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Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society
ISBN: 9780060567361 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this: I am a child of destiny who will unite East and West and change the world. After enduring abuse at the hands of her cruel stepmother, Chinese Cinderella (CC) seeks refuge at a martial-arts school and joins a secret dragon society. Under the guidance of Grandma Wu, CC is introduced to the exciting world of espionage as a part of the Chinese Resistance movement. And when CC and her new comrades take on a daring mission to rescue a crew of WWII American airmen, they prove that true bravery knows no age... The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this: I am a child of destiny who will unite East and West and change the world.... |
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34,73 zł |
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The Samurai's Tale
ISBN: 9780618615124 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When the powerful Lord Takeda's soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro's life and take him along with them. Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble Lord Akiyama, where he meets Togan, a cook, who teaches Taro and makes his new life bearable. But when Togan is murdered, Taro's life takes a new direction: He will become a samurai, and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him.
When the powerful Lord Takeda's soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro's life and take him along with ...
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43,43 zł |
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Mieko and the Fifth Treasure
ISBN: 9780698119901 / Angielski / Miękka / 77 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Mieko's nearby village was turned into ruins, and her hand was badly injured. Mieko loves to do calligraphy, but now she can barely hold a paintbrush. But Mieko is brave and learns that time and patience can help with many things, and may even help her find the fifth treasure.
When the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Mieko's nearby village was turned into ruins, and her hand was badly injured. Mieko loves to do calligraphy, bu...
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26,04 zł |
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With Clive in India: The Beginning of an Empire
ISBN: 9781589635524 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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63,24 zł |
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Keeping Corner
ISBN: 9780786838608 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ba slipped the gold bangles from my wrists. The gold ones were plain so I didn't mind taking them off, but I loved wearing my milk-glass bangles and the lakkh bracelets.
"A widow can't wear bangles," she said. "They are signs of a woman's good fortune. When your husband dies it's over." "What if my good fortune comes back?" "It doesn't." Pretty as a peacock, twelve-year-old Leela had been spoiled all her life. She doesn't care for school and barely marks the growing unrest between the British colonists and her own countrymen. Why should she? Her future has... Ba slipped the gold bangles from my wrists. The gold ones were plain so I didn't mind taking them off, but I loved wearing my milk-glass bangles a...
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73,86 zł |
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The Firekeeper's Son
ISBN: 9780547237695 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In early 1800s Korea, news from the countryside reaches the king through signal fires. When his father is unable to light the fire one night, young Sang-hee must take his place, in this book by Newbery Medalist Park (A Single Shard). Full color.
In early 1800s Korea, news from the countryside reaches the king through signal fires. When his father is unable to light the fire one night, young Sa...
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43,43 zł |
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Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
ISBN: 9780312581497 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The summer of 1972, before I turned nine, danger began knocking on doors all over China. Nine-year-old Ling has a very happy life. Her parents are both dedicated surgeons at the best hospital in Wuhan, and her father teaches her English as they listen to Voice of America every evening on the radio. But when one of Mao's political officers moves into a room in their apartment, Ling begins to witness the gradual disintegration of her world. In an atmosphere of increasing mistrust and hatred, Ling fears for the safety of her neighbors, and soon, for herself and her family. For... The summer of 1972, before I turned nine, danger began knocking on doors all over China. Nine-year-old Ling has a very happy life. Her... |
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56,47 zł |
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The Kite Fighters
ISBN: 9780547328638 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In a riveting narrative set in 15th-century Korea, two brothers discover a shared passion for kites. This touching and suspenseful story is filled with the authentic detail and flavor of traditional Korean kite fighting. Illustrations.
In a riveting narrative set in 15th-century Korea, two brothers discover a shared passion for kites. This touching and suspenseful story is filled wit...
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43,43 zł |
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A Million Shades of Gray
ISBN: 9781442429192 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Y'Tin is brave. No one in his village denies that--his mother may wish that he'd spend more time on school work than on elephant training, but still she knows that it takes a great deal of courage and calm to deal with elephants the way that Y'Tin does. He is almost the best trainer in the village--and, at twelve-years old, he's certainly the youngest. Maybe he'll even open up his own school some day to teach other Montagnards how to train wild elephants? That was the plan anyway--back before American troops pulled out of the Vietnam War, back before his village became occupied by Viet...
Y'Tin is brave. No one in his village denies that--his mother may wish that he'd spend more time on school work than on elephant training, but sti...
