fb2Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival. Sequel to Hatchet.
Mowgli was once the little man-cub raised by Mother Wolf. Now Mowgli is the Jungle Lord ruling over the elephant and the panther, the python and the crocodile. All obey him and he fears no one….not even Man. The Second Jungle Book tells of the further adventures of Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves in the jungle. Through his cunning and fearlessness, Mowgli earns the respect of the animals of the jungle. He leads his wolf-brothers into battle against a threatening pack of red dogs. And when Mowgli’s human parents are persecuted by a violent group of villagers, he comes to their aid. This is the story of how Mowgli must come face-to-face with himself as a man and decide whether he will leave his jungle kingdom to join the society of man.
Being able to detect black magic isn't all tea and crumpets—and for Theodosia Throckmorton, it can be a decidedly tricky business! When Sticky Will drags Theo to a magic show featuring the Great Awi Bubu, she quickly senses there is more to the magician than he lets on, setting in motion a chain of events she never could have bargained for. Meanwhile, back at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities, Henry is home for the spring holidays and makes an accidental discovery of an artifact that alchemists have been hunting for centuries. Soon, every black-cloaked occultist in London is trying to get their hands on it . . .
In this fourth book in the series, Theodosia sets off to Egypt to return the Emerald Tablet, along with its knowledge of some of the ancient world's most guarded secrets. Accompanied by her cat, Isis, (smuggled along in a picnic hamper), Theo plans to return the artifact, then explore the mysteries surrounding her own birth. But nothing ever works out as planned, especially when the Serpents of Chaos are involved . . . But nothing ever works out as planned, especially when a precious treasure appears suddenly, and then just as suddenly disappears . . . When the Serpents of Chaos get involved, Theo finds she's digging up a lot more than she expected!
Grade 4–8—A combination of Nancy Drew and Indiana Jones, Theo Throckmorton is in big trouble. The 11-year-old lives in London in 1906 and spends most of her time in an antiquities museum headed by her father and filled with objects from her mother’s archaeological expeditions to Egypt. Bossy, clever, and learned in the lore of ancient Egypt, the girl constantly worries that the work-obsessed parents who ignore and neglect her will be destroyed by virulent ancient curses that only she can detect. When her mother returns from her latest trip with an amulet inscribed with curses so powerful they could unleash the Serpents of Chaos and destroy the British Empire, Theo finds herself caught up in a web of intrigue and danger. It pits her, along with some unexpected allies, against German operatives trying to use the scarab as a weapon in their political and economic rivalry with England. Theo must draw on all her resources when she confronts her enemies alone, deep in an Egyptian tomb. There, she makes some surprising discoveries, both personal and archaeological. Vivid descriptions of fog-shrouded London and hot, dusty Cairo enhance the palpable gothic atmosphere, while page-turning action and a plucky, determined heroine add to the book’s appeal. Unfortunately, Theo’s narrative voice lurches between the diction of an Edwardian child and that of a modern teen. The ambiguous ending, with its hints at the approaching World War, seems to promise a sequel. A fine bet for a booktalk to classes studying ancient Egypt.
— Margaret A. Chang, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams
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Starred Review
“You’d be surprised by how many things come into the museum loaded with curses — bad ones,” says 11-year-old Theodosia, whose parents run London’s Museum of Legends and Antiquities. The twentieth century has just begun, and Theodosia’s mum, an archaeologist, has recently returned from Egypt with crates of artifacts. Only Theodosia can feel the objects’ dark magic, which, after consulting ancient texts, she has learned to remove. Then a sacred amulet disappears, and during her search, Theodosia stumbles into a terrifying battle between international secret societies. Readers won’t look to this thrilling adventure for subtle characterizations (most fit squarely into good and evil camps) or neat end-knots in the sprawling plot’s many threads. It’s the delicious, precise, and atmospheric details (nicely extended in Tanaka’s few, stylized illustrations) that will capture and hold readers, from the contents of Theodosia’s curse-removing kit to descriptions of the museum after hours, when Theodosia sleeps in a sarcophagus to ward off the curses of “disgruntled dead things.” Kids who feel overlooked by their own distracted parents may feel a tug of recognition as Theodosia yearns for attention, and those interested in archaeology will be drawn to the story’s questions about the ownership and responsible treatment of ancient artifacts. A sure bet for Harry Potter fans as well as Joan Aiken’s and Eva Ibbotson’s readers. This imaginative, supernatural mystery will find word-of-mouth popularity.
