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A khimar is a flowing scarf that my mommy wears. Before she walks out the door each day, she wraps one around her head. A young girl plays dress-up with her mother's headscarves, feeling her mother's love with every one she tries on. Charming and vibrant, this portrait of a young Muslim American girl's life showcases the beauty of a diverse and welcoming community.

Willow the Armadillo loves picture books. More than anything, she wants to be the hero in a picture book of her very own. She knows that achieving her dream will take a lot of work, so she studies hard at Picture Book Academy and signs up for many auditions. But she just can't seem to land a leading role! After one last heartbreaking rejection, she heads to the library for some peace and quiet, and instead finds...chaos! And that's when Willow discovers something even better than being a hero in a book.

Sutton is having robot problems. Her mini-bot is supposed to be able to get through a maze in under a minute, but she must have gotten something wrong in the coding. This is frustrating for a science-minded girl like Sutton - almost as frustrating as the fact that her mother probably won't be home in time for Sutton's 10th birthday. Luis spends his days writing thrilling stories about brave kids, but there's only so much inspiration you can find when you're stuck inside all day.

This companion title to Trombone Shorty - Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Award, and Odyssey Honor winner - is a well-tuned, beautiful exploration of a beloved community as Shorty visits the streets of New Orleans to find answers on how to be a leader in his band.

In diesen kurzen Geschichten finden sich alle Kindergarten-Kinder wieder: Emil lernt die Schnullerfee kennen, Jonas darf mit seiner Mama zum ersten Mal in die Kita gehen und dann ist da noch die Windelfee, die selbst noch Windeln trägt und sie pupsgemütlich findet.Mit den Geschichten: Die kleine Schnullerfee von Liane Hedlund, Die kleine Windelfee von Katja Richert, Hurra, ich gehe in den Kindergarten von Katja Reider. Gelesen von Ursula Illert, untermalt mit vielen Geräuschen und Musik.

This exploration of the natural world and family bonds through the eyes of a young mixed-race narrator is a living, breathing, dazzlingly multi-faceted, exuberant masterpiece, firmly grounded in her sense of self-worth and belonging. If Walt Whitman were reborn as a vibrant young woman of color, this is the book he might write. America, we hear you singing! Samara Cole Doyon sings a carol for the plenitude that surrounds us and the self each of us is meant to inhabit.

Every activist started out as a kid‚ and in some cases, they were kids when their activism began! But even the world's greatest champions of civil liberties had relatable interests and problems‚ often in the middle of extraordinary circumstances. Martin Luther King, Jr., loved fashion and argued with his dad about whether or not dancing was a sin. Harvey Milk had a passion for listening to opera music in different languages. Dolores Huerta was once wrongly accused of plagiarizing in school.

Als Lotta aus der Krachmacherstraße eines Morgens den kratzigen Pullover von ihrer Oma anziehen soll, wird sie richtig wütend. Erst schneidet sie ein großes Loch in den Pullover, und dann beschließt sie kurzerhand, von zu Hause auszuziehen. Nicht weit allerdings, nur zu Tante Berg nach nebenan. Denn Lotta möchte natürlich sehen, wie traurig alle sind, wenn sie keine Lotta mehr haben.

Der radioBERLIN-OHRENBÄR präsentiert: "Das blumige Abenteuer des Bernard Hasenfuß" von Thorsten Kuchta, gelesen von Gerd Wameling. Bernard Hasenfuß lebt allein in seinem kleinen Haus, das in einem Garten voller Blumen und Bäume steht. So ist Bernard umgeben von Ruhe und Schönheit, und alles geht stets seinen gewohnten Gang. Aber eines Morgens hört er Stimmen. Er hält sie zunächst für das Rauschen des Windes in den trockenen Sommerblättern. Doch kein Wind weht. Es sind die Pflanzen in seinem Garten, die raunend und raschelnd um Hilfe rufen.

Der rbb 88.8-OHRENBÄR präsentiert: "Schienen gucken" von Anne Jelena Schulte, gelesen von Boris Aljinovic Während seine Freunde in ferne Länder reisen, verbringt Peschel die Sommerferien bei seinem Großvater. Der wohnt nur drei Straßen von ihm entfernt in der gleichen Stadt. Peschel liebt seinen Opa Lothar sehr - aber was wird er von seinen Ferien erzählen können, wenn seine Klassenkameraden am ersten Schultag von Palmen und Schnorchelabenteuern schwärmen?

