Geraldine McCaughrean

A young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.

Fifteen myths about the sun, the moon, and the stars from different cultures and countries.

"In the second instalment of the Monacello trilogy, the 'Little Monk' who brings both good and bad luck is begrudgingly transformed into the Wish-Bringer ... There is one wish, however, that Monacello cannot grant; he still does not know the rest of his story; the mystery of his parents and why he came to be left outside the doors of a nunnery one cold morning. ... Monacello faces up to his enemies and comes one step closer to discovering the truth...

Once in a blue moon the white, bright moonlight touching the ground forms a sparkling path straight to Blue Moon Mountain. But only the brave (or the very foolish) have dared to follow it. Follow Joy as she steps onto the moonlit path that leads her to a strange unearthly place filled with the magical creatures of myth and legend.

"Zwietna pisarka brytyjska wygrała niezwykle trudny konkurs literacki na dalszy ci�g Piotrusia Pana i Wendy J.M. Barriego, klasycznej, nie[miertelnej historii o chłopcu, kt̤ry nie chciał dorosn��. Tak powstał Piotru[ Pan w czerwieni, kt̤rego [wiatowa premiera odb�dzie si� 5 pazdziernika 2006 w Londynie. Poznamy dalsze losy bohater̤w znanej niemal wszystkim dzieciom ksi� "The first-ever authorized sequel to J. M. Barrie's Peter...

"Una recopilación de aventuras de los principales mitos griegos, narradas con sencillez y viveza para los lectores de hoy en día. Las peripecias de Jasón, Teseo y Ulises; de Ícaro, que voló demasiado cerca del sol; del rey Midas, cuya magia convertía en oro todo lo que tocaba; y también otras historias, quizá menos conocidas, como la de Atalanta, la cautivadora diosa capaz de correr más deprisa que cualquier hombre; o la de Aracne, la presumida...

Offers seventeen classic stories about animals.