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The epic Anglo-Saxon legend is brilliantly recreated by an award-winning author/illustrator team.In fifth-century Denmark, a murderous monster stalks the night, and only the great prince of the Geats has the strength and courage to defeat him. Beowulf''s terrifying quest to destroy Grendel, the foul fiend, a hideous sea-hag and a monstrous fire-dragon is the oldest surviving epic in British literature. Artfully retold and magnificently illustrated, this companion volume to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable children''s book partnership.

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A fictional account of the day a whale swam up the Thames, in which the whale makes an environmental plea to the boy who first sees him.At sunrise, young Michael spots a whale on the shores of the Thames and thinks he must be dreaming. But the creature is real and it has a message for him – one that only an open-minded child can deliver to the rest of the world. The whale warns that the earth’s days are numbered and that humans must put right the damage they are doing, but how can Michael fulfil his promise to tell others when neither his teacher nor his classmates will believe his story? Within hours, the city and the wider world have learned of London’s remarkable visitor, and all eyes are on the whale’s struggle against the receding tide. Michael must now join his new friend in a race against time to reach the ocean, and hold fast to his promise in the race to save the world itself.

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Ten stunning Shakespeare retellings from the master storyteller, with an introduction by Benedict CumberbatchFeaturing re-tellings of ten of Shakespeare’s plays, and beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo’s warm, accessible and inimitable style, this wonderful collection offers a new generation of readers the chance to discover the magic of Shakespeare – the perfect introduction to the Bard and an unmissable book for children.Stunningly illustrated throughout with contributions from ten different artists, each with a special connection to the author, and published in a beautiful hardback edition, Tales from Shakespeare is a glorious tribute to both Shakespeare and Michael Morpurgo, making this the perfect gift.A contemporary Lamb’s Tales for a new generation.Featuring:Macbeth, illustrated by Dapo AdeolaThe Taming of the Shrew, illustrated by Joelle AvelinoRomeo and Juliet, illustrated by Peter BaileyThe Tempest, illustrated by BarrouxTwelfth Night, illustrated by Ian BeckHenry V, illustrated by Christian BirminghamA Midsummer Night''s Dream, illustrated by Alona MillgramHamlet, illustrated by Tom Clohosy ColeKing Lear, illustrated by Michael ForemanThe Winter''s Tale, illustrated by Sam Usher

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A powerful, moving adventure inspired by the extraordinary true story of the French Drummer Boy of Waterloo, COBWEB is a stunning tale of courage and kindness – a book about humanity, animals, and the heartbreak of war, from a writer at the height of his powers.“They call me Cobweb. I’ll tell you why later. I may be a dog, but I know and understand a lot more than people think I do.”Britain. 1815. After years of loss and sacrifice, the end of the war with Napoleon is approaching.Cobweb knows nothing of the war – he loves being a young puppy and playing with his owner, Bethan, exploring the countryside and chasing rabbits.But when he is taken away from Bethan and sold, Cobweb must learn to become a Drover’s Dog – herding sheep and cattle for hundreds of miles on the long, treacherous journey to London.And after the Napoleonic wars finally come to an end with the Battle of Waterloo, Cobweb meets an unexpected stranger with an incredible tale to tell on his journey home . . .

Objev podobné jako Cobweb - Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo’s children’s classic is now a major movie animation that The Sunday Times calls ‘bold, charming and beautiful’ starring Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins and Ken Watanabe. With screen play by children’s laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. From the award-winning author of War Horse.‘A dazzling adventure’ – The Times‘I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn’t be doing this … I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.’Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up and closes his eyes ready for the end. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone …Kensuke''s Kingdom is a gripping adventure of survival and true friendship from the author of War Horse.Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.Kensuke’s Kingdom was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award.

Objev podobné jako Kensuke's Kingdom - Michael Morpurgo

A spellbinding animal story from War Horse author and former Children''s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.Bullied at school, nagged in Aunty May''s tenth-floor council flat, there''s only one place ten-year-old Billy really feels alive – in the wilderness by the canal. There he watches a cygnet on the water and protects a family of fox cubs. Then his secret place is discovered and the fox family decimated. Unwanted and unloved, Billy and the last fox run for their lives …A gripping and poignant animal adventure from the master storyteller of An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Shadow, and An Elephant in the Garden. –––Former Children''s Laureate Michael Morpurgo needs no introduction. He is one of the most successful children''s authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Michael has written more than forty books for children including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011.Several of his other stories have been adapted for screen and stage, including My Friend Walter, Why the Whales Came and Kensuke''s Kingdom. Michael has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children''s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.

