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  • The Curse of the Mummy

    10.00€

    For thousands of years the dead body of the young king Tutankhamun slept under the sands of Egypt. Then, in the autumn of 1922, Howard Carter and his friends find and open his tomb door. These are exciting times, and Carter’s young helper Tariq tells the story in his diary. But soon people begin to die. Who or what is the killer? Is Tutankhamun angry with them for opening his tomb? And who is the beautiful French girl with the face of Tutankhamun’s long – dead wife?

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  • The First Flying Man

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    ‘I want to fly later this year.’ ‘So it’s a race,’ laughs Lagari. ‘Yes,’ smiles Hezarfen. The time is the 1630s. Sultan Murat IV rules the Ottoman Empire. Two Istanbul brothers – Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi and Lagari Hasan – dream of flying. Which of them can be the first flying man? And what does the Sultan give to the winner of the race? Read this story and find the answers.

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  • The Great Fire of London

    It’s London, 1666. It’s a hot, dry summer. A small fire starts in a baker’s shop in Pudding Lane. Soon the city of London is burning and the fire-fighters can’t stop the fire. People are running from their houses down to the River Thames.
    But how does the fire begin and who can stop it? What is the King of England doing to help?

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  • The Happy Prince

    10.00€

    The Happy Prince is a beautiful golden statue high up on a column in the city. Everyone loves him.

    He feels sad about the city’s poor people, but what can he do? He can’t leave his column. Then the swallow arrives, and helps the Happy Prince to do many good things.

    But what about the swallow’s dream of flying to Egypt? And what does the Mayor do when the Happy Prince loses all his gold?

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  • The Last of the Mohicans

    ‘We have some wonderful mosaics in Pompeii, but I’ve never seen a better one than this!’

    After the young Roman mosaic designer Felix starts work in Pompeii, his whole life changes. There he falls in love with the beautiful Greek slave Agathe, who can see into the future.

    When the volcano Vesuvius sends hot ash over the city, Felix – and Agathe’s brother Alcander – ride to the port of Misenum for help. But will they reach admiral Gaius Plinius in time, and will they ever see Agathe alive again?

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  • The Little Match Girl

    10.00€

    It’s a cold winter’s day, and a poor little girl can’t sell any of her matches to people in the street. She can’t go home with no money. But how can she stay warm? That 31st December, the little match girl sees rich people’s homes, Christmas trees, and wonderful things to eat. She remembers also her kind grandmother – now sadly dead. Can the New Year make things any better for the poor young girl?

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  • The Moonstone

    The Moonstone is a beautiful yellow diamond that was stolen from the statue of a Moon god in India. When Franklin Blake brings it to Rachel Verinder’s house in Yorkshire for her birthday, it brings bad luck with it.
    How many people will the Moonstone hurt? How many must die before the diamond’s revenge is complete?

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  • The Real McCoy and Other Ghost Stories

    ‘Are you scared, Gordon?’ asks Heather. Four friends talk of ghosts in a hotel in Scotland. That night Gordon sees and hears something strange in his room. But is it really the ghost of Lord McCoy? These six stories tell of ghosts – friendly, sad, and bad – from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, America – and Egypt!

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  • The Selfish Giant

    10.00€

    ‘It’s my garden,’ says the Giant. ‘People must understand. Nobody can play here – only me!’

    So the children leave, and the Selfish Giant puts a wall around his garden. After that, it’s always winter there.

    Later, the Giant feels sorry for a young boy in the snow. He knocks down the garden wall – and the children, and the spring, come back. But where is the young boy now? And how can the Giant find him again?

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  • The Skateboarder

    10.00€

    ‘I love Owen’s skateboarding,’ Hannah thinks. ‘I want to jump and do tricks, too.’ When a skatepark opens near her house, Hannah is suddenly very interested in skateboarding. How do Mom, Dad, brother Evan, and cousin Justin feel about this? Who helps her? Who laughs at her? And who teaches her to be a true skateboarder in the end? This story has the answers.

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  • The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

    10.00€

    ‘What’s your job?’ Yukio asks.

    ‘I’m a sorcerer,’ the old man smiles, ‘And I need a young apprentice.’

    One day, Yukio – a young boy from old Japan – leaves his sister in the country and looks for a job in the town. He finds interesting work there, as a sorcerer’s apprentice. But why must Yukio wait to learn magic? And what happens after he puts a spell on a broom when the sorcerer is away?

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  • The Swiss Family Robinson

    ‘There’s going to be a storm,’ Father told Fritz. ‘Find your brothers and bring them to our room.’
    A Swiss family are going to Australia when their ship sinks in a storm. After that, Mother, Father, Fritz, Hans, Ernst, and little Franz must make their home on a Pacific Island. Like Robinson Crusoe, they have many exciting times on the island, and they learn a lot about its animals and plants. But do they always want to stay there, or are they going to leave one day?

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  • The Tempest

    10.00€

    Prospero, the Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda are far away from home, alone on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. They want to return to Milan…

    Then, one day, Prospero sees a ship near the island carrying his greatest enemies. Prospero, with the help of his magic and the island spirit, Ariel, makes a magic storm – a tempest – to bring them to the island.

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  • The Travels of Ibn Battuta

    ‘My first journey was a pilgrimage to Mecca. I got on a donkey and said “Goodbye” to my parents in Tangier when I was 21. My mother cried.’ In this way Ibn Battuta, one of the greatest travellers in the world, begins telling his story to his nephew, Ahmed. His many journeys take him to new and interesting places far from home. He sees many strange and wonderful things, has many funny and frightening experiences, and meets many different people along the way. This is his story…

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  • The Vesuvius Mosaic

    ‘We have some wonderful mosaics in Pompeii, but I’ve never seen a better one than this!’

    After the young Roman mosaic designer Felix starts work in Pompeii, his whole life changes. There he falls in love with the beautiful Greek slave Agathe, who can see into the future.

    When the volcano Vesuvius sends hot ash over the city, Felix – and Agathe’s brother Alcander – ride to the port of Misenum for help. But will they reach admiral Gaius Plinius in time, and will they ever see Agathe alive again?

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  • Tristan and Isolde

    10.00€

    Tristan and Isolde are in love, but Isolde must marry King Mark. So a happy love story seems impossible…

    The lovers meet every day but then, one night, King Mark finds them together. Now Tristan must leave the castle, but he is badly hurt and dying. Only Isolde can help him.

    Can Isolde find Tristan in time? Can their love survive?

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