Rebosante de fantasía, Luka y el Fuego de la Vida fue un regalo que el gran escritor le hizo a su segundo hijo en su decimosegundo cumpleaños. Su lirismo deleitará a lectores de todas las edades Una hermosa noche estrellada en la ciudad de Kahani, en el país de Alifbay, sucede algo terrible: el gran cuentacuentos Rashid Khalifa cae en un sueño tan, tan profundo que nada ni nadie logra despertarlo del sueño eterno, su hijo Luka debe embarcarse en un intrépido viaje por el Mundo Mágico y hacer frente a terribles obstáculos para robar lo único que puede ayudar a su padre: el Fuego de la Vida. Con la ayuda de un perro llamado Oso, un oso llamado Perro, una princesa pelirroja malcriada y su famosa alfombra voladora, Luka tiene que vencer obstáculos imposibles, derrotar a los terribles guardianes del Fuego y burlar al peligroso Napapadie.
Rebosante de fantasía, Luka y el Fuego de la Vida fue un regalo que el gran escritor le hizo a su segundo hijo en su decimosegundo cumpleaños.
A tall, yellow-haired, young European traveler calling himself “Mogor dell’Amore,” the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the Emperor Akbar, lord of the great Mughal empire, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the imperial capital, a tale about a mysterious woman, a great beauty believed to possess powers of enchantment and sorcery, and her impossible journey to the far-off city of Florence. The Enchantress of Florence is the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man’s world. It is the story of two cities, unknown to each other, at the height of their powers–the hedonistic Mughal capital, in which the brilliant Akbar the Great wrestles daily with questions of belief, desire, and the treachery of his sons, and the equally sensual city of Florence during the High Renaissance, where Niccolò Machiavelli takes a starring role as he learns, the hard way, about the true brutality of power. Vivid, gripping, irreverent, bawdy, profoundly moving, and completely absorbing, The Enchantress of Florence is a dazzling book full of wonders by one of the world’s most important living writers. From the Hardcover edition.
... banished, did one become more oneself, or less? Did the crowd enhance
one's selfhood or erase it? The emperor felt like the Ciilipli of Baghdad Harun al-
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Escrita como regalo para su primer hijo, Harún y el Mar de las Historias es una fábula llena de magia acerca del poder de la imaginación, y confirma a Salman Rushdie como uno de los mejores escritores de fábulas contemporáneos. Rashid Khalifa es el mejor fabulador del mundo. Sus mágicas historias llevan la alegría al triste país de Alifbay. Pero un día sucede algo terrible y se le agotan las historias. De la noche a la mañana, el Océano de la Fantasía se ha convertido en el Sha del Blablablá. El hijo de Rashid Khalifa, Harún, decide ayudarle a recuperar su don. A lomos de la Abubilla, viaja al Mar de las Historias, un lugar maravilloso donde se originan las historias. De esta manera da comienzo una aventura fabulosa por los reinos de la fantasía.
«Lo que yo necesito son testigos –decidió Harún–. Cuando Iff y Mali expliquen a
la Morsa por qué tuve que formular aquel deseo, me disculpará por la rotura de
la maquinaria.» En el palacio real estaba organizándose una fiesta muy movida,
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Lily is 9. Her sister Daisy is 1. And she's no ordinary baby. Somehow, when she was born, something went rather wrong... and now Daisy is a Witch Baby. Nobody knows this but Lily - she's the only one who can see when Daisy makes the fridge float in the air, or turns people into slugs, or summons up her very stinky dog Waywoof...
More fabulous chaos from Lily and her baby sister, Daisy — the Witch Baby — in this sparklingly gross and funny series packed with wonderfully wacky characters and crazy goings on.
The erotic adventures of an innocent young woman in Victorian London. When Eleanor enters service in the Hampton household she has no idea that beneath the façade of respectability, the house is a secret world of lust and depravity. Her mistress, Lady Hamilton, soon teaches Eleanor her position in the sternest and most shocking manner. Immediately, Eleanor realises to her horror that once you've felt the thrill of submission life will never be the same again.
The erotic adventures of an innocent young woman in Victorian London.
AS SEEN ON TV! Wanda and the alien are playing together when they hear a funny noise... Is it a spaceship? A robot? An Oober Joober bird? No, it’s a scared little creature that needs some care and attention. They take it back to Wanda’s and soon realise they have very different ideas about how to look after it. After a chaotic evening they set out the next day to look for its mummy, but the little creature has its own ideas . . .
. . Wanda and the Alien to the Rescue When Wanda and the alien rescue a little creature, they take it home to look after it. But they soon realize that they have very different ideas about what it needs!
What would you do if you found an alien? Would you run screaming and try and scare him away? Or would you show him all the best things to do? In this lovely story about accepting differences and sharing, Wanda and the alien become best friends. But where are all of Wanda's friends? Can you find them? They can't have gone far!
What would you do if you found an alien? Would you run screaming and try and scare him away? Or would you show him all the best things to do? In this story about accepting differences and sharing, Wanda and the alien become best friends.
A young boy with an affinity for mud also has a unique way of washing for dinner.
A young boy with an affinity for mud also has a unique way of washing for dinner.
Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul is a place to turn for all those kids who want answers and encouragement and help to realise that dreams can really come true.Sometimes life is a total blast, from scoring a winning goal to hanging out with your friends. Yet other times, life is too complicated: You seem to see violence everywhere you turn, more parents are getting divorced, your best friend moves away, or you feel like you don't fit in. Never has there been a time in history when kids have needed Chicken Soup for their souls more than now. With funny stories about friendship and family, and serious stories about heroic kids and difficult choices, this book is designed to encourage you to love and accept yourself; to let you know that there are answers to your questions; and to give you hope for the future
With funny stories about friendship and family, and serious stories about heroic kids and difficult choices, this book is designed to encourage you to love and accept yourself; to let you know that there are answers to your questions; and ...
