Search results for ""Aurora""

Written by Arctic expert Polly Evans, this new, thoroughly updated fourth edition of Bradt's Northern Lights: a Practical Travel Guide does what it says on the tin, providing practical guidance to the best places to view the natural phenomenon also known as the aurora borealis. Designed for the many people who dream of witnessing this spectacle, it remains the only guidebook to provide detailed treatment of optimum locations across North America (Canada, Alaska), Greenland and Europe (Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland) while also covering practicalities, with this edition providing greater detail on a wider range of accommodation options, from budget hotels to Sweden's spectacular ICEHOTEL, built each year from river water before melting in spring. The northern lights - arguably the greatest light show you'll ever see - are a major, increasingly popular tourist draw of the Arctic and sub-Arctic winter. The experience is also increasingly popular: in the decade to 2016, winter tourism to northern Norway increased by 378%. As well as advice on the best places to see auroras, this guide offers a succinct, easy-to-understand explanation of the science behind the northern lights, and provides information on tour operators offering northern lights packages, up-to-date guidance on photographing the aurora in the light of technological improvements, alongside practical tips including what to wear, how to drive in winter conditions and how to understand northern lights forecasting. The guide is further enriched by suggestions for complementary daytime activities such as dog sledging, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and wildlife safaris; an examination of the reactions of the early explorers to their first sightings of this phenomenon; and insights into the myths and legends of the northern indigenous peoples. There is even advice on how and where to get married in ice chapels! Whether the northern lights are still on your bucket list or you are an experienced aurora aficionado, Bradt's comprehensive guide to the Northern Lights remains the essential companion to planning and getting the most out of any trip to watch one of the world's most remarkable events.

Read more less

Aurora, the daughter of a count, has no interest in romance—embroidery is her onetrue love. But one night at a soiree, her life changes when she’s struck by a ring,leading to a marriage proposal from a man named Felix—a member of the Royal Guardknown as the "Scion of Ice." Even though she accepts, the engagement is merely aruse to deter Felix’s would-be suitors...yet as time goes by, who knows how theirrelationship might change?

Read more less

Twelve exciting search and find scenes featuring the twelve official Disney Princesses!From Agrabah and Atlantica to New Orleans and the island of Motunui, the world of the Disney Princesses is filled with charming characters and delightful details.Each Princess is introduced with a synopsis of their film and an introduction to the key characters, followed by a detailed search and find scene with lots of objects and characters to spot.Features Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida and Moana.

Read more less

Old-time New England foresters coined the term “wolf tree” for trees they saw as having the ability to “eat” the sun and nutrients and prevent the growth of other trees. Today, however, we understand how wolf trees benefit wildlife. Join Aurora and Orion as they search for a wolf tree in the in the 3,160 hectare Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, looking for such clues as a large trunk, low branches, wildlife activity, and nearby smaller trees.

Read more less

My Planet Earth Activity Book is bursting with fun and fact-filled activities about the natural world – from geysers and volcanoes to ecosystems and the weather. Work out which jigsaw piece completes the picture of the aurora, follow the river maze to the lake, count the number of stars in the sky and much more. Each challenge is accompanied by a fascinating fact, so children can learn while they puzzle. This book is a fun, gentle introduction to geography and the science of our incredible planet.

Read more less

Margaret Reynolds is a writer, academic, critic and broadcaster. Her critical edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh won the British Academy's Rose Mary Crawshay prize. Other books include The Penguin Book of Lesbian Short Stories, The Sappho Companion, Victorian Women Poets: An Anthology (with Angela Leighton) and a series of study guides on contemporary writers, Vintage Living Texts. She is Professor of English at Queen Mary, University of London and a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. She is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's long running 'Adventures in Poetry'.

Read more less

Annie Nobody thought she was, well, nobody; living in a nowhere town where nothing goes her way. Day one at her newest foster home proves to be dreadful, too ... and things get even worse when she's chased by something big and scary that definitely wants to eat her. Luckily for Annie, not everything is what it seems, and she gets swept up – literally – by a sassy dwarf on a hovercraft snowmobile and taken to Aurora: a hidden, magical town on the coast of Maine. There, she finds a new best friend in Jamie Hephastion Alexander – who thought he was a normal kid (but just might be a troll) – and Annie discovers that she’s not exactly who she thought she was, either. She’s a Time Stopper, meant to protect the enchanted. Together, Annie and Jamie discover a whole new world of magic, power, and an incredible cast of creatures and characters. But where there’s great power, there are also those who want to misuse it, and Aurora is under siege. It’s up to the kids to protect their new home, even if it means diving head first into magical danger. A thrilling adventure with heroes children will relate to – and more than a smattering of magic! A sensational new series to sweep you away, from bestselling YA author Carrie Jones. There is no time to lose!

