Resultados para "Black" en Acción y aventura

El mismo día en que Amanda Black cumple trece años recibe una carta misteriosa que cambiará su vida. Y de qué manera.

Tired of his reputation as a con artist, Eddy the Rac sets out to prove that he's really a master magician. But the trick's on Hank when Eddy pulls a disappearing act - and leaves the Head of Ranch Security perched in the henhouse with egg on his face.

A wave of motion rippled through the cattle as they broke into a run. The cows directly behind Sarah and me looked back anxiously. The entire herd would be upon us in no time. Sarah cupped a hand to her mouth. "Clear out of the way! Stampede!"

In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black's rightful owner, and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire.

Lord Thomas, toda una institución en la ciudad, reclama a los Black que le devuelvan un amuleto familiar, un brazalete que robaron hace años por el bien de todos. Sin embargo, el amuleto ya no está en manos de la familia de ladrones. Cuando la tía Paula le confiesa a Amanda que su bisabuela regaló el brazalete años atrás, elaboran un endiablado plan para recuperar la joya. Amanda y Eric seguirán la pista del brazalete hasta una mansión encantada, mientras que Paula se embarcará en un peligroso viaje con lord Thomas para evitar que descubra la verdad.

This audiobook is about the life of a beautiful horse as a colt, adult, and retired animal and addresses issues horses had to deal with in regards to being used to pull carriages for money making and about the fair and kind treatment of animals used by people.

Barry is a penguin detective with enough gumption to carry him from one end of the earth to the other and back again. When Father Christmas is kidnapped by the evil Bedbug Queen it looks like Christmas will be destroyed forever. Only the chosen one, a girl called Phoebe, can save him. But she hates Christmas... Will Barry convince her to help him? Will they reach Father Christmas before midnight strikes? Will they have the power to stop the evil Bedbug Queen?

Aquel atardecer nada me hizo pensar que, apenas unos días más tarde, iba a conocer a la persona más genial de todas las que conozco. Tampoco nada me hizo pensar que iba a tener que dejarla marchar. Cuando nos enteramos del terremoto que había sacudido Japón, no me pareció algo grave. ¡Me equivocaba! El temblor, aparentemente inofensivo, había producido una serie de derrumbes que habían dejado al descubierto un sistema de cuevas donde se esconde una peligrosa arma milenaria. Y, claro, alguien tenía que asegurarse de que no cayera en las manos equivocadas.

Följ med Natasha Romanoff, även känd som Black Widow, när hon navigerar i en förrädisk terräng av spionage, familjehemligheter och försoning. När Natasha konfronterar sitt förflutna och försöker avveckla den ondskefulla Red Room-organisationen upptäcker hon chockerande sanningar om sin familj och sin egen identitet. Med hjälp av sin syster Yelena och nyfunna allierade ger sig Natasha ut på ett uppdrag för att befria änkorna från hjärntvätt och sätta dit den ondskefulle Dreykov.

The Boxcar children and their grandfather are visiting Hawaii. They help pick pineapples on their cousin Mary's plantation, go snorkeling, and visit a volcano. But they can't figure out why no one will tell them the legend of the black pearl.

T'Challa är redo att axla sin faders arv och bli Wakandas näste kung, men även den mäktige Black Panther måste först vinna folkets gunst. Medan han brottas med sina plikter mot sitt land och världen träder ett gammalt hot fram ur skuggorna. T'Challa vet att ansvaret för att beskydda Wakanda helt och hållet är hans, så när natten faller beger sig Black Panther ut på jakt!

When Black Beauty is just a foal, his mother tells him to be gentle and good, hard-working and obedient to his humans always. Beauty's first job, as carriage horse to Squire Gordon, rewards his good behavior. But when the Gordons fall on hard times, Beauty is sold to an estate whose mistress insists on the bearing rein, a device that forces a horse's head into an uncomfortable but chic position. After scarring his knees in a fall, Beauty is sold once again, to a hard life in a livery stable.

Rico, Rocky, and Rocco are three little raccoon brothers who love to go on adventures. From their cozy tree house, their Mama always keeps a close eye on them, but sometimes these little brothers get into mischief. Down by the creek, Rico, Rocky, and Rocco spy a sleeping fisherman and next to him…a basket full of fish! Sneaky Rico decides they should take the fish for themselves, but when Mama sees what her sons have done, she is certainly not happy!

Black Beauty is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London, it follows Beauty's life and changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences and new friends who reveal their own histories, the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era.

Terry Clark grew up surrounded by his parent’s life’s work, the rescue and rehabilitation of cetaceans. Born just after first contact with the Galactic Union, he’s never known a time when aliens weren’t visiting Earth. At 10 years old, he had a normal life, until a visit from one of the aliens resulted in a ground-breaking discovery. The cetaceans have a developed and complex language...and it can be deciphered by the aliens’ translators.

From its first publication in 1877, Black Beauty has been one of the best-loved animal stories ever written. The dramatic and heartwarming tale is told by the magnificent black horse himself, from his idyllic days on a country squire’s estate to his harsh fate as a London cab horse and his merciful rescue by two kindly old ladies. Filled with vivid anecdotes about animal intelligence, the novel derives a special magic from the love of all creatures, great and small, apparent on every page.

A strange telegram lures fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, deep into Russia and away from the only trustworthy adult they know. Signed with the initials NRR, the telegram launches a race to uncover a treasure stolen by the Nazis and the truth about the murder of the last Russian royal family. All too soon, the treasure hunt starts to smell like a Lucian trap. But the bait might just be irresistible . . . what will Amy and Dan risk to find out what really happened on the night their parents died?

Beautiful Australian birdlife is disappearing one by one as an international smuggling operation robs our rainforest. The thieves are after the exotic birds, including the master prize of the black cockatoo. Can five local heroes band together to battle a quad bike pursuit, a deadly snake, and a surprise traitor to release the birds and restore order to the forest?

When there's a bank robbery in the country village where Djuna lives, and one of his dog's best friends gets shot in the escape, the boy makes up his mind he'll find out who did it. His chum and his dog, Champ, are in on the hunt, and two heads and a keen nose are better than one. The boys remember something queer they noticed about a truck with a covered load that passed them on the road when they were going fishing.

EN PANTER FÖR MYCKET! WAKANDA är i kris. Den heliga Stora kullen attackeras av en ondskefull kult, och wakandierna blir allt argare på sin nye kung T'Challa, även känd som superhjälten BLACK PANTHER. Det är därför sämsta tänkbara tillfälle för honom att behöva följa med till S.H.I.E.L.D.s högkvarter. Det finns nämligen överväldigande bevis för att Black Panther har stulit ett hemligt vapen! Rikets beskyddare kommer att behöva hjälp från såväl AVENGERS som DORA MILAJE när han tvingas möta det största hotet i Wakandas historia.