Objev podobné jako Little Foxes - Michael Morpurgo

An utterly magical of one boy’s desert island adventure – full of friendship, trust and humanity. From the nation’s favourite storyteller.‘A dazzling adventure’ – The Times‘I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn’t be doing this … I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.’Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up and closes his eyes ready for the end. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone …Kensuke''s Kingdom is a gripping adventure of survival and true friendship from the author of War Horse.Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.Kensuke’s Kingdom was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award.

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A heart-lifting story of hope and courage in a time of war, set in the South of France‘The storytelling is, as always, irresistible and the characters clasp your heart’ Sunday Times, Children’s Book of the WeekThere are lots of things Lorenzo doesn’t understand, but he does understand animals – especially the flamingos in the salt flats of his Camargue home, which the Second World War has barely touched.But then the soldiers come, and Lorenzo’s world is threatened. Amongst the Germans, though, is a kind sergeant, and he and Lorenzo may be able to mend what is broken . . .

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Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller‘Full of warmth as well as grief, conveying vividly how precious it is to be alive’ Sunday TimesAs young Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood from the battlefields of the First World War, his memories are full of family life deep in the countryside.But the clock is ticking, and every moment Tommo spends remembering how things used to be, means another moment closer to something that will change his life for ever.

Objev podobné jako Private Peaceful - Michael Morpurgo

Before the Steven Spielberg film, before the National Theatre production, there was the classic children’s novel – War Horse. From the nation’s favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo.In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest friendships surviving in terrible times. One horse has the seen the best and the worst of humanity. The power of war and the beauty of peace. This is his story.War Horse was adapted by Steven Spielberg as a major motion picture with Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, and Benedict Cumberbatch. The National Theatre production opened in 2007 and has enjoyed successful runs in the West End and on Broadway.A great way of introducing young readers to the realities of WWI. Look out for Morpurgo’s other war fiction including Friend or Foe, Waiting for Anya, King of the Cloud Forests and An Eagle in the Snow.War Horse is a story of universal suffering for a universal audience by a writer who ‘has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers’ (The Guardian).Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.

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The epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from a master storyteller‘One of those novels that you know from the start is going to break your heart’ The TimesAfter his father is killed in Iraq, a surprise trip to Indonesia seems the perfect escape for Will and his mum. That is, until the elephant he is riding along the beach, Oona, spooks. As Will sees a huge wave crashing in, Oona runs into the jungle with Will holding on for dear life.With nothing but the clothes on his back and both parents surely lost, Will wonders if there is much left for him in the world. But with Oona beside him, the jungle might turn out not to be so lonely . . .

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Kensuke’s Kingdom is a true children’s classic by former Children''s Laureate Michael Morpurgo, the creator of War Horse.I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn’t be doing this … I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone …From the author of War Horse, Private Peaceful, An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, and I Believe in Unicorns comes a stunning children’s story – loved by kids, teachers and parents alike. One of the best books for children aged 10 and up. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. Reviewed as ‘A dazzling adventure’ by The Times.

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I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday.Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone …From the author of the internationally acclaimed War Horse, this is a spellbinding adventure story about friendship and survival.Kensuke’s Kingdom was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award.‘A dazzling adventure’ – The Times

Objev podobné jako Kensuke's Kingdom - Michael Morpurgo

It was Benjamin Postlethwaite''s job all his long life to make sure the light shone brightly high up in the lighthouse on Puffin Island. Not once in all his years as the lighthouse keeper had he ever let his light go out. But sometimes even the brightest light on a lighthouse cannot save a ship.This is a story of a life-changing friendship, a lost puffin, and a lonely artist. It''s the story of an entire lifetime, and how one event can change a life forever. From masterful storyteller, Michael Morpurgo, and world-class illustrator, Benji Davies, comes a magical new story. This truly beautiful tale will enchant readers of all ages.

Objev podobné jako The Puffin Keeper - Michael Morpurgo

Billy has just been picked to play for Chelsea when WWII breaks out . . . Master storyteller Michael Morpurgo weaves a powerful tale of triumph and tragedy on the pitch and off it.Billy''s no kid – he''s eighty today. He''s enjoying watching the boys in the park knock a football around and this afternoon he''ll be cheering on his team, Chelsea, as he has done all his life. In 1939 Billy was picked for Chelsea. Not quite nineteen, and his dreams had come true: ''Billy! Billy the Kid!'' they shouted as he scored goal after goal. Surely life could get no better. But in 1939 too, the Second World War began and Billy''s life would never be the same again . . .From the world renowned author War Horse, War Boy, War Game and Farm Boy and the creators of The Boy Who Would Be King and There Once Is a Queen.Full colour artwork throughout, from world-renowned illustrator Michael Foreman.