Read more less

Crochet these 12 Disney Princesses and experience a magical adventure!Create 12 of Disney’s most enchanting characters! A full-color, 76-page instruction book with detailed patterns and colorful photos will be your guide as you craft together each Disney Princess using your yarn and hook. The kit includes all the materials needed to create Moana and Ariel, plus instructions for the rest of the princesses: Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Jasmine, Tiana, Rapunzel, Mulan, Snow White, Pocahontas, and Merida. Each amigurumi princess is sure to be a treasured part of any crochet collection!

Read more less

This collection of photographs illuminates the darkness of space in a whole new way. Images from the archives of NASA reveal the night sky's most extraordinary phenomena, from the radiant aurora borealis to awe-inspiring lunar eclipses. Science geeks, photography fans, and stargazers will pore over this earth's eye view of the cosmos. Each breathtaking photo is paired with an informative caption about the scientific phenomena it reveals and the technology used to capture it. Featuring a preface by Bill Nye, this sumptuous volume will rekindle the wonder of looking up at the stars.

Read more less

Colorea los números y descubre la imagen! Y, sobre todo, relájate y descubre el placer de crear Quién se esconde en estas páginas?: Merlín el Encantador, Cruella, Aurora, Rapunzel, Mulán o Hades!Los héroes y villanos de las películas de Disney nos han llenado de emoción en nuestra infancia, maravillándonos o asustándonos con sus aventuras.Con estas 36 escenas inéditas podrás reencontrarte con los míticos personajes que te han acompañado durante todos estos años. Sigue los códigos de color, números y letras para colorear cada ilustración y dales vida a estos icónicos personajes.

Read more less

De Pierre Seron, creador de Los Hombrecitos, presentamos ahora una nueva obra de contenido fantástico y mitológico que sin duda recordarán los lectores de la añorada revista Spirou ardilla, y que por primera vez se publicará completa en España en dos volúmenes.Aurora y Ulises son dos jóvenes y curiosos centauros que se atreven a atravesar la puerta que separa el mundo de los dioses del mundo de los mortales, y en sus fallidos intentos por regresar a su mundo se cruzan con personajes de distintas épocas...incluidos los Hombrecitos!

Read more less

The exciting conclusion to the Brightstorm twins' trilogy within The Brightstorm Chronicles! Arthur, Maudie, and the rest of the Aurora crew are going on a mission to the Volcanic North, where years before their parents discovered the moth that is their family symbol. But their scheming, ambitious aunt, Eudora Vane, is still dedicated to destroying the Brightstorm family name, and the further north the Aurora travels, the more long-buried secrets are revealed... The long-awaited conclusion to the Brightstorm twins' trilogy Brightstorm was selected as the first Booksellers Association Children's Book of the Season, won the West Sussex Children's Story Book Award, was shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Awards and the Waterstones' Children's Book Prize, and longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award Perfect for fans of books by Peter Bunzl, Abi Elphinstone, and Alex Bell PRAISE FOR BRIGHTSTORM: "A pacy tale of lies and greed versus loyalty" Observer "Hardy has drunk from the same cup as Philip Reeve and Philip Pullman. This is a skilful, gripping and hugely enjoyable account of the bonds that keep families together." Literary Review "Full of surprises and keeps you desperate to find the truth" National Geographic Kids "An unputdownable Victorian adventure with vivid characters that travels at lightning speed" BookTrust's Great Books Guide "A highly entertaining old-school adventure" The Bookseller

Read more less

Se cumplen 40 años de la publicación de la primera edición de Sepulcro en Tarquinia de Antonio Colinas. Este libro es un homenaje al poeta leonés y a la repercusión de esa obra grande de la poesía escrita en castellano en el siglo XX en las generaciones posteriores. Colaboran con texto inéditos en este libro, entre otros, Francisco Brines, Antonio Carvajal, Juan Cobos Wilkins, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, Antonio Gamoneda, Pablo García Baena, Amalia Iglesias, Clara Janés, Raquel Lanseros, Antonio Lucas, Aurora Luque, Julio Llamazares, Chantal Maillard, Josep M. Rodríguez, Jaime Siles, Álvaro Valverde, Luis Antonio de Villena.

