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Sammun Lightheart’s journey to the Forest of Dreams had been the adventure he had always wanted. He had made new friends and had encountered the enigmatic Aldoron. But the ending had not been what he had anticipated, and now, months later, he was left guarding the staff that had once belonged to the most powerful of wizards, waiting for the day that he may have to use it.

Melisande, a girl with actors’ blood in her veins, finds life dreary; her family runs a London inn, “The Rose and Crown”. Then, in November 1849, Rafael le Marre arrives, bringing Mel’s lost cousin Toby with him. Unexpected experiences swirl in Rafael’s wake: Mel meets Catherine Ayre and mischievous Charley the sweeper. Meanwhile, Raf stirs up the trouble that is native to his frank character. Several necessary resolutions must occur before Raf and company set out again for Letzenstein.

Y'Tin is brave. No one in his village denies that—his mother may wish that he’d spend more time on school work than on elephant training, but still she knows that it takes a great deal of courage and calm to deal with elephants the way that Y'Tin does. He is almost the best trainer in the...

1786. Isolated from the rest of the world, thirteen-year-old Alma lives with her family in a lush African valley. She spends her days exploring their blissful homeland. But everything changes when her little brother finds a secret way out of the valley. Alma sets out to find him, but she soon must face terrible dangers in a continent ravaged by the slave trade. The journey to bring her brother home becomes a harrowing adventure to save herself, her family, and the memory of her people.

The war between the shadowy cabal that seeks to gain control of the entire land and those who hope to stop the spread of chaos and lawlessness is engulfing city after city. The growing number of atrocities and death convinces Ammon-shur that there has to be a better way to combat the violence than with violence of his own. He travels from Sumeria to Elam and Egypt, seeking allies for his cause while doing his best to cut off the supplies that are feeding and equipping his enemies.

Ein spannendes Abenteuerhörspiel von Hans Paulisch über den berühmten Büffeljäger und Wildwest-Show-Begründer Buffalo Bill!

In der Reihe "Abenteurer unserer Zeit" erzählen wir euch diesmal über Buffalo Bill - den berühmtesten Büffeljäger der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika im 19. Jahrhundert. In der zweiten Folge hört ihr "Wie aus Bill Cody Buffalo Bill wurde" und "General Custers Ende am Little Big Horn".

Was wisst ihr über Buffalo Bill? Dass er ein berühmter, ach was!, der berühmteste Büffeljäger der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika des 19. Jahrhunderts war? Stimmt! Vielleicht auch, dass er später, nach seiner "Jägerzeit", mit einer großartigen Superschau, einem Zirkus ähnlich, durch die Lande zog und den Leuten - ziemlich auf "Wirkung hochpoliert - vorführte, was er im Westen erlebt hatte und was es überhaupt dort an Abenteuern zu erleben gab? Stimmt auch! Aber all das, was mancher vielleicht noch nicht weiß über diesen tollen Burschen, das könnte Bücherregale füllen.

In der Reihe "Abenteurer unserer Zeit" erzählen wir euch diesmal über Buffalo Bill - den berühmtesten Büffeljäger der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika im 19. Jahrhundert. In der ersten Folge hört ihr "Buffalo Bill und der Pony-Express" und "Pony-Reiter kämpfen gegen die Sioux".

En s’engageant sur la route des rivières naviguées autrefois par les voyageurs, du Fort William (maintenant Thunder Bay) jusqu'à la rivière Rouge, Gabriel, qui a 14 ans, utilise son goût de l’aventure et son amour de la nature pour surmonter des défis personnels aussi bien que pour inspirer ceux qui l’entourent.

The Spindrift Scientific Foundation has sent Dr. Tony Briotti, Rick Brant, and Don "Scotty" Scott to the Philippine Islands for a quiet peaceful archeological expedition. Dr. Briotti wants to investigate some native artifacts, among which is supposedly a golden skull. Rick and Scotty travel along to assist Dr. Briotti. The artifacts are located in a remote part of an island with natives who are purported to be headhunters.

Предлагаем вашему вниманию аудиокнигу "Карандаш и Самоделкин в стране пирамид" - сказочную повесть детского писателя Валентина Постникова, автора весёлых и познавательных историй о приключениях маленьких волшебников Карандаша и Самоделкина. Карандаш - художник, у которого вместо носа карандаш.

Dylan sat gazing out of his classroom window, waiting for the bell to ring. He was watching seahorses playing in the reeds of sea kelp swaying in the gentle current…and not paying any attention at all to the math lesson that was continuing outside of his daydream. “Pssst … psst,” Dylan heard behind him. Murdoch passed a note forward. Dylan quickly grabbed it and opened it under his desk without Mrs Pike-Teeth seeing it. It read, "Happy birthday Bubble Boy!”

After 13-year-old Hertz endures World War II, he must now survive Berlin’s devastation. With only Father’s violin as comfort, Hertz scrounges for food with his older sister Elsa, best friend Jakub from Poland, and fellow Berliners. Meanwhile, Soviet soldiers police the streets and blockade people from traveling to the American-controlled areas of Berlin.

происходит в последней четверти XVIII века, во времена царствования Екатерины Великой. Сюжетную основу книги составила ранняя биография реального исторического деятеля - знаменитого русского мореплавателя и путешественника Василия Михайловича Головнина. Герой повести - двенадцатилетний отпрыск старинного дворянского рода.

Илья Ильин (наст. имя Илья Хасанович Чвыр, род. 1957) - российский журналист, драматург, детский писатель. В недавнем прошлом - главный редактор печатной версии юмористического журнала «Ералаш». Автор более 30 исторических и приключенческих книг для детей и взрослых. Исследователь, историк, путешественник.

Join in on the journey as three brave siblings travel 500 years back through time to a Neutral Nation village. Through the mysterious power of a dream catcher, they become "dream walkers". Explore the longhouses and artifacts of these industrious aboriginal peoples with Emma, Lucas, Isabella, and Sophia.

Every winter, girls are going missing. Lydia and her carefree sister, Sophie, must stay alive long enough to uncover the terrible, supernatural force that stalks the children of Rottenhall Orphanage. With the help of some strange, magical gifts, can Lydia defy the odds and survive the dangers of Regency London and overcome her nightmarish adversary?

With his family murdered and his home burned and pillaged, 14-year-old Isaiah is plunged into the dangerous world of the American Revolution...on the side of the rebels. Now a part of a cause bigger than himself, Isaiah gradually discovers what it means to be a man.

Daisy Fisher, la niña arquera y nueva socia del Club de los Sabuesos, ha vuelto a El Cairo en compañía de su abuelo, también insigne egiptólogo. Es un especialista en las fiestas de los faraones y una prestigiosa asociación cultural egipcia lo ha invitado como asesor. Van a recrear la antigua fiesta de Heb Sed, que tendrá lugar en la pirámide de Zóser. ¿Y no sabéis quiénes van a acompañarlo? ¡Por supuesto! Nuestros amigos del Club de los Sabuesos.