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Harriet Walter and Beryl Reid star in this full-cast adaptation of the much-loved children's classic. When spoilt young orphan Mary Lennox is brought back from India to live in her uncle's house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds the blunt ways of the staff at Misselthwaite Manor an unpleasant shock. Bored and miserable, it seems as though life in England will be awful. But Misselthwaite has hidden delights, and when Mary begins to discover them, nothing is the same again.

Ted Bell's Nick of Time is an epic adventure story starring young Nick McIver, who uses a time machine to rescue two young children taken prisoner by pirates. Along the way, with courageous feats of derring-do, not to mention his resourcefulness, our young hero - "the most reliable boy in England" - changes the course of events in two time periods, the Napoleonic Wars and World War II.

نور مثل النحلة لا تتوقف أبدا عن القراءة ، تحب قراءة التاريخ ، وتحلم طوال الوقت بأن تلتقي بتوت عنخ آمون لكي تذهب معه

يحاكي كيلاني في هذه القصة أحد كلاسيكيات الأدب الغربي بأسلوب مبسط للأطفال.

Eloise has always loved Joan of Arc. Noble, honest and brave, she was everything Eloise wishes to be. And on a bright sunny day in Orleans, Eloise has a very special daydream… A superb re-imagining of Joan of Arc by master storyteller and author of War Horse. “There was only one creature on...

With more than 12 million books in print, rights sold in almost 40 countries, and over two years on The New York Times bestseller list, the House of Night series is an international publishing sensation. Now, the excitement continues as the Cast mother-daughter duo shares the back stories of a few of the House of Night's most important - and mysterious - characters. In the third House of Night novella, Neferet's Curse, the secret history we've all been waiting for is finally revealed....

Botchan es un indiscutible clásico de la moderna literatura japonesa y, desde hace más de cien años, una de las novelas más celebradas por los lectores de aquel país. Considerada el Huckleberry Finn nipón, y comparada también con El guardián entre el centeno, narra las aventuras de...

This heartwarming fictionalized autobiography tells the story of what it is like for a little girl to be growing up in an unfamiliar place. While other girls her age were enjoying childhood in America, Jean Fritz was in China in the midst of political unrest. During this time, foreigners were becoming more and more unpopular, and evacuation at a moment’s notice was imminent. Although Jean appreciated the beauty of China - the mountains, the countryside, the sea - she knew she belonged in America and longed to make her home there.

Do Camelotu przybywa Galahad i ostatnie miejsce przy okrągłym stole nareszcie zostaje obsadzone. Gdy oczom zebranych ukazuje się podobizna Świętego Graala, wszyscy rycerze króla Artura wyruszają w drogę, by udowodnić, że są go warci. Nie mają pojęcia, że próbie nie zostaną poddane ich siły czy umiejętności, lecz dusze.

A match at bowls was being played in which Drake and other high officers of the fleet were engaged, when a small armed vessel was seen running before the wind into Plymouth Harbor, with all sails set. Her commander landed in haste, and eagerly sought the place where the English lord admiral and his captains were standing. He was master of a Scottish privateer, and he told the English officers that he had that morning seen the Spanish Armada off the Cornish coast.

Una grabación completa por un elenco de artistas, en español, de la obra clásica de Charles Dickens Un Cuento de Navidad (A Christmas Carol). Se le da la oportunidad a un hombre llamado Scrooge de cambiar un destino maldito por ser tomado en un viaje a través del tiempo por los fantasmas de las Navidades pasadas, presentes, y futuras.

A young Indian boy from Nipigon country in the Canadian wilderness carves a twelve-inch canoe with a kneeling Indian figure and frees it to undertake a journey to the Atlantic Ocean in his place. He must stay home and help his father, but yearns to learn about the world beyond his life in the village.

When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the Gods - magic some Romans would kill for.

من الذي يحب وطنه؟ من الذي يريد أن يكون مثل الملك «بطرس الأكبر»؟ ذلك الملك الذي خرج من بلده ليتعلم كيف تُصنع السفن، وواجه أشياء لم يعرفها من قبل. فهل سينجح الملك أن يصبح نجارًا؟ وماذا سوف يفعل عندما يعود لوطنه؟

Cléo te raconte ici une nouvelle enquête menée par sa grand-mère Noémie et son amie Mona, en 1967. Mme Gramond, le sévère censeur de leur lycée, semble cacher un secret. Intriguées, les deux filles se lancent dans l'aventure : lettres anonymes, salle murée, tiroir secret, pages jaunies oubliées depuis des années... Elles soupçonnent une affaire de chantage, mais comment résoudre cette énigme qui prend sa source dans un passé lointain?

Dans un petit village de France occupé par l'armée allemande, trois enfants refusent de se soumettre à l'ennemi. Mais comment s'opposer à un si puissant adversaire quand on n'a que treize ans ? Plongez dans les deux premiers tomes de cette histoire.

Dans un petit village de France occupé par l'armée allemande, trois enfants refusent de se soumettre à l'ennemi. Mais comment s'opposer à un si puissant adversaire quand on n'a que treize ans ? Une adaptation audio immersive, enrichie de musiques, de bruitages et d'archives radio d'époque.

Grâce à l'impact de leurs actions, François, Eusèbe et Lisa ne sont plus les seuls à se rebeller contre l'occupant allemand : des adultes commencent à présent à agir ! Tout en gardant leur anonymat, les jeunes résistants font à nouveau preuve d'un culot extraordinaire en poursuivant leurs actions. En parallèle, les Allemands renforcent leur surveillance. Dans une France de plus en plus divisée, de petits grains de sable isolés parviendront-ils à enrayer la machine nazie ?

“Lucas DuBois is proof that a mere kitten can be the bravest of lions by always standing up for what's right.” —Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee The acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Pax delivers an historical novel about an orphan during WWII who...

Sabrina non lo ha chiesto è un romanzo scritto a quattro mani da Nelson e Letizia Bova, padre giornalista e figlia adolescente, pubblicato da JAR Edizioni. L'origine della storia si perde nelle favole raccontate prima di dormire dal padre alla piccola Letizia, frutto dei miti e dei ricordi elaborati e romanzati della sua gioventù; favole delle quali la bambina diventava protagonista, rielaborate qualche anno più tardi alla luce del confronto tra una "giovane d'oggi" e un uomo maturo sui temi delle nuove tecnologie, di Internet e delle modificazioni delle relazioni reali e virtuali tra le persone.