Read more less

Aurora Edelweiss tiene un secreto: puede ver e interactuar con los espíritus de los muertos. Siempre ha utilizado su particular don para ganarse algún dinero, pero un día llega a sus manos una extraña carta en la que se le encomienda la tarea de recolectar ?las esencias del alma?. No sabe cómo son ni si realmente existen, pero alguien más las está buscando así que deberá encontrarlas antes de que caigan en las manos equivocadas.Ana C. Sánchez autora de Alter Ego y Sirius, obras que también han sido publicadas en Estados Unidos, Francia, Italia, inicia una nueva aventura con este increíble shonen!

Read more less

STEP INTO A WORLD OF ENCHANTMENT ...Featuring castles and palaces belonging to Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Merida, Mulan, Rapunzel and Snow White as well as locations from the Disney Princess movies and character art, this colouring book will immerse fans in the worlds of their favourite Disney characters.Also available: Disney 100 Years of Wonder Colouring BookDisney Quotes to Live Your Life By Colouring BookDisney: The Vintage Poster Collection Colouring BookDisney: The Fashion Collection Colouring BookDisney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Colouring BookDisney Hocus Pocus Colouring BookDisney: The Christmas Collection Colouring BookDisney: Mickey Mouse & Friends Colouring Book

Read more less

Violeta empieza los estudios de bachillerato en 1991, en Santa Cruz de Tenerife. En un sótano descubre una caja polvorienta llena de relatos que una alumna escribió en 1976. Será doña Moma, una singular profesora de música, quien le hablará de Aurora y de cómo eran los estudiantes en aquellos años donde se estrenaba la democracia en Canarias.Sonia Díaz Oval reflexiona sobre los sueños y, también, sobre la esencia que cada uno de nosotros escondemos, sin darnos cuenta, con el correr de la vida. Cuentos, poesía y magia confluyen magistralmente en esta historia de secretos y enigmas que se van resolviendo poco a poco hasta culminar en un final sorprendente.

Read more less

Los archifamosos cuentos de Perrault, tan conocidos y al mismo tiempo tan mal conocidos, componen un pintoresco volumen con ocho cuentos en prosa y tres en verso, que más de tres siglos después aún conservan una frescura, una gracia y una ironía perdidas con harta frecuencia en la maraña de adaptaciones y falsificaciones sin cuento. Charles Perrault, hombre de mundo, académico y cortesano en la corte de Luis XIV, es -en palabras de Paul Hazard- " fresco y lozano como la aurora; siempre se le descubren nuevos encantos. Como si fuera el que más se divierte y contara esas prodigiosas historias solo para su placer " .

Read more less

Welcome to the All-World School of Sportsmanship, where kids from all over train to become the best athletes in a world obsessed with even the most marginal sports. PENG! follows students Rocky, Sassy, Ven, and Radley—also known as the FOOT KNUX. Together they will master action-packed "fringe” sports like kickball, breakdancing and hackey sack! Our heroes battle boredom, the sun in their eyes, their own self-doubt, and strange and unusual baddies like the Aurora Skeddos and The Biter, mystical foes who are also vying for victory! With a little love and luck, the FOOT KNUX may just win the game—and your heart!

Read more less

It is London, 1880, and Lucas Jarmyn struggles to make sense of the death of his beloved youngest daughter; his wife, Aurora, seeks solace in rigid social routines; and his eighteen-year-old daughter Dinah looks for fulfilment in unusual places. Only the housekeeper, the estimable Mrs Logan, seems able to carry on. A train accident in a provincial town on the railway Lucas owns claims the life of a young child and, amid the public outcry, a father journeys to London demanding justice. As he arrives in the city on a frozen January morning he finds a family with a terrible secret tearing their lives apart.

Read more less

The decks of the Campania run red with blood when the corpses brought back to a semblance of life by the Aurora Society's 'absolute salvation' turn on the ship's passengers in a ghoulish farce. With their investigation waylaid by this primitive struggle for survival, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his exceptional butler, Sebastian, are trapped at the mercy of both the unnatural and Mother Nature herself. For even as dead feet shuffle along the opulent decks of the luxury liner in search of living prey, in the distance there looms before the cursed vessel a massive iceberg that glows and crackles eerily in the gloom of night...

