Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago (Yesterday's Classics)
ISBN: 9781599152448 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through the eyes of Rainolf, a boy at the court of Charlemagne, we catch a glimpse of life in the Frankish kingdom, including dress, occupations, and amusements. We learn how Charlemagne brought Alcuin from England to establish schools in his kingdom and how he encouraged the development of the arts, including the recitation of poetry such as the Song of Roland. We hear about Einhard, a close associate of Charlemagne, who wrote a biography of him after his death. Finally, we travel to Rome to see Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800 A.D. Suitable for ages 8 and up.
Through the eyes of Rainolf, a boy at the court of Charlemagne, we catch a glimpse of life in the Frankish kingdom, including dress, occupations, and ...
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From Bondage to Freedom: A Tale of the Times of Mohammed
ISBN: 9781934671108 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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121,47 zł |
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village
ISBN: 9780763643324 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters.
Maidens, monks, and millers sons in these pages, readers will meet them all. There s Hugo, the lord s nephew, forced to prove his manhood by hunting a wild boar; sharp-tongued Nelly, who supports her family by selling live eels; and the peasant s daughter, Mogg, who gets a clever lesson in how to save a cow from a greedy landlord. There s also mud-slinging Barbary (and her noble victim); Jack, the compassionate half-wit; Alice, the singing... Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters.
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56,47 zł |
Men of Iron (Yesterday's Classics)
ISBN: 9781599152943 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The thrilling story, set in England in the time of Henry IV, of how Myles Falworth advances to knighthood and through "trial by battle" restores the fallen fortunes of his family. With breathless excitement, the reader follows the adventures of the hero, sympathizing with him in his troubles, fighting in his battles, and rejoicing in his good fortunes. Numerous illustrations by the author add to the attractiveness of the volume. Suitable for ages 10 and up.
The thrilling story, set in England in the time of Henry IV, of how Myles Falworth advances to knighthood and through "trial by battle" restores the f...
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72,79 zł |
Annals of Wynnewood: Shadows & Secrets
ISBN: 9781449551278 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No one knows what the cloaked creature is or why it is so terrifying. The villagers of Wynnewood only know that they must stay away from 'the creature' for fear of their physical and spiritual safety. An unfortunate encounter with a dragon introduces Philip Ward to the creature, and to his surprise, he finds a friend, confidante, and companion in more adventure than he'd ever dreamed possible. Follow Philip and the creature as they rescue a lame child, discover 'pirate treasure', and test the mettle of true friendship Shadows & Secrets is the first book in the Annals of Wynnewood
No one knows what the cloaked creature is or why it is so terrifying. The villagers of Wynnewood only know that they must stay away from 'the creature...
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Soulene: A Healer's Tale
ISBN: 9781939924087 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Book I of the Soulene Trilogy introduces readers to Soulene, a 16-year-old girl mastering the healing arts as an apprentice of Hospice de Coeur Rouge, known as the Red Heart Healers by the local peasantry in Medieval Europe. Her life is turned upside down after discovering a handsome, gravely wounded knight in the forest. Who is this mysterious warrior? She uses herbs and the techniques passed down through the centuries to treat his wounds, but he warns her to flee immediately -- or risk death. She embarks upon an epic journey to the south, guided by friends and accompanied by her horse and...
Book I of the Soulene Trilogy introduces readers to Soulene, a 16-year-old girl mastering the healing arts as an apprentice of Hospice de Coeur Rouge,...
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48,64 zł |
For Merrie England: A Tale of The Weavers of Norfolk
ISBN: 9781934671399 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,31 zł |
For Merrie England: A Tale of The Weavers of Norfolk
ISBN: 9781934671382 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the fall of 1357, a Flemish weaver travels around the countryside in England, at the request of the king, seeking apprentices to learn his trade. During this time, however, many Englishmen prefer the easy wealth gained from war and pillaging to learning to work diligently with their hands. Along the way the weaver meets a prosperous wool merchant with two sons-big, strong, sixteen-year-old Roger and small, crippled, thirteen-year-old Tom. The merchant is eager to advance his elder son but the weaver feels drawn to the intelligence of young Tom who is seen only as a burden and a curse. When...
In the fall of 1357, a Flemish weaver travels around the countryside in England, at the request of the king, seeking apprentices to learn his trade. D...
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102,00 zł |
Sword of Clontarf
ISBN: 9780976638681 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Niall must leave his native Iceland after the murder of his father and make his way to his Irish grandfather, the Chieftain Mael Seachlinn. Before he can be presented to his grandfather and the High King Brian Boru, he stays in a monastery and studies at a bardic school. As the battle for Ireland approaches and the chieftains of Ireland unite, Niall is swept along and both weeps for the loss his North must endure and rejoices in the glory of Ireland.In the end he learns "what is the greatest bard fee" . . . the glory of heaven.
Niall must leave his native Iceland after the murder of his father and make his way to his Irish grandfather, the Chieftain Mael Seachlinn. Before he ...
