12-year-old Mwikali is moving to a new school in Nairobi and just wants her life to be normal. But when she meets Soni, Odwar and Xirsi who reveal that she is descended from an ancient bloodline of legendary Kenyan warriors, all hope of a normal life fades. Now, with an array of malign forces massing, Mwikali must delve deep into the past to discover her ancestry, learn to harness her extraordinary powers, and enter a race against time to defeat a...

A band of four owls go on a quest for the mythic Great Ga'hoole Tree in an attempt to acquire the powers that will enable them to defeat the evil which threatens their kingdom Reading level: RL 4 ; ages 8-12

King Arthur, the legendary ruler of Britain, has fascinated generations of readers who enjoy the romance of his idylls in the ideal kingdom of Camelot, and his adventures with the Knights of the Round Table. The Story of King Arthur and His Knights brings together two volumes of Howard Pyles retellings of classic Arthurian legends, originally published in 1903 and 1905 and featuring more than 100 of his classic illustrations. In The Story of King...

From the author of The Jungle Book comes a magical fantasy story, rich in historical detail and filled with intrigue and excitementUna and Dan, reciting Shakespeare on a summer's evening in rural Sussex, unwittingly summon the elf Puck. They are taken on a fantastic journey through Britain's past, their magical companion plucking from history an array of fascinating characters for them to meet: Parnesius, a Roman centurion who manned Hadrian's wall;...

Les merveilleux contes rassemblés dans ce livre sont un voyage magique à travers des histoires imaginatives qui ont enchanté des générations d'enfants. Chaque page est une fenêtre ouverte sur un monde fantastique o des animaux qui parlent, des princes et des princesses, des sorcières et des lutins vivent des aventures passionnantes et apprennent d'importantes leçons de vie. En feuilletant les pages de ce livre, les enfants seront transportés...

Había una vez un molinero que, cuando estaba a punto de morir, llamó a sus tres hijos. A ti, que eres el mayor, te dejo el molino, dijo. A ti, que eres el mediano, te dejo el burro. Y a ti, que eres el pequeño, te dejo el gato. La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de artistas de primera línea. La redacción de los textos...

Readers will be enchanted by this gorgeously illustrated collection of myths and legends from around the world! Each tale is illustrated in a unique style that brings each story to life. Stories include: The Golden Staff, Finn MacCool, Persephone and the Seasons, The Salmon of Knowledge, The Feathered Serpent God, and more. This short, 32-page anthology will appeal to both avid and reluctant readers who enjoy imaginative collections of short stories...

Fantasy. Bound by her family's magical heritage to punish their enemies, Juliet nearly loses her life trying to execute her beloved Romeo for killing her cousin, a situation that compels her guardian, Paris, to uncover dark secrets about their walled city

Había una vez un rey y una reina que, tras mucho tiempo intentando tener hijos, tuvieron una niña. Estaban tan contentos que dieron una fiesta magnífica a la que invitaron a siete hadas. Cada una de ellas le dio a la pequeña un don: una le dio belleza, otra buen carácter, otra... La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de...

It is a mysterious world that this selection of stories from the treasure house of Irish myths and legends describes. Here the line between the fantastical and the real is blurred: mortals and immortals live strange entwined lives, nature and high magic exist side by side. It is Ireland under its old name, Erin, a country of ancient gods with fading powers, who dwell invisible in fairy mound palaces, waiting for a chance to meddle in the affairs of...