Read more less

Esta es la historia de algunos atípicos viajeros ?Sterling Hayden, Josep Maria de Sagarra, Zane Grey, Friedrich W. Murnau, Victor Segalen, Rupert Brooke, Robert Gibbings o Henri Matisse? a quienes el azar o el sueño llevó a los Mares del Sur, a la Polinesia, como en busca de una Arcadia mítica. Hermanados por el espejismo tahitiano, todos ellos tuvieron algo de beachcombers ?mito complementario al de la vahiné tahitiana?: especie de vagabundos de las islas, disolutos, para quienes Tahití era un irrefrenable anhelo y el viaje a aquellas latitudes una verdadera peregrinación. Mientras tanto, algunas escritoras expatriadas a estas islas, como Aurora Bertrana o Elsa Triolet, redefinirán lo exótico como cotidiano

Read more less

Much has been written on Antarctic explorer, Ernest Shackleton. This is the story of the Endurance expedition's other hero, Joseph Russell Stenhouse (1887-1941) who, as Captain of the SS Aurora, freed the ship from pack ice and rescued the survivors of the Ross Sea shore party, deeds for which he was awarded the Polar Medal and the OBE. He was also recruited for special operations in the Arctic during the First World War, became involved in the Allied intervention in Revolutionary Russia, and was later appointed to command Captain Scott's Discovery. Stenhouse was one of the last men to qualify as a sea captain during the age of sail.

Read more less

Whispers turn into screaming headlines in Earl Ciel Phantomhive's morning paper as word of the dead being resurrected takes society by storm. But when the unsavoury details of the business reach Ciel's ear, he and his superlative butler, Sebastian, book themselves on a luxury liner to look into these alleged miracles and the 'Aurora Society' conducting them. As the waters lap and crash all around the vessel, mysterious individuals gather under the banner of the 'Phoenix.' Ciel and Sebastian may be one step closer to the truth, but have they sealed their fates by conducting an investigation on what could easily become a floating coffin...?

Read more less

Following the revelation that the antagonists were after the location of all of Book's genies, Crisanta and her friends knew their Wonderland road trip was far from over. With the magic fluctuation event known as the Vicennalia Aurora days away, antagonists and magic hunters hot on their tail, and Crisanta’s treacherous brother Alex competing against her to claim Excalibur, matters were becoming larger-than-life very quickly. Meanwhile, Crisanta’s Pure Magic powers of life were growing incomparably strong, and she was being tempted by the corruption that came with them. But with everything from evil kings to bloodlusting Bluebeards to the Questor Beast, she needed her magic more than ever.

Read more less

Book 6 in the Crisanta Knight series. Oh what a difference a day makes. When I was back at Lady Agnue’s School for Princesses & Other Female Protagonists, I used to wonder how I would make it through an entire day of classes, magic training, and homework. As the legendary magic flux known as the Vicennalia Aurora emerged, I wondered how I could possibly overthrow the evil king of Camelot, defeat Glinda in Oz, and get back in time to stop the antagonists from breaking out of Alderon and invading my world of Book—all in one day. I guess that’s what good friends are for. Good friends, and magic. My epic powers to give life and take it away were getting stronger and being heightened by the Vicennalia Aurora, so I had the ammunition to challenge every obstacle and villain that came our way. However, one problem remained: How could I unleash my magic to achieve our goals and defeat our enemies while keeping the power from corrupting me? From Merlin to the Fairy Godmother Supreme, everywhere I’d gone in recent days I’d been supplemented by powerful people who all thought they knew what I was capable of and how my morality should develop. But they didn’t understand my burden. I wanted to save all the realms that needed me; I wanted to save everyone. But could I do that and save myself from succumbing to the disease ingrained in my magic? I didn’t know. I sure missed the days of homework though.

Read more less

A secret world full of magic, unicorns and friendship! The brand-new series from the bestselling Daisy Meadows, author of RAINBOW MAGIC and MAGIC ANIMAL FRIENDS, and the most-borrowed author in UK libraries.Best friends Emily and Aisha are thrilled when they're whisked away on a new series of adventures in the magical Enchanted Valley, where good Queen Aurora rules kindly over the unicorns and other magical creatures. The unicorns are getting ready for a special sports festival. But when the wicked unicorn Selena steal's Quickhoof's teamwork locket, all the football teams fall apart! Can Emily, Aisha and their unicorn friends work as as a team to save the big match?

Read more less

Selected as a Doody’s Core Title for 2023! With an emphasis on the “how and why” of contemporary surgery, Operative Techniques in Surgery, Second Edition, features concise, bulleted text, full-color illustrations, and intraoperative photographs to clarify exactly what to look for and how to proceed. Meticulously edited by Drs. Mary T. Hawn, Aurora D. Pryor, Steven J. Hughes, Daniel Albo, Michael S. Sabel, Kellie R. Brown and Amy J. Goldberg, this comprehensive, two-volume surgical atlas focuses on the steps of each technique, rapidly directing you to the information you need to choose the right approach for each patient, perform it successfully, and achieve the best possible results. Coverage includes open as well as laparoscopic, robotic, endoscopic, and endovascular procedures in gastrointestinal, thoracic, esophageal, colorectal, hepatobiliary, breast, endocrine, dermatologic, vascular, and trauma surgery New, comprehensive section on trauma surgery, helmed by trauma expert Dr. Amy J. Goldberg New section editors for esophageal and foregut surgery and vascular surgery, Dr. Aurora D. Pryor minimally invasive surgery leader and Kellie R. Brown, expert in vascular surgery. New videos, personally selected by contributing authors and editors, accompany numerous chapters throughout the book Extensive updates throughout, including new coverage of the American Board of Surgery’s SCORE Curricula for General Surgery and for Complex General Surgical Oncology Each procedure follows the same format: differential diagnosis, patient history and physical findings, imaging and other diagnostic studies, surgical management, techniques, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, and complications Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