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39,08 zł |
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Dhruv and Kiki and the Sari Tent
ISBN: 9781482576887 / Angielski / Miękka / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For nine-year old twins Dhruv and Kiki, life is quite straightforward. Kiki loves mystery books and Dhruv loves computer games. But when their grandmother introduces them to The Weavers Society and her time-traveling vehicle, the sari tent, life suddenly is straight backward Join Dhruv and Kiki as they travel to 1930 India and learn more about the country's father and great soul, Mahatma Gandhi, and his march to the sea.
For nine-year old twins Dhruv and Kiki, life is quite straightforward. Kiki loves mystery books and Dhruv loves computer games. But when their grandmo...
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31,72 zł |
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Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
ISBN: 9780141317151 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Set in China in 1900s, this book presents the story of a young girl who defied tradition by refusing to have her feet bound and in doing so changed the course of her life forever.
Set in China in 1900s, this book presents the story of a young girl who defied tradition by refusing to have her feet bound and in doing so changed th...
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41,35 zł |
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The Grasshopper's Run
ISBN: 9781408809402 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 1944. The Imperial Japanese Army, undefeated everywhere on the Asian mainland, finally invades British India from the east. Their fortunes are about to change This is a dramatic tale of friendship, war and community.
1944. The Imperial Japanese Army, undefeated everywhere on the Asian mainland, finally invades British India from the east. Their fortunes are about t...
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38,39 zł |
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On the Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War
ISBN: 9781493541898 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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46,74 zł |
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At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
ISBN: 9781478171966 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Harry Lindsay is just an infant when a Mahratta raiding party kills his parents. Saved by his native ayah (nursemaid) Soyera, Harry is raised to learn the culture and ways of the Mahrattas. Once grown to adulthood Soyera sends Harry back to the English. Harry's background proves useful as he quickly rises in rank in the service of the British. Join Harry and his servant Abdool as they encounter many adventures as the British seek to subdue the Indian subcontinent in G. A. Henty's At the Point of the Bayonet. Set at the turn of the nineteenth century in India, Malaysia, Indonesia and England,...
Harry Lindsay is just an infant when a Mahratta raiding party kills his parents. Saved by his native ayah (nursemaid) Soyera, Harry is raised to learn...
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51,30 zł |
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Shin-young's Dancing Shoes
ISBN: 9781478282068 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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45,60 zł |
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What's in the Suitcase, Grandma?: My Solar-Powered History, Book 3
ISBN: 9781937848088 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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59,29 zł |
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Gee Whiz!
ISBN: 9781502432933 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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45,41 zł |
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Once Upon a Time in China Vol 1: Simplified Chinese Edition
ISBN: 9781505306958 / Chiński / Miękka / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kenneth Lu A Writer of seven books. The writer's contemporary fantasy novel is arranged in Asian classical literature format and is written in Simplified Chinese. The novel is written for people who intend to elevate their Mandarin reading skill to upper advance level. The feature of this story combines unique ancient historical culture and martial arts from the forgotten past, with sinosphere settings to introduce in the vibrant genre of Asian classical novel.
Kenneth Lu A Writer of seven books. The writer's contemporary fantasy novel is arranged in Asian classical literature format and is written in Simplif...
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68,42 zł |
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With the Allies to Pekin
ISBN: 9781505896367 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A young Englishman, Rex, and his Chinese friend Ah Lo find themselves living in turbulent times in China. Thousands of years of imperial rule are close to an end when an anti-imperial uprising threatens the Qing dynasty. Resentment against western powers lead a group of Chinese to form a militia known as the Boxers. When the Boxers threaten Christian missionaries, Rex's cousins, and other foreigners, many nations must band together to have any hope of resisting the threat. Rex and Ah Lo join the effort to relieve the legations. Will the legations hold out until relief appears. Will Rex and Ah...
A young Englishman, Rex, and his Chinese friend Ah Lo find themselves living in turbulent times in China. Thousands of years of imperial rule are clos...
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46,74 zł |
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Dindy and the Elephant
ISBN: 9781447272403 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bored with her little brother Pog's childish games, Dindy decides that she's finally grown-up enough for a real adventure. While her mother is sleeping and the servants are busy, she takes Pog deep into the tea gardens, a place they are never supposed to go alone. Terrified by wild animals and snubbed by the local children, Dindy starts to realize how little she really knows about India, even though it's the only place she's ever called home. But little does she know her life is about to be turned upside down when her mother is taken ill and her father tells her they are leaving India, for...
Bored with her little brother Pog's childish games, Dindy decides that she's finally grown-up enough for a real adventure. While her mother is sleepin...
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36,17 zł |
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