Robert Louis Stevenson
22) The little land
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
This read-aloud poem follows a child on a whimsical journey of imagination.
Author
Pub. Date
p2001
Language
Español
Description
El bien y el mal siempre han representado un conflicto para los seres humanos. Lo que algunos condenan como malo, para otros representa el resto, el gusto culposo, como le sucede al Dr. Jekyll, quien encuentra una atracción seductora en el mal. Esta obra, además de retratar crudamente la hipocresía que prevalecía en la Inglaterra victoriana, nos muestra esa lucha interna por la disyuntiva de la bondad y la maldad que mantiene en vilo a muchos,...
28) Treasure planet
Series
Language
English
Description
Jim is a young man who grew up reading tales of pirates and adventures on the high seas, and longs for similar excitement in his own life. One day a dying man hands him a map and gives him a warning. Upon careful examination, Jim realizes the map charts the course to Treasure Planet, a distant world where hundreds of space pirates have stashed their loot. Jim is certain this is the adventure he's been dreaming of and sets out to find the fabled Treasure...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. The Master of Ballantrae is a Gothic romance of adventure and revenge. Brothers Henry and James Durie take opposite sides during the Jacobite uprising of 1745 to ensure the survival of their estate regardless of the outcome of the war. Believing that James had died along with the hopes of the Stuarts at the Battle of Culloden, Henry acquires his brother's property....
30) Block city
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Renowned illustrator Daniel Kirk has joined his 'blocks'--in this case, bright colors, bold shapes, and retro style--with Robert Louis Stevenson's classic poem to construct a nostalgic yet exuberant celebration of fun and imagination. It is a joyous look at playtime that will encourage toddlers to build dreams all their own!"--P. [4] of cover.
31) Jaclyn Hyde
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Jaclyn Hyde is almost perfect. Whether she's baking cookies for her classmates, building a replica Mt. Vesuvius for the science fair, or practicing her lines for Fog Island: The Musical, she almost never makes mistakes. But when she discovers the last batch of perfection potion in an abandoned laboratory, Jaclyn decides that being almost perfect isn't perfect enough anymore. But instead she finds out that trying to be perfectly perfect isn't all it's...
32) The moon
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
This poem captures the magic of nighttime and its many nocturnal creatures, as well as the special love between a father and son.
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When young Billy comes to possess a secret treasure map, he sets sail with mild-mannered Capt. Smollet and a host of assorted Muppets and humans in search of the wealth. Their adventure is filled with songs, wacky humor, and irreverent silliness.
40) Kidnapped
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Robert Louis Stevenson's coming-of-age adventure is back and breathtaking, in this widely heralded presentation bursting with scoundrels and scallywags, villains and heroines, and two memorable heroes who will stop at nothing in their quest for justice.
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