Read more less

Cuando murió Julio Cortázar, en su casa de la Rue Martel, en París, quedaron algo más de cuatro mil quinientos libros que su viuda, Aurora Bernárdez, donó a la Fundación Juan March en 1993. Son libros, la mayoría de ellos leídos y releídos, dedicados y subrayados, con comentarios, notas y dibujos que nos descubren a un lector apasionado que dialoga con los autores a los que lee, y a quienes felicita o, con frecuencia, expresa su discrepancia. Si los libros, como decía Marguerite Yourcenar, son la mejor manera de conocer a una persona, "Cortázar y los libros" traza un original retrato del escritor a través del rastro que dejó en sus lecturas.

Read more less

Existió, verdaderamente, Louise Labé o fue una criatura de papel, invención de Maurice Scève? Sea como fuere, la extraordinaria maravilla encerrada en sus sonetos y elegías, de tan honda intensidad emocional, ha cautivado a generaciones enteras de lectores, y la ha afianzado como una de las voces más singulares y atractivas de la Europa del siglo xvi. Existente, y real, para la poeta Aurora Luque, que ha realizado una extraordinaria traducción al español (recuérdense sus celebradas versiones de los poemas de Safo de Lesbos publicadas en esta misma editorial), Louise Labé, hija?díscola a veces?de Petrarca, nieta de Ovidio y bisnieta de Safo, añorante de su herencia, consigue el mágico logro de una escritura hecha a la vez de simplicidad y de refinamiento.

Read more less

Una colección para descubrir las curiosidades más disparatadas de la historia y cómo se relacionan con el mundo actualHola, soy Aurora Mores! Encontré el Atlas del Tiempo Perdido en un desván y ahora salto de época en época. Y descubro cosas muy interesantes!Sabías que los antiguos romanos usaban gallos para predecir el futuro? Y que el emperador época intentó nombrar cónsul a su caballo? Y hablando de emperadores, al emperador Trajano le construyeron una columna conmemorativa pintada de colores! Era como un cómic de piedra que tenía talladas sus hazañas. Aunque para hazañas, las de algunos dioses romanos, y para cómic, el que puedes dibujar conmigo después de inventar tu propia aventura mitológica.Te atreves a viajar conmigo a la antigua Roma?

Read more less

The first title in a brand-new, collectable series, this pocket-sized gift book featuring three classic Disney Princess stories is perfect for Disney fans of all ages.With vintage-style artwork, readers will love reliving the stories of Disney's first three Princesses: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella in this beautiful mini edition.Follow the story of Snow White, the fairest in the land as she flees from the jealous queen and makes seven new friends. Delight in the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty and discover how Aurora overcomes the curse of Maleficent, the Mistress of All Evil. And finally, revel in the timeless romance of Cinderella with classic storybook art originally created in 1950 by Retta Scott Worcester - the first female animator at Disney Studios.

Read more less

Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories and non-fiction texts using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading appealing, decodable texts that make sense. This ensures that every beginner reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book! In this Level 6 Set 2b book, which focuses on the 'au' and 'oor' graphemes, Audrey and her friend Aurora go to see their favourite band playing live at the Haunted Hall. There is a big surprise for Audrey at the concert.

Read more less

A secret world full of magic, unicorns and friendship! The brand-new series from the bestselling Daisy Meadows, author of RAINBOW MAGIC and MAGIC ANIMAL FRIENDS, and the most-borrowed author in UK libraries.Best friends Emily and Aisha are thrilled when they're whisked away on a new series of adventures in the magical Enchanted Valley, where good Queen Aurora rules kindly over the unicorns and other magical creatures. The unicorns are getting ready for a special festival of sports and games. But when the wicked unicorn Selena steals Spiritmane's perseverance locket, everyone gives up too easily and it seems the magical games will have to be abandoned. Only Emily and Aisha can see the challenge through and save Enchanted Valley from disaster!