Nun dauert es nicht mehr lange, und Nico zieht mit seinen Eltern und seiner Schwester Jana in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Sie werden in Santa Fe wohnen, einer kleinen Stadt in Neu Mexiko. Die letzen Tage in Deutschland sind sehr aufregend. Es wird gepackt, die Einreisebestimmungen für den Hund müssen geklärt werden, Nico lernt fleißig Englisch und eine Abschiedsparty wird vorbereitet. Nico will alles wissen über das Land, in dem er leben wird. Kein Wunder, dass er seinen Eltern Löcher in den Bauch fragt. Ob diese Löcher wohl wieder zuwachsen?

For kids, there’s nothing better than a day full of play, but sometimes, adults forget how to do the first job they ever had: playing! Silly grown-ups. Parents, you're invited to listen to this playful audiobook that will take you on a whimsical journey back to your childhood. Pull your cuddly little one onto your lap, and allow them to lead you on a stroll down the memory of play lane.

Astrid has loved the stars and space for as long as she can remember. “I want to be an astronaut!” she says to everyone who will listen. While her mama is away, Astrid and her papa have fun acting out the challenges an astronaut faces on a space mission - like being in zero gravity (“I can do that all day long!” she says), eating food from a kind of tube, and doing science experiments with the help of cookie sheets. When at last it’s time to meet Mama at the airbase, Astrid wears her favorite space T-shirt to greet her. But where exactly has Mama been?

Every morning, Abuelo walks Sofia to school...until the day that Abuelo hurts his ankle at a local landfill and he can no longer do so. Sofia misses her Abuelo and wonders what she can do about the dangerous Mount Trashmore. Then she gets an idea - the town can turn the slimy mess into a park! She brainstorms and plans and finally works up the courage to go to City Hall - only to be told by a clerk that she can’t build a park because she’s just a kid! Sofia is down but not out, and she sets out to prove what one kid can do.

Long ago, Muslim women rode into battle to defend their dreams. They opened doors to the world’s oldest library. They ruled, started movements, and spread knowledge. Today, Muslim women continue to make history. Once upon a time, they were children with dreams, just like you. Discover the true stories of 19 unstoppable Muslim women of the 21st century who have risen above challenges, doubts, and sometimes outright hostility to blaze trails in a wide range of fields.

On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there’s nothing like going down home. Down home is Granny’s house. Down home is where Lil’ Alan and his parents and sister will join great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Down home is where Lil’ Alan will hear stories of the ancestors and visit the land that has meant so much to all of them.

Rosa Martinez is seriously ill. She has the loving support of her mother and grandfather, and a doctor who takes good care of her. But she also has a secret weapon. Rosa can summon five tigers to come to her aid when she's ailing or in big trouble. Her disease may think it has the upper hand for now, but wait until it encounters Gautama, Arik, Vashti, Selena, and Quan - the five fierce tigers of Rosa Martinez. Young listeners will delight in their daring adventures and who knows: they may even be able to call forth guardian animals of their own when they need them.

Magnolia Grace never wanted to leave Georgia. She never wanted to move with her mama to the farm her daddy owned before he died. But now here she is - in a tiny Vermont town where everybody sings the praises of the father she never knew. Then Maggie meets the Parker family - two moms, six kids, plus a pony. The Parkers are loud and wild, ask lots of questions, and don't follow any of the rules Maggie grew up with in Georgia.

In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey 10,000 miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women! The women’s suffrage movement was in full swing, and Nell and Alice would not let anything keep them from spreading the word about equal voting rights for women.

When Louisa is sent to stay with her grandparents for the summer, she’s not looking forward to it. While her brother is determined to find a way to stay on Deer Island forever, Louisa would rather be off having adventures with their globetrotting ornithographer parents. She’s a writer, and there’s nothing on all of Deer Island to write about - right? Louisa quickly discovers that small doesn’t necessarily mean quiet, and the island has plenty of scope for the imagination. It also has George, the boy who helps her see the world in a whole new light.