Fairy Land

Erik Ravhandler er på vej hjem til den blomstrende vikingeby Birka efter et handelstogt, der har varet tre år. Med sig på skibet har han Ansgar – munken, der vil bringe kristendommen til det hedenske Norden. I Birka venter Eriks trolovede Jorunn. Men Eriks skib bliver overfaldet af sørøvere, og det kommer til at ødelægge alle hans planer for fremtiden. Til vikingernes land skildrer kampen mellem dem, der holder sig til de gamle nordiske guder, og tilhængerne af kristendommen. Det er en underholdende, farverig og dramatisk fremstilling af livet i vikingetiden.

Året er 1848 og guldfeberen raser. Janus og hans barndomsven Thue er draget til Canada for at prøve lykken. Her møder de andre unge, som har samme formål. Sammen rejser de videre til USA med kurs mod Californien, som i folkemunde kaldes "Det gyldne land". Fulde af håb og optimisme begynder deres tur sydpå. En tur, der byder på både sult, træthed og uforudsete eventyr. "Det gyldne land" er fjerde del i serien om bondekonen Martine og hendes slægt. Karen Aabye (1904-1982) var en dansk forfatter og journalist.

"I kæmpernes land" er Ole E. Christiansens gendigtning af bibelhistorien om David, som bekæmper og besejrer den mægtige Goliat og efterfølgende bliver konge. Sideløbende fortælles om filisterdrengen Jehu, der vokser op og bliver Davids kritiske og fortrolige rådgiver og vejleder. Den danske forfatter Ole E. Christiansen (f. 1935) er uddannet lærer og har arbejdet som både lærer og skolebibliotekar.

What these elves were like I have failed to gather, so vague and imperfect is his vocabulary, and so unobservant of all minor detail does he seem to have been. They were clothed in something very light and beautiful, that was neither wool, nor silk, nor leaves, nor the petals of flowers. They stood all about him as he sat and waked, and down the glade towards him, down a glow-worm avenue and fronted by a star, came at once that Fairy Lady who is the chief personage of his memory and tale.

Ausgehend von den beiden ikonischen Daten 753 v. Chr. (der Legende nach die Gründung Roms) und 476 n. Chr. (die Absetzung des letzten weströmischen Kaisers Romulus Augustulus) umfasst die Geschichte des Römischen Reiches mehr als 1200 Jahre. Das war nicht nur ein langer Zeitraum, sondern auch ein ereignisreicher - immerhin eroberten die Bewohner der Stadt am Tiber ein Reich, das bei seiner größten Ausdehnung 116 n. Chr. den Großteil Europas sowie Teile Nordafrikas und Kleinasiens umfasste.

Thomas finds himself at the mercy of the evil king of Westland. With no hope for escape, he must face an impossible test for survival amidst a quest for the greatest of all the giant secrets. Book three caps this award-winning trilogy with a danger-ridden triple quest: Save Thomas, redeem a lost people, and reverse the land's painful slide toward destruction. Can help be found in a mythical cave at the far edge of the world?

تصبحون على خير يا أصدقائي، وقبّل كلَّ واحدٍ منهم قبلته التي اعتاد عليها كلَّ مساء، فرأى الأقزام يبتسمون له ليردوا عليه التحية ثمَّ ذهب إلى الفراش وضمَّ لعبته المحبوبة مغمضًأ عينيه وراح في سباتٍ عميق..

The bird fairies arrive in fairy land on a mission. Also in this book is a sub-plot which is the work of the winner of a color fairies competition last year.

Book two of the Giants Trilogy follows Thomas as a much older man now serving as the Land's Forest Ward and two of his grandchildren (17 year old Tommy and 13 year old Rose). Tommy is one of three prodigals who have either given up on their hopes and dreams, had them crushed by events or have attempted to hide from their responsibilities. Each are overcome by sudden and terrible events that stem from a great menace threatening the land and all the giants have created in a thousand years. They and an aging hero are caught up in this struggle for the survival.

