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While looking through a very old telescope belonging to his grandfather, Phil sees a town that isn't there. He peers through the open door of a house and gets pulled through the telescope and deposited on the floor of its living room. He is quite surprised when Nanny, a goat, begins speaking to him.
Phil finds himself in a land of magic. And not a very nice kind of magic. Here when a little girl wants a pony, another child loses a pony. A group...
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Poner fin a la vida de Medusa era una de las proezas más grandes a que podía hacer frente un héroe. Medusa era un monstruo horrible: su pelo eran serpientes, de su boca salían unos colmillos muy afilados y bastaba con mirarla para quedar convertido en una estatua de piedra. Por suerte, hubo alguien que ideó una estratagema para vencerla sin salir malherido. Era Perseo.
Disfruta de las mejores historias de la mitología clásica con los cuentos...
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Sycamore Stories is the first book of a new set of stories about the magical sycamore trees in the woods by the river, next to the railroad tunnel, and the forest animal friends they share stories with. The trees and animals learn life lessons on how to live a good and moral life. No one can ever be perfect, but we can learn from those who have come before on how to make the world a better place and keep our families and friendships strong. Stay quiet,...
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Irish legends need to have their stories heard… Who better to help than Johnny Magory, Lily-May and Ruairi?
Johnny, Lily-May, Ruairi, and of course, Mammy and Daddy, go on holiday around Ireland in their old campervan. Before beginning their journey, they meet an old man Finegas who is fishing for "The Salmon of Knowledge". He tells Johnny and Lily-May of an important mission; they need to make sure Irish legends have their stories heard. Can...
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The legendary Grettir was the strongest man in Iceland, cursed with misfortune but determined to make his own destiny In Iceland's history, many men stand out for their courage and talent, but one man stands taller than the rest. When young Grettir is outlawed from Iceland after killing a man in self-defense, he makes a name for himself in Norway for his heroic deeds. But he goes one step too far, and in trying to rid a town from an evil spirit...
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Little Miss Muffet was not frightened away as many have been led to believe. The real story of Little Miss Muffet is a display of an already-existing relationship between the spider and Miss Muffet. Through a short contentious conversation, the spider and Miss Muffet find their way to reconciliation and a stronger friendship.
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It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget. Du Plessis was a Transvaal Boer, descended, as his name implies, from that good Huguenot stock which, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, made its way to the Cape to replenish the Dutch settlers. The French language quickly died out in South Africa, mainly from a stern repression, yet here and there, all...
11) Strange Tales
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Bears, wolves and weird tangles of fate, these eight Strange Tales for 9-12s from master storyteller Daniel Morden have it all. In these pages you will meet travellers, tricksters, unlikely heroes, and animals who may not be what they seem... Honed folk and fairy tales favourites from a lifetime of performance, retold with a contemporary twist, stories such as 'Tatterhood', 'Fearless' and 'The Luck Child' will become family favourites for those who...
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Crosby has fallen on hard times. He's lost his job and his family. Even his daughter doesn't speak to him. Oh, and his new job as a museum custodian stinks, too. While sweeping up one day, he discovers a small, strange sliver of wood. He uses it as a toothpick to dislodge some ham sandwich stuck in his teeth. And suddenly he has the powers of a god. When international art thieves descend on the museum, will Crosby save the day? Or will he keep sweeping?...
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This Tale will appeal to readers aged between eight and their mid-teens, and to adults with wide reading interests. It tells how Inspirando escapes the evil clutches of Mandor who has magically enslaved everyone in his village, viciously forcing them to mine for gold. Inspirando is injured during his escape. A holy man and healer cares for him and tells him about the Temple of Tosharlin. There he will find a powerful Potion that gives the drinker...
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Charlie Lawson's only summer excitement in small-town Wisconsin came from kicking butt in video games, where he's the undisputed Total Turbo champ. Now it's time to go back to middle school, where nine long months of boredom await.
But then, Charlie stumbles onto something big happening inside the abandoned warehouse across the street from his house. Specifically, someone big. He befriends Bruce, a twenty-foot-tall teenage giant, who Charlie must...
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Combining traditional Appalachian folktale plots with a contemporary sensibility, writer and storyteller Anne Shelby creates fourteen lively, original stories of a funny, magical, yet familiar world.Many of the stories feature a girl named Molly Whuppie, who is clever, brave, and strong. Encountering witches, giants, an ogre who refuses to do housework, unwanted boyfriends, and all manner of conundrums, Molly manages to outwit them all with a potent...
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Baz has always dreamed about following his two older brothers out of his dusty little town, so when a stranger comes to his family's home and asks him to be a weaver's apprentice, Baz is eager to start his journey. But, when he reaches the village of Kallah and starts his apprenticeship, Baz learns that his master is very cruel. And when, the master trades Baz to a magician for a sword, Baz expects no better from his new owner. But, as Baz travels...
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To marry the woman he loves, Hercules must complete twelve challenging tasks Hercules, son of Zeus, is known as the greatest hero Greece has ever seen. But it takes more than a godly parent to create a hero. This is the tale of how one man becomes a hero and that hero becomes a god. Soon before Hercules's birth, Zeus, ruler of the gods, declares that his son will one day be the high king of Mycenae. When his jealous wife, Hera, tricks Zeus to ensure...
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This is an enchanted story of little Frances, an orphan, who during a fierce thunderstorm meets someone in the woods that changes her life forever.
Magic, mystery, and suspense enfold as Frances approaches her thirteenth birthday.
A magical flower shop and a mysterious cottage are the focus of this story--and where goodness always prevails over evil.
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One of the world's oldest and best-loved tales, now retold and illustrated in thrilling detail for readers of all ages.
Rama pulled the splendid arrow out of his quiver. It had been given to him long ago by the sage Agastya who had told him that he could use it only once and only for a great enemy. The incomparable arrow held the wind in its feathers, the sun and the moon in its shining tip, the earth in its shaft and the power of the doomsday fire...
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