Resultados para "John of John" en Novela histórica

Lewis' hopes for a peaceful summer vacation are shattered as one accident after another plagues him. Is all his bad luck really just a coincidence? Or does it have something to do with the mysterious hooded figure he keeps seeing? 

When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so fast, he burst right through the porch roof, and laughed so loud, he scared the sun! Soon John Henry is swinging two huge sledgehammers to build roads, pulverizing boulders, and smashing rocks to smithereens. He's stronger than ten men and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Nothing can stop John Henry, and his courage stays with us forever.

In Where the River Begins, a confused and misguided youngster stays with a Christian family while his mother is institutionalized. They help him discover the source of the nearby river and the source of the Christian life.

After 13-year-old Hertz endures World War II, he must now survive Berlin’s devastation. With only Father’s violin as comfort, Hertz scrounges for food with his older sister Elsa, best friend Jakub from Poland, and fellow Berliners. Meanwhile, Soviet soldiers police the streets and blockade people from traveling to the American-controlled areas of Berlin.

Do you have what it takes to run off and join the army, leaving your family behind? That’s what John Lincoln Clem, a nine-year-old boy living in Ohio, does as the American Civil War rages on. In 1861, Johnny sneaks onto a train filled with men from the 3rd Ohio Union Regiment, determined to fight for his country. Taken in by the older soldiers, Johnny becomes a drummer boy—not to mention the youngest person to serve in the war. Living a soldier’s life, Johnny experiences the brutalities of battle and the hunger and illness in between. 

Partons à la découverte de Cléopâtre, ce personnage de légende, à la beauté éclatante. Reine d'Egypte, cultivée, ambitieuse et intelligente, Cléopâtre influence son époque. Elle est aimée par Jules César maître de Rome, et finit par entrer dans l'Histoire par sa destinée tragique.

In 1943, the American Major Victor Joppolo finds himself the civil affairs officer - the mayor - of a small town in Sicily. Equipped with the rulebook, How to Bring American Democracy to Liberated Territories, he sets about bringing choices to a people whose every recent activity had been dictated. Asking them what the town needs most, he is answered: give the town back its spirit - a bell to replace the 700-year-old one that was melted down for bullets.

As the armed conflicts between the English colonies in North America and the French settlements raged in the 1700s, a young Puritan girl, Eunice Williams, is kidnapped by Mohawk people and taken to Canada. She is adopted into a new family, a new culture, and a new set of traditions that will define her life. As Eunice spends her days learning the Mohawk language and the roles of women and girls in the community, she gains a deeper understanding of her Mohawk family.

The Spindrift Scientific Foundation has sent Dr. Tony Briotti, Rick Brant, and Don "Scotty" Scott to the Philippine Islands for a quiet peaceful archeological expedition. Dr. Briotti wants to investigate some native artifacts, among which is supposedly a golden skull. Rick and Scotty travel along to assist Dr. Briotti. The artifacts are located in a remote part of an island with natives who are purported to be headhunters.

Spid the Spider Meets Hamish McSpid is a humorous and engaging Scottish adventure that encourages children to explore heritage, question myths and develop independent thinking. It’s a long way from Spider Webdon to Glenthistle. But after reading about the legendary King Robert the Spid in a...

Spid the Spider Joins Sir Francis Duck and His Pirates is a fast-paced, humorous pirate adventure that encourages children to think critically, ask questions and make thoughtful decisions. Spid and his friends are planning a peaceful day fly fishing. But when bad weather stops the ferry from...

A powerful and moving story based on real events in the Lebanese civil war in the 1980s. Lamia and her family are caught up in the fighting, with tragic consequences. Lamia struggles with the hatred that threatens to destroy her, until she grasps that forgiveness and love are the most important things. Nothing else matters.

Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution or the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is...

Brought to you by Penguin. The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission...

Fall has come upon Wolfhollow, New Hampshire where the days are shorter and the nights cooler. Leah, Avery, and Grayson Bartlett have started back into the rhythm of their school year. However, a family friend asks the children to help him with a research project for an ancestor who traveled the historical Underground Railroad, with a stop near the Bartlett home in Wolfhollow, New Hampshire. What starts off as field trips to local museums turns into an adventure filled with an underground train, a snake pit, and a rope bridge over waterfalls.

Get ready for a thrilling journey through the ages with Teddy, a curious and lovable teddy bear! When a magical opportunity arises, Teddy embarks on a super-duper time-twisting escapade. Join him as he zooms through history, meeting fascinating people from bygone eras and making wonderful new friends along the way. This exciting adventure makes learning history fun and accessible for young listeners, sparking their curiosity about the past and showing them that even a teddy bear can be a brave explorer.

As did his father before him, Pierce Butler treats his plantation slaves like family. But massive gambling debts force him to sell 429 “family” members. When the auction begins, torrential rain falls - not stopping until the final slave is sold the next day. The ominous rainfall prompts these words: “This ain’t rain. This is God’s tears.” Based on the largest slave auction in U.S. history, this poignant montage is the fictionalized account of that 1859 Georgia tragedy.

Arabella Twigg is a very ordinary girl, living in an extremely peculiar family. She is the sort of girl that no-one notices but somehow strange things begin to happen to her.

Arabella Twigg is a very ordinary girl living with her peculiar family. Her life is quite boring–until strange things begin happening to her.

Arabella Twigg is a very ordinary girl–the sort of girl no-one really notices. She lives with her peculiar family and her horrid brother, Tom. Strange things happen to her when Mrs.Osborne, her teacher, gives her homework. She has to find out all she can about the Aztecs.