Juvenile
Аннотации нет. Повесть-сказка.
Можно ли доверить тому, у кого до сих пор получалось только ломать, портить, крушить, повреждать, ухудшать и выводить из строя, такую сложную и деликатную миссию, как спасение человечества? Тринадцатилетнему приемышу, получившему в день рождения мешочек с песком, никогда бы не пришло в голову, что найдется на свете вор, способный позариться на такую ерунду. Но те, кто рвется к мировому господству...
Английская поэтесса и писательница Джоан Эйкен (1924-2004) сочиняла сказки о вещах простых, но одновременно чудесных. Кот взошел на дрожжах, которыми его, вместе с тёплым молоком, лечили от простуды. Яблочный пирог, который отдаленно напоминает хорошо нам известный теремок, отправился в полёт. Король кузнечиков шлепнулся в овсянку прекрасной, но нищей девушки Бриджет и щедро наградил её за спасени...
Вторая часть серии «Алькатрас». Алькатрас отправляется в Александрийскую библиотеку, чтобы спасти своего отца и дедушку от злых Хранителей, крадущих души. По прибытии он оказывается разлученным со своими спутниками, и в одиночку путешествует по библиотеке, преследуемый Хранителями, которые предлагают ему книги в обмен на душу. Постепенно он отыскивает своих спутников, находит гробницу предка и узн...
Книга с картинками, забавными приключениями, диаграммами и важными сведениями о шахматах -художник Г. Фильчаков.Популярное пособие для старшего дошкольного и младшего школьного возраста. Основные сведения по теории и истории шахмат, о чемпионах мира.
Doomed to—or blessed with—eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem. Complications arise when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants t...
Сказки Леонида Яхнина очень интересны и оригинальны. Они не только развлекают маленького читателя, но и воспитывают у него определенное мировоззрение. В сказках живут умелый мастер Тулья и справедливая девочка с конфетной обертки Вафелька ("Площадь картонных часов"), Часовщик, не позволивший обратить время вспять ("Серебряные колесики"), мудрый дядюшка Добряк и не унывающая обезьяна Маймун ("Фарфо...
Веселая детективная повесть для подростков. Четверо друзей идут по следу бандитов, похитивших их подругу Маринку.
1832 - a period of English History that never happened. Good King James III is on the throne and the country is ravaged by wolves which have migrated through the newly-opened Channel Tunnel. When Sylvia and Bonnie (both orphans) fall into the hands of evil Miss Slighcarp, they must use all their wits to escape unscathed - for the governess is more cruel and merciless than the wolves that surround...
Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, and Will is chosen, along with his friend Horace, as special envoys to nearby Celtica. But the simple mission soon takes an unsettling turn - the
Still far from home after escaping slavery in the icebound land of Skandia, young Will and Evanlyn's plans to return to Araluen are spoiled when Evanlyn is taken captive. Though still weak, Will employs his Ranger training to locate his friend but soon finds himself fatally outnumbered. Will is certain death is close at hand, until Halt and Horace make a daring last-minute rescue. But their reunio...
On holiday in Cornwall, the three Drew children discover an ancient map in the attic of the house that they are staying in. They know immediately that it is special. It is even more than that -- the key to finding a grail, a source of power to fight the forces of evil known as the Dark. And in searching for it themselves, the Drews put their very lives in peril.
Umber has sunk deep into another depression, and things in the kingdom are grim with Prince Loden looking to claim the throne. Happenstance, Umber's ward, dreads the moment when he will be faced with the challenge of saving an entire world -- all while old enemies are drawing close. And that's when the whispers begin: something powerful and unknown is coming across the ocean from the mysterious Fa...
It all starts with a school essay. When twelve-year-old Gratuity (“Tip”) Tucci is assigned to write five pages on “The True Meaning of Smekday” for the National Time Capsule contest, she’s not sure where to begin. When her mom started telling everyone about the messages aliens were sending through a mole on the back of her neck? Maybe on Christmas Eve, when huge, bizarre spaceships descended on...
Twelve-year-old Happenstance awakens in a cave with no memory of who he is or how he came to be there. Soon a mysterious trio arrives to take him away: the explorer Umber, the shy archer Sophie, and Oates, whose strength and honesty are both brutal. Hap and his new acquaintances narrowly escape the cavernous underworld and make their way to Lord Umber's bustling jewel of a harbor city, Kurahaven....
A wonderfully written fantasy set in the west of Ireland, which tells of the coming of the Great Queen who is bent on bringing destruction to the world. Only Pidge and Brigit can stop her, and their task seems impossible as they're constantly trailed by the queen's hounds. But they're aided in their quest by a host of willing helpers - a glorious array of unforgettable characters.
Time has passed since the apprentice and his master, Will and Halt, led the Araluens to victory against invaders, and Will is now a full-fledged Ranger with his own fief to look after. The fief seems sleepy? boring, even?until the king is poisoned. Joined by his friend Alyss, Will is thrown headfirst into an extraordinary adventure propelled by fears of sorcery, and must determine who is trustwort...
Falling in with a roguish doctor, his dwarf attendant and an urchin girl, Theo embarks on an unforgettable adventure in the kingdom of Westmark. An American Book Award, An ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults, A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.
The mostly ebullient Lord Umber and his unusual ward, Happenstance, experience one adventure after another - some simply to feed Umber's insatiable need to learn about his world, others with more complicated purposes. At home, the future of the crown is in some doubt. Umber is concerned, but the opportunity to study dragons is irresistible, so he and Hap, along with the incurably honest Oates...
After years as a Ranger's apprentice, Will is now the protector of his first fief. Not long into his service, everything that can go wrong does: Keren, a renegade knight, has taken over Castle Macindaw, a strategic gateway to the North - poisoning the royal family in the process - and is holding Will's friend Alyss captive. The situation grows direr when Will uncovers Keren's secret...
Kidnapped after the fierce battle with Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as captives aboard a fearsome wolfship. Halt has sworn to rescue Will, and he will do anything to keep his promise—even defy his King. Expelled from the Rangers he has served so loyally, Halt is joined by Will’s friend Horace as he travels toward Skandia. On their way, they are challenged constantly by...
