Resultados para "animales" en Literatura y ficción

On an icy peninsula near the Arctic, there is a school where select students from around the globe are taught the secrets of the Victorian-era.

'A Bedtime story for a Rescue-Cat' is a warming tale with a happy ending! It is a story told to a Rescue-Cat about the adventures of a homeless Moggie named Sam. Sam has many adventures that take him from being a 'Factory-Cat' to finding a home of his own. On this epic journey he encounters fear, happiness and friendship. A truly gentle tale.

Sixteen-year-old Travis is looking for a good time. A vacation in Mexico with his mother and two siblings might cramp his style, but he’s willing to take that risk for a chance to cruise the beaches. Some things keep gnawing at him, though, like leaving Dad crying at the airport, and watching Mom disappear with a mysterious ‘headache’ every afternoon that they’re in Mexico.

Le vacanze sono appena cominciate e Caterina non potrebbe essere più disperata. Solo montagne e valli incontaminate a perdita d'occhio. In preda a una noia mortale, si rifugia con il cane Romeo in un luogo tutto suo, una valletta appartata. Qualcun altro però abita quella radura magica, un'orsa e il suo cucciolo. Quando la ragazza e gli animali si incontreranno, tra loro nascerà un legame speciale, minacciato da chi crede che gli orsi siano sempre pericolosi. Aiutata da Matias, un ragazzo del luogo, elaborerà un piano per metterli in salvo, avventurandosi lungo il dimenticato Sentiero degli Orsi.

When a young lion lures a human away to protect his pride, he meets a crab, and their friendship changes everyone’s lives forever. At Pond School, on the banks of the Nile, the friendship of a hippo and a demoiselle crane is tested when a class assignment changes the bird’s way of thinking about his lifestyle. At Central Park Zoo in New York City, giraffe brothers Joff and Ruzz must put their sibling squabbles aside to help a lost dog reunite with her owner, and in this effort, both learn what being tall means.

When Sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. Then Otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first time, she feels responsible for another creature. But peace does not last long for Sophie and Otto. When an armed revolution breaks out in the country, the sanctuary is attacked, and the two of them must escape unprepared into the jungle. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe.

They call him the Weirdo. No one knows much about the 17-year-old bear tracker with the horribly scarred face - except that he lives in the eerie swamp where Samantha Sanders found a dead body. But one night Samantha wanders into the dark swamp and meets the Weirdo. She listens to his shocking story, looks into his gentle soul, and becomes his friend. And when she stumbles across another body, Samantha knows that the Weirdo is the only one who can help her.

Immortality can be a heavy burden, but Tala is not walking this long path alone. Time flows onward, and those who seek to join with her must weigh the heavy cost. After all, the tying of fates inevitably brings both trouble and benefit. With the shackles of mortality well and truly discarded, Tala and her companions continue to progress and grow. That looming longevity makes them ever more aware of those they will necessarily leave behind, and though time heals all wounds, it does not guarantee closure. To truly embrace the future unencumbered, the dark parts of the past must be faced.

El Clan de la Sombra tiene un inesperado nuevo líder: Estrella de Tigre, el antiguo lugarteniente expulsado del Clan del Trueno por alta traición. Corazón de Fuego se teme lo peor de este poderoso enemigo, en especial cuando lo asaltan sueños premonitorios de un desastre inminente.

"Sharp and unyielding. I loved every page." --Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls For fans of Sadie comes a new story about two girls with a secret no one would ever believe, and the wild, desperate lengths they will go to protect each other from the outside world. Jo...

A girl with a secret talent must save her village from the encroaching darkness in this “achingly poetic” (Kirkus Reviews) and deeply satisfying tale. Alys was seven the first time she saw the soul eaters. These soul eaters are twin sisters who were abandoned by their father and slowly grew...

Torin Ten-Trees and his closest companions, Bryn and Grimsa, set out to join The Gatewatch and become trollhunters. When a troupe of meddling dwarves throws them off course, they are captured by trolls, and taken as prisoners to a secret gathering deep underground. There, they learn that an ancient giant has crowned himself king of the trolls, and he plans to utterly destroy The Gatewatch. Their perilous journey back to the land of sun and stars will stretch their strength to the limit, strain their wits, and demand an unspeakable sacrifice. Will it be enough to defeat the Troll King?

Dragons arise. Memory calls. Malachai, the Dragon King, has usurped the throne. His plan to dominate the realm is underway. Josef finds himself in Kharsh among the orcs, broken – in a culture of pride and guts. Aeryn retreats to the Southern Forest and is drawn into the political machinations of the elves. Despite Silversaar’s advice that they’re better together, they find themselves a world apart. Each must fight their own battles and survive if they’re going to find a way to defeat Malachai and come back to each other.

For many generations, Fin's family has been growing potatoes with a "secret" ingredient. That secret was discovered long ago when a farmer found a dragon's favorite place to produce what was discovered to be the best thing to make potatoes grow. Years later, Fin finds out that these potatoes come with side effects, but not until after he leaves home and realizes that he could really use a little dragon magic to get him out of his predicament.

Mia und Lilli sind Schwestern. Sie leben auf dem Argentaler Hof im Allgäu und müssen damit klarkommen, dass sie im Leben schon mehr als einmal neu anfangen mussten. Die Tiere auf dem Hof und die wunderbare Landschaft des Allgäus helfen ihnen, besser in dieser neuen Welt anzukommen. Ihre Eltern stecken in ernsthaften finanziellen Schwierigkeiten. Im Glauben, etwas Gutes zu tun, geben sie die Tiere in deren Hände. Lilly und Mia sind diejenigen, die den Betrug erkennen.

Varian Farm—a place shrouded in mystery. Led by an iron-fisted noble, its fields bear endless fruit. Its animals produce the finest wools, milks, and cheeses. But prosperity comes at a price. Deep beneath the manor house, a secret slumbers. For hundreds of years, it’s sat dormant, controlled by the noble House of Varian. The world is changing though. A recent earthquake has unearthed treasure in the valley. Hidden from view, a chain reaction is underway. The valley is evolving. Life will never be the same.

A pair of dragons has taken an interest in overthrowing the dictatorial King of Puji and replacing him with a benevolent ruler. Caught in the middle are two cousins whose rivalry is beyond that of any siblings. Which of them will be the next King of Puji? Swordplay, magic, love, and politics collide in deciding the next ruler of Puji.

At just fourteen, Ethan Carter started walking neighborhood pets to earn pocket money. He never imagined that a simple leash would one day lead to a nationwide pet care empire. From solo walks to opening his first brick-and-mortar daycare, and eventually franchising across the country, Ethan’s path was anything but easy. Through slow seasons, viral breakthroughs, and corporate competition, he built more than a business—he sparked a movement rooted in trust, compassion, and community.

When sixteen-year-old Searcher Matthews arrives at Louba Island Academy, he’s just trying to stay out of trouble. But strange creatures stalk the jungle, ancient energies stir beneath the earth, and something is waking at the heart of Earth.

The new, edge-of-your-seat adventure series, based in East Africa. Kicked out from their pride, two lion brothers arrive on the farmed flood plain of the Rufiji River. Half-starved, they must carve out a new hunting ground before the next big rains ... or it will be the birds who feast. 500 miles north, four teenage trainees leave their film base in the Serengeti and head to the headwaters of the Rufiji. Their search for bush pig sites will cross an invisible boundary into a new kingdom where the law of nature still applies...