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Eric Nii Addy | Osu Library Fund Fati and the Soup Pot
Fati has always been a fast runner, and proves this once again at her school's sports day. When she returns home from school, she helps her mother prepare okro soup. The soup smells delicious and Fati is hungry after running. Find out what happens when Fati helps her mum make the soup. Fati and the Soup Pot is based on the real-life adventures of a girl growing up in northern Ghana. 'Fati and the Soup Pot' (English), written by Osu Library Fund, illustrated by Eric Nii Addy, published by Sub-Saharan...
Engels | 5 minuten (3,7 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Veena Seshadri The Man who Thought he was Smarter than his Wife
Long long ago, there lived in Norway a grumpy, grouchy farmer called Gloomy Gus. Gloomy Gus was not just a grouch---he was arrogant too, and believed he was smarter than everybody else, especially his wife. Read this captivating and humourous folktale from Norway to find out just how smart he really was! 'The Man Who Thought He Was Smarter Than His Wife: A Folktale From Norway' is written by Veena Seshadri . © Pratham Books , 2006. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. 'The Man...
Engels | 10 minuten (7,7 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Greystroke Wailers Three
Mrs. Chang gets a letter from her son one day. She asks Warrior Wen to read it out to her. One look at the letter and Warrior Wen bursts into tears. Very soon, Mrs.Chang starts bawling. Next, Peddlar Peng, who is passing by, joins the sobbing duo. What has happened to Mrs. Chang's son? Find out for yourself in this delightful folktale from China. 'Wailers Three' - A Folktale From China is written by Greystroke . © Pratham Books , 2020. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. This...
Engels | 8 minuten (5,9 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe The Armour of Achilles
The greatest battle needs the greatest of warriors. The siege of Troy is in its ninth year. But Troy still stands. When Agamemnon is threatened with mutiny by disillusioned troops, he changes tactics. Ordering attacks on Troy’s allies, he deprives the city of reinforcements, trade and supplies. Yet even this does not draw the Trojans out from behind their walls. Meanwhile, Odysseus, Eperitus and their men have become hardened soldiers. Odysseus just wants to return home to his island Kingdom of...
Engels | 15 uur 38 minuten (679 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe Hero of Olympus
Surpass all odds, break the chains, defeat a God... Heracles’ trials are far from over. Carrying the weight of the heavens, accompanied only by his most loyal friend, Iolaus, he will do anything to atone for his crimes. But all is not as it seems. Gods and men alike plot against him... First Heracles must obtain the girdle of the Amazonian Queen, Hippolyta, steal cattle from the monstrous Geryon, and take apples from the Garden of Hesperides. Through it all Heracles will come to realise his betrayal...
Engels | 11 uur 58 minuten (524 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe Return to Ithaca
The thrilling final instalment of the epic and bestselling Adventures of Odysseus. Odysseus has been to Hell and back. Deserted by the Gods, and now in bitter conflict with his friend Eperitus, times look bleak. He dreams of returning to his home. But back on Ithaca things look little better. His son Telemachus and wife Penelope are besieged by a gang of suitors, believing Odysseus to be dead and looking for the queen’s hand in marriage. Odysseus and Eperitus have survived everything. But now...
Engels | 13 uur 28 minuten (584 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe Son of Zeus
The epic story, the greatest hero of them all. Heracles, renowned for his strength and spirit, has done something terrible. His gilded life lies in ruins. Seeking the Oracle, he is given a new mission: pay penance by becoming the slave of his sworn enemy. Twelve impossible labours await him. To restore his reputation, he must face monsters and mythical beasts that will test him to his limits and beyond. For he has become a pawn of Gods: of Zeus's pride and, above all, Hera's jealousy... Can he...
Engels | 10 uur 42 minuten (469 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe Wrath of the Gods
The awe-inspiring myth of loss, labour, and revenge... Heracles will do whatever it takes for justice. Having completed his first trials, Heracles learns that his children's shocking murder was part of an evil plot; his mind brought to madness by some strange poison. To regain his honour, he must uncover the secret behind this terrible betrayal. Despite the revelation, he continues the twelve trials. Charis, the servant of vengeful Hera, sets him a series of seemingly impossible tasks: slay the...
Engels | 11 uur 21 minuten (497 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe The Gates of Troy
War is coming – and nothing can stop it... Settled in his small island kingdom, Odysseus wants nothing more than to rule Ithaca in peace. Meanwhile, his warrior friend Eperitus, frustrated at his quiet life, dreams of glory in battle. But when Agamemnon’s fleet appears on the horizon, Odysseus knows that war is upon him. A Trojan prince has abducted Helen of Sparta, and the armies of Greece are gathering. As the greatest heroes flock to the crusade, only one is missing. Odysseus knows that without...
Engels | 14 uur 4 minuten (611 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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David Hair | Cath Mayo Athena's Champion
A prophecy condemns him, a goddess binds him, but what will set Odysseus free? A thrilling tale of a legendary Greek adventure, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and David Gemmell. Young Prince Odysseus is about to have his world torn apart. He has travelled to the oracle at Pytho to be anointed as heir to his island kingdom, but instead a terrible secret is revealed, one that tears down every pillar of his life and marks him out for death. Outcast by his family and on the run, Odysseus is offered...
Engels | 14 uur 49 minuten (651 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe The Oracles of Troy
Only the determination of one man can bring victory. The Trojan War has been raging for ten years. Greece’s greatest warriors have fallen. But then a series of oracles appear with utterances from the gods, commands that must be fulfilled if Troy is to be defeated. Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks, knows that only one man has the courage and intelligence to complete the Olympians' tasks: Odysseus, King of Ithaca. From an island haunted by a vengeful madman to a forsaken tomb and its deadly guardian,...
