Resultados para "The Odyssey" en Literatura y ficción

“Stunning illustrations and sparkling storytelling..." - Elodie Harper "An absolute gem!" - Jennifer Saint Voyages across the sea, man-eating monsters, witches, gods, and goddesses: The Odyssey is the ultimate adventure story. Take a journey across the sea and follow the heroic, catastrophic...

Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus' decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply and beautifully retold, with all the drama intact. Young listeners will thrill at Odysseus' adventures with the man-eating Cyclops; the enchantress Circe, who turns his crew into pigs; and the angry sea god Poseidon.

A boy discovers a magical stone while out fishing, bringing about a prehistoric bird that helps him in his quest to rescue a mermaid from an octopus in an underwater volcano. His best friend tries to rescue him with the help of his daughter, fighting off some underwater creatures while befriending others. This is the 14th of a multi-volume series, each book building on a new adventure.

A king teleports back to a remote planet to right what he did wrong. Then he returns with a boy. This boy holds the secrets to a mold that protects against a worm disease—one that is acting as a parasite and controlling the military. His friend returns home as well, only to discover his bride is not real, but contains the hidden secrets of extinct species.

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. 

Elliot's life is spiralling out of control. He's been suspended from school, his ex-convict dad is useless around the house and his mum's health is worsening. What's more, the gods are determined to forge on with the quest for the third chaos stone. An unlikely, hilarious and heartwarming odyssey begins. But Elliot has heard of a mythical potion rumoured to cure all ills - can he save his mum, even if it means sacrificing the fate of the world?

This reissue of the 1919 classic combines the immortal stories from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey into one glorious saga of heroism and magical adventure. Beloved by generations, Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of these epic adventures is remarkably fresh, consistently spellbinding, and unmatched for its richness and poetry.

A holy boy discovers he is a being used by a robot and refuses to fool the masses. Instead, he turns into a werewolf, but another woman saves the citizens of the planet by hiding them in a Great Pyramid while the planet floods.

Two friends uncover a secret underground passageway to where dinosaurs have evolved and become intelligent. This is the first of a multi-volume series, with each book building on a new adventure.

Shannon Simpson has no idea she can communicate with animals when she sets off on a 100-mile trek through the forest seeking her long-lost grandmother. Finding Gran means winding her way safely through the woods with only a compass, her wits and a mysterious, possibly magical, marra mamba stone to guide her. During her journey, Shannon faces bad weather, injuries, hunger, thirst, and wild animals—some nice and some not so nice. And she uncovers secrets about her family and herself.

One boy is trying to protect the Earth from an Alien Robotic Super Race, using the Buddhist powers of mind control and the electromagnetic Vril energy of Earth. This culminates during the time of the Solstice, when Draco's constellation aligns with the Great Pyramid. That is when the Alien's plan on destroying life on Earth, which they have been planning for millennium. Can one boy use the powers of the Enlightened on Earth and it's natural energy to protect it?

This is the first volume on an epic science fiction series, covering journals #1 to #4 in a total series of 25 journals. It begins when two friends uncover a secret underground passageway to where dinosaurs have evolved and become intelligent. After learning how to grow a night flowering fruit and eating it, a boy enters a coma, and has to win a virtual game in order to free himself.

A young Christopher must deal with a very bad egg. For ages four to nine.

The riveting second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Door of No Return trilogy stars Kofi’s granddaughter, Charley, who’s set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional ball but who soon has to contend with the tensions about to boil over in her segregated town.You...

From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winning author Kwame Alexander, comes a searing and breathtaking story of a boy, a village, and the epic odyssey of an African family. In his village in Upper Kwanta, 11-year-old Kofi loves his family, playing oware with his grandfather and...