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Mirari is the story of Virgil, a man who has lost his capacity for wonder. Magically transported to the fairy tale world of Mirari, he is given the quest of retrieving a precious cup long ago stolen from his hosts of the Middle Kingdom. Journeying forth on horseback with a cat and a peregrine falcon as his companions, Virgil encounters many and varied creatures and adventures, gradually learning to see the world through new eyes. He falls in love with Lily, who is pursuing her own quest, and together they gain a renewed sense of wonder. [author bio]Lyndall Morgan lives in Colorado. This is...

Os membros da “Red Temática de Investigación sobre Literatura Infantil y Juvenil del Marco Ibérico” (LIJMI), coa colaboración doutros investigadores convidados, reúnen neste volume, coordinado por Blanca-Ana Roi Rechou, Isabel Soto López e Pedro Lucas Domínguez, un conxunto de achegas arredor do multiculturalismo e a representación da indentidade na Literatura Infantil e Xuvenil, destinadas fundamentalmente aos mediadores entre o libro e os seus receptores e que pretenden converterse nun material de consulta útil á hora de desenvovler o seu labor. Tras dunha reflexión teórica...

From the author of The Good Earth, an "Oprah's Book Club Selection." On her fortieth birthday, Madame Wu tells her husband that after twenty-four years their physical life together is now over and she wishes him to take a second wife, and thus arranges for a young country girl to come take her place in bed. The House of Wu, one of the oldest and most revered in China, is thrown into an uproar by her decision, which changes the life of all that surround her. On the fringes of WWII the family is at crossroads, facing betrayal, communism and Western thought, and underlying all, the quest for...

Edición enriquecida con material exclusivo para que descubras los paisajes y la banda sonora de esta historia tan especial. ¡Enamócciate! Ese instante de felicidad continúa...¿Encontrará Nicco a María? ¡Por fin, una novela de Moccia ambientada en España! María desaparece al final de Ese instante de felicidad, dejando a Nicco con el corazón roto. Se ha dejado la piedra en forma de corazón que él le regaló... Triste, solo y abatido, Nicco decide que no es momento de perder la esperanza y que tiene que ir en busca de sus sueños, así que convence a Gio para que le acompañe a...