Excerpt: "e;Let that sugar-bowl alone, Posy,"e; said Tom, as Posy extracted a lump while they were waiting for Papa and Mamma to come down to breakfast "e;I'm not taking it for myself,"e; answered Posy, as plainly as the large lump in her mouth permitted her to speak; "e;I'm only just getting a lump for Dicky.
When peasant John Little witnesses the Sheriff of Nottingham's men destroying his village for John's crime of poaching deer to feed his people, he flees into the tangle of Sherwood Forest with the only other survivor, his young foster daughter Marian.
From the bestselling and beloved team Jane Yolen and Tomie dePaola come the adventures of a family of hilarious and huge-hearted Giants in this series for Aladdin QUIX, a line of fun-to-read, short chapter books.
João Calazans Filho si è reinventato mettendo da parte un po' di trame e omicidi nei suoi romanzi, per dedicarsi alla creazione di una favola per bambini, dove l'amore, la compassione, la comprensione e l'amicizia figurano come elementi principali nelle relazioni dei personaggi de Il Magico Albero di Cacao.
Pink Smog, the long-awaited prequel to Francesca Lia Blocks groundbreaking novel Weetzie Bat, was praised as an intoxicating mix of mystery, fantasy, and romance by ALA Booklist in a starred review.
Homers epic tale of the warrior Odysseuss decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply and beautifully retold, with all the drama intact.
Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from Romulus and Remus (which tells how Rome came to be) to Cupid and Psyche, Oedipus and the Sphinx, and more.
Un planeta a la deriva recibió el National Book Award (1980), y otros importantes premios y menciones como el ALA Notable Children's Books, y los otorgados por la Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Estados Unidos.
Meg Murry no puede evitar sentirse un poco preocupada cuando su pequeño hermano de seis años de edad anuncia, sin reparo ni preocupación, que ha visto dragones en el jardín de la casa.
Dieses eBook: "Die schönsten Gute-Nacht-Märchen zum Lesen und Träumen (Illustrierte Ausgabe)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
A magical, lyrical middle grade novel that will enchant fans of Kelly Barnhill and Anne Ursu, about a girl who must take on the ultimate responsibility in her villageand the dangers of secrets kept locked away in the dark.
Desde que el mundo es mundo el hombre ha mirado con asombro, miedo y reverencia todo aquello que no comprende, sobre todo los fenomenos de la naturaleza.
This wonderful collection of hand-picked Thanksgiving classics will make you fall in love with our sweet little stories and will become a part of your Thanksgiving story-telling traditions: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott)The First Thanksgiving (Albert F.