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As in the ancient legends of the Orient, the author invites us to discover a singular universe made up of secrets and shadows by a cat who wants to achieve wisdom, a sultan who wants to rule the kingdom of silence and a dumb carpet weaver who expresses herself in words of silk. This all takes place in Istambul, a magical city of labyrinths.
After coming out victorious in his previous adventure, nobody knows why Leo Titán decided not to ever come back to the magic World of Ultreya. During his absence, General Matur has met a powerful Djinn who will grant him all his wishes. Will it be possible to stop him this time?
Leo is a young lion who feels a bit strange because he's about to get a new sister. His friends are no help, they just say that once his little sister is born Leo won't be the most important anymore. He'll have to let her pull his whiskers and pounce on his tail, and let her win all the races, because babies are always crying and the grown-ups feel sorry for them.
My name is León, León Kamikaze. I’ve never had a family; not even friends. I fell in love once... I've had three lives. In the first, the world rejected me. In the second, everyone hated me. In the third, I still don’t know who I am. My name is León, León Kamikaze, and this is the path that brought me HERE.
In the third century BC In the Iberian Peninsula, Hannibal Barca has become, by dint of charisma, strength and intelligence, the leader of the Carthaginian armies, uniting not only his people, but also many Iberian peoples who have travelled through the Iberian Peninsula to join him. Rome dominates the world. But Hannibal wants to conquer Rome.
Twelve years after the death of his father in the Valley of Lotar, Pablo Galván receives a letter that his father Arturo wrote to him shortly before dying. The letter asks him to return to the valley to investigate a medieval legend related to the mythical reign of Leonis.
In this novel, Yolanda Scheuber uses the time honoured technique of racconto, as well as employing a first person narrative, enabling her to reconstruct the life of Eleanor(Leonor) of Habsburg, daughter of Joanna(Juana) I of Castile (Joanna the Mad), and Philip(Felipe) of Austria (Philip the Handsome).
Leotolda's friends come to see her at home, but they can't find her anywhere. They search for her in places full of magic and adventure but, however hard they try, they can't find her. You can help them. This is a picture book that develops little people's imagination. The illustrations are lively and original and, with only three pigments create a universe of colours.
On the shores of the Aegean Sea, in the long-forgotten times of King Minos, stands Crete in all its glory. The people living there are at the edges of a land that is growing more violent. Until now. When Stern, the youngest son of Sear returns to the palace in Knossos, after a long absence, he discovers the peace he remembers has been converted to distrust.
He's called Pedro and he is a boy although he seems like a girl. In contrast, his sister Valeria, seems like a boy. They are the weirdest kids in school. Themes include: physical bullying in school, gender, family, transformation, acceptance and empathy.