"The Whispering Pillow Dreamland Adventures" is a captivating bedtime storybook that invites young readers into a realm of enchantment and wonder. Through fifteen magical chapters, siblings Emma and Jake embark on a series of extraordinary adventures facilitated by a mysterious and benevolent Whispering Pillow. The tale begins with the discovery of a magical pillowcase in their grandmother's attic, leading Emma and Jake into Dreamland—a fantastical world filled with vibrant landscapes, talking animals, and celestial wonders.

Dinah isn't just a private investigator, she solves unthinkable mysteries in the multiverse and has never lost a case until her best friend becomes a victim in a series of mass murders. Someone is toying with the human race and sending threats across the cosmos.

There is nothing worse than being bored especially on a Sunday afternoon when it is raining! With that in mind, Auntie Joanna takes Tingle and Josh on an adventure to the land of Boredooom! There they discover the three different villages of Dull, Drab, and Dreary. During the adventure, Tingle and Josh are amazed by how bland the children's lives are in the Land of Boredooom! After meeting the Yawners and The Grumpies, they come to realize how exciting and full of play their world is.

After the Dragon Flyers’ hard-won victory, David thought their battle with the evil Night Riders was over. Turns out, it had only just begun! With new team members, cool new gear, and companions, David and the other Flyers head to an incredible world that’s as beautiful as it is treacherous.

Its carnival time in Enchantia! Everyone is looking forward to having a wonderful time. But when Holly and the White Cat make a surprise visit to the Land of the Sweets, they find that EVERYTHING is topsy-turvy! How can they put things right before the Lollipop Carnival begins?

In 20 fantastischen Erzählungen werden die Sagen des Landes Wursten erstmals im originalen Wortlaut von Dr. Benno Eide Siebs vertont, der, wie zu seiner Zeit die Gebrüder Grimm, die über jahrhunderte mündlich überlieferten Geschichten niedergeschrieben hatte. Zum Erhalt dieses Kulturgutes hat es sich das Studio Schwarzer Fisch zur Aufgabe gemacht, dieses Stück Geschichte für die Nachwelt zu vertonen und diese Sagen für die kommenden Generationen zu konservieren.

As Ella keeps a promise to her mother to clean the cellar, she discovers a crumbling brick behind an old trunk. Even though it's raining outside, sunlight pours through the opening. Intrigued, she chips away at the brick to find the source of the light.

To her astonishment, she finds another land beyond her cellar wall, gripped in the freshness of spring. But soon she realizes this lovely place is threatened by evil. Can Ella save this beautiful kingdom from disaster?

In the heart of the mystical land of Fantasia, where dreams intertwine with reality, and every day holds the promise of magic, lived a little girl named Goldie-Noor. At just two years old, her innocence and beauty captivated the hearts of all who knew her. Goldie days were filled with wonder and joy, shared with her three dear cousins and her best friends—the three bears. This story chronicles a remarkable adventure that took Goldie-Noor and her cousins from their cozy cottage to the enchanting kingdom of Disneyland.

These delightful stories capture the very essence of India. These stories are set in both the rustic setting of laid back villages, where time has almost stopped, to the modern settings of cities, where everyone is in a hurry to reach somewhere, yesterday. Simple stories, simple ideas, and simple thoughts remind one of the simple life that once existed and is now more and more getting lost as we are drawn inexorably into the speedy web of things.

Vor langer Zeit gab es das Königreich Tirna - das Land der ewigen Jugend. Die Mensche lebten dort glücklich und in ewiger Schönheit - doch verließen sie niemals ihr Reich...

Nominado al Premio Altazor 2014. La tierra del cielo es un territorio que nos sirve para metaforizar los saberes que los pueblos originarios han acumulado sobre el firmamento. Como en todas las sociedades, los antiguos moradores de lo que hoy llamamos Chile alzaron su vista para descifrar los ciclos de las estrellas, del Sol, de la Luna, construyeron teorías sobre su origen y elaboraron pensamientos e ideas sobre las maneras en que se creó el cielo y la Tierra. Todos los elementos se conjugan en el firmamento: humanos, animales y culturales.