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This accessible and fun guide to meditation and mindfulness is the perfect introduction for young children. Meditation does a body good and can even help kids as young as four or five. This practical guide is gentle, clear, and a pleasure to use. Kids will learn how to focus on their breath, on the sensations in their body, and on the sounds around them to help them relax, settle their busy minds, and understand their emotions. Narrated by author Mariam Gates, the audiobook offers step-by-step directions and a repeating refrain: "Breathe in, and fill your whole body. Breathe out, and relax your whole body." It's an invigorating first experience of mindfulness that can be shared by parents and children at home or by teachers and students in the classroom.

The Rabbit Ears World Tales: Volume 3 features mystical stories from all around the globe—read by your favorite stars and featuring original music by today's greatest artists. The Fool and the Flying Ship. Read by Robin Williams, Original Music by The Klezmer Conservatory Band. A proclamation was sent through the lands of long-ago Russia that anyone who could build a flying ship would win the hand of the Tsar's daughter. But when a country bumpkin and his oddball friends show up to claim her, the dumbfounded Tsar quickly has second thoughts. This hilarious Russian folktale is a delightful treat. The Firebird. Read by Susan Sarandon, Original Music by Mark Isham. When an archer named Ivan brings a golden feather from the Firebird to the Tsar, he is ordered to present the entire bird or lose his life. Next, he is commanded to retrieve a princess from the end of the earth for the Tsar to marry. But when Ivan himself falls for the princess, he—along with his companion, the Horse of Power—must find a way to thwart the Tsar. This tale captures the essence of old world Russia. Pinocchio. Read by Danny Aiello, Original Music by Les Misérables Brass Band. In this classic Italian children's tale, the lonely toy maker Gepetto crafts a wooden puppet he names Pinocchio. When Pinocchio magically comes to life, he is a rascal who gets into a series of misadventures through clever lies and tricks. But every time he tells a lie, his nose grows. Ultimately Pinocchio learns the value of telling the truth. Stormalong. Read by John Candy, Original Music by NRBQ. Board the biggest ship ever built and hold on tight for the story of Captain Stormalong, the saltiest sailor on the seven seas. Sit back and enjoy the tallest fish tale ever told in this tribute to America's Golden Age of Sail.

Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. "The new manifesto for how we as queer people could and should navigate the world. It's the holding hand I never had - but wish I did." (Troye Sivan, Golden Globe-nominated singer, songwriter, and actor) "With the persistence of queerphobia all around the world, this book is absolutely necessary, even vital." (Édouard Louis, internationally best-selling author of History of Violence) "To Eli's credit, all of the rules are rooted in considerations of conscience and kindness and, if observed, will make a better world - as will this book." (Booklist starred review) "A must-read that highlights the importance of radical empathy, community building, and solidarity." (School Library Journal starred review) In The New Queer Conscience, LGBTQIA+ activist Adam Eli argues the urgent need for queer responsibility - that queers anywhere are responsible for queers everywhere. Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, The New Queer Conscience, Voices4 Founder and LGBTQIA+ activist Adam Eli offers a candid and compassionate introduction to queer responsibility. Eli calls on his Jewish faith to underline how kindness and support within the queer community can lead to a stronger global consciousness. More importantly, he reassures us that we're not alone. In fact, we never were. Because if you mess with one queer, you mess with us all.

Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times best-selling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm? Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off.... The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning. At his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family. Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory - or to an unimaginable doom. And deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life - and love - he left behind. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. He must take on a mission that could save - or destroy - all that he knows.

From Frappuccinos to pool floats, unicorns are everywhere! Chapter book fans will flock to the Unicorn Academy series, where every girl gets a unicorn to call her own. Matilda loves to have fun. She's not too worried that her unicorn, Pearl, hasn't found her magic yet. She also loves her friends at Unicorn Academy - even when they get annoyed at her for being disorganized. But there's a problem so big that even Matilda can't ignore it. On a camping trip, she and Pearl see someone hurting the oldest tree on Unicorn Island. Can Matilda and Pearl find out who it is and save the tree?

In this sequel to A River of Royal Blood, Eva and Isa must find a way to work together if they want to save their kingdom in the thrilling conclusion to this royal fantasy duology. On the run and desperate for answers, Eva and her friends have fled Ternain. With them they have brought captive Isa who is chained and magicked to prevent her from making trouble. Their lives bonded after the Entwining ceremony, each sister's life is now in the other's hand. Having fled to the northern part of the Arym Plain, Eva hopes she might find her father's family and learn more of his plan to unite the country. However, the welcome she receives at her father's ancestral home puts her at death's door, and leaves more questions than answers. Without Baccha to guide and train her magick, Eva must find a way not only to survive her own metamorphosis, but to unite all the people of Myre, including her sister, before it is too late.