At age fourteen, all Emilia Serafini wants is to learn to paint so that she can become an artist. But painters' apprenticeships for young women don't exist in the Florence of Renaissance Italy. The odds appear stacked against her until she receives a fascinating book, A Manual to the Science of Alchemy. It once was her grandmother's and Emilia turns again and again to the Manual for guidance. When Emilia meets the wealthy, brooding Franco Villani, her life takes a thrilling but dangerous turn. Franco will do anything to win a place in the court of the powerful Cosimo de' Medici. Well aware...
At age fourteen, all Emilia Serafini wants is to learn to paint so that she can become an artist. But painters' apprenticeships for young women don't ...
The tree house lands in Wild West America but there's no one around. Has it landed in a ghost town? When a gang of nasty horse thieves gallop past, it's not long before Jack and Annie are swept up in another adventure. With their new cowboy friend, Slim, they set out across the prairie to rescue Slim's mare from the horse thieves.
The tree house lands in Wild West America but there's no one around. Has it landed in a ghost town? When a gang of nasty horse thieves gallop past, it...
Whisked away to Africa on another adventure in the tree house, Jack and Annie cannot believe all the wild animals they see. They end up showering with elephants, helping wildebeests cross the river and having a picnic with a Masai warrior But then their route back to the tree house is blocked by some scary lions.
Whisked away to Africa on another adventure in the tree house, Jack and Annie cannot believe all the wild animals they see. They end up showering with...
Morgan Le Fay, the magical librarian, sends the children and the treehouse to the Arctic and tells them she'll send somebody to meet them there. But they're surrounded by ice and snow and there are huskies and polar bears all around them too - will they freeze to death first?
Morgan Le Fay, the magical librarian, sends the children and the treehouse to the Arctic and tells them she'll send somebody to meet them there. But t...
Now master librarians, Jack and Annie are sent on a mission to find a lost story - in ancient Rome. It seems peaceful until the ground shakes and they realise they're there on the day that Mount Vesuvius errupts and they're in danger of being burried.
Now master librarians, Jack and Annie are sent on a mission to find a lost story - in ancient Rome. It seems peaceful until the ground shakes and they...
When the tree house lands in ancient China, Jack and Annie are told to beware the fearsome emperor. It's not long before they learn the warning is right In search of an old Chinese legend, they head to the palace of the dragon king. When they find themselves lost in his spooky burial grounds, only magic will help Jack and Annie escape
When the tree house lands in ancient China, Jack and Annie are told to beware the fearsome emperor. It's not long before they learn the warning is rig...
This is a tale of high waves and high adventure for Jack and Annie when the tree house lands in the sea off the coast of Ireland. Things get dangerous when Viking ships approach
This is a tale of high waves and high adventure for Jack and Annie when the tree house lands in the sea off the coast of Ireland. Things get dangerous...