Objev podobné jako Billy the Kid - Michael Morpurgo

A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion, from a master storyteller‘Will touch all hearts – both young and old’ Virginia McKenna, Born Free FoundationWhen Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld, the pair are inseparable – until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to a circus.Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten.

Objev podobné jako The Butterfly Lion - Michael Morpurgo

A heartfelt tale of an orphaned boy in search of family from War Horse author and former Children''s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.Another summer. Another foster family. George has already made up his mind to run away, back to the children’s home. None of the previous families have wanted him. Why should the Dyers be any different? But George begins to feel at ease with Tom Dyer and his sister Storme, even happy, and changes his mind. He could even feel at home with them – couldn’t he?Long Way Home is a thoughtful tale about orphans, family, love and finding a place one can call home.

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A tale of kindness triumphing over cruelty, of resilience, friendship and the value of looking forward rather than behind you – from a master storyteller‘Pitch perfect’ Daily MailWhen Patrick saves a greyhound puppy from drowning in the canal, he gives his beloved new pet the only name that feels right: Best Mate.But despite Patrick’s promise to look after Best Mate forever, it isn''t long before the greyhound is thrust into a new life and threatened with a fate he will have to fight to escape. In the face of constant danger, Best Mate finds a way to survive. The real challenge will be finding a home . . .

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A moving story combining war and football: the game with the ability to link nations and generations‘Told with all the author’s open-hearted clarity, and richly illustrated’ Philip PullmanBilly’s no kid – he’s eighty today. And this afternoon he’ll be cheering on his team, Chelsea, as he has done all his life.In 1939, Billy was picked for Chelsea. Not quite nineteen, and his dreams had already come true. But later that year the Second World War would begin, and would transform Billy’s life again – along with everyone else’s – forever . . .

Objev podobné jako Billy the Kid - Michael Morpurgo

Dojemné i napínavé dobrodružství z džungle od Michaela Morpurga, celosvětově oblíbeného autora dětských knih a autora předlohy k filmu Stevena Spielberga Válečný kůň. Pro chlapce Willa a jeho matku není cesta do Indonésie "pouhou" dovolenou. Je to útěk od starého života, nový začátek, šance oklepat se a dát znovu dohromady. Rodina má totiž za sebou velikou ztrátu, jakou je smrt Willova otce ve válce v Iráku. Zprvu se zdá, že indonéské moře a slunce jsou přesně to, co potřebovali. Will se projíždí po pláži na slonici Ooně, která se znenadání začne chovat podivně. Znervózní a běží pryč, směrem od moře. Za pár okamžiků spláchne pobřeží děsivá vlna tsunami; tato katastrofa se o Vánocích 2004 skutečně odehrála. Slonice Oona zběsile pádí dál a dál do pralesa, s Willem na hřbetě… Will se musí naučit přežít v divočině bez výdobytků civilizace, jen s lahví vody a tím, co má právě na sobě. Naštěstí na to není úplně sám. Má Oonu!

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A stunning gift collection of animal poems from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, celebrating with heart and humour the creatures with whom we share our planet.Collaborating once more with iconic artist, Michael Foreman, Morpurgo''s poems are inspired by The Carnival of the Animals – a humorous musical by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. Building on this classic framework, Michael has added many more animals – they speak in their own voices, full of humour and brio, to tell of their lives and the impact of humanity on their habitats.With full colour illustrations throughout, this celebrated partnership has created a gift book with a strong ecological message that will also ignite a love of poetry in young readers and will appeal to fans of The Lost Words. Above all it is a celebration of the natural world in verse, a book to treasure and to inspire.Michael Morpurgo has sold over 35 million books globally, many of them illustrated by Michael Foreman.

