El gran libro de relatos de piratas y corsarios

Fairy Oak is a magical and ancient town, hidden in the folds of an immortal time. To find it, you would have to travel through plateaus and thickets, green flowery valleys and ocean bays. The town is inhabited by magical creatures and beings without powers, but it is difficult to distinguish one from the other, since wizards, witches and ordinary citizens have lived in their stone houses for so long that no one pays attention to their reciprocal oddities and they all look a bit alike. Except for fairies, which are very small and bright, and... they fly. This story, told by one of them, tells...

Embárcate en esta gélida expedición llena de humor y sorprendentes aventuras rumbo al Polo Norte. Antoine y otros tres estudiantes han ganado un concurso, cuyo premio es pasar un mes recorriendo el Ártico en un buque científico para conocer aquellas remotas y peligrosas latitudes. ¿Llegarán los ganadores a buen puerto? Entre el capitán del barco, que por una extraña enfermedad no lleva bien el timón, una expedición rival que le pone zancadillas y los osos polares que rondan allí, ¡este viaje a Groenlandia tiene grandes riesgos de convertirse en un auténtico desastre!

Bárbara busca tenazmente la verdad de lo que sucede a su alrededor, porque las situaciones reales son también las más asombrosas y fantásticas.

Behind the unforgettable characters, worlds, and battles of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit lie a vast range of world myths and historical events that originally inspired J. R. R. Tolkien. From the Finnish epic poem Kalevala and the medieval Beowulf to Arthurian mythology, Shakespeare, and even World War II, Tolkien's sources are unpacked and explained for the novice and connoisseur alike. Laid out in dictionary form, this indispensable guide provides insights not only into literature's most beloved fantasy, but also into the man who brought it to life.