A daring adventure on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad! Twelve-year-old Eddie Malone is living a carefree life swimming and fishing in the Florida Keys in 1912 when suddenly his world is turned upside down. His father, a worker on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad, is thrown into jail for stealing the railroad payroll. Convinced that he is responsible for his pa's arrest, Eddie sets out for Key West with his faithful dog, Rex, on a daring mission to prove his father's innocence. Eddie...
The book Keokee the Cherokee Boy is actually a collection of short stories, intended for a target audience of children with adventuresome spirit, approximately eight to fourteen years of age. Keokee is a Cherokee boy who lives in a Cherokee village in the region of Oconaluftee in what is now Western North Carolina. His average day consists of mundane chores associated with farming, gathering food, and keeping the water jar full in his father’s lodge. He considers games played by the other...
Eri opuszcza rodzinną wieś i udaje się do Zamku Magów. Tam ma się uczyć sztuki uzdrawiania ludzi i zwierząt. Na miejscu spotyka Mika. Nikt poza nią nie wie, że ten młody adept magii jest smokiem… Pewnego dnia podczas zajęć dochodzi do wypadku. Eri tłucze kryształową kulę – jedyną, jaką posiada szkoła. By zdobyć cenny materiał potrzebny do stworzenia nowej, musi się wybrać w niebezpieczną podróż do Mrocznych Gór. Towarzyszą jej Miko oraz najbliższa przyjaciółka Wiki. Czy ich wyprawa zakończy...
A boy with one arm who dreams of becoming a great knight.<br />His mother, back from the dead, is safe at last… or is she?<br />Two villains so evil they make every other villain look as evil as a cute baby chicken.<br />There's a wedding.<br />There's a FOREST OF DEATH.<br />There's friendship, teamwork, and life-changing choices…<br />There's even a giraffe (and squirrels).<br />This book seriously does have everything.<br...
Blue Seal is the second book in this exciting new series. Young readers will greet with excitement the return of Bobby, David and the professor. The two heroes are thrown into the world of time travel once again, but what do they find? Their Garden of Eden island appears to be in chaos and their beloved Crone near death. The wicked Workhouse Oracle and her orbs need to be stopped in their tracks. Bobby's crystal ball is wanted desperately. What is the Blue Seal and where can they find...
G. A. Henty has a wonderful talent for combining history and fiction for children. In this thrilling adventure story, he transports young readers back to the early days of the American frontier with a narrative that's as educational as it is exciting. His rip-roaring story follows the exploits of Hugh Tunstall, a young English lad who leaves England for Texas, where he experiences, firsthand, the lawlessness of the Far West. Facing the challenges of life in an untamed wilderness, Hugh finds...
The first French translation of <I>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</I> (there have been no less than seventeen others) was supervised by Lewis Carroll himself. In the opinion of many experts, and countless older and younger French readers, it is still the best. It has a remarkable freshness and originality, and admirably renders the English puns and parodies with French equivalents. «How Doth the Little Crocodile?» for instance, is turned into a parody of La Fontaine, the...
A lot of people wonder what's on the other side of the moon. Young David — a dreamy young boy — actually finds out. To get there, he has to walk on a shimmering moon-beam — a rather daunting experience at first, but made easier with the help of the Moon-Angel. Once there, he meets the Man-in-the-Moon, discovers a magical garden, battles a terrible giant, and brings lost treasures back to Earth.Well known for his stories of King Arthur and Robin Hood, Howard...
A child’s imagination is a wonderful thing, creative and often engaging. It gives us a glimpse into the mysterious world of make believe. This story is about a young boy who dreams of adventure and finds it right outside his backdoor. While visiting his Nana and playing a game he experiences a chance encounter with a mythical creature!
Endorsed by Teachers of the Year around the country, Eric DelaBarre’s Saltwater Taffy follows the lives of five friends as they uncover a treasure map that once belonged to the ruthless New Orleans pirate, Jean Lafitte. The discovery thrusts them from one treasure hunting adventure to the next as they try to out-wit, out-think and out-maneuver everyone from the one-legged junk-yard man and an overbearing town bully, to the creepy old man living at the top of the hill. Saltwater Taffy...
It is a window into the daily lives and rituals of a muslim community, describing their habits in a realistic manner.There is adventure, tragedy and joy as this community battles the elements as well as human dangers to protect its way of life.