Author: Berlie Doherty
Publisher: Chivers Press
ISBN: 9780754061403
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Old Feller Storyteller, with his raggedy tangle of a beard, can't resist meddling. He sends Jill on an incredible adventure in search of Jack. She enters a story-world of magicians and dragons, floating castles and beautiful princesses, golden apples of immortality and the most gruemon giant of all time. She finds brave Jacks, cowardly Jacks, daft jacks, clever Jacks and good-for-nothing Jacks. And very soon Jill finds herself in a story of her own...
The Famous Adventures of Jack
Author: Berlie Doherty
Publisher: Chivers Press
ISBN: 9780754061403
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Old Feller Storyteller, with his raggedy tangle of a beard, can't resist meddling. He sends Jill on an incredible adventure in search of Jack. She enters a story-world of magicians and dragons, floating castles and beautiful princesses, golden apples of immortality and the most gruemon giant of all time. She finds brave Jacks, cowardly Jacks, daft jacks, clever Jacks and good-for-nothing Jacks. And very soon Jill finds herself in a story of her own...
Publisher: Chivers Press
ISBN: 9780754061403
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Old Feller Storyteller, with his raggedy tangle of a beard, can't resist meddling. He sends Jill on an incredible adventure in search of Jack. She enters a story-world of magicians and dragons, floating castles and beautiful princesses, golden apples of immortality and the most gruemon giant of all time. She finds brave Jacks, cowardly Jacks, daft jacks, clever Jacks and good-for-nothing Jacks. And very soon Jill finds herself in a story of her own...
Famous Adventures of Jack
Author: Berlie Doherty
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780605006386
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780605006386
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Jack Fortune
Author: Sue Purkiss
Publisher: Alma Books
ISBN: 9781846884283
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An orphan child full of mischief, Jack lives with his crotchety widow aunt in eighteenth-century England. His naughtiness knows no limits, and when one day he goes a step too far, Aunt Constance decides that she's had enough: from now on, his bachelor uncle can take care of him. Uncle Edmund is in no way prepared for a boy with boundless energy and an impish streak – and anyway, he's off to the Himalayas to search for rare plants! But Aunt Constance is absolutely determined, and Jack's uncle has no choice – he will have to take the boy with him. What follows is a terrific adventure that will see Jack and his uncle – the most unlikely of all expedition teams – sail to India, cross the jungle and reach their mountainous destination, before returning to London to present their findings to the Royal Society. Along the way, Jack will finally come to terms with the great loss that has blighted his childhood years and discover, quite unexpectedly, that he and his late father have much in common.
Publisher: Alma Books
ISBN: 9781846884283
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An orphan child full of mischief, Jack lives with his crotchety widow aunt in eighteenth-century England. His naughtiness knows no limits, and when one day he goes a step too far, Aunt Constance decides that she's had enough: from now on, his bachelor uncle can take care of him. Uncle Edmund is in no way prepared for a boy with boundless energy and an impish streak – and anyway, he's off to the Himalayas to search for rare plants! But Aunt Constance is absolutely determined, and Jack's uncle has no choice – he will have to take the boy with him. What follows is a terrific adventure that will see Jack and his uncle – the most unlikely of all expedition teams – sail to India, cross the jungle and reach their mountainous destination, before returning to London to present their findings to the Royal Society. Along the way, Jack will finally come to terms with the great loss that has blighted his childhood years and discover, quite unexpectedly, that he and his late father have much in common.
Under the Jolly Roger
Author: Louis A. Meyer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152058737
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152058737
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer.
Bloody Jack
Author: Louis A. Meyer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152167315
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
"While disguised as a boy, Jacky Faber experiences adventure and romance on the high seas"--
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152167315
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
"While disguised as a boy, Jacky Faber experiences adventure and romance on the high seas"--
Day of the Assassins
Author: Johnny O'Brien
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763652466
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
"Within the first suspenseful pages, readers will find an engaging historical/science fiction tale that has intrigue, danger, and a little romance. . . . From an explosive escape out of captivity to a muchanticipated scene that decides the fate of World War I, the end of the book has plenty of action." --SCHOOL LUBRARY JOURNAL (Ages 9-14) Jack Christie and his best friend, Angus, find themselves at the center of a momentous event that will shape history for decades to come. Their dilemma: Should they intervene? Their problem: Can they survive? Join Jack on a dangerous chase from the dockyards of England to the rain-sodden trenches of the First World War. Will he escape the evil authorities who believe in the mysterious VIGIL Imperative?
