Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Legends, Myths, Fables - General

Something stopped Nita's hand as it ran along the bookshelf. She looked and
found that one of the books had a loose thread at the top of its spine. It was one of those So You Want to Be a . . . books, a series on careers. So You Want to Be a Pilot, and a Scientist . . . a Writer. But his one said, So You Want to Be a Wizard.
I don't belive this, Nina thought. She shut the book and stood there holding it in
her hand, confused, amazed, suspicious--and delighted. If it was a joke, it was a great one. If it wasn't . . . ?

Share The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter's most popular and well-loved tale, with rabbit lovers everywhere this spring

Follow the story of naughty Peter Rabbit as he squeezes under the gate into Mr. McGregor's garden and finds himself in all kinds of trouble

Leo Lionni's Caldecott Honor-winning story about a little mouse who gathers something unusual for the long winter is celebrating its fiftieth birthday

Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it's Frederick's stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice. Winner of a 1967 Caldecott Honor, Frederick has been cherished by generations of readers.

"A splendid achievement." --School Library Journal, starred review

"In Frederick, a mouse...

The beloved fable about loving your home from four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni.

A young snail dreams of having the biggest house--or shell--in the world. Then one day, his wise father tells him the story of another snail with the same dream. He grew and grew, adding bright colors and beautiful designs, until he found that his house came at a terrible cost. The young snail decides that a small, easy-to-carry shell might be best for a life of adventure and exploration.

The fantasy adventure that launched the international bestselling series, with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone

They have always scared him in the past--the Rangers, with their dark cloaks and shadowy ways. The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. And now 15-year-old Will, always small for his age, has been chosen as a Ranger's apprentice. What he doesn't yet realize is that the Rangers are the protectors of the kingdom. Highly trained in the skills of battle and surveillance, they fight the battles before...

The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone

Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, and Will is chosen, along with his friend Horace, as special envoys to nearby Celtica. But the simple mission soon takes an unsettling turn - the Celticans have disappeared, their town abandoned. The scheming hand of Morgarath, it seems, has been far from idle. He has found a way to bring his legions over the once impassible eastern mountains and is planning to ambush the king's army in a rout. Now...

The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone

Still far from their homeland after escaping slavery in the icebound land of Skandia, Will and Evanlyn's plans to return to Araluen are spoiled when Evanlyn is taken captive by a Temujai warrior. Though still weakened by the warmweed's toxic effects, Will employs his Ranger training to locate his friend, but an enemy scouting party has him fatally outnumbered. Will is certain death is close at hand, until Halt and Horace make a daring, last-minute rescue. The reunion is cut short, however, when...

The badger and the honeyguide bird work together to find honey. One day, badger keeps the honey all to itself and is taught a lesson.

It wiggles, and waggles, and wiggles some more, but this little boy's stubborn tooth just won't come out He hopes it will fall out soon, because he can't wait to meet the Tooth Fairy This humorous tale based on Clement C. Moore's classic poem is a perfect addition to the best-selling series.

Illustrated by Johansen Newman.

The group of stories known as The Arabian Nights or The Thousand and One Nights is believed to have originated in the East during the early Middle Ages. The tales first appeared in a Western translation in France in 1704. This selection of favorite Arabian Nights stories, with new illustrations by Thea Kliros, features a multitude of colorful characters -- devious magicians, monstrous giants, lovely princesses, and steadfast suitors -- caught up in exciting adventures that take them to faraway lands.
The six classics included here are "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp," "Ali...

Derek McKellier has never been a man of direction. With his laid-back and sometimes daring attitude, he roams through the vastness of space, isolating himself from others. Although Derek constantly cheats death by tormenting a group of spacefaring pirates, he does whatever it takes to stay alive. A loner way of life is all he's known, until a wayward incident aquaints him to the captain and senior officers of a very statutory starship. Their influences introduce a new world of emotions Derek has never truly felt before, but just when he thinks his life is taking a turn for the better, Derek...