Objev podobné jako Carnival of the Animals - Michael Morpurgo

"Light-hearted and rambunctious . . . a fairytale with a difference" — Guardian Best Children's Books of 2023The Ogre Who Wasnt is a fresh and funny story of a little princess who hates the stuffy palace, but loves the creatures she meets in the garden.From Sir Michael Morpurgo (Children's Laureate 2003-4) and Emily Gravett, the award-winning duo behind the bestselling picture book, A Song of Gladness.In this classic fairytale with a modern twist, meet Clara: a small, strong-willed princess who likes running wild, jumping ditches and climbing trees . . . but most of all, collecting creepy-crawlies and making them her friends. That’s not easy with a bossy butler and a pernickety nanny always on your case.When Clara discovers that an ogre she keeps in her shoe under her bed isn’t an ogre at all, he offers her a way out of her predicament. There’s only one thing she needs to do . . .

Objev podobné jako The Ogre Who Wasn't - Michael Morpurgo

A heart-wrenching and beautiful First World War novel where, in the face of fear and division, love, courage and kindness allow life to go on after unthinkable tragedyShortlisted for the Costa Book Awards‘Our national treasure . . . Hugely moving’ New StatesmanWhen Alfie Wheatcroft and his father find an injured girl alone on one of Scilly’s uninhabited islands, they have no idea where she’s come from or who she is. Able to speak only one word, ‘Lucy’, the girl is a mystery to everyone – even herself.While the Wheatcrofts love her as one of their own, their fellow islanders are filled with wartime suspicion. As hostility mounts and hope dwindles, the key to Lucy’s lost memories may lie just beyond the shoreline . . .

Objev podobné jako Listen to the Moon - Michael Morpurgo

A stunning story of friendship and our natural world set against the backdrop of the First World War. From the nation’s favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo.Gracie and her friend Daniel have always been warned to stay away from the Birdman and his side of the island. But then they find a message in the sand and discover the Birdman is not who they thought.But his warnings to stay away from the abandoned and cursed Samson Island stay with them. And when those warnings seem to be coming true, Gracie and Daniel must find out what the Birdman knows – before it''s too late …Why the Wales Came is a gripping historical tale full of adventure and friendship, from the author of War Horse.Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.

Objev podobné jako Why the Whales Came - Michael Morpurgo

From the Nation's Favourite Storyteller Sir Michael Morpurgo comes a poetic celebration of our Queen and longest reigning monarch, beautifully illustrated in watercolour by acclaimed artist Michael Foreman. Created in partnership with the Jubilee Pageant Committee.There once was a little girl, born a princess. While she was still a young woman, she became a queen, our Queen Elizabeth. Now, seventy years later, her reign as the longest serving female monarch in history has seen her stand steadfast through triumph and tribulation, and through the monumental changes that have shaped our world. This remarkable queen has remained devoted to crown, to country . . . and a corgi or two!Beginning with the queen as a little girl, planting an oak tree with her father, There Once is a Queen follows her incredible story in a way that will bring this historic reign vividly to life for readers, big and small, around the globe. An exquisite gift book and commemoration of the Platinum Jubilee, it marks a unique moment in our shared history and will be a treasured keepsake for generations to come.

Objev podobné jako There Once is a Queen - Michael Morpurgo

A thrilling collection of myths, legends and ghost stories from War Horse author and Britain’s best-loved storyteller Michael Morpurgo.Since the beginning of time, strange and mysterious things have happened here … At the furthest edge of Britain, where the sea gently washes over the land and myths brush against reality, lies Zennor.Set in a church town where men become beats and ghosts roam freely, these are haunting and unforgettable tales where magic lies around every corner.

Objev podobné jako The White Horse of Zennor - Michael Morpurgo

A gripping ghost story from Britain’s best-loved children''s storyteller, full of friendship, adventure and a pirate queen. ''You’re not . . . you’re not Grania O’Malley, are you?''''Who else would I be?'' she said.Everyone knows the Big Hill is full of gold, and now the islanders are intent on cutting the top off it and making themselves rich. Jessie and Jake are determined to save the Big Hill but what can they do? A plan is needed, and fast.Could the ghost of Grania O''Malley, the pirate queen, be the answer? You don''t know what you can do until you try.Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal four times.

Objev podobné jako The Ghost of Grania O'Malley - Michael Morpurgo

An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from War Horse author and former Children''s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.Marooned on a sandbank, a boy faces certain death. With the sea closing in and the current about to drag him to a watery grave, his final wish is to see heaven. Waking in a strange bed, the boy meets an old man sitting by the fire with his dog. It is Arthur, the great warrior king of legend, and from his lips the boy hears of Camelot, chivalry, magic, evil and betrayal.Arthur, High King of Britain is a gripping historical adventure from the master storyteller of An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Shadow, and An Elephant in the Garden. Michael Morpurgo has written more than forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.

