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Michael and his family have just moved into an old house. One afternoon while her parents care for her sick sister, Michael sneaks the ramshackle garage. There he discovers Skellig, an extraordinary creature who needs help to survive. Along with Mina

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The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children''s writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children''s Book of the Year Award, this unforgettable book now has captivating illustrations by Tom de Freston to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary. When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister''s illness, Michael''s world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. One Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the ramshackle garage of his new home and finds something magical. A strange creature - human? beast? bird? angel? - a being who needs Michael''s help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael''s world changes for ever ... Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children''s Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the Hans Christian Andersen award, the Nonino International Prize, and has received an OBE for services to literature. He is celebrated as - in the words of the Independent - ''a master storyteller''. ''This strange, hugely readable and life-affirming tale exercises every muscle of the imagination'' Guardian

The gods have created a world: they''ve built mountains, a sea and a sky and now their days are filled with naps (and tea and cake). That''s until Harry, Sue and Ben begin to fill the gaps of the world with a mousy thing, a chirpy thing and a twisty legless thing.

Sylvia, brave hearted and rebellious, moves into wild Northumberland from the city of Newcastle. She feels alien in this huge, silent, seemingly empty landscape, but then she meets Gabriel, a strange yet familiar boy. As they roam the forests and fells together, she sees nature with new eyes. She becomes aware that the past is all around her, and is deep inside herself. From the wing of a dead buzzard, they create a hollow bone - the kind of flute that was created and used in rituals in the distant past. This is a book of hope and joy - a book that celebrates humanity and explores the deep connections between ourselves and nature. It is timely and original. It speaks to young people about what it really is to be a human being alive today.

Every summer Liam and Max roam the wild countryside of Northumberland - but this year things are different. One hot summer''s day a jackdaw leads the two boys into an ancient farm house where they find a baby, wrapped in a blanket, with a scribbled note pinned to it: PLESE LOOK AFTER HER RITE. THIS IS A CHILDE OF GOD. And so begins Jackdaw Summer. A summer when friendships are tested. A summer when lines between good and bad are blurred. A summer that Liam will never forget... A stunning novel from the author of the modern children''s classic Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children''s Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.

Mina ist anders als die anderen Kinder. Nachdenklich, fantasievoll und rebellisch, eckt sie immer wieder an, denn sie stellt viele ungewöhnliche Fragen: über Liebe, Freundschaft, Trauer, Vorschriften und das Leben. Sie schreibt alle ihre Gedanken in ein Notizbuch - es ist Minas Blick auf die Welt in ihren Worten. Das ist Minas Tagebuch. Das sind ihre Geschichten und Träume, Beobachtungen und Gefühle, ihre Kritzeleien und Wortspiele, ihr Unsinn, ihre Gedichte und Lieder. Und mit ihren Fragen stellt sie auch unsere! In diesem gefühlvollen, ungewöhnlichen Buch (auch optisch!) lässt David Almond Mina die Hauptrolle spielen - bevor sie Michael kennenlernt und bevor beide Skellig begegnen.

Mina è in Giappone. A Kyoto tutto è diverso, tutto è meraviglioso. Seduta su un autobus, osserva incantata una donna che trasforma un semplice foglio di carta in una barchetta di origami. È un gesto silenzioso e magico, che avvicina due vite lontane. Tra grattacieli e templi, mercati di fiori e bar di sushi, Mina scopre il fascino di una cultura che parla attraverso i dettagli, gli sguardi, le pieghe di un foglio. Quella barchetta porterà con sé messaggi di amicizia fino a un ragazzo, Mikio, che ne farà un uccellino da lanciare nel cielo... Così lontani ma così vicini i loro mondi si sfioreranno, legati da fili invisibili di poesia e speranza. In questa storia onirica e sognante, David Almond invita a scoprire la bellezza nascosta nel quotidiano e a lasciarsi trasportare dalla magia della semplicità. Con le illustrazioni delicate di Kirsti Beautyman, un viaggio che parla al cuore di grandi e piccoli, rivelando che a volte basta un piccolo gesto per connettere le anime più lontane.

La aparición de un misterioso personaje en un garaje cambiará para siempre la vida de Michael y de su familia. Michael no está de muy buen humor últimamente, se acaban de cambiar de casa y, de momento, no le gusta nada. Además, sus padres andan muy nerviosos porque su hermanita, que acaba de nacer, tiene que ingresar en el hospital aquejada de una grave enfermedad en su corazón. Por eso, Michael tiene mucho tiempo para investigar y es en el destartalado garaje donde encuentra a un extraño personaje, sucio y muy enfermo, que se alimenta de insectos. Afortunadamente, podrá compartir este secreto con Mina, su nueva vecina, una niña inquieta y muy despierta, que le descubrirá al poeta William Blake y le enseñará a ver la vida con otros ojos. Los dos alimentarán a su nuevo amigo, le conseguirán la comida china que tanto le gusta y la cerveza negra, pero también las pastillas para tratar su avanzada artritis. Entre los tres se establece una sólida amistad, una amistad que los une con unos lazos poco comunes... Al final, descubrirán cuál es la verdadera identidad de su misterioso amigo y, sobre todo, por qué está con ellos. Mientras, la hermanita de Michael se debate entre la vida y la muerte...

Um garoto foge de casa em busca de seu próprio caminho no mundo, nesta imprevisível aventura do premiado David Almond, ilustrada por Oliver Jeffers. O tio de Stanley Potts, Ernie Potts, fica tão fascinado pela ideia de produzir peixe enlatado em casa, que a vida na alameda do Embarcadouro, no 69, vira uma loucura. Mas em toda loucura sempre há um lado sombrio, e, quando a obsessão do tio Ernie toma um rumo inesperadamente cruel, Stan não vê alternativa além de fugir de casa. Quando o garoto se distancia da vida que sempre conheceu, passa a conviver com personagens excêntricas e conhece o legendário Pancho Pirelli, o homem que nada em um tanque cheio de perigosas piranhas! Será que Stan vai ter coragem suficiente para também mergulhar nessas águas revoltas e escolher seu próprio destino? "De fato, atualmente não há nenhum escritor que escreva como Almond." (The Times)

Stanley Potts ya no tiene una vida normal: tío Ernie transformó su casa en una enorme enlatadora de pescado, y su locura lo llevó a extremos inaceptables. Ahora Stan se ha ido de casa, y viaja con un circo ambulante. Enfrentando sus miedos, Stan descubrirá, lejos del mundo conocido, su verdadera vocación: ¡Es el niño que nada con pirañas!

Dette er historien om to måneder i Bobby Burns'' liv. En tid med problemer, forandringer og mirakler. Bobbys far er meget syg, hans skole er et forfærdeligt sted, tredie verdenskrig er måske lige på trapperne og hvad vil McNulty med ham?

Michael vindt in een schuur een geheimzinnige zwerver die niet helemaal is wat hij lijkt. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.

Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy''s journey from anguish to joy. Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. Suddenly their home is filled with the sound of clanging machinery and the stench of mackerel, and Uncle Ernie''s obsession reaches such heights that he would even can Stan''s beloved goldfish! Stan, however, has his own destiny, which leads him - via a hook-a-duck stall - to Pancho Pirelli, the blue-caped madman who swims with piranhas. And as Stan delves into the waters, he finally discovers who he really can be. It is published in a jacketed gift format, fully illustrated in black and white by the award-winning Oliver Jeffers.