Margaret Mahy Libri

La quattordicenne Laura cerca in ogni modo di salvare il fratellino dalla possessione del malvagio spirito di un morto, che "succhia" al bimbo l'energia vitale. L'impotenza dei medici "positivisti" la fa decidere a tramutarsi in strega, per combattere ad armi pari il nemico. È una curiosa storia questa, che adotta i modi di un tipico racconto dell'orrore, e dove la scrittrice neozelandese manifesta una buona capacità di evocare con la scrittura ciò che al cinema viene affidato a ormai sofisticatissimi effetti speciali: lemuri dalle ambigue sembianze umane, possessioni ed esorcismi, orride metamorfosi, e infine un complicatissimo rito di passaggio che prende la forma di viaggio onirico, dentro e fuori di sé. Tuttavia, l'iniziazione alle pratiche magiche avviene grazie agli uffici di un ambiguo e seduttivo ragazzo-strega, cosicché, dissipato l'incubo, l'unico effetto visibile della metamorfosi è un'accresciuta sensualità della ragazza, che non considera più le avventure sentimentali della madre come una minaccia all'integrità degli affetti familiari, né appare più insensibile alle sollecitazioni dell'altro sesso.

CASA + VACANZE = LIBERO , pensa Ellis. Beh, non proprio libero, con l'università all'orizzonte. Ma libero dalla scuola, questo sì. Libero, malgrado il suo migliore amico sia morto. Libero di pensare al futuro. Libero di costruire la sua vita. E poi l'incontro con Jackie e tre misteriose sorelle, che lo coinvolgono in situazione sempre più bizzarre e gli fanno conoscere la Terra dei Sorrisi, dove le apparenze ingannano e la diversità e la norma... È a questo punto che Elisa viene inesorabilmente risucchiato in un dramma cui non può sfuggire. È una questione di vita o di morte, ma il tempo è contro di lui. L'orologio continua a camminare, inarrestabile. E nel giro di ventiquattr'ore Ellis cambierà per sempre: da ragazzo qualunque a "guerriero" tatuato da capo a piedi...

Michael desperately wants a dog but all he attracts is a big orange leaf that follows him everywhere.

When little Mabel's bubble gets away from her, it's her baby brother who gets into trouble. Soon he's floating out of the house, above the fence, and all over town! It's up to Mabel, Mother, and the rest of the townspeople to get him safely back down.

1976. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket over orange cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Mild crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.

Let's go down to the sea this summery, Saturday morning, down the wiggly track, scattering shells and leaping logs! First the dogs chase the cat, next they chase a boy on a rattly bike – then the wild geese chase them... Margaret Mahy's witty story, exuberantly illustrated by Selina Young, will delight readers, young and old.

Wild and wonderful, these stories will appeal to all readers of fine children's literature, and Blake's illustrations, full of spirit and exuberance, are the perfect accompaniment of Mahy's vigorous tales. The Great Piratical Rumbustification introduces us to Alpha, Oliver, and Omega Terrapin, alone for an evening of devilish fun and none other than Orpheus Clinker, a reformed pirate cleverly transformed into a respectable babysitter. Or has he reformed? Before you can say "Yo Ho Ho" the Terrapin household has become headquarters of the century's biggest pirate party. The Librarian and the Robbers is an equally tickling tale of a band of wicked robbers who one day carry off Serena Laburnum, a beautiful librarian. Follow what happens as the lovely and learned Miss L. not only outwits the robbers, turning them into outstanding citizens, but also teaches them the everlasting pleasures of library science.

When Angela May decides to find her father, who left the family before she was born, Tycho Potter, a close friend, worries that she'll be hurt if she succeeds

Delphinium spends her tenth birthday aboard a traveling space circus, fighting against the dark forces who are bent on stamping out fun. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

On the fifth anniversary of his older sister's death, nineteen-year-old Johnny Dart, goes in search of the only other witnesses to the fatal accident.