Read more less

Welcome to a secret world full of magic, unicorns and friendship! A wonderful series from the bestselling Daisy Meadows, author of RAINBOW MAGIC and MAGIC ANIMAL FRIENDS, and the most-borrowed author in UK libraries.Best friends Emily and Aisha are thrilled when they're whisked away on a new series of adventures in the magical Enchanted Valley, where good Queen Aurora rules kindly over the unicorns and other magical creatures. The unicorns are getting ready for a special festival of sports and games. But when the wicked unicorn Selena steals Fairtail's sportsmanship locket, everyone forgets how to play fair. Now all the games are being spoiled by players cheating! Can Emily, Aisha and their unicorn friends find the locket and save the day?

Read more less

Fun, fast-paced, high-octane action adventure, 21% Monster is a perfect page-turning series for fans of Alex Rider, Percy Jackson and the MCU generation.For once, 21% monster teenage-boy Darren Devlin thinks he has the upper hand over Xastris, the secret organisation that transformed him into a genetically-modified superhuman. Since joining forces with 19% alien boy Marek Masters, 17% sabre-tooth polar-bear Aurora Valero, and now 16% alien girl Genie, Darren has never been in a stronger position...but neither have Xastris. For they are planning an attack on the world's greatest superpowers, with the fate of millions at stake. Can Darren and the team intercept Operation Serpent Strike...or will Xastris land their deadliest bite yet?

Read more less

Una novela en la que Mitch Albom da vida a un personaje inolvidable, Frankie Presto, inspirado en el compositor de Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Francisco Tárrega, natural de Villarreal (Castellón).Frankie Presto viene al mundo en Villarreal, Castellón, en una iglesia en llamas, mientras el país afronta una cruenta guerra civil. Acaba siendo criado por un profesor de música ciego que le transmite todo lo que sabe, y, con tan solo nueve años, se embarca con destino a América, donde se convierte en el mejor músico de su tiempo. Allí descubre que su guitarra le confiere un inmenso y misterioso poder. Conseguirá Frankie encontrar su propio camino? Y el modo de ver de nuevo a Aurora, la única mujer a la que ha amado de verdad?

Read more less

This exquisite photo collection showcases awe-inducing moments from around the world, including stunning sights such as the aurora borealis, cities made of neon lights, a great wildebeest migration, a contortionist on display--and more. In life, there are certain events that are as beautiful as they are unforgettable--from a majestic desert standstorm to the secrets of a deep blue ice cave to the world's largest library. These rarely seen moments shock us in their diversity, their complexity, and their epic scale, bringing us the miraculous beauty of our planet. Featuring more than 200 color images from acclaimed National Geographic photographers, this volume presents a dazzling array of natural wonders, unusual phenomena, and amusing curiosities. Each page will enlighten and inspire, presenting our world.

Read more less

The Doctor meets many remarkable people on his travels – those at the forefront of innovation and exploration. From a deep-space colony ship seeking safe haven, to the frozen Arctic wastes, and the foundation of ideas which will touch the lives of millions – the Doctor is there to lend a hand to the human race’s greatest pioneers! Contains three new adventures: 1.1 The Green Gift by Roy Gill. Seeking a new home for Callen and Doyle, the Doctor lands on a vast spacecraft: The Greenwood. The ship is nearing the end of its long journey but what is the price of this voyage? Who is really in charge? And what legacies from Old Earth might be travelling with them? 1.2 Northern Lights by Robert Valentine. The Doctor crashes to Earth and finds himself in the Arctic – but not quite alone. The Aurora Borealis are even more unearthly than usual… Intrepid explorer Fridtjof Nansen is trying to get home as alien forces close in. The Doctor knows Nansen has a part to play in history – can he save the future? 1.3 The Beautiful Game by Katharine Armitage. The Doctor decides to treat himself and attend the historic meeting which founds the football league. But he arrives a week early! Instead, he must enlist the help of a hotel maid to battle an obsessive alien before it consumes everything that will ever be connected to the beautiful game… Cast: Christopher Eccleston (The Doctor), Adam Martyn (Callen Lennox), Harki Bhambra (Doyle), Louise Jameson (Fiacra), Maddison Bulleyment (Tay Lothlor), Andrew James Spooner (Librarian / Herder / Helmsman), Ian Conningham (Fridtjof Nansen), Gerard Kearns (Hjalmar Johansen), Ginnia Cheng (The Aurora), Daniel Cerqueira (Frederick Jackson), Homer Todiwala (Steward), Rachel Fenwick (Daphne), Andrew Ellis (Donald), Raymond Coulthard (William Sudell), Becky Wright (Eva / Strike). Other parts played by members of the cast.