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72,79 zł |
Crispin: The End of Time
ISBN: 9780061740831 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As long as I could keep myself out of bondage, I'd be true to Bear's teaching. And so it was that beyond all else, I was determined to keep my freedom. After the death of their beloved mentor, Bear, Crispin and Troth are more desperate than ever, wandering the desolate French countryside, where they don't speak the language and know no one. The only hope they cling to is that somehow they can reach Iceland, where Bear had said there were no kings or lords, and where they can live in freedom. Crispin is determined to fulfill this dream, both for himself and to honor Bear's memory. But... As long as I could keep myself out of bondage, I'd be true to Bear's teaching. And so it was that beyond all else, I was determined to keep my free... |
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43,43 zł |
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village
ISBN: 9780763650940 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters. Maidens, monks, and millers' sons -- in these pages, readers will meet them all. There's Hugo, the lord's nephew, forced to prove his manhood by hunting a wild boar; sharp-tongued Nelly, who supports her family by selling live eels; and the peasant's daughter, Mogg, who gets a clever lesson in how to save a cow from a greedy landlord. There's also mud-slinging Barbary (and her noble victim); Jack, the compassionate half-wit; Alice, the singing...
Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters. Maide...
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34,73 zł |
Be Careful What You Wish For
ISBN: 9781456555443 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Book 1 of the Amulet Series... Best Friends, Emily and Megan, are thrilled to find out that the amulet they bought at a Medieval Fair is supposed to make wishes come true. The magical amulet sends the girls on a fantastic journey back in time to 15th Century England, where they encounter a host of unforgettable characters. Anne and her cousin, Richard, help the girls to try to uncover the truth about the amulet. Will they find the answer they need to return to their own time? Can they avoid being caught? Join the girls and their new friends in this exciting adventure back in time.
Book 1 of the Amulet Series... Best Friends, Emily and Megan, are thrilled to find out that the amulet they bought at a Medieval Fair is supposed to m...
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45,41 zł |
Brother Hugo and the Bear
ISBN: 9780802854070 / Angielski / Twarda / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A clever tale that will charm book lovers
Brother Hugo can't return his library book -- the letters of St. Augustine -- because, it turns out, the precious book has been devoured by a bear Instructed by the abbot to borrow another monastery's copy and create a replacement, the hapless monk painstakingly crafts a new book, copying it letter by letter and line by line. But when he sets off to return the borrowed copy, he finds himself trailed by his hungry new friend. Once a bear has a taste of letters, it appears, he's rarely satisfied Brother Hugo and the... A clever tale that will charm book lovers
Brother Hugo can't return his library book -- the letters of St. Augustine -- because, it... |
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73,90 zł |
Treasures from the Storm
ISBN: 9780984001224 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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46,19 zł |
Annals of Wynnewood: Cloaked in Secrets
ISBN: 9781451594010 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Searching for the elusive unicorns of Wynnewood's forests sends Philip and Dove on an adventure that threatens more than the freedom of the beautiful creatures. Will their quest to satisfy Lord Morgan's desire to own a unicorn cost Dove everything- even her life?
Searching for the elusive unicorns of Wynnewood's forests sends Philip and Dove on an adventure that threatens more than the freedom of the beautiful ...
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The Secret Prince
ISBN: 9781442459311 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ALL IS NOT WELL IN KELHADDEN. During a long-ago battle the king was killed, and his powerful amulet, which protects the kingdom from harm, was lost. Then Kelhadden fell to Ranulf, a cruel Northman, under whose regime the people are dying and the city is deteriorating. Now the only hope is that the true prince of Kelhadden will come forward, recover the amulet, and take back the kingdom. Born on the night of the red sky, Thorn is taken in by the old warrior Morwid, former counselor to the murdered king and keeper of the all-knowing Book of Ancients. Thorn knows nothing of his...
ALL IS NOT WELL IN KELHADDEN. During a long-ago battle the king was killed, and his powerful amulet, which protects the kingdom from harm, ...
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52,12 zł |
The Minstrel's Tale III
ISBN: 9780982996737 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Questerly saga continues... King Richard II, once a friend - now a powerful enemy, refuses to release Minstrel Amos Questerly from the impregnable Tower of London. A daring plan to rescue Amos leads to more exciting adventures and incredible dangers in this thrilling conclusion to The Minstrel's Tale.
The Questerly saga continues... King Richard II, once a friend - now a powerful enemy, refuses to release Minstrel Amos Questerly from the impregnable...
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63,67 zł |
Barnabus Mudpatch
ISBN: 9781481870054 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Barnabus Mupatch is a street urchin who grew up on the dirty back streets of the great medieval city of Waxminster. Daily life is a struggle for survival. Both the City Watch and the criminal Deadhand gang have no time or sympathy for the children who live in the streets, so they are forced to fend for themselves. Barnabus has always been lucky in his life - at least, so far. This leads him to take risks that others wouldn't dare to. Like creeping onto the tournament field, and sneaking inside a knight's pavilion. Like trying on the suit of armour he finds there, and being mistaken for a real...
Barnabus Mupatch is a street urchin who grew up on the dirty back streets of the great medieval city of Waxminster. Daily life is a struggle for survi...
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43,37 zł |
The Pe'lerin of the Orb
ISBN: 9780984042548 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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51,94 zł |
The Gilded Mirror: Constantinople
ISBN: 9781482362176 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fifteen-year-old Anna Moore has stepped back in time through the forces of a mysterious mirror to the fifteenth century during the fall of Constantinople. It is a city under siege, surrounded by an army intent on breaching its walls, taking its treasures, and killing or enslaving its people. Caught in the turmoil of the action, Anna tries to help people flee to safety from the impending doom. Inspired by true events that marked the end of the Byzantine Empire, The Gilded Mirror: Constantinople, is a bold and haunting tale of the last days of Byzantine Constantinople before the rise of the...
Fifteen-year-old Anna Moore has stepped back in time through the forces of a mysterious mirror to the fifteenth century during the fall of Constantino...
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37,43 zł |