Could the legendary Bigfoot exist among the ancient redwoods and rugged terrain of California s Eel River Valley? Little is known of the Sinkyone people who once called those majestic forests their home. With their passing went their knowledge of their mythical legends, sacred location and unspoken areas to be left alone, lost forever or were they?

In a distant world called Educity, everybody does nothing but study and work. Nobody has thought of changing the peaceful, orderly and fatally rigid system; nobody has considered the real meaning of life. This is why the Goddess appoints five twelve-year-olds to embark on a quest for true wisdom. They leave their homes and venture into an unknown world. There they go through precarious adventures, encountering everything from magic to ancient treasure.but at the end of it all, how will they save their silently suffering fellow Educitizens?

"Glom Gloom" and the Gartergates have become legend, and no one really believes the tiny, dangerous Weeuns actually exist. Until troublemaker Raymond Fibbey forms an alliance with crazy Wicker Bugle and former enemies Bort and Merrily and sets out to discover if any of the old stories are 'for true." 'Enjoyable fantasy.heroes can have human failings and foresight." -Library Journal 'Fantasy fans will become easily involved." -Booklist Nominated for the William Allen White Award

A compelling tale of love, battle, and faith, "Windborne" is set in a land of flying warriors, locked in a seemingly endless conflict over an ever-changing border, a war that has gone on long enough that even the combatants are no longer sure of their goals or the endgame.

Wilford is a shy young villager, pulled into the struggle as a cadet, and turned into a vicious killer, the pride of his captains, by the tragedies of war. Saved by people of faith from his hopelessly murderous existence, he re-enters the war, baptized with the Spirit and the desire to end the bloodshed. Besides the...

Chessie Bligh is unaware of who she is or what power she possesses. She is fourteen and lives with her greedy parents who farm her out to a string of nannies and private academies for her upbringing parents who are so busy with their corporate management concerns they have little time for their daughter. Her only solace in life is her ShihTzu Wuggbert. He gives her unconditional love.

Twelve-year-old Angela and thirteen-year-old Tony are neighbors and best of friends who have a penchant for getting into trouble. While playing in Angela's creepy basement one day, they discover a secret portal that leads them to a magical world beyond their wildest imaginings.

In this new and exciting realm, they train to become wizards, meeting an eclectic cast of characters along the way. But even in this place, Angela and Tony become embroiled in mischief. After all, what kid wouldn't want the power to transform into a beastly dragon or the ability to command any inanimate object to...

Bigfoot are found and studied for five years before the Area-51 super computer, used in the project, becomes self aware. It decides the evolved miniature surveillance device, it created to enhance research, is now in danger of being compromised. On its own, it takes action to terminate the study and the subjects as well.

The scientists who have come to know and love the three subjects in California, Big Guy, Lady Di and baby Bryce, as they are called, risk jail and life itself in their battle against the Top Secret computer, Scorpion, a mechanical beast operating in the sub-levels of the...

It's 1952 and summer vacation looms, full of possibilities. When best friends Josh and Billy find an old, collapsed cabin in the middle of the woods, they decide to search the rubble for treasure. They look for weeks and eventually find a chest buried within the cabin's foundation. But instead of treasure, it's filled with old journals that belong to Wendell, a Christmas elf who came to town fifty-six years ago with Santa but fell off the sleigh and was lost.

Josh and Billy begin reading through the journals in hopes of unearthing a clue that will lead them to the elf. Soon, the entire...

Derek McKellier has never been a man of direction. With his laid-back and sometimes daring attitude, he roams through the vastness of space, isolating himself from others. Although Derek constantly cheats death by tormenting a group of spacefaring pirates, he does whatever it takes to stay alive. A loner way of life is all he's known, until a wayward incident aquaints him to the captain and senior officers of a very statutory starship. Their influences introduce a new world of emotions Derek has never truly felt before, but just when he thinks his life is taking a turn for the better, Derek...