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763652466
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
"Within the first suspenseful pages, readers will find an engaging historical/science fiction tale that has intrigue, danger, and a little romance. . . . From an explosive escape out of captivity to a muchanticipated scene that decides the fate of World War I, the end of the book has plenty of action." --SCHOOL LUBRARY JOURNAL (Ages 9-14) Jack Christie and his best friend, Angus, find themselves at the center of a momentous event that will shape history for decades to come. Their dilemma: Should they intervene? Their problem: Can they survive? Join Jack on a dangerous chase from the dockyards of England to the rain-sodden trenches of the First World War. Will he escape the evil authorities who believe in the mysterious VIGIL Imperative?
Early Times in Texas, Or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell
Author: John Crittenden Duval
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803265677
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
In 1835, Texas offered young men like John C. Duval a chance for action and glory. That year he and his brother, Burr, the sons of a former governor of Florida, organized a volunteer company called the "Mustangs." Like Davy Crockett, they were fired up "to give the Texans a helping hand on the road to freedom" from Mexican rule. The first chapters of Early Times in Texas lead up to the Goliad Massacre on Palm Sunday 1836, in which Burr (referred to as Captain D?) was killed. John was luckier. After a hair-raising escape from Goliad, he wandered across the countryside, dodging the Mexicans and living by his wits.ø ø The diary that Duval kept during these exciting months was the basis for Early Times in Texas, which was published more than fifty years later, in 1892. In the intervening years he was a Ranger known as "Texas John" and later was recognized as one of Texas's first men of letters, the author of The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803265677
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
In 1835, Texas offered young men like John C. Duval a chance for action and glory. That year he and his brother, Burr, the sons of a former governor of Florida, organized a volunteer company called the "Mustangs." Like Davy Crockett, they were fired up "to give the Texans a helping hand on the road to freedom" from Mexican rule. The first chapters of Early Times in Texas lead up to the Goliad Massacre on Palm Sunday 1836, in which Burr (referred to as Captain D?) was killed. John was luckier. After a hair-raising escape from Goliad, he wandered across the countryside, dodging the Mexicans and living by his wits.ø ø The diary that Duval kept during these exciting months was the basis for Early Times in Texas, which was published more than fifty years later, in 1892. In the intervening years he was a Ranger known as "Texas John" and later was recognized as one of Texas's first men of letters, the author of The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace
Stories of adventure
Author: Jack London
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780890093474
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
47 dramatic short stories with original illustrations.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780890093474
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
47 dramatic short stories with original illustrations.
Adventure Stories
Author: Jack London
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040289886
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This text aims to capture the spirit of the American wilderness and its people, in the early 20th century. These youthful tales also include important social themes and ideas. By the age of 29, Jack London was the highest-paid and most widely read author in America, thanks to the huge popularity of The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, and White Fang. Themes of these books also pervade this collection of short stories: survival though adaptation, compassion for the less fortunate, a respect for physical power in both man and nature, and the need for social justice.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040289886
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This text aims to capture the spirit of the American wilderness and its people, in the early 20th century. These youthful tales also include important social themes and ideas. By the age of 29, Jack London was the highest-paid and most widely read author in America, thanks to the huge popularity of The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, and White Fang. Themes of these books also pervade this collection of short stories: survival though adaptation, compassion for the less fortunate, a respect for physical power in both man and nature, and the need for social justice.
Viva Jacquelina!
Author: Louis A. Meyer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547763506
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Still yearning to be reunited with her beloved Jaimy, Jacky Faber continues to collect intelligence for the Crown as she leads guerrilla attacks against Napoleon's forces, poses for the artist Francisco Goya, is kidnapped by the Spanish Inquisition, and travels with a gypsy caravan.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547763506
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Still yearning to be reunited with her beloved Jaimy, Jacky Faber continues to collect intelligence for the Crown as she leads guerrilla attacks against Napoleon's forces, poses for the artist Francisco Goya, is kidnapped by the Spanish Inquisition, and travels with a gypsy caravan.