Engels | 12 uur 30 minuten (557 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe The Voyage of Odysseus
Odysseus’s greatest challenge is only just beginning. The armies of Troy have been defeated, and the city lies in ruins. His oath fulfilled, Odysseus can at last sail for Ithaca and the long-awaited reunion with his family. But the gods, who were once his allies, have turned against him. Exiled with the warrior Eperitus, he is thrust into a world of seductive demi-gods and man-eating monsters. As they struggle from one supernatural encounter to another, never knowing what the next landfall will...
Engels | 15 uur 30 minuten (673 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Ambrose Bierce Can Such Things Be?
"Can Such Things Be?" is a thrillingly creepy collection of short stories from one of the 19th century’s masters of horror. Sit yourself by a campfire or candlelight and enjoy these 24 eerie stories, told in Bierce’s witty, clear prose, filled with ghosts, apparitions, doppelgängers, grave robbers, death omens and other strange, inexplicable occurrences. The story of "The Damned Thing" has appeared in the tv show "Masters of Horror", while "Haïta the Shepherd" and "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" have...
Engels | 7 uur 33 minuten (340 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Jente Posthuma Heks! Heks! Heks!
Wie zijn de vrouwen die onze eeuwenoude sagen bevolken? Vaak zijn het lelijke, oude heksen die orgiën houden met de duivel, óf tere, jonge maagden die het van hun lieve gezichtje moeten hebben. Door dit soort verhalen steeds opnieuw te vertellen hebben deze stereotypen zich in ons collectieve geheugen genesteld en diepe sporen in onze samenleving nagelaten. Die krijgen we er alleen maar uit door er andere verhalen tegenover te zetten. Op een eigenzinnige en vaak geestige manier laat Posthuma zien...
Nederlands | 128 pagina's (ePub2, 2,2 MB) | Uitgeverij Pluim, [Amsterdam] | 2023
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Maria Turtschaninoff Erfgrond
Österbotten, de 17e eeuw. De Zweedse soldaat Matts krijgt als beloning voor bewezen diensten een pachtboerderijtje toegezegd in het beboste oosten van het rijk. Hij noemt de plek Nevabacka; hij zal de drassige grond met eigen handen bedwingen. De aarde geeft hem voldoende terug, zolang hij in vrede leeft met het bos. Vier eeuwen lang wisselen perioden van oorlog, hongersnood en voorspoed elkaar af. Generaties komen en gaan, er wordt geliefd, geleden, geboren, gestorven. Het bos wordt afwisselend...
Nederlands | 245 pagina's (ePub2, 7,7 MB) | Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2023
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Joshua Frydman Japanse mythen
goden, helden en geesten
Overzicht van de Japanse mythologie, van de vroegste mythen over goden en hun nakomelingen tot de hedendaagse reïncarnatie van oude godheden in de helden van anime. Met illustraties en foto’s.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 190 pagina's (ePub2, 9,5 MB) | Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep, Amsterdam | 2023
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Lotte Kok Hine
roman
Na de verdwijning van haar moeder belandt een jong meisje bij verre familie, waar het leven koud en vreugdeloos is. Als er een plaag uitbreekt besluit ze het bos in te vluchten waarvan men zegt dat niemand er ooit meer uitkomt. In de duisternis van het bos moet ze standhouden tegen verleiding, zonde en het kwaad.
Fictie | Historische roman | Psychologische roman
Nederlands | ePub2, 11 MB | Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam | 2022
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Mijn derde broeder
10 verhalen uit 1001 nacht 21 t/m 30
Nog honderden nachten slapen en het verhaal gaat verder en verder... Mijn derde broeder, Mijn vierde broeder, Mijn vijfde broeder, Ali Ibin Bekkar en Sjems Annahar Noureddin en Enis Aldjelis, Prins Kamr Essaman en Bedoer, Het toverpaard, Sindbad de zeeman, De eerste reis van Sindbad, De tweede reis van Sindbad. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Fictie
Nederlands | 86 pagina's (ePub2, 0,5 MB) | ShortStories, Rotterdam | 2022
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Koning Scheherban en Scheherezade
verhalen uit Duizend en een nacht
KONING SCHEHERBAN EN SCHEHEREZADE: het begin van vele slapeloze nachten... KONING SCHEHERBAN EN SCHEHEREZADE DE KOOPMAN EN DE GEEST DE EERSTE GRIJSAARD MET DE GAZELLE DE TWEEDE GRIJSAARD MET DE TWEE HONDEN DE DERDE GRIJSAARD MET HET MUILDIER DE VISSER EN DE GEEST DE PERZISCHE KONING MET ZIJN VALK DE ECHTGENOOT EN DE PAPEGAAI DE VERSTEENDE PRINS DE DRIE ISLAMITISCHE BEDELMONNIKEN Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Fictie
Nederlands | 47 pagina's (ePub2, 0,5 MB) | ShortStories, Rotterdam | 2022
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Claire Heywood Dochters van Sparta
Duizenden jaren lang hebben twee vrouwen de schuld gekregen van de val van een machtige beschaving - maar nu is het tijd om hun kant van het verhaal te horen. Als prinsessen van Sparta hebben Helena en Klytemnestra niets anders gekend dan luxe en overvloed. Zulke voorrechten komen echter met een hoge prijs. Als meisjes worden ze gescheiden en uitgehuwelijkt aan de legendarische buitenlandse koningen Agamemnon en Menelaos. Hun plicht is de erfgenamen te baren die de maatschappij eist en de zachtmoedige,...
Fictie
Nederlands | 352 pagina's (ePub2, 1,3 MB) | Uitgeverij Orlando, Amsterdam | 2022
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