Un été à Ithaque - L'odyssée de Nandi

A charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees - full of friendship and adventure, and perfect to read together

 Take part in the heroic rescue of a fishing boat in trouble, meet a boy who makes an extraordinary discovery in the vegetable patch, and find out how a farm cat forms a very special connection with a young Ukrainian girl.

 These three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child's week on the farm.

 From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, this charming story collection for young readers celebrates the countryside and the way its landscape and animals can leave an impression on a child's heart forever.

Katerina the Cat and Other Tales from the Farm - A Farms for City Children Book

Un jeune garçon difficile est placé en maison de correction. Lors de ses exercices quotidiens, il longe avec bonheur l'enclos des chevaux. Le responsable des écuries le remarque et lui confie Dombey, un cheval ayant subi de mauvais traitements. Une relation de confiance et une véritable amitié s'instaurent entre le garçon et l'animal.

Mauvais garçon

Le 10 septembre 1987, Michael, 11 ans, embarque avec ses parents et sa chienne Stella sur un voilier pour entreprendre un tour du monde. Le voyage et les escales sont fabuleux, mais un jour, il tombe à la mer avec sa chienne. Il échoue sur une île qui semble déserte, au milieu du Pacifique.

Le Royaume de Kensuké

En 1947, le tout jeune Arthur, séparé de sa soeur Kitty, est embarqué, comme des milliers d'autres orphelins, sur un bateau pour l'Australie. Sa vie est désormais là-bas, jalonnée d'épreuves, de rencontres extraordinaires, et illuminée par sa passion de la mer. Des années plus tard, Allie, la fille d'Arthur, s'apprête à accomplir une traversée en solitaire. Son but : franchir les océans pour gagner l'Angleterre et retrouver sa tante Kitty.

Seul sur la mer immense

Joey is a warhorse, but he wasn't always. Once, he was a farm horse and a gentle boy named Albert was his master. Then World War I came storming through and everything changed. Albert's father sells Joey to the army where the beautiful, red-bay horse is trained to charge the enemy, drag heavy artillery, and carry wounded soldiers not much older than Albert off of battlefields. Amongst the clamoring of guns and slogging through the cold mud, Joey wonders if the war will ever end. And if it does, will he ever find Albert again?

Cheval de guerre

After a fierce storm, a boy discovers a human skull, buried beneath the roots of an ancient tree. A skull with a legendary story.

 Vivid re-imagining of the legendary hero Robin Hood by bestselling author of War Horse.

 After a fierce storm, a boy discovers a human skull, buried beneath the roots of an ancient tree. A skull with a legendary story.

 "Tell the sheriff, tell Sir Guy of Gisbourne, tell everyone in Nottingham, that the Outlaws rule here in Sherwood, that we rule in the king's name. I am Robin Hood."

 Homeless and lost in a dark, strange forest, young Robin is rescued by a motley crew of misfits. He yearns to avenge his father and seek justice against cruel oppressors, to finally defeat the Sheriff of Nottingham, once and for all.

Outlaw - The Story of Robin Hood

The acclaimed author and illustrator of SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT return with an exhilarating edition of Britain's oldest epic.Long ago there was a Scandinavian warrior who fought three evils so powerful they could destroy whole kingdoms. Standing head and shoulders above his comrades, Beowulf single-handedly saves the land of the Danes from a merciless ogre named Grendel and then from his sea-hag mother. But it is his third terrible battle, with the death-dragon of the deep, in which he truly meets his match. Lovers of heroes, monsters, and the drama of battle will find this retelling as enthralling as it is tragic.

Beowulf

Ashley Anderson vit en Chine où son père a fondé une mission et un hôpital. Mais la guerre entre la Chine et le Japon fait rage, et le jeune garçon doit fuir. En compagnie d'Oncle Sung, un moine tibétain, il entreprend un long et périlleux voyage qui le mène au Tibet. Mais il se retrouve seul, perdu dans les neiges de l'Himalaya. Abandonné à lui-même, Ashley va être recueilli par des êtres de légende, le peuple des yétis...

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