Gillian Engberg
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Theodosia Throckmorton is in a fix. Allowed to attend a reception given by one of the directors of her parents’ museum, she stumbles across Mr. Tetley of the British Museum—in most unusual circumstances! Since Theo has last seen him in a showdown in an ancient Egyptian tomb, his reappearance could mean only one thing: the Serpents of Chaos are back. Once again Theodosia will have to take on secret societies, evil curses, and dark magic too sinister to imagine, especially if it falls into the wrong hands. Blocked at every turn, Theodosia will have to rely on her own skill and cunning—along with a little help from the most unexpected places.
Everyone said the original Titanic was unsinkable. Shows how much they knew.
Everyone says the new Titanic is unsinkable. But there are worse things than drowning as stowaway Jimmy Armstrong and rich girl Claire quickly find out.
With a mysterious, incurable disease rapidly infecting the population, being at sea seems the safest place to be. . .
Lucky Jimmy Armstrong and his friend Claire find themselves deserted by the new Titanic on an unfamiliar shore. With normal life changed forever, the world is left in the hands of cannibals, murderers and gangs. They are back to fighting for survival. Well, that, and running . . . fast! Then after overhearing a group of survivors with a starting story they stumble upon the one thing that has become a real rarity — hope.
MARKS TVENS
TOMA SOJERA PIEDZĪVOJUMI
HAKLBERI JA FINA PIEDZĪVOJUMI
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER by Mark Twain Foreign Languages Publishing House Moscow 1948
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by Mark Tvvain Foreign Languages Publishing House Moscow 1948
Grafiskas apdares autors ANDRIS LAMSTERS
© Jolanta Mackova, pēcvārds, komentāri, 1993
Arvīds Bumanis, ilustrācijās, 1993 Andris Lamsters, grafiskā apdare, 1993
TOMA SOJERA PIEDZĪVOJUMI
Vaclavs Ržezāčs
Tracis Kalēju ieliņā
Par maza zēna Frantīka Severīna dažādiem piedzīvojumiem, viņa cīņu ar sīkstulīgu, skopu un negodīgu sīktirgotāju, kurš apkrāpj pircējus.
LATVIJAS VALSTS IZDEVNIECĪBA RĪGA 1965
noskannējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis imants Ločmeiis
No čehu valodas tulkojusi M Gruniņa
Jozefa Čapeka ilustrācijas
Vāku tin titulu zīmējis O. Muižnieks
TRĪS VĪRI KŪRORTĀ
ERIHS KESTNERS
RĪGA
No vācu valodas tulkojusi Jausma Ābrama Mākslinieks Andris Lamsters
A. Volkovs
URFINS DŽĪSS UN VIŅA KOKA ZALDĀTI
RĪGA «ZVAIGZNE»
Bērni!
Ja jūs esat lasījuši grāmatu "Smaragda pilsētas burvis", tad pasakas "Urfins Džiss un viņa koka zaldāti" varoņu vidū sastapsiet daudzus paziņas.
Izlasījuši Šo grāmatu, jūs uzzināsiet, kā meitene Ella vēlreiz ierodas Burvju zemē, kā viņa palīdz saviem draugiem — Biedēklim, Dzelzs Malkas Cirtējam un citiem izglābties no posta, jūs uzzināsiet, kas notika ar Gudvinu pēc tam, kad viņš ar gaisa balonu aizlidoja no Smaragda pilsētas, kā Carbārdainais Kareivis kļuva par feldmaršalu un, protams, iepazīsieties ar jauniem varoņiem, Burvju zemes iedzīvotājiem.
Tulkojusi Anna Sakse
Māris Rungulis
Vardes kurkst kabatās
Kādreiz sensenos laikos, tik senos kā Rīgas Sporta pils un P|aviņu HES, visas skolas meitenes viena otrai čukstēja: " … un, starp mums, meitenēm, runājot…", bet visi kaut cik nopietnu vecumu sasniegušie zēni skraidīja apkārt ar musketieru rapieriem.
Kārlis un Uldis vēl pavisam nesen bija sašutuši:
- Šitās bildes mūsdienu grāmatās ir bēbjiem, bet tās gudrības un jokainās formulas - vēl jokainākiem profesoriem. Bet kas mums? Kā TV reklāmā - "banāni un banāni…"
Ieraugot šo grāmatu, viņi piekrita: -Jā, beidzot atkal īsta tīņu grāmata.
Noskanējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis
PĒTERGAILIS
Izdevniecības vadītāja INGUNA CEPITE
Redaktore INGUNA CEPĪTE Māksliniece AGATA MUZE Maketētāja IEVA LĪCE
Gramata izdota ar Kulturkapitala fonda atbalstu
© M. Rungulis, 2004
© Izdevniecība «Petergailis», 2004
Tuve Jansone
Vēlu novembrī
Muminielejā ir sācies drūms rudens. Tiem, kas tur ierodas, viss izskatās citādi ne gluži tā, kā viņi bija iedomājušies. Un šķiet, ka Muminu ģimenes nav mājās.