Reality and the supernatural intertwine in this exciting and chilling novel from an award-winning author As the Hamiltons gather at their holiday beach house, Carnival's Hide, for their Christmas celebrations, the warm, chaotic familty atomosphere is chilled by the unexpected arrival of three sinister brothers. Who are they? Where are they from? Only 17- year-old Harry, the middle daughter, is close to seeing the truth. Are these brothers her own invention, or are they truly descendants of Teddy Carnival who drowned there many years earlier? As the brothers gradually reveal their purpose, long-hidden family secrets are also unfurled. No one emerges unscathed!

Sam has an ordinary life - but his mother used to be a pirate! One day at breakfast, they decide to go to sea and an amazing adventure begins

In a time not far from our own, a colourful group of travellers braves the twisting, unpredictable landscape of a world trying to remake itself years after near-destruction. They are the magicians, clowns, trapeze artists and musicians of Maddigan's Fantasia, healing the injured land with wonder and laughter. Garland Maddigan, the 12-year-old daughter of the Fantasia's ringmaster, has been on many journeys before. But she soon realises that this one is going to be very different. For three mysterious children have joined the Fantasia - children with uncanny abilities and a secret past. And with them they bring powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to hunt them down. Soon Garland finds herself embroiled in a series of terrifying adventures that will take her within perilous underground tunnels, through the land of the Witch-Finder and across time itself . . .

A magical collection of short stories from double Carnegie Medal winner Margaret Mahy. A wizard's house with coloured windows that look into worlds of treetops and deserts, cloud-castles and diamonds. Two riddles that, once solved, will stop Shock Forest from burning. A flute-playing bear and a boy who just wants to spread his wings and fly... These fantastical short stories will take readers on a journey; sometimes haunting, sometimes surreal but always enchanting. This collection of brilliant stories from double Carnegie Medal winner Margaret Mahy has wonderful illustrations by TBC and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with brilliant books to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2, with book-banded stories by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence, covering a wide range of genres and topics. With charming illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for reading both in the classroom and at home. For more information visit www.bloomsburyguidedreading.com. Book Band: Dark Blue Ideal for ages 8+

Strange and exciting things are in store when Tom and his mum move to Prodigy Street one ordinary Thursday. There's a man with a magical name, a friendly dog with a powerful, waggy tail, and some remarkable surprises when anyone makes a wish. Includes more than 50 hilarious black and white illustrations by Tony Ross, who also illustrates Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry books and David Walliams' children's books, as well as his own picture books.

Children will love joining in the story as the animals enter one by one to gobble up the baby's lunch in this wonderful read-aloud story from bestselling author Margaret Mahy and beloved illustrator Margaret Chamberlain.

A young boy who agrees to take care of a witch's shadow while she is on vacation finds that having two shadows creates some unexpected problems.

An imaginative tale from New Zealand's most celebrated children's writer, Margaret Mahy. There's a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow. Go and see for yourself. What would you do if you knew there was a lion in the meadow, but your mother doesn't believe you? And when she gives you a matchbox with a dragon hidden inside to scare away the lion, you discover that the dragon is in there too! This junior fiction edition of Margaret Mahy's classic A Lion in the Meadow features Jenny William's gorgeous original illustrations.

“The man from the land of Fandango / Is given to dancing and dreams, / He comes in at the door like a somersault star / And he juggles with junkets and jam in a jar / And custards and caramel creams.” Two children paint Mr. Fandango to life, and together the trio has a tremendous adventure with baboons and bisons, dinosaurs and kangaroos! Polly Dunbar’s textured, childlike illustrations reveal a playful imaginary world, and even the lines of type curve and tango. A bouncy, buoyant read-aloud for storytime.

