After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods...

Percy Jackson's hope for a normal senior year is shattered as the gods present him with three quests, beginning with the retrieval of Zeus's goblet, in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation for college.

"Los mitos de Japón" nos asoma al abismo mágico de los albores de una civilización grandiosa, el mundo en sombras de dioses y héroes, en donde se esbozan los grandes temas y valores de la cultura japonesa. Directamente desde las tres grandes fuentes de la mitología y la prehistoria japonesas (Kojiki, Nihon shoki y Fudoki), Carlos Rubio selecciona 68 relatos clasificados en ocho ejes: desde la creación del archipiélago nipón, pasando por los...

"Los antiguos griegos miraban al cielo y veían, en las constelaciones, las figuras de los personajes de sus mitos y leyendas: el nacimiento de PEGASO, la transformación de la hermosa Calisto en la OSA MAYOR, ORIÓN persiguiendo a las Pléyades y el origen de la VÍA LÁCTEA, entre otras historias cautivadoras que se han repetido, noche a noche, durante miles de años... Una luminosa compilación, bellamente ilustrada, para quienes gustan de contar...

In this beautifully illustrated book, children aged 2 to 6 will follow Mei as she and her family prepare for and celebrate the Mid-autumn, Mooncake, or Moon Festival. They will also enjoy reading the story behind one of the most important Chinese celebrations. More interesting facts and questions for discussion are included at the back of the book. Written in English and Chinese, Moon Festival Wishes is perfect as an early reader or to read aloud....

Twelve-year-old Anna must dig deep into her Hawaiian roots in order to save her best friend and her island from an angry fire goddess.

Some people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . . Manchuria, 1908: A young woman is found frozen in the snow. Her death is clouded by rumours of foxes, believed to lure people into peril by transforming into beautiful women and men. Bao, a detective with a reputation for sniffing out the truth, is hired to uncover the...

"The merciless Cronus and his Titan buddies are in hot pursuit of Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon, who plan to travel across the treacherous boiling sea in order to save a fellow Olympian. They have a boat, but they also have a problem: Poseidon can't swim and is terrified of the water (well, really of the creatures that lurk in its depths). The group faces danger after danger as they battle singing sirens, a fishy and ferocious Titan named Oceanus, and...

"Navigate through monsters, mysteries, and the will of the gods with two young extraordinary adventurers in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica as they search for a missing father. Donají is a fearless Zapotec girl who, even though she's only fifteen, is heralded as a hero by her village. In Codex Black, Donají sets out on an adventure-accompanied by the god that lives inside of her poncho-to find her missing father. Along the way, she meets a 17-year-old...