother, but after a day in the park doing things babies can't do they give the matter more thought.

In Canada early in the twentieth century, Ben, the youngest in a family of Jewish immigrants struggling to make ends meet, decides to help out but when a hat maker gives him a chance, disaster strikes and Ben nearly loses hope.

Fourth-grader Jason and his younger brother Edward shop for school clothes, get ready for Halloween, acquire a couple of pet rats, and deal with not-birthday presents from Aunt Bea.

Over four memorable summmers, Ellen and her friends follow the war taking place far away but that still touches their lives.

An international team of adventurers, researchers, and Ocean ambassadors go on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface of our seemingly pristine ocean. The result will astound viewers, just as it did our adventurers...

A head teacher's work is never done - especially if, like Jane Cowan, you are a victim of your own success. Having done well with Wrayford Primary, she's now added the headship of a neighbouring school to her responsibilities. She's also got involved with the village cricket team...

Edward and his new friend Charley prepare for the First Annual Mark Twain Memorial Jumping Frog Contest.

Imaginative second-grader Edward swears he saw a baby alligator in the Shaw Park lake, but no one believes him.

A head teacher's work is never done - especially if, like Jane Cowan, you are a victim of your own success. Having done well with Wrayford Primary, she's now added the headship of a neighbouring school to her responsibilities. She's also got involved with the village cricket team...

When a group of their neighbors plans to oust Mrs. Krnc because she feeds the pigeons that cause a mess, Rachel and her great uncle Benson work to encourage better communication and search for an alternate solution.