Résultats pour "man" dans Action et aventure

Every day thousands of animals die in laboratory experiments. Some say these experiments provide essential scientific knowledge, while others will do anything to prevent them. James and Lauren Adams are stuck in the middle. They're CHERUB agents. Trained professionals with one essential advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them. For official purposes, these children do not exist.

Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival. But his mother is ill and even as he dances, he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels, as old as time to make her well again. Swept away with his best friend Kareem and sharp-tongued sister Panama, to a place in between, the Queen of Revels plunges Man-man into Africa's past and reveals his family's heritage. As they gather around the sacred Tree of Memories, he witnesses many slaves, captives whose pain and anguish and longing is held by the tree.

Spending the summer with his grandparents in the Pennsylvania countryside is pure joy for young Jamie. There, he fills his days with looking up at the sky, watching the clouds make dragons and knights. There, it doesn't matter that he can't read. The special school he attends is far away. But one afternoon, when Jamie sees a man parachute down through the sky, the boy's fantasy world of clouds is shattered. The man is very real - and very dangerous. How can he convince his grandparents that the man is not part of his imagination?

Anna y los demás aprendices se enfrentan a un nuevo reto. Van a estudiar la biblioteca secreta de Madame Prune, una peligrosa colección de libros sobre maleficios y artes oscuras. Todo parece estar bajo control hasta que uno de los viejos volúmenes desaparece misteriosamente. Y, junto a él, la aplicada Sarah Kazam… Capítulos breves, tramas sencillas, divertidas… ¡y llenas de ilustraciones! Un grupo de amigos con los que los lectores se podrán sentir identificados. Aventuras autoconclusivas que pueden leerse de forma independiente.

El Club de la Luna Llena se prepara para celebrar el cumpleaños de Abuelo Castaño. Por desgracia, el viejo árbol no está para fiestas. Alguien parece haber absorbido su magia y la del bosque. La responsable resulta ser una extraña criatura que se esconde en el mismísimo corazón de Moonville.

One of Time Out’s Top 100 Children’s books of all time! ‘Completely hilarious … kind of The League of Gentlemen for kids' Zoe Ball Shabba me whiskers! A new audiobook reading from the author Andy Stanton, bursting out the nostrils with fun! ‘It’s time for action,’ said Mr Gum to...

Spider-Man’s Bad Connection is the second novel, after the acclaimed Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma, in a new series chronicling teenager Peter Parker's first adventures as Spider-Man. Peter Parker is still learning the ropes—er, webs?—as Spider-Man, and he has a new partner in...

Andy thought he was just an average sixteen-year-old kid... But one day his world is completely turned upside down as he learns the unbelievable truth of his identity: he is the prince of a faraway kingdom called Filligrim in the Valley of the Misfits - a magical place where pixies, elves, wizards, and dragons are just as likely to be inhabitants as humans. He was brought to this world following his birth - the only way to keep him from being murdered by his evil malicious grandfather.

""Mummy Man and Waffles is a nonstop thrill, chill, and slimy spill ride full of creepy crawlers and ludicrous laughs!"" —John Patrick Green, New York Times bestselling author of the InvestiGators series ""Broad comedy, full of monsters and lighthearted fun!"" —Kirkus Reviews In this spooky...

Thurston Ridgely has been told stories all his life of the magic that exists just around the corner, for those bold and daring and believing enough to find it. When one fateful night his friends challenge him to a bet to prove the stories true, it will start him on a journey that will change his life forever. For there may well have been some truth to his mother’s old stories, and he is teetering on the edge of a world beyond his wildest imagination.

At 14 years old, Londoner Nathan Bannister never thought he’d be the prince of a magical kingdom. Discovering he has his own special abilities, he hopes to use them to bring peace to Lashtang. But if he doesn't learn quickly, his leadership may not survive an attack from vengeful wizards. On his quest to save his new land, Nathan must escape a devious trick and fight off a three-headed dog. When he discovers that his throne's enemies possess modern-day weapons, he knows Lashtang will fall without some serious help. Can Nathan recruit an army of allies and use his fledgling magic to save the day?

Anna está emocionada por el nuevo programa de intercambio de alumnos. Durante una semana entera, se alojará en su casa otra aprendiz de bruja como ella. Lo que no podía sospechar es que sería la cargante Rita Varita!

Un joven descubre una amenaza monstruosa en la librería de un amigo: el diabólico Hombre Lomo, una criatura espeluznante formada por los lomos de libros misteriosos. Solo el Bibliotecario de la Muerte tiene el valor de salvarlos, pero nadie sabe dónde se encuentra el héroe y ¡los Hombres Lomo están listos para atacar!

When New York native Samuel Dubois moves to Montana, he learns the hard way that his favorite fantasy novel doesn’t help when he’s lost in the wilderness. Surrounded by animals that scream like creatures from his books, towering, creaky trees, and blood-sucking insects, Samuel spends the worst night of his life perched on top of a rock with only his book and the moon for comfort.

Several years had passed since Hotdog Man had perished by the hands of General Gouda, the world went back to an era of peace and tranquility. During this time, Hotdog Man was in another dimension, a world of the spirits, where he was in a war with the demonic Dr. Mustard and his army of ghost soldiers. Meanwhile, in the land of the living, Hotdog Jr., had grown up into a mild manner teenager. The Eyno Gems had been destroyed, leaving our heroes unable to access their incredible powers.

Granny Rowse tells stories. Billy loves to listen. Granny tells tales of triumph and tragedy, of industry and innovation, of effort and endeavour, all set in the far-flung mining landscape of West Cornwall. But Granny's world, Billy's home, and the landscape itself are all under threat.

How would you feel if aliens landed in your back garden? What would you do if the Men in Black turned up at your front door? Probably poop your pants! (I know I would). And not just one alien. An entire army of aliens...ancient aliens...awesome aliens...four different species of aliens, each ready to rule the world, save the world, stop the world, or eat every last person on the planet! What the world needs now is a new brand of superhero! Super-duper-heroes, and super-she-roes...all younger, more dynamic, more adventurous, and willing to risk life and limb.

When a magic stunt goes disastrously wrong, best friends William and Vanessa wake the next day to discover they've been transformed into superheroes. But there's just one catch.... They're no longer human.... William is a crocodile, and Vanessa is a wolf!

Aparecida por primera vez como radionovela en México en 1963, Kalimán y los profanadores de tumbas es la primera aventura del icónico héroe creado en México. En esta superproducción de Storytel y Superhéroe, se reinventa esta gran historia, sin perder su esencia, pero actualizada para...

My name is Hotdog Man, the greatest savior of planet Earth and the magical city of Spice Town. After defeating my most power enemies, and the Sovereign of Strawberries, I decided to join my friend, Nic, a powerful sorcerer, on a new adventure. Facing the unknown, I went willingly to a strange dimension in search of new missions and facing more diabolical enemies along the way.