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(0)Natalie Babbitt
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Everyone else in the village is afraid of the creature who supposedly dwells at the top of Kneeknock Rise but young Egan investigates for himself.
With the rest of the townsfolk at the Instep Fair, Egan eagerly awaits the moment when the ruler of the mountains will speak.
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Ediciones Temas de Hoy
Pub. Date
2023
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Español
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«Un libro bellamente escrito que no se puede ni dejar ni olvidar.» The New York Times
«Probablemente la mejor obra de nuestra mejor novelista juvenil.» Harper's Magazine
«La gran habilidad de Natalie Babbitt es tejer fantasía con la cadencia y el sentido de la sabiduría intemporal de los viejos cuentos de hadas.» The Boston Globe
Un clásico moderno. Una fábula con más de 5 millones de lectores.
Condenados a la vida eterna —o bendecidos...
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Experience love and loss in this enchanting sea mystery from Natalie Babbitt, The Eyes of the Amaryllis.
When the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty-years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But, someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation...
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In this collection of essays and speeches written over the course of four decades, beloved storyteller Natalie Babbitt explores what it was like to be a "little dog" in the literary world, continually being forced to justify her choice to write books for children-instead of doing something more serious. Babbitt offers incisive commentary on classic children's books as well as contemporary works, and reveals colorful insights into her own personal...
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From the author of Tuck Everlasting comes a powerful, multi-layered story about a man who never felt complete, the family he is unable to fully love, and the fabulous amusement park that he created.
Everyone in town knows Herbert Rowbarge as the wealthy creator of the Rowbarge Pleasure Dome, a fantastic amusement park. But his past is murky. Even his twin daughters believe that their father has led a lonely but prosperous life, inheriting his wealth...
9) Goody Hall
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English
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An out-of-work actor, Hercules Feltwright, stumbles into a job tutoring Willet Goody, the only child of a widow living in a large, lonely house. Willet quickly involves his tutor in the search to discover the truth about his father. The mystery unfolds with the discovery of hidden treasure, a gypsy séance, and the frightening exploration of the tomb of Midas Goody.
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A gifted artist and writer, Natalie Babbitt's novels are inspired by a brilliance and imagination that is completely original. She began her career in 1966 with the publication of a picture book, The Forty-Ninth Magician, a collaboration with her husband, Samuel Fisher Babbitt. Her first novel, The Search for Delicious, established her gift for writing magical tales with a more profound meaning embedded within them. Kneeknock Rise earned her a Newbery...
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Every now and then, the Devil likes to pop up into the world for an adventure. He's a trickster and a mischief-maker, and just as full of vanity and other human failings. But he's also a gifted storyteller. The Devil's antics are presented in these two collections of stories, The Devil's Storybook and The Devil's Other Storybook, together in one volume. They make for delightfully wicked reading and are accompanied by charming illustrations by Natalie...
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The new novel by Natalie Babbitt, author of Tuck Everlasting
Joe Casimir needed help with the choice he had to make. But how do you choose the person who will help you choose? Mr. Boulderwall, the millionaire, knew exactly what he wanted Joe to choose. And millionaires are experts at making choices. Well, aren't they? But Vinnie, the number-two man down at Sope Electric, didn't much approve of millionaires. He said to Joe, "Listen, kid, all of 'em...
15) The Something
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Mylo...is afraid of an indefinable Something coming in through his window at night. Given some modeling clay by his concerned mother, he finally succeeds in making a statue of the Something...
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The award-winning author discusses her unforgettable novel , first published in 1975, with author Gregory Maguire (Wicked). Babbitt's classic story centers on a young girl who stumbles upon the mysterious Tuck family and their secret, magic spring. The moving prose and rich imagery have made this story a favorite among young readers. Samuel F. Babbitt and Colby Minifie perform excerpts from the novel.
19) Knee Knock Rise
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Square Fish/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2007
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126 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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Everyone else in the village is afraid of the creature who supposedly dwells at the top of Kneeknock Rise but young Egan investigates for himself.
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[1969]
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167 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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English
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The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of delicious, the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger to poll the country