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Dante is a happy dog. He likes bread and meat. He likes the town. He likes nice people. Miguel is a nice boy. Are Miguel and Dante friends?

Mowgli is a boy. He lives in the jungle. The dangerous tiger does not like Mowgli. Mowgli meets Baloo the bear. Can Baloo help Mowgli?

Simba’s father, Mufasa, was king of the Pride Lands. “One day, you are going to be king of all this,” he tells Simba. But Simba’s uncle, Scar, thinks differently. Can Simba learn Scar’s true plan? Who is the true Lion King?

Elsa and Anna loved their father’s stories about the Enchanted Forest, but they had questions. Years later, Elsa hears a voice. With her friends, she follows it all the way to the Enchanted Forest. But does she find the answers she’s looking for?

Rapunzel has magic, golden hair that can heal people. She lives with Mother Gothel, far away from people. For eighteen years, Rapunzel can’t go outside Mother Gothel says it is too dangerous. Rapunzel stays busy but she wants to see the world. Can she find a way?

Dumbo is a baby elephant with big ears. Big, BIG, BIG EARS! Dumbo is sad. A friend gives Dumbo a magic feather. Does Dumbo fly? Is he happy?

Ralph and his best friend Vanellope live in Mr. Litwak’s Arcade, where they play games every day. When Wi-Fi comes along and connects the Arcade to the Internet, Ralph has an idea, which takes the friends on a dangerous adventure. They meet new characters and discover a new world. But can Ralph and Vanellope stay connected?

WALL-E the robot is the only thing that lives on Earth. When he meets EVE, another robot, his life changes. Now he has a friend. WALL-E gives EVE a green thing that he found. Can there be life on Earth? What will WALL-E and EVE have to do to find out?

As a little girl, Moana loved her grandmother’s stories about her island’s past. Years later, the island is in trouble and Gramma tells Moana she must sail to Te Fiti to save it... But what can Moana do when her father tells her she cannot leave?

One day a princess loses her golden ball in a pond. A frog finds it for her and she promises to give him anything he wants. The frog wants to come into the palace with her but the princess is not happy about that. Does she keep her promise?

Beauty lives with her family on a farm. One day Beauty’s father visits a big house and meets a monster who is half man and half beast. He promises the Beast that he will take Beauty to live at the Beast’s house. Why does he do this?

Bringing thrilling Super Hero action to the English classroom.

From the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets, so now, we know more about them than we ever have. Today, people can train to be astronauts, work in space, or join a future mission to Mars. Did you know that the first astronauts were animals? That for astronauts working in space, the sun rises 15 times in 24 hours? Do you know how you might train to become an astronaut? Or where astronauts might explore next?

Hamelin has a problem. There are rats everywhere! Luckily, the Pied Piper comes to town and says he will kill all the rats for money. How does he do it? Why does he come back to the town, angry?

In an old Australian story, the Rainbow Serpent opened her eyes and looked at the young Earth. There were no animals or birds, no rivers or trees. Then a Man and a Woman came, and the Rainbow Serpent was their teacher. But what did she teach them? And did they listen?

Tim loves his toy rabbit and plays with it every day. Then Tim gets sick and his mom puts all his toys in the garden. Poor toy rabbit! Poor Tim! Does Tim find his toy rabbit again?

Kerry is visiting her brother, Mike, for the first time in his new home. She sees a sign for a fortune teller. Mike doesn’t believe in fortune tellers, but he goes, too. What does Rosie say to him? And is she right?

There are old homes, new homes, mobile homes, “green” homes, intelligent homes, and strange homes, too! There’s a home made from bottles. A treehouse made from glass. Palaces for kings and queens. And people living in rocks! So, what is a home, and what are homes made of?

One day Jack meets a man who gives him five magic beans. The beans grow very tall and Jack climbs up the beanstalk. Fee, Fi, Fo, Foy, says the giant at the top, I can smell a boy. How does Jack get away from the giant?

There is going to be a big storm and Jenny’s son John loves storms. John counts the seconds between the thunder and the lightning. This tells him how far away the lightning is. Their dog, Patty, is scared because thunder is louder for dogs! Do you know how hailstones form? How to stay safe in a tornado? Why sandstorms are so dangerous? Or how big a hurricane can be? John does and now you can too!

Bringing thrilling Super Hero action to the English classroom.

It’s Christmas Eve. Scrooge is an old man who hates Christmas and loves work and money. He does not want to share Christmas with anyone. But then he is visited by four ghosts. Who are the ghosts? What do they say to Scrooge? What happens next?

Peter lives with his grandfather in a house next to a dark, dangerous forest. Peter’s grandfather tells him never to play near the forest because a hungry wolf lives there. What does Peter do? Does he see the wolf?

Orphan Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her cold, unhappy Aunt Polly. She plays the glad game, a game that helps her find things to be glad about. Before long, Pollyanna is helping people in the town play the glad game, and they feel happier. Then, one day, a terrible accident happens! Can it stop Pollyanna’s smile?