The Book of the Lion

The Book of the Lion
Author: Michael Cadnum
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2001-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101142561

A National Book Award nominee! Returning to the same era of his "In a Dark Wood", Cadnum's majestic novel--part mystery, part history--chronicles the pageantry and brutality of the Crusades under King Richard. Edmund, a young apprentice, is awaiting punishment as a counterfeiter when a knight intervenes on his behalf--and compels Edmund to join Richard Lionheart's forces in the Holy Land. There, amidst the savagery of the twelfth-century Crusades, Edmund learns both courage and compassion, and discovers that cruelty is sometimes considered the will of Heaven. Set in medieval England and the war-torn shores of the Middle East, Cadnum's tale weaves together a rich tapestry of storms at sea, the brutality of hand-to-hand combat, and one of the classic horse and lance battles in recorded history--the Battle of Arsuf.

The Book of the Lion

The Book of the Lion
Author: Thomas Perry
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1497649935

A long lost manuscript by Geoffrey Chaucer draws Professor Dominic Hallkyn through the streets of Boston and into a mysterious plot. When Professor Dominic Hallkyn receives an anonymous phone call late one night from a voice claiming to possess a priceless Chaucerian manuscript presumed lost forever, he doesn’t know how to react. He soon finds himself scrambling to meet the caller’s demands amid uncompromising suspense that culminates in a devilish plot twist. Perry takes his readers on a mad dash through the winding streets of Boston in pursuit of the unique artifact that may be doomed to disappear from history . . . this time, for good. The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.

Penguin Readers Level 4: Lion (ELT Graded Reader)

Penguin Readers Level 4: Lion (ELT Graded Reader)
Author: Saroo Brierley
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2022-09-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0241553350

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Lion, a Level 4 Reader, is A2+ in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing more complex uses of present perfect simple, passives, phrasal verbs and simple relative clauses. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear regularly. Five-year-old Saroo gets on the wrong train in India and is taken thousands of miles to the city of Kolkata. After months of living on the streets, he is adopted by a family in Australia. Many years later, Saroo decides to try and find his Indian family.

The Knight Templar

The Knight Templar
Author: Jan Guillou
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2002
Genre: Crusades
ISBN: 9780752846507

Born in 1150 to an aristocratic Swedish family, handsome Arn Magnusson is educated at a Cistercian monastery. As well as training to be a monk, he is to be a warrior, and becomes a master archer and swordsman under the tutelage of the giant Brother Guilbert, a former knight. But Arn is innocent in the ways of the world, and when two beautiful sisters cross his path, despite falling desperately in love with one of them, Cecilia, he is seduced by the other. Such a crime is punishable by both civil and clerical authorities, and, while Cecilia is banished to spend twenty years as a nun, Arn is sentenced to serve the same period as a Knight Templar in the Holy Land. As an occupation officer in Palestine, he discovers that the infidel Saracens don't appear to be brutish and uncivilised as they are portrayed in Christian propaganda. On the contrary, in love and war he learns from the example of his noble adversary Saladin that there's another side to the teachings of the Cistercians¿

The Book of the Lion (1914)

The Book of the Lion (1914)
Author: Alfred Edward Pease, Sir
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2014-08-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781498160667

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1914 Edition.

The Book of Lions

The Book of Lions
Author: Dr. Diana Prince
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2019-07-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1728318580

Lions are members of the large jungle cats, which also include such animals as tigers and leopards. Once common in many parts of the world, lion populations today are drastically reduced. Lion fossils recovered in Tanzania date back 1.5 million years. This book explores their family groups, habits, and hunting skills. Their majestic stride and powerful bodies have earned the lion the title of king of the jungle.

The Life of a Lion

The Life of a Lion
Author: Mary Ann Thomas
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2000-12-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780823981083

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