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Geraldine McCaughrean

    6 giugno 1951

    Geraldine McCaughrean è una maestra narratrice la cui prolifica produzione include avvincenti rivisitazioni di racconti classici, miti e leggende da tutto il mondo. La sua abilità nel riportare in vita narrazioni antiche e fiabe popolari per i lettori contemporanei è notevole. Sebbene sia ampiamente riconosciuta per i suoi libri per bambini, possiede un talento unico nel reinterpretare storie amate per le nuove generazioni. Il lavoro di McCaughrean esplora costantemente temi universali con una prospettiva fresca e accattivante.

    Geraldine McCaughrean
    Peter Pan/Peter Pan in Scarlet Slip (komplet)
    Think Again
    A Tarnished Life
    The Odyssey
    The Secret Garden
    Grandi amori sull'Olimpo. Storie degli dei greci
    • "Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale of the regenerative power of nature is brilliantly retold by multi-award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. Ten-year-old Mary who, after the death of her parents, comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden"--Publisher's description

      The Secret Garden
    • The Odyssey

      • 384pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      Homer's epic in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home after the Tojan War, while his wife Penelope and his son Telemachos are forced to scheme to protect his throne until his return.

      The Odyssey
    • A Tarnished Life

      • 328pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      An alcoholic close to death, Emma, a once beautiful woman with the promise of a bright future, lives the last few years of her life in a squalid basement room. In an attempt to banish loneliness, she takes comfort in recalling happier moments shared with loved ones, but is also forced to relive a series of disastrous relationships. This gripping family saga traces her story from childhood, life as a young woman in war-ravaged London, and a period of affluence and happiness filled with the desire of creating a family of her own. Her hopes are thwarted, and her marriage starts to fail. During this time, she forges a bond with a Scottish couple who bear the scars of a tragic past. Unable to cope with her disappointments, broken dreams, and a devastating revelation, inexorably she embarks on a spiral of self-destruction. Even the unwavering presence of the man who gave up everything for her cannot release her from the prison of her own making.

      A Tarnished Life
    • Think Again

      • 32pagine
      • 2 ore di lettura

      At the dawn of time, the Maker is having problems with the animals he makes. His beaver and his ants are too big, his moose is the same size as a mouse and his elephant can hide behind a blade of grass! Maker is forced to think again about the original plans for the animals, adjusting their size to the way they are today.

      Think Again
    • "From ships that sail in a sea in the sky and children who witness the deadly effects of a scientific experiment, to a magic carpet that brings about a day of judgement and a year where eleven days are lost and never to be found, this short-story collection will have you on the edge of your seat!This collection of gripping historical short stories from award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean has beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Ian McCaughrean and is perfect for children who are developing as readers"--https://www.bloomsbury.com

      Sky Ship and other stories: A Bloomsbury Reader
    • Ishmael joins the whale-hunting crew of the Pequod, and gets swept up in the Captain's quest for revenge against the gargantuan white whale. TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 711. Its much-loved stories, beautiful artwork and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.

      Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 19: Moby Dick