Translator Jacqueline Minett
Publisher: Editorial SiF
In this book, Edebé Prize for Children's Literature, Jordi Sierra i Fabra, from a news story, tells us the adventure of a small beluga whale in her quest for freedom. A story full of poetry, love, friendship and above all, hope for those beings who have to endure some kind of prison.
It’s a new school year for Kit, Alita, and Josh. The three friends learn that their school is getting a brand-new library—and a brand-new baby dragon to help the library grow. They’re overjoyed to look after the precious dragon egg until it hatches—it’s like all their Christmases and Diwalis and birthdays have come at once! But when the egg is stolen, Kit and her friends are faced with a group of evil wizards who want to change the magical world forever. Now it’s up to the three of them to make sure the villains from their pasts don’t return even more powerful than before. With help from old allies (such as Dogon, the friendly half-dog, half-dragon), Kit, Alita, and Josh prepare for their most epic showdown so far.Show book
The Venus Evil by Chester S. Geier - In the sweet Venusian spring, when iridescent butterflies swarmed and deer-things scampered, it was both necessary and good for Richard Farris to kill George Pearce. Chester S. Geier is a lesser-known science fiction author who contributed to the genre primarily during the mid-20th century. His works often appeared in pulp magazines, where he explored themes of space exploration, futuristic technology, and human interaction with alien species. Geier’s storytelling style combined imaginative world-building with a focus on the psychological and ethical dilemmas faced by his characters. Although his work did not achieve widespread fame, Geier is remembered for his ability to craft engaging, thought-provoking stories that resonated with dedicated sci-fi readers. His contributions to the genre reflect the optimism and curiosity of the early space age, offering a glimpse into the hopes and fears of a rapidly changing world.Show book
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley July 16, 1833.—This is a memorable anniversary for me; on it I complete my three hundred and twenty-third year! The Wandering Jew?—certainly not. More than eighteen centuries have passed over his head. In comparison with him, I am a very young Immortal. Am I, then, immortal? This is a question which I have asked myself, by day and night, for now three hundred and three years, and yet cannot answer it. I detected a grey hair amidst my brown locks this very day—that surely signifies decay. Yet it may have remained concealed there for three hundred years—for some persons have become entirely white-headed before twenty years of age. I will tell my story, and my reader shall judge for me. I will tell my story, and so contrive to pass some few hours of a long eternity, become so wearisome to me. For ever! Can it be? to live for ever! I have heard of enchantments, in which the victims were plunged into a deep sleep, to wake, after a hundred years, as fresh as ever: I have heard of the Seven Sleepers—thus to be immortal would not be so burthensome: but, oh! the weight of never-ending time—the tedious passage of the still-succeeding hours! How happy was the fabled Nourjahad!—But to my task.Show book
The first book in the hilarious Bab Sharkey and the Animal Mummies adventure series, from award-winning Australian comedian Andrew Hansen (best known for The Chaser) and his equally dynamic wife, Jessica Roberts. When twelve-year-old Bab Sharkey finds a magical beard in the Egyptian desert, it attaches itself to his face, making him the Pharaoh and granting him strange powers. Bab also finds the friends he’s always needed: a pair of undead animals wrapped in bandages called Scaler the Fish Mummy and Prong the Ibis Mummy. But the previous owner of the Beard, the ancient and evil sorceress the Unpharaoh, is determined to get it back. Can Bab and his new Animal Mummy friends banish the Unpharaoh back to the Afterworld? Packed with jokes, sound effects and songs, it’s perfect for middle-grade kids with a wacky sense of humour.Show book
Run into the heart of the storm with Bruna the black buffalo of the herd as she faces the idea of fear itself. Can Bruna and her best friend Tetra convince their herd to face their greatest fears and accept a new way of thinking? Embrace the rain and step into their hooves with this immersive audio story all about championing new ideas and confronting things horns first.Show book
The Adventures of Maya the Bee is a German book written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. The first American edition was published in 1922 by Thomas Seltzer and illustrated by Homer Boss. The latter's wife Adele Szold-Seltzer (1876-1940), the daughter of Benjamin Szold and younger sister of Henrietta Szold, was the translator. The stories revolve around a little bee named Maya and her friends Willy the bee, Flip the grasshopper (referred to as Maja, Willi and Philip respectively in some versions), Miss Cassandra (Maya's teacher), and many other insects and other creatures. The book depicts Maya's development from an adventurous youngster to a responsible adult member of bee society.Show book