Mit einem zerstreuten Antarktis-Forscher als Vater ist Sophie einiges gewohnt. Doch als sie zufällig ein Amulett aus Walfischbein findet, passiert etwas Ungeheuerliches. Zur gleichen Zeit nämlich erwacht tausende Kilometer entfernt der längst verblichene Besitzer des Amuletts – als Gespenst! Es ist Kapitän Cathcardo, der mit seinem berühmten Schiff Riddle vor vielen Jahren in der Antarktis verschollen ist. Auf seinen geisterhaften Hilferuf hin setzt sich eine abenteuerliche kleine Expedition in Gang: Sophie, ihr Vater und ihre Brüder wollen die Riddle finden. Was sie nicht ahnen: Der unheimliche Fiesel Finster ist ihnen klammheimlich auf den Fersen …

Verzamelboek: - "De grote zeerover-knalfuif" door Margaret Mahy - "De laatste vogel" door Paul van Loon - "Groeimiddel gezocht!" door Janet en Allan Ahlberg

Para niños a partir de los 8 años.

Barneys Besucher ist ein unheimlicher Gast - kein Geist, sondern ein leibhaftiger Magier. Und noch dazu ist er ein Verwandter: Barneys Großonkel Cole. Er will den Jungen zu sich holen, weil er sicher ist, dass Barney die magische Begabung, die über Generationen hinweg immer wieder in der Familie Scholar auftaucht, geerbt hat. Barney hingegen weiß: Sein Großonkel macht einen entsetzlichen Fehler! Barney ist kein Zauberer! Er will nicht fortgeholt werden! Er hat schreckliche Angst, und er weiß nicht, wem er sich anvertrauen soll. Doch im letzten Moment kommt die Rettung: Zwar haben sich die eigentümlichen Kräfte der Scholar-Vorfahren tatsächlich weitervererbt. Aber an jemand ganz anderen, als Großonkel Cole es vermutet hatte.

Die zwölfjährige Hero lebt in einer turbulenten, intellektuellen Großfamilie, in der ständige Diskussionen und Streitereien an der Tagesordnung sind. Vor drei Jahren beschloss sie, zu schweigen, was ihr in dieser lautstarken Umgebung Macht verleiht. Ihre innere Stimme ist jedoch umso beredter, und sie flüchtet in eine Fantasiewelt, stark beeinflusst von Büchern. Ihre Realität teilt sich in das wirkliche Leben mit Familie und Schule und ein wahres Leben, in dem sie sich in ein Zauberwesen verwandelt. Täglich zieht es sie zum verwilderten Garten des Nachbarhauses, wo sie heimlich in den Bäumen klettert. Dort trifft sie die exzentrische Miss Credence, die sie engagiert, ihren Garten und ihr Haus in Ordnung zu bringen. Bald entdeckt Hero, dass das Haus ein Geheimnis birgt: Sie hört Schreie und seltsame Geräusche und findet ein geheimnisvolles Turmzimmer mit verschlossenen Türen, die nur durch einen Code zu öffnen sind. Als es ihr gelingt, den Code zu entschlüsseln, stößt sie auf Miss Credences Geheimnis und bringt sich in Gefahr. Ihre einzige Möglichkeit, sich zu befreien, besteht darin, wieder zu sprechen und laut um Hilfe zu schreien.

Zwillingsbrüder sind nicht gleich. Die beiden in dieser Geschichte sind es jedenfalls nicht. Der eine ist brav, der andere ist ein gemeiner Kerl, und ungleiche Kinder haben sie auch. Die des Schurken sind artig, die Tochter des Tugendboldes ist frech und faul. Spannend wird die Geschichte, als beide Väter beschließen, dass sich dies ändern muss.

Übersetzung aus dem Englischen von Cornelia Krutz-Arnold. 238 Seiten.

Die Piraten haben nur einen Wunsch: sie wollen Millionäre werden. Doch was nützen Schatzkarten, wenn man nicht lesen kann?

Griezelige verhalen van 11 bekende schrijvers uit de hele wereld. Met zwart-witte tekeningen. Vanaf ca. 11 jaar.