This is the story of Blue Note Records, the jazz record company founded in 1939 by German refugees Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. The history of the company is linked to the evolution of jazz music and the development of jazz musicians; includes many recordings of live performances by Blue Note artists as well as interviews of staff, performers and critics. Illustrated with photos by Francis Wolff.

Simba is the lion cub who will one day become king, but his Uncle Scar has other plans.

Welcome to a library like no other! The doors swing open to reveal a magical place where characters pop off the pages of books, vowels sing, and words take on a life of their own.

Meet the babies at Washington D.C.'s National Zoo.

Goes inside the largest animals on the planet to explore their anatomy, reveal their intricate inner workings and uncover their evolutionary secrets. In this episode, veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg dissect a lion and tiger. On the outside, the animals look very different; but once their skins are removed, even the experts find it hard to distinguish the two.

When a neighbor tries to have her dog Toto impounded, Dorothy takes Toto and runs away. A tornado appears and carries her to the magical land of Oz. Wishing to return home, she begins to travel to the city of Oz where a great wizard lives. On her way she meets a Scarecrow who needs a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who desperately needs courage. They all hope the all-mighty Wizard of Oz will help them, but they have to get...

This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious big cats. Kids learn about the lion and tiger's anatomies, behaviors, and more. This book is packed with photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts. Este lector de no-ficción compara y contrasta dos feroces grandes felinos. Los pequeños aprenderán sobre la anatomía, el comportamiento y más del león y el tigre. Este libro está lleno de fotos, gráficos, ilustraciones y datos...

When Lion isn't sleepy, he keeps waking up Penguin, who IS sleepy, with drums, bouncing on a squeaky trampoline and crunching on chips, forcing Penguin to resort to extreme - and entertaining - measures to get his friend to sleep.

"Ms. Flamingo's cat, Fluffy, is missing...and there's only one detective who can crack the case! Meet Agent Lion--he works at Super Detective Agents Agency, wears a tiny blue hat, and loves jelly doughnuts. But most importantly, he is determined to find Fluffy. Agent Lion searches all over Mrs. Flamingo's building--from Mr. Wombat's apartment to the top of the roof--and the missing cat is nowhere to be found. Will Agent Lion ever crack the case?"--Publisher...

"An introduction to the Asiatic lion and the "lion queens," or female forest rangers, of the Gir wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India"--