Francesc Ráfols Books

This is an abridged and illustrated version of the classic novel, for young readers. Ishmael, a young school teacher, signs up on a whaling ship to seek adventure. With his unexpected friend, Queequeg, a cannibal harpooner, he joins the Pequod, captained by the mysterious Ahab. But Ahab is only interested in seeking revenge upon the great white whale, Moby Dick, who took off Ahab's leg on an earlier trip. It's a hair-raising whale hung where Ishmael's search for adventure turns into a desperate wish to survive!

This reprint of a historical book originally published in 1872 aims to preserve and provide access to older literature. Acknowledging the potential for missing pages or inferior quality due to age, the publishing house Anatiposi focuses on making these texts available to the public, ensuring that valuable historical works are not lost to time.

Eines Tages findet der junge Jim Hawkins eine geheimnisvolle Schatzkarte. Entschlossen begibt er sich zusammen mit seinen Gefährten Doktor Livesey und Trelawney auf eine besonders abenteuerliche und schicksalhafte Reise in die Südsee. Doch Sie müssen sich in Acht nehmen, denn Piraten sind unter ihrer Mannschaft und die haben es auf den Schatz abgesehen. Besonders der einbeinige Long John Silver hat es faustdick hinter den Ohren. Ob Jim wohl seinen Schatz auf der Insel gefunden hat?

Orphaned Oliver lives in a cold, grim workhouse, until the day he dares to ask for more. Escaping to London, Oliver finds new friends and thinks he has a home at last. But his troubles are only just beginning.

Julio Verne es un clásico de la literatura juvenil por sus novelas de aventuras de tipo científico. Para esta obra, publicada en 1864, tuvo que documentarse en geología, mineralogía y paleontología. El libro ofrece al lector juvenil una adaptación del texto en español y en inglés, para que disfrute del gran clásico mientras practica la lectura en los dos idiomas.Jules Verne’s scientific adventure novels make him a classic of children’s literature. He included elements of geology, mineralogy, and paleontology in this novel, originally published in 1864. Children can enjoy adaptation of Verne’s text in Spanish and English and practice reading in both languages.

Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Verne's masterpiece. "Wide-eyed mid-nineteenth-century humanistic optimism in a breezy, blissfully readable translation by Stump" (Kirkus Reviews), here is the enthralling tale of five men and a dog who land in a balloon on a faraway, fantastic island of bewildering goings-on and their struggle to survive as they uncover the island's secret.

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