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The fables were, written and first published in the 17th-century. They portray humans' behavior in the society.
The subject of each of the Fables is often common property of many ages and races. What gives La Fontaine's Fables their rare distinction is the freshness in narration, the deftness of touch, the unconstrained suppleness of metrical structure, the unfailing humor of the pointed the consummate art of their apparent artlessness.
422) A King Will Rise
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The war is about to begin. Whose colors will you fly as a King rises?
Aliana, Dagg, and the New Round Table are so close. The alignment is only weeks away. All they need is to find the Grail of Power and unite the seven realms, but Mordrid is drawing ever closer and victory is far from assured.
All the bonds, questions, and betrayals will come to a head as the new Knights of the Round Table prepare for the final battle. To win, Aliana will have...
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In this modern fable, a blackbird yearns for more beautiful feathers, but ends up with a broken wing while flying toward the sun in search of beauty. While many pass by the injured bird, a young boy takes him into his home and heals him until the bird is able to fly back to his family. The selfless actions of the boy teach the blackbird-and young readers-an important lesson about kindness and the healing power of love.
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En el lejano reino de Asgard, vivían los dioses más poderosos de la mitología nórdica. Uno de ellos destacó por sus grandes hazañas, su fiereza y su fuerza descomunal... ¡Era Thor, el gran dios del trueno! Gracias a su mágico martillo, Thor se encargaba de proteger a los dioses y a los humanos de la terrible amenaza de los gigantes, los seres malvados que habitaban en las cumbres heladas de Jötunheim. ¡Adéntrate en los nueve mundos y descubre...
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A STORM IS BREWING...
Brothers Ambrosius and Uther Pendragon have landed in Belerion with an army raised to fight High King Vortigern. Supporters of the High King gather at Tintagel, seat of Morgan's father, the Duke of Belerion, as they prepare for battle. Ominous clouds of war hang over the castle and treachery lurks in the shadows. And rumours abound that Ambrosius is being aided by a powerful dark force from the past.
Since Morgan's encounter...
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This Tale will appeal to readers aged between eight and their mid-teens, and to adults with wide reading interests. It tells how Inspirando escapes the evil clutches of Mandor who has magically enslaved everyone in his village, viciously forcing them to mine for gold. Inspirando is injured during his escape. A holy man and healer cares for him and tells him about the Temple of Tosharlin. There he will find a powerful Potion that gives the drinker...
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Three fantastic stories by Indigenous mother-and-daughter team Gladys and Jill Milroy, collected together for the first time. Told in the tradition of teaching stories, these avian tales take young readers on adventures of self-discovery and fulfillment with endearing animal characters and exciting plot lines.
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Postrado en su lecho de muerte, un viejo amanuense narra a sus discípulos la extraordinaria aventura vital de Georgius de Capadocia, el futuro san Jorge, soldado romano que viajó por medio mundo, sufrió y amó como pocos y, en el momento culminante de su vida, fue capaz de vencer al horrendo dragón que asolaba la antigua ciudad de Filena, también llamada Cirene, en lo que actualmente es Libia.
En "El libro del dragón. La leyenda de san Jorge",...
430) Don't Blame the Yeti
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Yearning for friends and family, 12-year-old Torma impulsively makes a promise. She takes on a quest to find the heart of a country and a lost penguin. Along the way, it also becomes a vital secret mission to protect the planet from Shady Forces. She hikes across the high mountains of Nepal into the alluring land of myth and magic-Tibet-now full of dangerous Invaders. But she is being hunted. If caught, she will be put in prison and "disappeared."...
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Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories is one of the best-loved story collections ever written for children. Now Ian Wallace, one of Canada's most accomplished children's book illustrators, reinterprets the famous tales with his vibrant art, bringing Kipling to a whole new generation of young readers. Kipling wrote the stories for his young daughter, who would only sleep if they were told "just so." The first edition was published in Great Britain in 1902,...
432) Strange Tales
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Bears, wolves and weird tangles of fate, these eight Strange Tales for 9-12s from master storyteller Daniel Morden have it all. In these pages you will meet travellers, tricksters, unlikely heroes, and animals who may not be what they seem... Honed folk and fairy tales favourites from a lifetime of performance, retold with a contemporary twist, stories such as 'Tatterhood', 'Fearless' and 'The Luck Child' will become family favourites for those who...
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Había una vez un hombre que tenía un viejo asno con el que había llevado los sacos de harina al molino durante años. Un día el hombre lo miró pensando: "estás cansado, asno mío: mañana me desharé de ti." Pero los burros son inteligentes, y cuando el asno vio aquella mirada, no esperó al amanecer...
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas...
434) The Potter
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The timeless story of a magical maker of pots who lived at the edge of an ancient, sinking island. One day, the potter begins to build a magnificent blue palace of clay that glistens in the sun. The villagers are amazed and become suspicious of the foolish old potter. They conspire to possess the palace and throw the potter back into the sea. But the pots are listening and warn the potter of coming treachery. Recommended reading ages 6-8
435) Death and Night
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An exclusive Star-Touched novella from bestselling author Roshani Chokshi, over 100 pages long!
Before The Star-Touched Queen, there was only Death and Night.
He was Lord of Death, cursed never to love. She was Night incarnate, destined to stay alone. After a chance meeting, they wonder if, perhaps, they could be meant for more. But, danger crouches in their paths, and the choices they make will set them on a journey that will span lifetimes.
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Sabriel meets Romeo and Juliet in this stunning and atmospheric novel-the first in a duology-from the author of Cruel Beauty and Crimson Bound.
When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of Viyara was left untouched.
The heirs of the city's most powerful-and warring-families, Mahyanai Romeo and Juliet Catresou, share a love deeper than duty, honor, even life itself. But the...
438) Merlin's Shadow
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Betrayal. After destroying the sinister Druid Stone and freeing his people from its dark control, Merlin finds himself a royal advisor without a king. Along with his friend Garth and Natalenya, his betrothed, Merlin treks north with the orphaned Arthur in hopes of keeping the young ruler safe from soldiers misled by their turncoat captain. Relentlessly pursued by his old nemesis Vortigern, Merlin and his band make for the fortress of Dintaga. But...
439) Merlin's Blade
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In Robert Treskillard's take on the Arthurian legends, young Merlin is faced with the challenge of saving his country and those he loves when a mysterious, and dangerous, stone falls from the sky. Partially blinded years ago, Merlin is a timid swordsmith who wants nothing more than to live a quiet life and win the hand of Natalenya, the beautiful and kind daughter of a magistrate. But after he and his friend Garth encounter a strange stone in the...