Margarita Engle – författare
181 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
209 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
190 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
181 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
273 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
58 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
The history of the building of the Panama Canal comes vividly to life in this novel in prose by a Newbery Honor–winning author.
“Engle’s extraordinary book is a tour de force of verisimilitude and beautifully realized verse that brings to empathetic life the silver people. . . . A superb book for both independent reading and classroom use.” —Booklist (starred review)
Winner of the 2015 Américas Award
A Jane Addams Award Honor Book
One hundred years ago, the world celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, which connected the world’s two largest oceans and signaled America’s emergence as a global superpower. It was a miracle, this path of water where a mountain had stood—and creating a miracle is no easy thing. Thousands lost their lives, and those who survived worked under the harshest conditions for only a few silver coins a day.
From the young “silver people” whose back-breaking labor built the Canal to the denizens of the endangered rainforest itself, this is the story of one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, as only Newbery Honor–winning author Margarita Engle could tell it.
“A masterful command of language and space. . . . Engle blends the voices of her fictional characters, historical figures, and even the forest into a dynamic coming-of-age story not only of young adults but also a blustering and arrogant United States.” —VOYA 5Q 5P (highest rating)
“This masterfully written novel in verse brings to life every bit of Panama, from the horrible working conditions of the islanders, forced to dig the canal for next-to-nothing wages, to the lush forest and wildlife. . . . [A] compelling story.” —School Library Journal
89 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
190 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
48 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
48 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
110 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
197 kr
Skickas
157 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
392 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
295 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
228 kr
Skickas
176 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
When Tony''s mother is sent to jail, he is sent to stay with a great uncle he has never met in Sierra Nevada. It is a daunting move—Tony''s new world bears no semblance to his previous one. But slowly, against a remote and remarkable backdrop, the scars from Tony''s troubled past begin to heal. With his Tió and a search-and-rescue dog named Gabe by his side, he learns how to track wild animals, is welcomed to the Cowboy Church, and makes new friends at the Mountain School. Most importantly though, it is through Gabe that Tony discovers unconditional love for the first time, in Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013
200 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
227 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
142 kr
Skickas
264 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
264 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
172 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
217 kr
Kommande
181 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
195 kr
Skickas
173 kr
Kommande
174 kr
Skickas
153 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba.As the tropical island begins to work its magic on him, the young refugee befriends a local girl with some painful secrets of her own. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away . . .
273 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar