C'est le dernier jour des vacances, et Cherry décide de chercher d'autres coquillages pour compléter son collier. Elle est déterminée : ce sera le plus long collier jamais fait, un collier de géant ! Mais bientôt les nuages se font plus sombres, la mer se transforme en monstre gris... et Cherry est coupée du rivage. Le seul moyen de s'échapper est de traverser une ancienne mine derrière les rochers, où elle va croiser la route de mystérieux fantômes.

Le collier du géant

Longer novels from Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo are always a particular treat, and Private Peaceful is no exception. Tragic, surprising and engaging in equal measures, Morpurgo's novel charts both the childhood of young Thomas Peaceful in the early years of the 20th century, and his eventual underage enlistment in the British army to help fight the First World War. It is, above all, a poignant story of war and about all of its many life-changing effects on those involved--also the brutality of the commanding regimes and the relentless squalor of trench warfare. It's not for the squeamish--Morpurgo tells it like it was and his honest insight is on every page for all to appreciate.  "Tommo" Peaceful is recalling his childhood from those terrible battlefields. He remembers his big brother Charlie taking him to his first day of school, the death of his father, his mum working hard to keep a roof over their heads and food on their table. He remembers his brother Joe, who some called simple, but who to Tommo was very special. He also recalls the only girl in his life, Molly, and how Charlie somehow took her away from him. But as the World turned to War, he had to grow up fast. Together Charlie and Tommo enlist and are sent to France, almost immediately, to what could only be described as pure hell on Earth. Bullets, bombs, death. Shells, noise, dirt. Disease, rats, stench. Charlie and Tommo fight for their lives and to stay together--facing certain death in the face every time they try to advance the British lines.  Morpurgo rattles through his narrative at some speed, gracefully capturing both the horror of war and the ecstasy of life. The ending is shocking and memorable. This is difficult, emotionally draining but highly recommended reading. (Recommended for ages 10 and over.) --John McLay

Soldat Peaceful

"Je m'appelle Pinocchio. Je suis la marionnette la plus célèbre au monde. Vous savez sûrement pourquoi mon nez s'allonge... Mais vous ne connaissez pas ma véritable histoire. Le moment est venu de vous la raconter."

Michael Morpurgo est un merveilleux conteur. Après avoir adapté "Le Roi Arthur", il redonne vie à Pinocchio en le laissant narrer ses aventures avec verve et fantaisie. Emma Chichester Clark allie fraîcheur et poésie pour illustrer ce récit, avec son talent inimitable.

Un Pinocchio inoubliable, à l'humour mordant, pour les jeunes lecteurs d'aujourd'hui: un grand classique à redécouvrir.

Pinocchio raconte Pinocchio

Jo places his life in danger when he helps protect a growing number of Jewish children who have sought refuge at a reclusive widow's farm.

Anya

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

1847... Cette année-là, en Irlande, un terrible fléau anéantit la récolte de pommes de terre, condamnant le peuple à la famine. Sean et Annie, les deux enfants survivants du clan O'Brien n'ont qu'un seul espoir de salut : ils doivent partir retrouver leur père en Amérique. Ils s'embarquent à bord d'un navire d'émigrants. Commence alors la plus incroyable des épopées.

Le trésor des O'Brien

The charming tales of one mischievous cat from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo.

 A cat's nine lives are full of adventure and excitement and none more so than Montezuma, the farmyard cat. From a young kitten to a grand old cat, he is cunning and proud while establishing his kingdom, but to Matthew, he's always loving and adorable. A great read that kids aged 9+ will love.

 Michael Morpurgo, again demonstrates why he is considered to be the master storyteller with this collection of stories. Famed for animal stories such as Little Foxes, Shadow, The Butterfly Lion and An Eagle in the Snow, The Nine Lives of Montezuma is every bit as enthralling. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.

The Nine Lives of Montezuma

Londres, 1940... Un jeune garçon et sa mère prennent le train pour se réfugier à la campagne. Tandis que les raids aériens s'intensifient, un inconnu entré dans leur compartiment commence à leur raconter l'histoire de son meilleur ami, Billy. Septembre 1918... Billy et son bataillon livrent leur dernière bataille dans un village du nord de la France. De nombreux soldats allemands sont fait prisonniers. Soudain, l'un d'eux émerge des ruines et Billy ordonne qu'on lui laisse la vie sauve.

Un aigle dans la neige

Joey le cheval de ferme, devenu cheval de guerre, en 1914, nous raconte son histoire, avec simplicité. Témoin de la Grande Guerre, il va vivre l'horreur des combats auprès des Britanniques, des Allemands, ou du côté des Français. Pour lui, les soldats, les paysans, les officiers, les vétérinaires ne sont pas des ennemis, mais des hommes, chez qui il rencontre la bonté comme la méchanceté. Joey partage leurs souffrances et leurs peurs, et sait leur redonner de l'espoir.

Le collier du géant

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