Paul Dowswell

Le garçon sortit une boîte d'allumettes pour en craquer une.
A la lueur vacillante de la flamme, une porte fermée apparut. La clé était suspendue à côté à un clou, au bout d'un ruban rouge. Il trifouilla quelques secondes dans la serrure, et la... Lire la suite

Berlin, 1972. Subissant le régime autoritaire est-allemand, la famille Ostermann vit cloîtrée dans cette ville coupée en deux. Censé être un élève modèle de la RDA, le jeune Alex a de plus en plus de mal à cacher son attrait pour la culture et la... Lire la suite

Alex ha sedici anni, ascolta di nascosto la musica rock e suona in una band. Sua sorella è dark e ama fotografare gli edifici distrutti dalla guerra. Siamo a Berlino Est ed è il 1972: la Stasi considera i gusti dei due fratelli troppo originali.... Lire la suite

Alex lives in East Berlin. The cold war is raging and he and his family are forbidden to leave. But the longer he stays the more danger he is in. Alex is no longer pretending to be a model East German, and the Stasi has noticed. They are watching... Lire la suite

De quoi sont constituées les étoiles ? Pourquoi la lune luit-elle ? Comment sont les W.-C. dans l'espace ? Les réponses à ces questions se trouvent dans ce livre vivant et attrayant. Le jeune lecteur y prendra connaissance des merveilles de l... Lire la suite

Is there really such a thing as a true ghost story? The strange tales in this book are all based on actual reports by people who believed they had been haunted by ghosts or poltergeists. Stories are illustrated with maps and diagrams. Gripping and... Lire la suite

Ten thrilling true stories of spies and espionage. Contains tales of stealth and deception, each every bit as daring and glamorous as the fictional escapades of James Bond, but far more deadly as the real life spies risk capture, torture and... Lire la suite

Sam is desperate to leave his sleepy Norfolk village and see the world. He seizes the chance to join a merchant ship but soon discovers that a life at sea is harsh and often short, especially when his ship is attacked by a French privateer. About to... Lire la suite

From shark attacks and blazing airships to exploding spacecraft and sinking submarines, find out what made the difference between life and death in these ten thrilling stories of survival. Gripping and engaging for readers who prefer real life to... Lire la suite

A collection of moving stories from the First and Second World War published in association with the Imperial War Museum. These twenty-two stories recount some of the most heroic, devastating and pivotal moments of the World Wars providing young... Lire la suite

Spökhistorier har berättats av människor över hela världen i alla tider. Den första utförliga beskrivningen av ett spöke som drar rasslande kedjor efter sig skrevs av en romersk författare för nästan 2000 år sedan. I Sanna historier om spöken... Lire la suite

ONE IN FIVE NEVER RETURNED.
Every boy dreams of flying, but in war that dream can turn into a nightmare. Harry Friedman is the gunner of the Macey May, an American Flying Fortress stationed in East Anglia. The Second World War is raging and the... Lire la suite

Eight thrilling true stories of daring escapes. Contains tales of breakouts from infamous institutions such as Alcatraz and Devil's Island, and the risks the prisoners faced afterwards, including savage dogs, armed guards and shark-infested waters.... Lire la suite

Twelve thrilling true stories of the Second World War. Includes real life tales of epic naval battles, monumental battles and duels between solitary snipers for control of Stalingrad amongst other tales of bravery and heroism. Stories are... Lire la suite

Thirteen thrilling true stories of courage and heroism. From firefighters battling a blazing nuclear reactor, to a helicopter rescue team on board a fast sinking ship and one housewife's brave defiance of the Gestapo, this book contains inspiring... Lire la suite