Read more less

This publication comprises the first monographic survey dedicated to artist Kevin Schmidt. Based in Vancouver, Schmidt is an interdisciplinary artist working across performance, video, photography and installation who has exhibited widely across North America and Europe. He is perhaps best known for performance expeditions and interventions into the natural world, which are documented in photographs, installations and videos, such as his eleven-and-a-half-hour Epic Journey, which documents a marathon nighttime screening of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in a small boat as it drifted down the Fraser River, or his Aurora with Roman Candle, which shows him firing roman candles at the Aurora Borealis.At a time when we might consider cultural production as being democratised through the Internet, Schmidt combines notions of the heroic with the seemingly amateur by using visible reminders of construction and theatrical devices-smoke machines, stage lights and DIY photographic equipment. Through this he proposes a utopian assertion of "the commons", where both land and culture are publicly accessible to all.Presented in partnership with Kamloops Art Gallery and Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, this publication features essays by Charo Neville, Kathleen Ritter and an artist interview with Nigel Prince. The book charts Schmidt's ongoing body of work addressing the tensions between man and nature, performance and document and indoors and outdoors. These propositions are tackled through references to landscape, the invocation of the sublime at the point of apprehending such wild beauty, and by juxtaposing seemingly disparate elements within these environments. Works are often situated in remote locations, where Schmidt stages remarkable events that transfer elements of urban culture into untouched natural contexts. In this way, he simultaneously examines both the seductive elements of contemporary cultural production and the constructions that surround the idea of nature.

Read more less

The heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story of an abandoned polar bear cub named Nora and the humans working tirelessly to save her and her species, whose uncertain future in the accelerating climate crisis is closely tied to our own. Six days after giving birth, a polar bear named Aurora got up and left her den at the Columbus Zoo, leaving her tiny, squealing cub to fend for herself. Hours later, Aurora still hadn't returned. The cub was furless and blind, and with her temperature dropping dangerously, the zookeepers entrusted with her care felt they had no choice: They would have to raise one of the most dangerous predators in the world themselves, by hand. Over the next few weeks, a group of veterinarians and zookeepers would work around the clock to save the cub, whom they called Nora.Humans rarely get as close to a polar bear as Nora's keepers got with their fuzzy charge. But the two species have long been intertwined. Three decades before Nora's birth, her father, Nanuq, was orphaned when an Inupiat hunter killed his mother, leaving Nanuq to be sent to a zoo. That hunter, Gene Agnaboogok, now faces some of the same threats as the wild bears near his Alaskan village of Wales, on the westernmost tip of the North American continent. As sea ice diminishes and temperatures creep up year-after-year, Gene and the polar bears--and everyone and everything else living in the far north--are being forced to adapt. Not all of them will succeed.Sweeping and tender, The Loneliest Polar Bear explores the fraught relationship humans have with the natural world, the exploitative and sinister causes of the environmental mess we find ourselves in, and how the fate of polar bears is not theirs alone.

Read more less

Winner of the prestigious Aurora Award and Silver Birch Award, WOLF PACK is the inspiration for the highly anticipated original series coming to Paramount+Nothing gets between a wolf and its pack…Most of the time, Noble, Argus, Harlan and Tora are like any other teenagers. Prowling the halls of their high school in search of new crushes and true friendships, all while trying to keep up their grades. Except these teens are anything but ordinary…Discovered as wolf cubs in the wilderness of Redstone Forest, the pack knows their adoptive parents are the only humans they can trust with their shape-shifting secret. So whenever the siblings want to wolf around, they race to the forest to run—and relish their special bond. Until the terrible day a TV crew films their shocking transformation—and Tora is captured by a scientist determined to reveal her supernatural abilities to the world.Now the brothers will do anything to get their sister back. Even if it means taking their powers to a whole new level by becoming werewolves for the very first time--something their parents warned them never to attempt. But once the teens go to the dark side, will they ever make it back to the only life they've ever known?Praise for Wolf Pack"A well-plotted story. The plot moves quickly enough to hold interest and may appeal to reluctant readers." — School Library Journal"WOLF PACK is a thrilling ride from start to finish." — Canadian Children's Book News"[A] great book to recommend to reluctant readers. ... WOLF PACK is a winner of the Aurora Award, Canada's highest award for achievements in the fields of science fiction and fantasy. Recommended for YA and school library collections." — Monster Librarian

Read more less

UNA INCLASIFICABLE FÁBULA TAN BELLA COMO PERTURBADORA Una niña inmóvil yace en un campo primaveral. En ese mismo lugar, surge una pequeña comunidad como recién salida de un cuento de hadas. Pero el encanto y dulzura que emanan empiezan a ensombrecerse por mareas oscuras y techos que gotean, mientras la diminuta Aurora hace todo lo posible por evitarlo. El mundo de fantasía se derrumba y lo atroz se cuela por sus márgenes, incapaces ya de contener tanta crueldad. Con claras reminiscencias de Tim Burton y Alicia en el País de las Maravillas, Fabien Vehlmann (El dios salvaje) y el dúo artístico Kerascoët nos hacen bailar hipnóticamente al son de una parábola visualmente angelical que se irá desnudando hasta mostrarnos su lado más tenebroso.