Objev podobné jako Arthur High King of Britain - Michael Morpurgo

A beautifully illustrated full-colour tribute to King Charles III, published to mark his coronation. There once was a boy who was going to be king one day... From the Nation's Favourite Storyteller Sir Michael Morpurgo comes a poetic celebration of our new monarch, King Charles III, beautifully illustrated in watercolour by acclaimed artist Michael Foreman. There once was a little boy, born a prince. Encouraged by his parents, he grew up with a passion for the countryside, wanting to look after it. Then, as the longest-serving Prince of Wales in British history, he dedicated decades of his life to raising awareness for conservation. Now our king, his devoted work will continue to inspire the protection of our planet for future generations. This allegorical story tells how - with the help of a tiny acorn - a wise old woman gives a lonely boy, who would be king, the courage and determination to change the world for the better, for everyone. An exquisite companion to There Once is a Queen, this commemoration of King Charles III's coronation is a gift book truly to be treasured.

Objev podobné jako The Boy Who Would Be King - Michael Morpurgo

How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the nation’s favourite storyteller‘Michael Morpurgo’s best book in years’ ObserverWhen six-year-old Arthur is shipped to Australia after the Second World War, he loses everything he knows. Subjected to brutal hardship on a working farm before finding a home with the eccentric Aunty Megs, Arthur is eventually called back to the sea.Now Arthur has built a yacht for his daughter, Allie, who is determined to sail to England to find her father’s long-lost sister. Will love stretch across time and oceans and reveal how Arthur’s life began?

Objev podobné jako Alone on a Wide Wide Sea - Michael Morpurgo

A warm and funny story for younger readers, about two foxes, a ghost and one of the biggest archaeological discoveries in living memory…‘A heartwarming tale for animal lovers and football fans alike’ GuardianIn a cosy den under a garden shed lives a family of foxes. They love to watch football, all foxes do. One day, they are surprised by a ghostly voice coming from deep underground. The stranger promises to grant the foxes their dearest wish if they only set him free.With their favourite football team on a losing streak, the foxes know exactly what to wish for. But can they trust the mysterious stranger?

Objev podobné jako The Fox and the Ghost King - Michael Morpurgo

Aunty Iris always treasured her small painting of a boat, paintedby her close friend Alfie many years before. Her nephew, Michael,is inspired to try and find out what actually happened to Alfiein World War II.

Objev podobné jako Finding Alfie: A D-Day Story - Michael Morpurgo

This first new novel in two years from the Nation's Favourite Storyteller is a sweeping story of love and rescue - an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Ithaca, and back in time to World War Two...Australian-Greek girl Nandi travels to her ancestors' home in Ithaca, and discovers - through a friendship with an extremely unusual flying fish - the extraordinary story of her great-aunt Elena; of how she fell in love, in the hardest of times, and how of how she became an unsung hero of World War Two.But Elena has gone missing, and Nandi has to find her. In her search, she will discover that Elena was an even greater hero than she thought - and still is...Nandi's story is a beautiful and inspiring tale of personal discovery, of love and place and belonging, threaded through with the quiet heroism of everyday people. Stunningly illustrated throughout by acclaimed artist George Butler, and full of magic, myth and mystery, it is a classic Morpurgo novel that will move and thrill every reader who loved Private Peaceful and War Horse, and combines all the hallmarks of this beloved Master Storyteller.

Objev podobné jako When Fishes Flew : The Story of Elena´s War - Michael Morpurgo

A charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees – full of friendship and adventure, and perfect to read togetherTake part in the heroic rescue of a fishing boat in trouble, meet a boy who makes an extraordinary discovery in the vegetable patch, and find out how a farm cat forms a very special connection with a young Ukrainian girl.These three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm.From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, this charming story collection for young readers celebrates the countryside and the way its landscape and animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever.

