Primer libro de la saga Arturiana que narra la infancia de Merlin, marcado por la ausencia de su madre y padre. Como nieto bastardo de un rey, enfrenta envidia y ridículo. Sus poderes lo elevan a un estatus superior, y tras dejar su hogar a los 12 años, regresa en medio de la transición entre reyes.
"Debido a las condiciones dramáticas en que fue engendrado, el príncipe Arturo creció bajo la tutela de Merlín. El futuro rey tuvo que iniciar desde muy joven un largo y complicado aprendizaje para poder distinguir a sus amigos de sus enemigos y seguir con fidelidad su propio destino. Por su parte, el sabio Merlín se vio obligado a soportar la angustia que le producía una nación en guerra, con sus intrigas y traiciones entre reyes y cortesanos."--
"Arturo se casa sucesivamente con dos Ginebras, una que fallece de parto junto con su hijo, y la otra estéril. Aunque ya no vive con Arturo, Merlín continúa ayudándole, pero poco a poco se aleja de las intrigas cortesanas para sumirse en una profunda paz."--
The prophetic voice of Merlin, the mysterious enchanter of Arthurian legend, has completed his story. Written over a period of ten years, Mary Stewart's three best-selling novels now stand together in one volume - the finest work of her distinguished career.Hers is the most extended portrait in all literature in this compelling figure of Dark Age myth and history. Merlin, the protector and tutor of Arthur, has usually been portrayed as an old man. But The Crystal Cave begins the trilogy with the story of his perilous childhood as the bastard son of a Welsh king's daughter and the secret discovery of the magic arts that will set him apart from other men.With the birth of Arthur, Merlin's guardianship began and the ancient legend continues in The Hollow Hills with the dramatic immediacy that is Mary Stewart's special gift.
"Highly trained and experienced teachers are often ill-prepared to help language learners in the classroom even when they have a wealth of ELA teaching experience. Workshop models and professional books provide them with frameworks and examples, but few effectively prepare them for students who are acquiring English, especially newcomers, SLIFEs, and L-TELs. This book is for 4th through 12th grade English Language Arts teachers and coordinators who are responsible for the education of multilingual learners. It is organized around widely-used teaching methodologies and contains explicit guidance for research-based strategies focused on the needs of English Learners. It includes an original unit planning guide, examples of the authors' practices, student profiles, and inquiry units in the form of curriculum that can be used throughout the school year"--
Demonstrates a variety of stretches designed to relieve stress, stiffness, and backaches, improve posture, and increase flexibility, and includes stretches to be done during pregnancy.
The aged court magician Merlin recalls events of his life and reveals the importance of the crystal cave
The extraordinary story of the last days of Camelot by one of our most beloved storytellers, author of The Crystal Cave.
Vanessa March, two years married and very much in love, is propelled to Vienna by a shocking discovery. In her charge is young Timothy Lacy, who also has urgent problems to solve. But what promises to be no more than a delicate personal mission turns out to involve the security forces of three countries, two dead men, a circus and its colourful personnel and the famous white stallions of Vienna.
After a rather drab existence in an English orphanage Linda Martin is appointed governess to the nine-year-old owner of the Chateau Valmy in the French Alps. During little Philippe's minority the estates are being managed by his crippled uncle Leon, and Leon's handsome son Raoul. All seems delightful, but there are tensions below the smooth surface. One sunny afternoon a bullet is fired in the beechwoods ... and the tensions become terrors.
