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Natalie Portman's fables [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Portman, Natalie,1981-; Mattia, Janna.;
Read by Natalie Portman.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Academy Award-winning actress, director, producer, and activist Natalie Portman retells three classic fables and imbues them with wit and wisdom. From realizing that there is no “right” way to live to respecting our planet and learning what really makes someone a winner, the messages at the heart of Natalie Portman’s Fables are modern takes on timeless life lessons. Told with a playful, kid-friendly voice, Portman’s insightful retellings of The Tortoise and the Hare, The Three Little Pigs, and Country Mouse and City Mouse are ideal for listening and are sure to become beloved additions to family libraries.Ages 4 to 7.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Animals; Tales; Fables; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
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The book tree / by Czajak, Paul,author.; Kheiriyeh, Rashin,illustrator.; Myles, Jonathan,narrator.;
When young Arlo accidentally drops a book on the Mayors head, the Mayor decides books are dangerous and destroys all the books in town! But thanks to Arlos imagination and perseverance, the Mayor finds that suppressing stories cannot stop them from blossoming more beautifully than ever. This timely allegorical tale will be a useful tool for starting conversations with children about the power of activism and the written word.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Fiction.; Picture books.; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Books and reading; City and town life; Mayors; VOX books.;

We Are (Not) Friends. by Hirtzel, Russell,film director.; Kang, Anna,actor.; Weyant, Christopher,actor.; Philbrook, Ryan,actor.; Vooks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anna Kang, Christopher Weyant, Ryan PhilbrookOriginally produced by Vooks in 2021.Two fuzzy friends are in the middle of a playdate, when a new pal suddenly joins in. The trio tries playing together, but each friend feels left out.This silly and heartfelt tale about (not) being friends features the characters from the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner You Are (Not) Small. WE ARE (NOT) FRIENDS is written by Anna Kang, illustrated by Christopher Weyant and published by Two Lions. Keep an eye out for other books in the fun-filled (Not) series on Vooks!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Children's stories.;

At Middleton. by Rodgers, Adam,film director.; Garcia, Andy,actor.; Riegert, Peter,actor.; Lofranco, Spencer,actor.; Farmiga, Taissa,actor.; Skerritt, Tom,actor.; Farmiga, Vera,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Andy Garcia, Peter Riegert, Spencer Lofranco, Taissa Farmiga, Tom Skerritt, Vera FarmigaOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2014.Academy Award®-nominees Andy Garcia (OCEAN’S ELEVEN FRANCHISE, CITY ISLAND) and Vera Farmiga (THE DEPARTED, TV’s BATES MOTEL) shine as George and Edith, two separate parents who fall in love over the course of a single day while playing hooky from their children's college tour. George is an uptight surgeon with a rebellious teenage son. Edith is a free spirit with an overachieving teen daughter. When they meet during an admissions tour with their kids at the small, idyllic Middleton University, they decide to ditch the group and soon discover the only thing better than the college tour, is the detour. Taissa Farmiga (THE BLING RING, TV’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY), Nicholas Braun (THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER), and Peter Riegert (TV’s DAMAGES) co-star in this story about what can happen on your first day of college – no matter who you are.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;

Chrysanthemum [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Henkes, Kevin.;
Read by Meryl Streep.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.A little mouse thinks her name is absolutely perfect until she starts school and all the kids make fun of her. Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect—until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. "Let's smell her," says Jo. Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom again? This is an ideal break-the-ice audiobook for the first week of school. It get children thinking about and bonding with their own names and the names of everyone else in the class, and it's the perfect vehicle for starting a discussion about treating classmates with tolerance, kindness, and compassion.Ages 4 to 8.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Names, Personal; Schools; Teasing; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
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Roller coasters / by Bowman, Chris,1990-author.; Holloway, Casey,narrator.; Container of (expression):Bowman, Chris,1990-Roller coasters.Spoken word (Holloway);
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.What are roller coasters? -- Types of roller coasters -- How do roller coasters work? -- Glossary -- To learn more -- Index.Read by Casey Holloway."Strap into a harness and prepare for a wild ride! Roller coasters offer steep hills, wide turns, and incredible speeds. Curious readers will find information on the history of roller coasters, the materials used to build them, and the science behind the speed."Age 5-8.K to Grade 3.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Roller coasters; Engineering; Roller coasters; VOX books.;

Playing with fire [videorecording] / by Cena, John,actor.; Fickman, Andy,film director.; Greer, Judy,1975-actor.; Haysbert, Dennis,actor.; Hildebrand, Brianna,1996-actor.; Key, Keegan-Michael,1971-actor.; Leguizamo, John,actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,film distributor.; Paramount Players,production company.;
John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, Brianna Hildebrand, Dennis Haysbert.When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson and his elite team of expert firefighters come to the rescue of three siblings in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet: babysitters. Unable to locate the children's parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs, and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids, much like fires, are wild and unpredictable.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Babysitting; Fire fighters; Fire stations; Male friendship;
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The witches [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Dahl, Roald.;
Read by Lolly Adefope.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Presenting a giganticus new reading of Roald Dahl's The Witches, read by the hugely talented comedian Lolly Adefope. This immersive audiobook is bursting with ree-volting sound effects, dynamic sound design, and original music composed by Rusty Bradshaw. This is a story about REAL WITCHES. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, have ordinary jobs and look very much like ordinary people. But they are far from ORDINARY . . . The Grand High Witch, leader of all the witches, has a plan to make each and every child disappear. That is, unless one boy and his grandmother can stop her . . .Ages 8 to 9.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Witches; Grandmothers; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
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The knight at dawn [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Murdocca, Sal.;
Read by Mary Pope Osborne.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Peacocks for dinner and boys in skirts. That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House transports them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. They find themselves in the middle of an enormous castle and can hear the beginnings of a feast underway in the Great Hall. But Jack and Annie aren't exactly welcome guests!Ages 6 to 9.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Jack (Fictitious character from Osborne); Annie (Fictitious character from Osborne); Time travel; Magic; Tree houses; Castles; Middle Ages; Knights and knighthood; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
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Sarah Ponakey, storycatcher and Âhâsiw's forest powwow / by MacMillan, Sita.; Whitecalf, Azby.;
Sarah Ponakey has moved to the city from her home community with her mom and it's the pits! She misses her Kôhkom, her best friend Eden, and the forests around her community. She's had a hard time making new friends at school but at least she keeps in touch with Eden through meticulously written letters with very big words. After a particularly tough day where she nearly loses her favorite stuffed animal, Âhâsiw, and is brushed off by her mom, Sarah finds herself transported to a magical forest powwow... Accompanied by a life-sized Âhâsiw in his beautiful regalia, Sarah watches in excitement as a chipmunk emcees, and bears play the host drum at her first ever powwow. The more she sees, the more her confidence grows. As she joins in the celebration, Sarah discovers that she can connect to her Cree culture no matter where she is. Her Kôhkom's going to love this story! Âhâsiw's Forest Powwow, the first book from debut children's author Sita MacMillan, features Cree words throughout the story and a note to the reader. Azby Whitecalf's dynamic illustrations bring life to this warm, charming, and funny introduction to Sarah Ponakey, the storycatcher.
Subjects: Cree; Powwows;