Objev podobné jako Katerina the Cat and Other Tales from the Farm - Michael Morpurgo

DVD film Beowulf & Grendel [2007]. Český dabing. České titulky. Dolby Digital. Hrají: Chris Bruno, Marina Sirtis. Nová verze příběhu o hrdinném válečníkovi Beowulfovi, který se se svými válečníky postavil stvůře jménem Grendel. Grendel je netvor, terorizující severské království - je strašlivý, silný a plný nenávisti. Pouze neohrožený Beowulf a jeho meč jej mohou zastavit jednou provždy. Bájný hrdina Beowulf z Geatsu cestuje se svou družinou světem a bojuje s démony a nestvůrami, které páchají na lidech zlo. Na pozvání krále přichází do dánského království Heorotu, které je sužováno netvorem Grendelem. Tato stvůra zabíjí celá léta strážce města a celé království je sužováno kletbou Grendelovy matky. Beowulf se utkává v rozhodujícím boji s Grendelem i jeho matkou a rozhoduje tak o dalším osudu království.

Objev podobné jako Beowulf & Grendel (DVD)

Grendel prowled in, hating all men and all joy and hungry for human life. So swift was his attack that no man heard an outcry; but when the dawn came, thirty of Hothgar's best and noblest thanes were missing. Only Beowulf, foremost among warriors, has the strength and courage to battle with Grendel the Night-stalker.In this thrilling re-telling of the Anglo-Saxon legend, Rosemary Sutcliff recounts Beowulf's most terrifying quests: against Grendel the man-wolf, against the hideous sea-hag and, most courageous of all - his fight to the death with the monstrous fire-drake.

Objev podobné jako Beowulf: Dragonslayer - Sutcliff Rosemary

The classic story retold as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Fearsome monsters stalk the moors of ancient Denmark, murdering anyone they catch. But then a warrior comes from overseas. His name is Beowulf. He kills monsters.

Objev podobné jako Beowulf - Rob Lloyd Jones

Když se v dánském království objeví monstrum a začne požírat místní muže a ženy, zkáza celého národa se zdá být nevyhnutelná… Až dokud z druhého břehu moře nepřipluje na pomoc hrdina Béowulf. Mladý válečník, jehož zdobí kromě nezměrné síly a odvahy také šlechetnost a oddanost. Poradí si tento statný Géat s hrůzostrašnou obludou a uchrání Dány od pohromy? Hrdinský epos Béowulf stál u zrodu anglické literatury. Již přes tisíc let inspiruje generace autorů, od J. R. R. Tolkiena po hollywoodské scénáristy. Španělské autorské duo Santiago García a David Rubín nyní přivádí tuto slavnou báseň do 21. století v podobě "vikingského westernu", grafického románu BÉOWULF.

Objev podobné jako Béowulf - David Rubin, Santiago García

The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for there exists an illuminating commentary on the text of the poem by the translator himself, in the written form of a series of lectures given at Oxford in the 1930s; and from these lectures a substantial selection has been made, to form also a commentary on the translation in this book. From his creative attention to detail in these lectures there arises a sense of the immediacy and clarity of his vision. It is as if he entered into the imagined past: standing beside Beowulf and his men shaking out their mail-shirts as they beached their ship on the coast of Denmark, listening to the rising anger of Beowulf at the taunting of Unferth, or looking up in amazement at Grendel's terrible hand set under the roof of Heorot. But the commentary in this book includes also much from those lectures in which, while always anchored in the text, he expressed his wider perceptions.He looks closely at the dragon that would slay Beowulf 'snuffling in baffled rage and injured greed when he discovers the theft of the cup'; but he rebuts the notion that this is 'a mere treasure story', 'just another dragon tale'. He turns to the lines that tell of the burying of the golden things long ago, and observes that it is 'the feeling for the treasure itself, this sad history' that raises it to another level. 'The whole thing is sombre, tragic, sinister, curiously real. The "treasure" is not just some lucky wealth that will enable the finder to have a good time, or marry the princess. It is laden with history, leading back into the dark heathen ages beyond the memory of song, but not beyond the reach of imagination.' Sellic Spell, a 'marvellous tale', is a story written by Tolkien suggesting what might have been the form and style of an Old English folk-tale of Beowulf, in which there was no association with the 'historical legends' of the Northern kingdoms.

