Resultados para "A" en Novela histórica

Egipto, 1346 a.C.: Desde que tiene uso de razón, la pequeña Amunet ha sido capaz de comunicarse con los animales, pero su vida da un vuelco cuando los sacerdotes de Amón, el clero más poderoso del Antiguo Egipto, descubren su prodigioso don. Convencidos de que es la pieza que necesitaban en...

כשאמא סיפרה לי שגיטה, בת-דודתי מצ'כיה, עומדת לבוא לארץ, שמחתי מאד. גיטה ואני נולדנו שנה לפני שפרצה מלחמת העולם השנייה, גיטה בצ'כיה ואני בארץ. אף פעם לא ראיתי אותה, אבל...

Akira must travel with the young lord Yori and safely get Yori back to his homeland. Deadly samurai, deceitful ninja, and the evil Lord Kenzo are hot on his trail. A Brand New series from Write Blocked, Ronin is an epic saga about a young samurai without a master, trying to survive the dangerous world of Minecraft Fuedal Japan! Perfect for reluctant listeners and fans of Minecraft! Kids love Write Blocked's Ronin series and can't get enough of his books. If your kid is struggling to get into listening, these family friendly books have converted reluctant listeners into voracious listeners.

Uri Shulevitz plasma sus memorias en este libro y narra cómo durante su infancia él y su familia judía se vieron obligados a escapar de los terrores de los nazis al huir de Varsovia hacia la Unión Soviética, y cómo gracias a la suerte y al azar él y sus padres lograron salvar sus vidas. A la par, en esos años llenos de peligros en todo momento, el pequeño Uri experimenta su despertar artístico, lo que resulta fundamental durante ese periodo tan difícil. Un relato que ilustra la determinación, el coraje, la lealtad familiar y la esperanza en medio de tiempos angustiosos.

Growing up on Beaver Island, Grand-pre told Norvia storiesstories about her ancestor Migizi, about Biboonke-o-nini the Wintermaker, about the Crane Clan and the Reindeer Clan. He sang her songs in the old language, and her grandmothers taught her to make story quilts and maple candy. On the...

Mill girl Harriet Jane Hanson worked in the booming textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1830s.

Zhou never seems to beat his brother, Cheng, at anything. But when Zhou finds a jade dragon, his luck changes. Soon, Zhou is beating Cheng at everything. Will Zhou and his jade dragon be able to keep up the winning streak, or will he lose his luck?

It's 1893, and technology is making Emily Allerton's world a better place. This fictional twelve-year-old can hardly believe the inventions displayed at the Chicago World's Fair—unusual things like "automobiles." But soon, an economic depression throws many Americans out of work, leaving them homeless and hungry—and creating Emily's opportunity to make a difference. Especially for girls ages eight to twelve, this story shows young listeners that they, too, can have an impact on their world.

Leo, Salai und die Abenteuermaschine erleben hautnah den Untergang von Atlantis. Nur mit Mühe können sie einem Erdbeben entkommen. Ein entstehender Tsunami droht sie jedoch zu vernichten. Nur der Plan, das Abenteuer in der antiken Stadt noch einmal zu durchleben, kann ihr Leben retten. Gefangen in einer Zeitschleife beginnt ihre actiongeladenste Mission von neuem.

When first published, Walker’s versions of the Iliad and the Odyssey attracted attention for the quality of the writing. Multi-award-winning author Gillian Cross makes two of the greatest stories in the world come alive for children in her strong, clear, deceptively simple retellings, which are faithful to the spirit and structure of Homer’s epic poems, and this new bind-up in a friendly format comes complete with an introduction. 

. With the rise of the Berlin Wall, 12-year-old Gerta finds her family divided overnight. She, her mother, and her brother, Fritz, live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can't help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their own citizens; she, her family, her neighbors, and her friends are prisoners in their own city.

When young Rose Zary uncovers the legendary Royal Emerald beneath the streets of New York City, she doesn't just find a legend—she becomes part of one. Across three audiobook adventures, Rose and her best friends Sarah and Conor outsmart a force hunting the Emerald, travel through time to stand beside Benjamin Franklin, Nikola Tesla, and Albert Einstein as history itself begins to unravel, and chase down a shadow draining the joy from a wintery Manhattan one block at a time.

כשדני בן התשע הלך מרוגז לחוף הים, הוא לא שיער שהפיה תבחר בו. כשקיבל את שלוש המשאלות, הוא לא תאר לעצמו שיחזור מאה ועשרים שנה אחורה בזמן, ויפגוש בפריז את בנימין זאב...

When young Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin’s Select Seminary, she is treated like royalty. Dressed in silks and lace, she is kind, generous, and loved by all. But when tragedy strikes and her father’s fortune is lost, Sara is cast down from privilege to poverty—banished to a cold attic and forced to work as a servant. Through it all, Sara refuses to lose her imagination or her belief in kindness. With courage and compassion, she transforms even her bleakest moments into something beautiful—proving that being a “princess” comes not from wealth or status, but from strength of heart.

Once upon a time: A small boy saved the island of Singapura from a terrifying garfish attack. A clever Melakan Prime Minister outwitted a Chinese Emperor. A poor coolie was challenged by a water demon to do the unthinkable. These are all stories of valour, wit and intrigue from the literary...

The last thing fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee expects to find while trekking through the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma is a tree full of monkeys. But then Jay learns from his grandpa that the monkeys have escaped from a traveling circus, and there’s a big reward for the person who finds and returns them. His family could really use the money, so Jay sets off, determined to catch them. But by the end of the summer, Jay will have learned a lot more than he bargained for—and not just about monkeys.

Gracie arrives to a surprise at her job one snowy morning—the first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt! After her flight is grounded due to weather and having to stay overnight in the terminal, the first lady seeks a hot meal. As a set-up girl in an airport diner during the Great Depression, Gracie cooks breakfast for the first lady. How does the first lady re-pay Gracie's kindness?

America’s first female detective Kate Warne’s mission? Protect president-elect Abraham Lincoln from Southern rebels bent on assassinating him before his inauguration. Abraham Lincoln faces a dangerous and uncertain future after leaving Springfield, Illinois, for his inauguration in...

When Theo gets off a bus in Destiny, Florida, he's left behind the only life he's ever known. Now he's got to live with Uncle Chester, a Vietnam War vet and a loner who wants nothing to do with this longlost nephew. Thank goodness for Miss Sister Grandersole's Boarding House and Dance School. The piano that sits in Miss Sister's dance hall calls to Theo. He can't wait to play those ivory keys. When Anabel arrives, things get even more enticing.

1870. It is opening night at the Royal Opera House in a freezing city by the sea, where a huge crystal chandelier in the shape of a galleon sparkles magically with the light of 750 candles. Celeste, a theatre rat, wakes up in a costume basket from what she hopes is a bad dream, to find out that everyone at the theatre where she works thinks she is someone else. When the chandelier falls, she is haunted by a strange girl who claims to know Celeste's past and why she must play a game called the Reckoning to try to save the people she loves.