Títulos en Novela histórica

Ce la farà Paolo a sconfiggere un gruppo di malavita organizzata e a salvare Teresa dal tunnel della droga? Riuscirà Glauco, schiavo nella città di Pompei, a salvare Giulia da una spietata setta religiosa che immola giovani vittime al terribile dio Moloch? L’intreccio fra due avvincenti storie, separate da un arco temporale di duemila anni ma unite da uno stesso tema: la solidarietà, l’amore. Il filo che unisce le due storie, è una pietra preziosa di enorme valore.

La guerra di Troia è narrata in prima persona da un ragazzo, un umile arciere al servizio del grande Ulisse. Le parole del giovane dipingono un affresco inedito del tragico conflitto che oppose i Greci ai Troiani, nel quale gli eroi del mito non sono più soltanto belli e coraggiosi, ma si mostrano anche avidi condottieri pronti a tutto pur di soddisfare i loro capricci e la loro avidità. Un racconto che riflette sui temi della guerra e della pace: la guerra non procura gloria e onore, ma solo dolore e sofferenza. I veri eroi sono coloro che hanno il coraggio di fermarla.

Questo romanzo, finalista del premio Bancarellino e vincitore del premio Asti d’appello junior, trae spunto da una storia vera. Susanna, bambina ebrea, durante la seconda guerra mondiale viene deportata dai nazisti con la sua famiglia in un campo di concentramento. La sorte dei bambini nei lager è segnata: sono i primi a essere eliminati. Ma Susanna sfugge alla sorveglianza delle SS perché viene nascosta in una buca scavata in una baracca.

Cicci ha tutto ciò che una ragazza possa desiderare: una vita bella e agiata, una famiglia che le vuole bene, tanti amici e una grande passione per la musica. Ma dal giorno in cui vengono emanate le leggi razziali in Italia, poco alla volta tutto ciò che ama le viene sottratto. Non le rimarrà che il suo violino, da cui non si separerà a nessun costo. Sarà proprio lui a raccontare, dopo un lungo silenzio, la lenta discesa di Cicci verso l'inferno di Auschwitz, dove sarà costretta a suonare per le SS.

Thirteen-year-old Jakob’s family has hidden their true identity as Jews and are living as Catholics in Budapest during WWII. One day, in a burst of loyalty, Jakob decides to reveal that he is Jewish, a choice that puts his whole family in danger. Jakob hopes his best friend Ivan, a Christian whose father is a high-ranking military official, will help his family, but he comes to believe that Ivan has abandoned them. Sent as a prisoner to Auschwitz, Jakob is kept alive by his passion for revenge against Ivan. When Jakob is freed, he discovers that Ivan, too, made a choice that day.

Missy’s mother has gone back to school to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. Missy’s father works in advertising and takes Missy on secret midnight excursions to Harlem and the Village so she can share his love of jazz. The two write poems for each other—poems that gradually become an exchange of apologies as Missy’s father’s alcohol and drug addiction begins to take over their lives.

COLLANA LIBRI DI STORIA, GEOGRAFIA E TANTE ALTRE MATERIE SCOLASTICHE PER BAMBINI. A SCUOLA CON PONGO E TIM: NAPOLEONE. In questo audiolibro per bambini, il cagnolino Pongo e il suo amico Tim vi sveleranno la storia di Napoleone con tutte le sue avventure. Scopritelo con PONGO e TIM.

Black hands in Fayette County, Tennessee, were free to pick cotton and corn but were barred from casting ballots. A whirlwind of change blew through the county when Black landowners like John McFerren and Harpman Jameson organized registration drives to help Black citizens vote—but not without violent attempts to stop it. White farmers evicted Black sharecroppers off their land, leaving families stranded and forced to live in tents. White shopkeepers also refused to sell to them. But the voiceless did finally speak. In 1965 the Voting Rights Act legally ended voter discrimination.

Han Li thinks he is the smartest poet and most talented painter in China. His master, Lin Cho, tries to warn him about his arrogance, but Han Li does not listen. When Lin Cho becomes ill before he can finish his painting for the emperor, what will Han Li do?

Lali's first mother was an elephant. When she was found and taken in by a hunter as a baby, her elephant mother joined the family, too. Years later, the beautiful animal catches the eye of the queen. Lali fears that she will lose her elephant.

Song Sun likes to talk but never listens. After talking too much to a stranger, Song Sun accidentally gives away the Chinese secret of silkmaking. Will Song Sun be able to save the secret?

Tungar is a smart, but proud and vain boy. He dreams of being a general for the warrior king Asoka. Will the king want Tungar by his side? Or is he looking for a different sort of warrior?

Zhou never seems to beat his brother, Cheng, at anything. But when Zhou finds a jade dragon, his luck changes. Soon, Zhou is beating Cheng at everything. Will Zhou and his jade dragon be able to keep up the winning streak, or will he lose his luck?

When Prince Rishi sees a horse on the hill, he knows that King Porus' army is coming to take over his father's kingdom. The fearful boy is uncertain what the future will hold for himself, his family, and the tall, proud horse.

After Yung-lu's father dies of mercury poisoning, the young girl leaves for Chang'an. She is determined to take her father's place as a warrior. When Yung-lu arrives, she is met with two big surprises. The emperor is taking mercury, and the army is not what she had imagined. Will Yung-lu become a warrior? More importantly, will she save the emperor from mercury poisoning?

Its stars and stripes ripple and wave. It’s the United States flag, and Americans have flown it for more than 200 years. Join seamstress Mary Pickersgill for a trip through time to see how this symbol of freedom came to be.

Ambu is Princess Lakshmi's servant, but the two are more like sisters. After Ambu secretly teaches Lakshmi how to swim, the princess hopes to win a swimming contest against a boy. Will anything get in her way of being the water princess?

When the plans for the prototype of a failed flying machine go missing from the Air and Space Museum's archives, Amal's father, the assistant archivist, is blamed. No one suspects a crime has been committed - except Amal and her friends. With her father's job on the line, it's up to them to track down the missing plans and get to the bottom of the museum mystery.

નાનકડી ટીનાને સુંદર નીલી કીટલી મળે છે જ્યારે તે નાનીમા સાથે ખરીદી કરવા જાય છે. એ કોઈ સામાન્ય કીટલી ના હતી. પણ એ એવી કીટલી હતી જેનાથી ઇતિહાસમાં સફર કરી શકાય - જુદા જુદા સમયની સંસ્કૃતિ, ભૌગોલિક પરિસ્થિતિ વિષે જાણી શકાય.

When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to the Battle of the Alamo, what's a teenage history buff to do? Join the ranks of the defenders, of course! From meeting Santa Anna to fighting alongside Davy Crockett, Nick must survive one of the most epic moments in Texas history.