singing

Two tales, set in a time "when animals and human beings still talked to each other," display Thomas King's cheeky humor and master storytelling skills.

Presents a bilingual story about the mayor of the noisy city of La Paz who institutes new laws forbidding all singing, but a brave little rooster decides he must sing, despite the progressively severe punishments he receives for continuing to crow. The silenced populace, invigorated by the rooster's bravery, ousts the tyrannical mayor and returns their city to its free and clamorous state.

Sixteen-year-old Chelsea has always been overweight, and now in high school she is being unmercifully teased by other students, and even her mother gives her no support, despite her beautiful singing voice--but in film class she is assigned work on a film with Melody and for the first time she finds someone other than her father who does not criticize her, and finally finds the confidence to try out for the school choir.

Hailey and her best friend compete for a part in an opera.

"Attempts to clarify the vast library of theater songs available to the beginner by choosing a 'performer's dozen'--thirteen songs placed in categories with a) a defining essay of each classification; b) a song assignment that exemplifies the category ... c) a valid phrasing of the song; [and] d) a dialogue between ... [the author] and a fictional performer beginning with the music reading and ending with a processional performance of the song"--Pages 1-2.

In the Kingdom of Ayortha, Aza, an unattractive woman with a magical voice, learns to balance her appearance with her talent, meanwhile, her singing attracts both Prince Ijori, who cannot resist it, and Queen Ivi, who plots to use it to benefit herself.

"Follows a singing girl's fruitless search for a friend her world, until one night when her song is finally heard by someone who understands"--OCLC.

"Can Nella teach an orc to sing?"--Back cover.

"Follows a singing girl's fruitless search for a friend her world, until one night when her song is finally heard by someone who understands"--OCLC.

"It's a summer day so beautiful and peaceful that Hattie, paddling in her canoe in the middle of a lake, can't help but sing. In the deep water below, a creature is lurking. He's huge and green, with a long, long neck and he rarely leaves his lair. But on this day, he hears something sweet and inviting. He hears a song. What happens when the creature rises to the surface is nothing short of magical. Can a young girl and an enormous lake monster become friends? Together, can they save the beast from the frightened townspeople, who can't see beyond the creature's massive size?"--Provided by publisher.