Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Biographical - Europe

Young Malcolm MacPhail has already had his audience in the hall of the richly clad widow -- mother of the mad laird, Stephen Stewart. Malcolm has gained the laird's trust -- and with all the honesty of his heart he will do nothing against the poor man, even if it means pitting himself against the plans of the laird's wealthy mother. So strongly set is Malcolm's conscience it threatens to put him on bad terms, too, with the Marquis, with whom he has found shelter and employment. Yet Malcolm knows the ways of his own heart -- and he knows the mad laird is not the idiot the rest of the world...

According to myth, cats have nine lives, and Alexander Catt II (also known as Lexi) has spent his former lives with scientists of medicine throughout history. In these adventures, Lexi witnesses medical breakthroughs and discoveries, and learns the value of hard work and integrity. In Lexi and Lister Defeat Death, Lexi lives with "Dr. Joe" Lister, the Father of Modern Surgery. When mischievous kitten Bart "the Brat" joins the family, Lexi has his paws full. Bart's accident gives Dr. Joe a chance to prove his antiseptic methods. As word of Dr. Joe's life-saving work spreads, he...

According to myth, cats have nine lives, and Alexander Catt II (also known as Lexi) has spent his former lives with scientists of medicine throughout history. In these adventures, Lexi witnesses medical breakthroughs and discoveries, and learns the value of hard work and integrity. In Lexi and Marie Curie Save Lives and Limbs in World War I, Lexi lives in France with the Curie family at the beginning of the 20^th century. When injured soldiers return from the warfront, Marie realizes the need for x-ray services, and sets to work providing these to the doctors at the...