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Dans l'Inde de la fin du 19ème siècle, un jeune journaliste fait la connaissance de deux aventuriers ratés, Daniel Dravot et de Peachy Carnehan. Ces deux anciens soldats britanniques partent conquérir seuls et armés de quelques fusils, une contrée inexplorée, le Kafiristan. Après un long et périlleux voyage, ils entament leur conquête en se faisant passer pour des fils d'Alexandre le Grand. A la suite d'une coïncidence miraculeuse, Dravot, se voit considéré comme une sorte de Messie, et il est proclamé roi.

Karana, a Ghalas-at Indian, lives peacefully on the island with her tribe until the arrival of a Russian otter-hunting ship. In spite of the deal the Aleutian hunters make with her father, the Ghalas-at chief, in the end they prove treacherous, killing most of the tribe. Karana's younger brother, Ramo, is all that is left of her family. Fearful of the Aleuts' return, the remaining Indians decide to move to another island, and are offered safe passage by some friendly ships. But as Karana boards the ship to leave the island forever, she is unable to find Ramo.

When that shrewd conniver, Tom, the infamous Great Brain, is sent to school in Salt Lake City, his favorite victim, J.D., figures he can step into his brother's shoes as town hustler. Nothing's wrong with his technique--it's just that he hasn't got the instincts of a real con man. But when...

La vida en Saint Petersburg, un pequeño pueblo situado a orillas del Mississippi, al suroeste de Estados Unidos, es tan tranquila que incluso puede resultar aburrida. Pero Tom Sawyer, un muchacho curioso y travieso, se entretiene con cualquier hecho cotidiano, como pintar una valla, o no tan cotidiano, como perseguir a un malvado asesino o ir en busca de un tesoro, acompañado de su inseparable amigo Huck. Así, Tom es un niño idealista y sensible que cree en la justicia y Huck es un fiel defensor de la libertad, quien, al haber sido abandonado por sus padres, vaga por las calles y es cuestionado por la mirada prejuiciosa de los adultos.

The spooky sequel to Deep Dark, the Times Children's Book of the Week from enchanting storyteller Zohra Nabi comes another Cassia Thorne Mystery – this is Enola Holmes with a supernatural twist! She held up the hagstone and she noticed something strange – a shimmering light like tiny...

Marcus Flavius Aquila, a young centurion in Roman Britain, is forced into retirement after receiving a wound in his first major engagement against a rebel British tribe. It allows him the freedom to embark upon a dangerous mission to find out what happened to the Ninth Legion, which, years before, disappeared in the savage lands of the Picts. Will he find out what happened to the men, led by his father, who never returned? And will he recover the Eagle, the symbol of Roman dominance and power?

Super Sleuth, from Children's author David Walliams. Dilly loves a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up murder. One you would find in a murder-mystery novel. Sherlock Holmes is her favourite detective. She even named her dog Watson after his faithful companion, and trained him to sniff out...

Two years have passed since Janie Scott last saw Benjamin Burrows, the mysterious apothecary's son who stole her heart. On the other side of the world, Benjamin is treating the wounded in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. When Benjamin discovers that Janie's in trouble, he calls on their friend Pip for help. The three friends are thrown into a desperate chase around the world to find one another, while unraveling the mystery of what threatens them all. Maile Meloy seamlessly weaves together magic and adventure in this breathtaking sequel to The Apothecary.

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series for chapter book readers is ready to whisk you away across the world with Jack and Annie--this time to rescue little horses! Perfect for readers ages 6-9! The wind started to blow. . . and a new magical journey unfolds when the tree house lands in...

Llenas de imaginación y aventura, las historias de Julio Verne siguen enganchando a los lectores de todas las edades. En este audiolibro hemos reunido tres de sus mayores clásicos adaptados a los pequeños lectores.

Naeli longs to know her English father but all she has is his name – and his precious violin. Her chance comes when a ticket to England arrives. Leaving behind her beloved India, Naeli embarks on an adventure that will take her from the streets of Victorian London to the wilds of Northumberland to discover the truth of her musical inheritance.

Cassia Thorne leads a double life. In one she is a respectable young music teacher for the children of the elite. In another, she sells ballads on the streets and spends her evenings locked up in Fleet Prison. When the Bartholomew Fair comes to town, it brings joy to the city but also rumours of children going missing off the streets of London. With the help of a young pickpocket, Teo and her friend Felix, Cassia starts to investigate these disappearances.

When Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis' father is arrested for a crime he did not commit and they have to start a new life in the country, they fear the happy times are gone forever. Little do they expect the exciting adventures and the new friends that await them. By the end they have learned more about life and themselves than they had ever dreamed possible. This full-cast, dramatized version of E. Nesbit's children's classic delightfully brings to life the adventures of The Railway Children.

From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall comes a fantastical meditation on fate, love, and the power of words to spell the world. We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home. In a time of...

Nova Scotia, 1952. Not exactly the place you'd expect to run into pirates. But an old mariner, his boat driven ashore in a gale, brings with him enough stories about buccaneers and their lore to make it seem that he must have had firsthand experience of the pirate life. But how is that possible?

Breathtaking suspense, unforgettable characters, and a pinch of magic combine in the dual stories of two young people—one in 731 China, and one in 1931 Chinatown—on perilous journeys to save their families. An instant classic from the beloved and bestselling author of the Vanderbeekers...

Books 17–24 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series! These eight titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure. Parents, teachers, and librarians hail the chapter-book series as a tool to promote reading, as even the most...

Merlin Mission Books 1-8 of the #1 New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series available together for the first time ever! Magic Tree House Merlin Missions are more challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House reader. In each adventure, Merlin the magician sends Jack and...

Invasive species, mysterious creatures, and a high-stakes rescue on Gilded Age Florida’s inner waterways bring this stunning trilogy to an explosive conclusion! Frankie Davenport; her sister, Lulu; and their best friend, Algie Emsworth, are eager for their next adventure. When they see an ad...

The second thrilling adventure in a new historical series from Roman Mysteries author Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian. Britannia AD 94. On the run from the Emperor Domitian, fifteen-year-old Fronto has joined the Roman army in order to find the security and structure he craves. But when his younger sister Ursula is captured by a terrifying Druid called Snakebeard, he must make an impossible decision. Can he leave the army, when desertion is punishable by death?