Read more less

Danish teacher, astrophysicist and amateur photographer Sophus Tromholt (1851–96) is mainly remembered today for his pioneering study of the Northern Lights—and for his striking portraits of the Sámi people in and around Kautokeino, Norway. Known to the locals of Kautokeino as "Násteolmmái," "the Starman," Tromholt abandoned his early attempts to photograph the aurora and instead produced a stunning photographic portfolio including landscape photographs, documentation of traditional Sámi dwellings and objects, and around 50 portraits of Sámi individuals. The portfolio was published in 1883. His photographic archive, held at the University of Bergen Library's Picture Collection, became part of UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2013. This is the first publication devoted solely to Tromholt and his photographic heritage.

Read more less

Inspiring photography of 400 of the world's greatest outdoor escapes! Outdoors; it’s always the best time of year! Especially when the whole world lies open before us. But where are the greatest experiences beckoning to adventure seekers and outdoor fans? Includes 20 amazing experiences including (but not limited to): An aurora borealis safari in Tromsø, Norway Taking a stand-up paddling trip on Italy’s Lago D’Idro Mountain biking through Austria’s Salzburger Land with a view of the Alps Hiking on pilgrimage routes through Austria Dog sledding to the Kola Peninsula Shark diving in Gansbaai Diving off Borneo Hiking in Tierra del Fuego National Park Follow the authors’ ideas for outdoor activities in Germany, Europe, and around the world. Be inspired, be informed, and replicate these adventures yourself!

Read more less

__________________________________________________________The princess isn't supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this darkly magical retelling of Sleeping Beauty, true love is more complicated than a simple fairy tale. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Holly Black.'Malice is the dark and wicked heart of a fairytale carved into a book. This story is beautiful, vicious magic.' Tasha Suri, author of Empire of Sand 'A truly original and clever retelling of a classic that had me racing to the end - you'll never look at Sleeping Beauty the same again.' S.A. Chakraborty, author of City of Brass__________________________________________________________Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love's kiss.Utter nonsense.Let me tell you, no one in Briar cares what happens to our princess. I thought I didn't care, either. Until I met her.Princess Aurora, last heir to the throne, the future queen her realm needs. One who isn't bothered that I am Alyce, the Dark Grace, abhorred and feared for the mysterious dark magic that runs in my veins. But with less than a year before the curse kills her, any future I might imagine for us is quickly disappearing - and she can't stand to kiss yet another idiotic prince. But maybe I can help her. If my power began the curse, it might be the one to lift it. Perhaps, together, we could forge a new world.But we all know how this story ends. Aurora is the beautiful princess. And I am the villain.Book Two of the Malice Duology is available to preorder now!

Read more less

In Halldor Laxness' novel Under the Glacier, the protagonist travels from Reykjavik to the mythical volcano at the Snaefellsjoekull glacier, a place in whose shadow "words cease to have even the slightest meaning." This could be a leitmotif for Jurgen Wettke's Iceland images. Whereas language can hardly convey the majesty and beauty of a landscape, the photographs in ICELAND - Nature of the North speak volumes in their eloquence. Wettke's photographic journey across the volcanic island is guided by nature's elemental forces: he shows us the diverse forms of fire, water, air, light, and earth. Whether the structures of lava flows, sculptural ice formations, or nature's artworks, aurora borealis, lighting up the sky-Jurgen Wettke's photography brings us closer to these wonders of nature. We discover Iceland in an entirely new and breathtaking way!

Read more less

“Chita Rivera blazed a trail where none existed so the rest of us could see a path forward.”—Lin-Manuel Miranda“This deserves a standing ovation.”—Publishers WeeklyThe wildly entertaining memoir of the legendary Chita Rivera—multi-Tony Award winner, Kennedy Center honoree, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.She was born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero—until the entertainment world renamed her. But Dolores—the irreverent side of the sensual, dark, and ferocious Chita—was always present and influential in creating some of Broadway’s most iconic roles, including Anita in West Side Story Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, Velma in Chicago, Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Claire in The Visit. Written in gratitude to her fans and with the hope that new generations may learn

Read more less