Objev podobné jako Beowulf - J. R. R. Tolkien

Zlatá síň Heorotu se ocitla pod temnou kletbou. Po západu slunce se do jejích útrob plíží odpůrce veselí, tyran, vrah a pronásledovatel, netvor Grendel. Dvanáct let se odvážní rytíři snažili netvora pokořit, ale neúspěšně. Až jednoho dne ke břehům dánským doplula loď se zachráncem - Beowulfem, Zabijákem příšer.„Hoj! Slyšme zpěv o slávě Dánů, věhlasu vládců dávných věků, kdy urození muži udatně si vedli.“ Tak začíná největší fantasy příběh ze všech, staroanglická epická báseň Beowulf. Je to příběh, který fascinoval lidi po celé věky a inspiroval lidi jako J. R. R. Tolkien, Seamus Heaney a Neil Gaiman.Beowulf: Zabiják příšer, to je zbrusu nový pohled na anglosaský epos, který znovu představuje události popsané v básni v podobě dobrodružného gamebooku. V něm se proměníš ve stejnojmenného hrdinu a spolu se svými spolubojovníky vypluješ ulovit netvora Grendela a zachránit zlatou síň Heorot od strašlivé kletby. TY budeš rozhodovat, kterou cestou se vydáš, která nebezpečí vezmeš za svá a se kterými z podivných příšer se utkáš v boji.Beowulf, Zabiják příšer! 500 herních odkazů inspirováno anglosaskou básní obsahuje hádanky, šifry a souboje

Objev podobné jako Beowulf: Zabiják příšer - Jonathan Green

Blu-ray film Beowulf HD [2007]. Český dabing. České titulky. Dolby Digital. Režisérův sestřih se skvělými, dosud neviděnými záběry. Buď zdráv Beowulfe, nejstatečnější mezi statečnými. Hrdina přichází, se svou slávou a nesmrtelným jménem. Beowulf! Přemožitel monster. Ochránce říše. Právě on zabije nenasytnou šelmu, která pustoší zemi Vikingů. Za odměnu bude žádat zlato a království. Jakou cenu zaplatí za své neomezené ambice? Ray Winstone v titulní roli severského hrdiny. Angelina Jolie jako svůdná matka příšer v dávném příběhu z doby démonů, draků, válečníků a nebezpečných krásek. Síla přátelství. Bitva se zrůdným Grendelem. Divoký duel s drakem. To všechno najdete v nové vizi režiséra Roberta Zemeckise.Bonusy: • Cesta Hrdiny: Jak se točil Beowulf • Beowulf: Mapování cesty • Galerie • Lekce filmařiny • Točíme! • Co je E.O.G? • Virtuální kouzla • Rekvizity • Skenery • Triky a kaskadérské kousky • Plán útoku • Výzva • I uvniř je chladno • Galerie • Počátky Beowulfa • Beowulfova monstra: Jak vznikaly návrhy tvorů • Umění Beowulfa • Dokonalý Beowulf • Vynechané scény

Objev podobné jako Beowulf (BLU-RAY) - režisérská verze

Kniha - autor Jan Čermák, 464 stran, česky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Nejstarší z velkých básnických skladeb anglické literatury vznikla patrně na přelomu osmého a devátého století v anglosaské Anglii (jejíž dějiny se tradičně rámují lety 449–1066) a dochovala se v jediném rukopisu z doby kolem roku 1000. Děj skladby vyrůstá ze starogermánských lidových pověstí a využívá motivů z mýtů i povětšinou ústně předávaných hrdinských písní (řada z nich se objevuje i v literárních památkách germánského Severu po roce 1200). Osu děje představují tři hrdinské souboje starogermánského válečníka Béowulfa, který dal básnické skladbě jméno: nejprve s obrem Grendelem, posléze jeho matkou a nakonec s ohnivým drakem. Děj skladby zasadil její neznámý tvůrce do meditativního rámce, jehož tématem je vztah anglického křesťana sklonku prvního tisíciletí ke vznešené, avšak pohanské starogermánské minulosti. Poprvé česky Béowulf vyšel až po více než tisíci letech od doby svého...

Objev podobné jako Béowulf (978-80-86985-14-5)

Kniha - autor Santiago García; David Rubín, 200 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Když se v dánském království objeví monstrum a začne požírat místní muže a ženy, zkáza celého národa se zdá být nevyhnutelná… Až dokud z druhého břehu moře nepřipluje na pomoc hrdina Béowulf. Mladý válečník, jehož zdobí kromě nezměrné síly a odvahy také šlechetnost a oddanost. Poradí si tento statný Géat s hrůzostrašnou obludou a uchrání Dány od pohromy? Hrdinský epos Béowulf stál u zrodu anglické literatury. Již přes tisíc let inspiruje generace autorů, od J. R. R. Tolkiena po hollywoodské scénáristy. Španělské autorské duo Santiago García a David Rubín nyní přivádí tuto slavnou báseň do 21. století v podobě „vikingského westernu“, grafického románu BÉOWULF.

