Bill Slavin est un illustrateur acclamé de livres pour enfants dont les œuvres captivent par leur profondeur visuelle et leur style narratif. Ses illustrations donnent vie aux histoires avec une atmosphère énergique et imaginative qui a été saluée par les critiques comme par les lecteurs. L'approche artistique de Slavin se caractérise par sa capacité à saisir l'essence du monde de l'enfant et à la traduire en œuvres visuelles inoubliables. Chacun de ses livres est une invitation dans un royaume de fantaisie et de joie.
For those tired of school: Rejoice, things are looking up! Emmaline dreams of flying alongside Robert, her perfect partner. Despite their daring stunts, he never gets hurt. But when summer ends, she's sent to the notorious St. Grimelda boarding school, where escape seems impossible. A hilarious and quirky school adventure awaits!
"In a future where the secrets of the past have been lost, and knowledge is forbidden, technology-hating Luddites have triumphed over a world of scarce resources and devastating, unpredictable weather. Across the ruined landscape of this destroyed civilization, small pockets of Gnostic resistance have preserved the knowledge housed in the scattered remains of pre-Cloud 'tek' in refuges called Firewalls. Mordecai Crow is a drifter, stuck between two worlds and belonging to neither. Born a Gnostic, survivors of a global meltdown that strive to regain lost knowledge, he was raised by Luddites, a war-like faction of fanatical anti-tech fundamentalists with an evangelical agenda. His search for the answers to his past leads him on a perilous quest through a dangerously divided land. In Secrets of Jarrow, Mordecai, in search of his long-lost parents, becomes embroiled in a murderous conspiracy when he seeks refuge in a fortress committed to preserving ancient knowledge. What secrets lie at the heart of its ancient walls? And how are they connected to Mordecai's mysterious past?"--
100 years in our future, in a climate-ravaged world, Mordecai Crow continues to search for his long lost family. With his young friend Podd, Crow follows the trail deep into dangerous Luddite territory. There, new allies offer hope for Crow's quest, but that hope is accompanied by grave risks. Not only are their lives in constant danger from Luddite attacks and the treacherous dystopian landscape they must traverse, but their friendship will be strained to breaking point. Will Crow and Podd be able to unlock the secrets hidden in newly discovered old tech? What mysteries lurk within the fabled Tesla Firewall? Does Flood Town harbour the answer to Mordecai Crow's quest or a deadly trap? All will be revealed in Quid, Pro, Crow, the thrilling second book in the Mordecai Crow trilogy.
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Was wissen wir eigentlich über die Dinge, die wir täglich brauchen? Warum zum Beispiel wird die Jeans blau? Warum hat die Zahnpasta Streifen? Wie kommt die Sohle an den Turnschuh? Wie kommt die Musik auf die CD? Dieses Buch beschreibt Schritt für Schritt, wie alle Dinge, denen wir täglich begegnen, hergestellt werden. Bei Fragen zu Alufolie oder Bleistiften, zu Surfbrettern, Fußbällen oder Ketchup: Hier findest du die Antwort - einfach erklärt, witzig illustriert und garantiert nicht langweilig!