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Kollox ma' kollox il-mertu kbir ta' Baum hu dak li ddeskriva lil Santa Klaws b'mod mill-aktar ħaj, iwassalna biex insiru nafuh aktar mill-qrib u fl-istess ħin jgħaddilna tagħlima morali.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Hekk dan ir-raġel, bit-tjubija kbira tiegħu, rebaħ il-qalb ta' kulħadd; u mhix ħaġa tal-iskantament li kien dejjem kuntent u ferħan, għax ma kienx hemm dar fid-dinja kollha fejn ma kienx jiġi milqugħ aħjar mill-aqwa re.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‍Il-Ħajja u l-Avventuri ta Santa Klaws\u003c\/em\u003e ​​(​\u003cem\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus​\u003c\/em\u003e) by Frank L. Baum was translated into Maltese by Matthew Scerri, Ph.D. Illustrations were done by Mario Portelli. The first edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus\u003c\/em\u003e appeared for sale in 1902. To this day, it remains one of the most popular books ever written by Baum, to the extent that many different editions of this work have been published. A graphical romance, two animated cartoons and a series of animations based on this book were also published.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frank L. Baum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58735575138678,"sku":"4","price":10.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/3511\/2822\/files\/2024__12__santaklaws.jpg?v=1790583694"},{"product_id":"il-hares-tal-fortizza","title":"Il-Ħares tal-Fortizza","description":"\u003cp\u003eKlassi tas-Sekondarja fi skola tal-bniet kienu qed jistudjaw dwar l-istorja ta' Malta fi żmien il-Gran Mastru De Vilhena. Semgħu dwar il-gżira Manoel u l-għalliema ma setgħetx ma tgħidilhomx dwar il-ħares li kien jidher fil-fortizza. Ingħataw proġett dwar il-Gran Mastru u x-xogħol li kien għamel fil-pajjiż, kif ukoll dwar l-istejjer tal-ħares. Dan wassal biex għalliema oħra daħlu wkoll fil-proġett bit-tpinġija tal-ħares u l-kostumi ta' żmien il-Halloween u l-Karnival. Klassi tas-subien ukoll għamlu kompetizzjoni bejniethom min jilbes bħala l-aħjar mummja li wassal għal kummiedja sħiħa. Tinbet ħbiberija bejn żewġ tfajliet kuġini u żewġ ġuvintur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA class of girl students in a Secondary school were studying Maltese history during the time of Grand Master De Vilhena. They were told about Manoel Island and the teacher could not refrain from telling them about the ghost which appeared at the fortress. The students were to work on a project dealing with the Grandmaster and his great work in the country, as well as ghost stories. The teachers of Social Studies and Arts and Crafts got involved in this project where drawings of ghosts and the customs during Halloween and Carnival were concerned. At the same time, another class of boys werre also working on a competition on who dresses as the best mummy. This led to some funny and unusual situations at home and in class but also to a friendship between two girl cousins and two boys.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tony C. Cutajar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58735576023414,"sku":"203","price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/3511\/2822\/files\/2024__10__Il-Hares-tal-Fortizza-F.jpg?v=1790583698"}],"url":"https:\/\/faraxapublishing.com\/collections\/fiction.oembed?page=4","provider":"faraxapublishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}