It all started with a curse. When magical mermaid Sereia saves her little sister and overshadows brother and the sea's rightful heir, Triton, the position of next ruler of the sea is in question. Determined to keep his throne, Triton curses Sereia, transforming her into a human and stripping her of magic. Banishing her from their underwater kingdom, he gives her a final warning: if you should ever return, you will become a monster. Left for dead,...

Todos los años, en Nochebuena, los señores Stahlbaum daban una gran fiesta. Fritz y Marie, los hijos de los señores Stahlbaum, esperaban impacientes que se abriera la puerta del salón. La puerta estaba cerrada porque allí dentro se encontraba el gran árbol de Navidad con los regalos para ellos. La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones...

Contenu enrichi (avec fichiers audio intégrés) En Afrique de l'Ouest, un baobab gigantesque s'élève au centre d'un village aux prises avec une terrible sécheresse. Il y a très longtemps, au commencement du monde, il était tombé amoureux de la terre. En y enfouissant profondément ses racines, il donna naissance à une histoire magique qui prit toutefois une tournure dramatique pour la nature, les hommes et les animaux. Au cœur de cette histoire...

Dar á conocer la Mitología á los niños, es prepararles para que puedan comprender, gozar y admirar las obras que nos legaron como modelos de buen gusto los sublimes genios que brotaron de Grecia y Roma.

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"Love at first sight isn't a myth. For seventh graders Olivia and Eden, it's fate. Olivia is a capital-P Poet, and Eden thinks she wants to be a musician one day, but for now she's just the new girl. And then Eden shows up to Poetry Club and everything changes. Eden isn't out, and she has rules for dating Olivia: don't call. Don't tell her friends. And don't let anyone know they're together. But when jealousy creeps in, it's Olivia’s words that...

George Manville Fenn'sYoung Robin Hood (1899)is an enchanting story for younger readers about a boy who is lost in the woods and is taken in by Robin Hood and his merry men. This timeless and charming tale of adventure, friendship, and archery emboldens the positive virtues of kindness, charity, and forgiveness. When the young boy Robin, the son of the Nottingham sheriff, is passing through Sherwood Forest with a servant and his pack mules they are...

Still grappling with the memories of the Trojan war, Daphne finds herself drawn into another perilous journey as she confronts the phrocephy predicting her role in the ruin of Olympus and Sparta.

Pinéshish, la pie bleue, a besoin d'aide. Un vent fort et chargé de verglas a imbibé ses ailes d'eau et rend le vol impossible. Elle doit trouver un refuge. Qui du bouleau, qui de l'érable ou du sapin lui offrira protection et sécurité? Une magnifique légende autochtone qui explique pourquoi les feuillus perdent leurs feuilles à l'automne, alors que les conifères conservent leur ramure. *** Michel Noël nous a quitté le 12 avril dernier,...

"Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures' disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she's not the least bit scared of them. This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the "scary" out of monsters"--

"Separated by two worlds, Dorothy, the daughter of the infamous Pandora, and Apple, the beloved descendant of Zeus and Hera, find their friendship tested when Apple makes a choice for the both of them that changes everything - and the consequences are great."--