Objev podobné jako Béowulf (978-80-257-3244-1)

A new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the much-buzzed-about novel The Mere Wife Brash and belligerent, lunatic and envigorating, with passages of sublime poetry punctuated by obscenities and social-media shorthand. --Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker The author of the crazy-cool Beowulf-inspired novel The Mere Wife tackles the Old English epic poem with a fierce new feminist translation that radically recontextualizes the tale.--Barbara VanDenburgh, USA Today Nearly twenty years after Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf--and fifty years after the translation that continues to torment high-school students around the world--there is a radical new verse translation of the epic poem by Maria Dahvana Headley, which brings to light elements that have never before been translated into English, recontextualizing the binary narrative of monsters and heroes into a tale in which the two categories often entwine, justice is rarely served, and dragons live among us. A man seeks to prove himself as a hero. A monster seeks silence in his territory. A warrior seeks to avenge her murdered son. A dragon ends it all. The familiar elements of the epic poem are seen with a novelist's eye toward gender, genre, and history--Beowulf has always been a tale of entitlement and encroachment, powerful men seeking to become more powerful, and one woman seeking justice for her child, but this version brings new context to an old story. While crafting her contemporary adaptation of Beowulf, Headley unearthed significant shifts lost over centuries of translation.

Objev podobné jako Beowulf: A New Translation - Maria Dahvana Headleyová

Film na DVD - DVD obsahuje epizody Béowulf a Herkules z dokumentárního cyklu Střet bohů. Béowulf - Mýtický hrdina nordického světa. Aby si zasloužil nehynoucí slávu, musí bojovat proti třem netvorům. Bojuje proti lidožravému netvoru Grendelu, pak proti jeho matce, která touží svého syna pomstít a po mnoha letech se utká s ohnivým drakem. Je možné, že nejstarší anglická legenda je inspirovaná skutečností. Ale, ať už to byl skutečný muž nebo mýtická bytost, Béowulf je zosobněním odvahy. Herkules - Největší akční hrdina celé mytologie...z poloviny bůh, z poloviny člověk s nadlidskou silou, jehož údělem bylo zbavit řecký svět Zla a jehož utrpení mělo společnosti poskytnout morální vzor. Byl mučen strašným hříchem a vystaven dvanácti nesplnitelným zkouškám, aby dosáhl spásy. Báje o Herkulovi je nadčasový příběh síly, utrpení a vykoupení.

Objev podobné jako Střet bohů 1 (Béowulf, Herkules) - DVD (7002-13)

Of unknown date, and surviving in a tenth-century manuscript, Beowulf is the tale of a young Geatish hero and his struggle with three deadly foes, beginning with the dread monster Grendel, who has been devouring warriors in the hall of the Danish King in their sleep.The most important Old English poem, and the first known major poem written in a European vernacular, Beowulf is a unique and compelling mix of sixth-century historical events, Christian commentary, Germanic myth and Anglo-Saxon culture. The poem is presented here in a dual-text format with a new translation by multi-award-winning translator J.G. Nichols.

Objev podobné jako Beowulf: Dual Language and New Verse Translation - J. G. Nichols

Kniha - autor Kieron Gillen, 160 stran, česky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá VEŠKERÉ LEGENDY A MÝTY... JSOU PRAVDIVÉ. Bridgette s Duncanem se sice podařilo zabránit Artušovi v tom, aby získal svatý grál, avšak nemrtvý britský král osnuje další plány, jak se dostat k moci a zmocnit se vlády nad světem. Příběh legendy byl změněn a říše Zásvětí upadla do chaosu, z něhož se nečekaně vynořují nové bájné postavy – a s nimi další potíže. Ve chvíli, kdy je z Britské knihovny uloupen pradávný rukopis, musí Bridgette s Duncanem čelit dalšímu z pradávných hrdinů Béowulfovi a spolu s ním také prozatím největší výzvě...

Objev podobné jako Král, jenž byl a bude: Kniha druhá BÉOWULF (978-80-7652-060-8)

eBook: Set in the middle of the 14th century, Sir Nigel is a swashbuckling story of the eponymous hero as he seeks his fortune & the hand of his lady-love in England & France in the early part of the Hundred Years War. It is full of high romance & chivalry, battles & brutality, humor & sheer rumbustiousness as the impoverished Nigel Loring & his attendant Aylward seek their fortunes. Edward III, the Black Prince, Sir John Chandos — one of the original Knights of the Garter — all make their appearances in one of the favorite books from the pen of the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

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