Priscilla Galloway Livres

Emily Starr has never known what it is to be unloved. But when her father dies, she is left in the care of her mother's family. Emily is a stranger to the proud Murrays, none of whom think they can cope with such a heartbroken, headstrong girl. They decide to draw lots for her, and Emily is sent to live at New Moon with stern Aunt Elizabeth, the head of the clan. Kind Aunt Laura and friendly, eccentric Cousin Jimmy also live at New Moon, though, so she is not without hope. Emily is enchanted by New Moon, but cannot believe she will ever belong there. With her lively imagination and dreams of being a famous writer, she seems to have a talent for scandalising her family. Before long, though, she has made firm friends: Ilse, a tomboy with a blazing temper, Teddy, an aspiring artist, and Perry, the ambitious houseboy. She brings so much life to New Moon, perhaps one day even Aunt Elizabeth will consider herself lucky to have 'won' Emily.

Inventor Daedalus, falsely accused of murder, is forced to flee Athens to the court of King Minos in Crete. The king commissions Daedalus to construct a gigantic labyrinth where he plans to imprison his disfigured son, Minotaur, a "monster" with a bull's head. Queen Passifay, wishing to protect her only son, urges Daedalus to prolong his work on her son's living grave. Daedalus, fearing that his life and the life of his son Icarus will be in danger when the labyrinth is completed, procrastinates as long as possible while stealing time to pursue his own dream--to devise wings in order to fly with his son. The third story in the critically acclaimed Tales of Ancient Land series, "Daedalus and the Minotaur" explores themes of human aspiration, pride, parental love and friendship, in a fast, suspenseful narrative.

Welches Kind hat nicht schon davon geträumt, ein Ritter in einer glänzenden Rüstung zu sein? Oder ein Burgfräulein? Oder ein Alchemist, Gaukler oder Bogenschütze? Und welche Berufe gab es eigentlich im Mittelalter? Wie wurde man Minnesänger, Raubritter oder Schmied? Was machte eigentlich genau ein Marschall? Und warem hatten Bader so einen schlechten Ruf? Kurze, informative und unterhaltsame Texte und bunte Bilder in grossem Format erklären die verschiedenen Berufe, die es früher gab, und wie die Menschen damals lebten. Eine aufregende Zeitreise in die faszinierende Welt des Mittelalters, die nicht nur Wissen vermittelt, sondern auch Spass macht!