Stephen Davies
Author
Publisher
De Agostini
Pub. Date
2018
Language
Italiano
Description
Hilda è una bambina dai capelli blu che vive in una bellissima casa in un bellissimo bosco. Adora disegnare tutto ciò che osserva intorno a sé, ma soprattutto le strane creature del bosco, come per esempio i cattivissimi troll (che poi tanto cattivi non sono). La vita di Hilda si complica quando gli elfi che abitano vicino a casa sua decidono di far sloggiare lei e la mamma, e le terrorizzano nel cuore della notte. Hilda però non vuole lasciarsi...
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In Burkina Faso, Fatima and Galo load the luggage while their dad Big Ali drives the bus. Help count bikes, sacks of rice, melons and even goats and chickens as the bus travels past Gurunsi houses, the hippo lake, waterfalls and jungle, all the way to Bobo"--
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After carrying a bowl of milk on her head across dunes and the River Niger, and even up a mountain, without spilling a drop despite many distractions, Penda gets a surprise when she arrives at the grasslands to give her father his lunch.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Teen
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Kadija is the music-loving daughter of a guardian of the library in the ancient city of Timbuktu, Ali is a former shepherd boy, trained by Islamist militants--and both are caught up in the war in Mali and on opposite sides of the stuggle to save the sacred Sufi manuscripts that the militants want to destroy.
Author
Series
Hildafolk (Novels) volume 1
Language
English
Description
Hilda encounters her very first troll, negotiates with some very persnickety elves, and seeks to discover the mystery behind the giant who only appears at midnight as she faces the prospect of leaving her beloved wilderness home with her mom for Trolberg City.
Author
Series
Hildafolk (Novels) volume 2
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Language
English
Description
Hilda and her mom have settled into their new home in the city of Trolberg. Pining for her magical friends and the wonder-filled wilderness, Hilda is finding it hard to fit in, especially at school. But when Hilda makes a new friend she soon begins to uncover some surprising secrets ... Perhaps this concrete labyrinth is a place where wonderful and magical things can happen too?
7) Chessboxer
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Leah Baxter is a genius. She's a few wins away from becoming a junior chess grandmaster, and her life is on course to achieve everything her mom and coach want for her. But Leah is at stalemate, grieving for her father, and feeling suffocated. She decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and quit chess. But chess doesn't want to quit her. Soon Leah discovers her new gambit: chessboxing, a fierce hybrid sport which will test her body and mind to their...
Author
Series
Hildafolk (Novels) volume 3
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Language
English
Description
"Meet Hilda -- explorer, adventurer, avid sketchbook-keeper, and friend to every creature in the valley! Well ... almost every creature ... Newly initiated into the Sparrow Scouts, Hilda and her friends are ready to explore and document the wilderness. Yet as luck would have it, there is a dark, menacing creature afoot near Trolberg, and Hilda is whisked back home to safety. Even so, intrigue seems to follow our blue-haired heroine wherever she goes,...
Author
Series
Hildafolk (Novels) volume 5
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Hilda and her friends Wood Man and Frida are on the case when ships start disappearing in Trolberg Bay.
Author
Series
Hildafolk (Novels) volume 4
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The city's naughtiest mischiefmakers, the Yule Lads, are trying to kidnap Trolberg's kids. But being grounded means Hilda has to get creative in order to save her friends. Can she escape a tangle of timelines and a hungry time worm to protect the whole town from harm?" --
Author
Series
Hildafolk (Novels) volume 6
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When she takes a wrong turn in Nowhere Space, Hilda must contend with two-headed trolls before she can get everyone home in one piece.
Author
Series
Hildafolk (Novels) volume 9
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Join our beloved heroine as she visits her Great Aunt Astrid in Tofoten. Hilda is surprised to discover that it's a fairy village...her mother had never mentioned that. Hilda becomes troubled by a crackly radio presenter, ominous dreams and soon finds herself in peril. Fantastic creatures and daring adventures are all just part of another average day for Hilda...but will her questions be answered?"--
Author
Series
Hildafolk (Novels) volume 8
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A trip to the castle ruins leads to brand-new, daring adventure for our beloved blue-haired heroine. When she stumbles across the faratok tree and finds herself in the Time of Giants, Hilda learns all about the Giant Slayer. Desperate to help the Giants and negotiate peace, can Hilda change the past, whilst struggling with her own?--
Author
Series
Hildafolk (Novels) volume 7
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Join our beloved heroine as she heads to Scout Camp, hoping for the most normal scouting expedition ever. But, when her expedition map gets lost and she encounters a Merman fleeing a vicious sea serpent, Hilda is flung into her next adventure"--
15) Outlaw: a novel
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The children of Britain's ambassador to Burkina Faso, fifteen-year-old Jake, who loves technology and adventure, and thirteen-year-old Kas, a budding social activist, are abducted and spend time in the Sahara desert with Yakuuba Sor, who some call a terrorist but others consider a modern-day Robin Hood.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Elaborating the history, variety, pervasiveness, and function of the adornments and ornaments with which we beautify ourselves, this book takes in human prehistory, ancient civilizations, hunter-foragers, and present-day industrial societies to tell a captivating story of hair, skin, and make-up practices across times and cultures. From the decline of the hat, the function of jewelry and popularity of tattooing to the wealth of grave goods found in...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
London sixteen-year-old Danny Temple and friend Omar use their computer and parkour skills to elude pursuers as they follow clues in an Arabic manuscript to the mysterious cliffs of Bandiagara in sub-Saharan Afria seeking an ancient treasure.
