Books with title The Lion And The Unicorn

A girl and a unicorn. An unbreakable bond. Will love triumph over evil?Longlisted for the 2019 Times/Chicken House Children’s Competition, The Girl and the Unicorn is a children's adventure story set in Ethiopia.A girl and a unicorn are born on the same night. They grow up inseparable, linked by an extraordinary bond. There are those, however, who seek to separate them and take the world's only unicorn as their trophy. Their flight from the hunters takes thirteen-year-old Aynalem and Corn the length and breadth of the country, from the plains of Oromia to the Bale mountains and the great Lake Tana and on to Ethiopia's highest peak, Ras Dashen, where a tumultuous showdown occurs.The Girl and the Unicorn is a moving, thrilling and inspiring tale, a hymn to Nature, the human spirit and the transcendence of love.

Gallop into an exciting new world of warrior unicorns, feuding witches and brave friends! Lily wants nothing more than to qualify for the Pony Club championship, but the 12-year-old's training is in jeopardy from the moment she hears a curious sound under the stars. It reveals an impossible sight: battle-ready unicorns appearing out of thin air. When the unicorn king asks her to hide his herd from an evil sorceress, she can't turn her back on the animals in need. Somehow she'll make time alongside training her pony, school and native herb lessons with her Maori grandmother... Lily calls on her friends to share the terrifying responsibility. If they fail, their mythical new friends will be forced to fight a deadly war./p>Can Lily use her wits and the power of her Maori heritage to preserve the unicorns' freedom?Lily and the Unicorn King is the first book in an edge-of-your-saddle middle grade fantasy series. Buy Lily and the Unicorn King to ride into adventure today!

A handsome, thoughtful book by a stellar author and illustrator. When Lenny Levi's father goes off to fight in the Second World War, his son has to learn to be brave: brave when bombs are dropped on his street in London, brave when he's evacuated to a big house in the country, and brave when spiteful children tease him and call him names. This beautiful book will strike a chord with anyone who has ever felt homesick and alone. Full of detail and character, it embraces the past and the preset with unique poignancy and power.

Maggie is loving her new life now that she gets to help her friend Bob take care of magical animals at his stable. Not only does she help in his barn, but she also accompanies him on special trips to help injured animals. When she finds a hurt unicorn in the forest, Maggie sets off to rescue him. But along the way, they encounter a troll who plans to stop them. Will they reach the unicorn in time?