Most Popular Books by Nancy Farmer

A resource for parents and educators, this book of faces and figures is intentionally designed with colorful, high-contrast images to help babies and children with cortical visual impairment (CVI) develop visual attention. With input from CVI endorsed specialists, each image is created to draw visual focus for anyone developing their visual skills. The tools used for helping kids with CVI are also helpful for babies, building neural connections between the eyes and brain. For babies and children with CVI, recognizing representations of faces and gestures is fun and important for development.

Wanneer een jonge vrouw uit Mozambique op het punt staat uitgehuwelijkt te worden, vlucht ze op aanraden van haar grootmoeder en gaat op zoek naar haar vader in Zimbabwe.

Discover the National Book Award, Newbery Honor, and Printz Honor–winning modern classic and its riveting sequel—together in a collectible hardcover boxed set for the first time! Matt Alacrán was not born. He was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, who is the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt—except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself. As Matt grows up and struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, and has to make bigger decisions than he ever imagined. Through Matt’s page-turning adventures, Nancy Farmer tackles some of life’s most enduring questions—what it means to be human, what we owe to each other, and how to find hope in even the darkest situations. This electric hardcover boxed set includes: The House of the Scorpion The Lord of Opium

Sometime in the near future, the U.S. government discovers that it doesn''t have enough money to cover Social Security and Medicare. Thus are born the new Senior Laws. These are aimed at making sure no one lives much past age sixty-five. The Diminished Culpability Act, for example, states that if you kill someone aged twenty-one, you go to prison for life. But if you kill a seventy-year-old you only get two years in the slammer and for an eighty-year-old you only have to do two weeks of community service.This has alarmed the spirit world, from where our ancestors watch over us. In particular, the old gods of Africa are outraged by the lack of respect given to the elderly. Being spirit, they can do nothing physical, but they can recruit the living. They select five seniors to correct the situation. These five must elude capture and figure out a way to take over the government. The subject is serious, but the story is hopeful, upbeat and wickedly funny. This is an adult book.

Something is eating the grain stored in Mrs. Runnery''s granary, and only Granny Runnery can identify the culprits.

Discover the National Book Award, Newbery Honor, and Printz Honor–winning modern classic and its riveting sequel—together in a collectible paperback boxed set for the first time! Matt Alacrán was not born. He was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, who is the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt—except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself. As Matt grows up and struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, and has to make bigger decisions than he ever imagined. Through Matt’s page-turning adventures, Nancy Farmer tackles some of life’s most enduring questions—what it means to be human, what we owe to each other, and how to find hope in even the darkest situations. This electric paperback boxed set includes: The House of the Scorpion The Lord of Opium

Jack, apprenti barde, vit dans un petit village saxon situé au bord de la mer. Nous sommes en l''an 793, lorsque les Berserkers envahissent la côte. Ces cruels guerriers vikings aussi sauvages que des loups ne souhaitent qu''une chose mourir glorieusement au combat et rejoindre le Walhalla, la forteresse d''Odin ! Ils pillent, détruisent tout sur leur passage et finissent par enlever Jack et sa jeune sœur Lucy. Emmenés sur un drakkar ils sont conduits jusqu''au royaume d''une reine maléfique, où ils découvrent des êtres aussi fascinants qu''inquiétants. Jack, qui a du mal à maîtriser ses pouvoirs naissants, lance malencontreusement un sort à la reine. Furieuse, celle-ci menace de sacrifier Lucy. Pour la sauver, Jack devra traverser la terrifiante mer des Trolls à la recherche d''un puits aux pouvoirs magiques... Un roman captivant inspiré des mythologies scandinaves. Une saga inoubliable où se mêlent fantastique, humour et aventure.

Valeureux héros de Prisonnier des Vikings, Jack l''apprenti barde se lance dans de nouvelles aventures ! Depuis qu''elle a mis cet étrange collier, sa petite soeur Lucy semble avoir perdu la tête... Serait-elle vraiment une princesse perdue, comme elle ne cesse de le prétendre ? Lorsque la mystérieuse Dame du Lac l''enlève, Jack part à sa recherche, accompagné de Pega, l''esclave au coeur d''or, et de Thorgil, la guerrière viking. Commence alors un périlleux voyage qui va les conduire au pays des elfes, où le temps est suspendu ; un monde d''illusions enchanteresses, peuplé de créatures aussi dangereuses que merveilleuses... Elfes, divinités antiques, êtres maléfiques peuplent avec bonheur l''univers de Nancy Farmer, conteuse captivante qui mêle habilement histoire, mythologie et fantastique.

In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

"''Origami Mountain'' is about two ordinary policemen on a routine assignment who find themselves in a Japanese maze with a few more corners than there ought to be. It''s about a form of gardening you won''t find described in any book." from a quoted description of the story by the author.

A resource for parents and teachers, the I See series is designed to help develop vision in babies and in children with cortical visual impairment (CVI). Vision development is a process of making neural pathways between the eyes and brain. While building those connections, babies love high contrast images as they begin to sort out colors and shapes. The dark backgrounds and bright colors also help children with CVI as they learn to decipher 2D pictures. I See a Shark! uses a humorous guessing game to identify ocean animals.

In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

''A casa do escorpião'' é uma ficção futurista que aborda os temas drogas, clonagem, preconceito, imigração clandestina, escravidão, tirania e relações humanas. Desde que Matt nasceu, sempre foi visto como uma aberração, pois era o clone perfeito de El Patrón, poderoso senhor das drogas e governante absoluto de Ópio, país localizado entre os Estados Unidos e Aztlán, antigo México. Matt vivia em uma casa, no meio da plantação de ópio, com sua ''babá'' Celia. Se não trabalhasse para El Patrón quando tentou entrar ilegalmente no país, ela seria transformada em uma espécie de zumbi. Celia tomava todos os cuidados necessários para que o pequeno clone permanecesse sempre saudável, feliz e anônimo.

While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

Eleven-year-old Nhamo lives in a traditional village in Mozambique, where she doesn''t quite fit in. When her family tries to force her into marrying a cruel man, she runs away to Zimbabwe, hoping to find the father she''s never met. But what should have been a short boat trip across the border turns into a dangerous year-long adventure, and Nhamo must summon her innermost courage to ensure her survival.

While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.

After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.