Tiem, kas ienākuši tukšajā Muminmājā, ir jāmēģina dzīvot un sadzīvot citam ar citu, kā nu viņi prot. Tie ir Svilpaste, Murmulis, Bumbulīte, Ņurdzeklis un cirslītis Tofts. No lielas tālienes Susurinš nāk atpakaļ uz Muminieleju, kur viņš ir pazaudējis kaut ko ļoti svarīgu. Dārzā uz staba, biezas miglas ieskauta, stāv zilā stikla bumba un atspoguļo gaidāmas lielas pārmaiņas. Kādu vakaru stikla bumbā sāk spīdēt pavisam mazs, bet noturīgs punktiņš…
Tuves Jansones zīmējumi
No zviedru valodas.tulkojusi Mudīte Treimane
Noskanējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis
Somijas zviedru rakstniece Tuve Jansone (1914-2001) aprakstījusi Mumintrollīšu pasauli divpadsmit pasaku grāmatās un pati arī ilustrējusi savus darbus, radot daudz interesantu, fantāzijā izauklētu būtņu. Pat savu parakstu māksliniece aizstājusi ar mazu zīmētu trollīti.
Šajā ciklā lasiet
"Tētis un jūra" (1948), "Bīstamā vasara" (1954), "Mumintēta memuāri" (1968), "Vēlu novembrī" (1970).
Manam brālim Lasem
Ričmels Kromptons
Viljams Briesmīgais
Izcilo nebēdņu kompānijai pievienojas Viljams, kas bieži ir vienkārši briesmīgs! Kā cīnīties ar tīģeriem un lauvām, kā izsekot kontrabandistus, kā uzvesties, lidojot pa gaisu, pēc mājas eksplozijas, kā visu to savienot ar mācībām skolā un kā tas izdodas Viljamam un viņa kompānijai Džindžeram, Henrijam un Duglasam.
No angļu valodas tulkojusi Helma Lapiņa Makslinieks Kristiāns Šics
salīdzinot ar iepriekšējo, kļūdaino fb2 failu tekstā izlabotas pamanītās kļūdas, kas radušās programmai atpazīstot grāmatas skanu sēriju
Noskanējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lv
Vaga 1993
Gr 3-7-Thoughtful 11-year-old Mo Wren loves the house on Fox Street that she shares with her father and younger sister, the "Wild Child." Everyone in this blue-collar neighborhood in Cleveland, OH, looks out for one another; there is a lush Green Kingdom of woods and trees at the end of the street; and her best friend, Mercedes, comes from Cincinnati to spend each summer with her grandmother, Da, who lives across the way. The street also holds all of Mo's memories of her deceased mother. When life takes some unanticipated turns, however, the world as Mo knows it is threatened. A shady developer offers her father a lucrative deal on the house, giving hope to his dreams of moving away from the painful past and owning a family-friendly sports bar. Mercedes seems different also now with more luxuries than she and her mother could ever have afforded before her mother's new marriage, causing her to notice the shabbiness of Fox Street. Because of Da's failing health, the family plans to take her to Cincinnati to live with them and Mo worries that she will never get to see Mercedes again. Throw in a spooky old lady next door who asks Mo to deliver mysterious gifts to Mercedes and you've got an eventful summer. Springstubb creates a richly human and believable story of the conflicts of growing up and a well-paced, interesting plot with plenty of surprises that readers should find pleasurable and satisfying.
A high-flying fantasy adventure that will blow readers away!
Every kite Oliver touches flies straight into the ground, making him the laughingstock of Windblowne. With the kite-flying festival only days away, Oliver tracks down his reclusive great-uncle Gilbert, a former champion. With Gilbert's help, Oliver can picture himself on the crest, launching into the winds to become one of the legendary fliers of Windblowne.
Then his great-uncle vanishes during a battle with mysterious attack kites—kites that seem to fly themselves! All that remains is his prize possession, a simple crimson kite. At least, the kite seems simple. When Oliver tries to fly it, the kite lifts him high above the trees. When he comes down, the town and all its people have disappeared. Suddenly the festival is the last thing on Oliver's mind as he is catapulted into a mystery that will change everything he understands about himself and his world.
Inspired by the work of Diana Wynne Jones, debut author Stephen Messer delivers a fantasy book for boys and girls in which the distance between realities is equal to the breadth of a kite string.