Novedades

Island of Stars will take you on an old-fashioned adventure, building like an ocean wave as nautical mysteries and historical intrigue are blended together in a fairy tale that resolves itself in a fantastical climax. This story was written primarily for ages 9-12, but is a perfect family book and one that will keep adult listeners entertained and engaged as well.

Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was a terrible speller for his entire life? Or that kids teased him on his first day of school because he wore a sunbonnet? Or that he almost died several times when he was a child? Most people don’t know these things about our nation’s greatest president. But Lucy Millaway learns all about Lincoln when she travels back in time to the backwoods of Indiana in the 1820s. Join Lucy as she spends a day with young Abe and discovers fascinating stories and forgotten moments behind his remarkable rise to greatness!

Marcus has one brother in a youth offender centre and the other is working with their dad on plans for their next theft. Everyone assumes Marcus will follow in their footsteps, but he has other ideas, different hopes. When a mysterious accident lands a man in hospital, it confirms what everyone in their community expects and Marcus gets the blame. He feels trapped. Only new girl Emma - with her peace protest banners and political badges - questions this story. Can they work together to clear his name – and help Marcus become the person he really wants to be?

“Ben Beyaz Bulut! Hiç alçak gönüllülük etmeyeceğim; bugün elinizdeki bu kitabı okuyabiliyorsanız, bunda benim büyük bir payım var. Çünkü insanlık tarihinde yazıyı bulan ve kullanan ilk kişi benim. Bu kitapta yazanlarsa işte benim hikâyem. Bir geyik böceğinin peşinde başıma gelenler.” Sinan Yaşar, Yazıyı Bulan Çocuk‘la bizleri Sümerler’in yaşadığı döneme, ilk şehir devletlerine, gündelik hayatın henüz doğadan kopmadığı, büyük keşiflerin yapıldığı çağlara götürüyor ve tarih, bu sürükleyici macerayla Sümer’de başlıyor…

Koda is a bay quarter horse with a white blaze. He loves to explore the countryside and run free with his human friend Jasmine nearby. But after Koda sets out with Jasmine's family on a long and dusty wagon train journey on the Oregon Trail, he finds out what is truly important to him. Here is Koda's story . . . in his own words.

After fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire, eleven-year-old Shoshana and her family, Jewish immigrants, start a new life on the prairie. Shoshana takes fierce joy in the wild beauty of the plains and the thrill of forging a new, American identity. But it’s not as simple for her older sister, Libke, who misses their Ukrainian village and doesn’t pick up English as quickly or make new friends as easily. Desperate to fit in, Shoshana finds herself hiding her Jewish identity in the face of prejudice, just as Libke insists they preserve it.