Mark Twain's novels are filled with humor, wit, and astounding insight into the world of the 19th-century United States. Written entirely in the vernacular, these classic satirical tales exposed the bigotry and hypocrisy of American life. The cheerful Tom Sawyer, the goodnatured Huck Finn, the independent Hank Morgan, and the well-meaning Tom Canty are quintessential Twain characters, full of life, verve, and a sense of justice they often felt was missing from the world around them.
Included are four of his greatest and most popular novels: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", "The Adventures of ... |
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Join Ned, Ruby, and Mungo the dog in the Mysterious Wood for a code-cracking, maze-solving, clue-finding dragon adventure... Each puzzle is tied to the plot, so children can get really involved in the fun and action-packed story that runs throughout the book. Develops problem-solving skills and guarantees lots of puzzling fun for kids aged 7 and up. ... |
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Do you have what it takes to be a maths magician? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it! Baffle your friends with mysterious number squares; measure the height of a tree using only shadows; and solve a mathematical spot-the-difference! While you're drawing, making, and playing, you'll be learning all kinds of exciting facts and ideas about the world of S.T.E.M. - science, technology, engineering, and maths. An awesome book for both boys and girls, aged 7+. ... |
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Do you have what it takes to be a science detective? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it! Find the clues in a picture to catch a thief; follow the instructions on the page to extract DNA from strawberries (yes, really!); learn all about fingerprints; and doodle your own super-science crime lab! While you're drawing, making, and playing, you'll be learning all kinds of exciting facts and ideas about the world of S.T.E.M. - science, technology, engineering, and maths. An awesome book for both boys and girls, aged 7+. ... |
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Test your maths and number skills in this jam-packed collection of colourful puzzles! Filled with super-cool number games to test your logical thinking, this book is guaranteed to provide hours of fun for both beginners and more experienced kids aged 7 and up. You never know until you try - it might just be a piece of Pi! ... |
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Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales have entertained children and adults alike since he began publishing them in 1835.
Filled with a cavalcade of wonderful characters and enchanted objects - from elves and talking animals to bewitched shoes and toys - these magical stories contain messages that resonate beyond the realms of fantasy.
This delightful selection contains thirty-five of his best-known tales, including "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Suit", "The Ugly Duckling", and "The Princess and the Pea", all beautifully illustrated with the charming drawings ... |
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This illustrated collection of the classic fairy tales collected by the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and translated by Margaret Hunt. Several illustrations by the famous Arthur Rackham accompany the text. The fairy tales included range from the ever-popular "Cinderella" and "Snow White" to the morbid "Hansel and Gretel" to the fantastic "King Thrushbeard". Containing morality lessons while often maintaining a darker side than most children's stories, these fairy tales make excellent reading for both children and adults. ... |
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GCSE Revision without the boring bits, from Newton's Laws to levitating frogs.
Illustrated by James Davies. ... Get Ahead in Physics covers the essentials for GCSE science in a book you can start and finish - without falling asleep in the middle! Each chapter is tied to a key topic for studying Physics.
Learn about:
the particle model of matter;
energy;
radiation;
electricity;
newton's laws;
waves;
electromagnetism;
cosmology.
Along the way, hear fascinating TRUE stories of the Philosopher's Stone, radioactive energy drinks and a couple of levitating frogs...
Each chapter ends with an & ... |
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The bestselling author of "A pinch of Magic".
A missing sister, a magical island and... ... Three sisters with a magical secret. A race against time to find a place that exists only in fairy tales. A journey that will take them into unimaginable danger... Set on a spellbinding adventure, from the bestselling author of "A pinch of Magic".
"Enchanting"
Sopie Anderson
"Mesmerising"
Abi Elphinstone
"Adored it"
Emma Carroll ... |
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Es sind Sommerferien und wieder einmal sitzt Harry bei den unsäglichen Dursleys fest. Doch diesmal treibt ihn größere Unruhe denn je - warum schreiben Ron und Hermine so rätselhafte Briefe? Und vor allem: Warum erfährt er nichts über die dunklen Mächte, die inzwischen neu erstanden sind? Noch ahnt er nicht, was der geheimnisvolle Orden des Phönix gegen Voldemort ausrichten kann... Als Harrys fünftes Schuljahr in Hogwarts beginnt, werden seine Sorgen nur noch größer. Und dann schlägt der Dunkle Lord wieder zu. Harry muss seine Freunde um sich scharen, sonst gibt ... |
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Das vierte Schuljahr in Hogwarts beginnt für Harry. Doch davor steht noch ein sportliches Großereignis, das die scheußlichen Sommerferien vergessen lässt: die Quidditch-Weltmeisterschaft. Und ein weiterer Wettkampf wird die Schüler das ganze Schuljahr über beschäftigen: das Trimagische Turnier, in dem Harry eine Rolle übernimmt, die er sich im Traum nicht vorgestellt hätte. Natürlich steckt dahinter das Böse, das zurück an die Macht drängt: Lord Voldemort. Es wird eng für Harry, sehr eng. Doch auf seine Freunde und ihre Unterstützung kann Harry ... |
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After being chased from the home of an upper-class young girl called Ellie, chimney-sweep Tom falls asleep and tumbles into a river. There he is transformed into a "water-baby" and his adventures truly begin. Beneath the surface, he enters a magical world full of strange and wonderful creatures, where he must prove his moral worth in order to earn what he truly desires.
One of the most unusual children's books ever written, "The Water-Babies", subtitled "A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby", was originally intended as a satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, and ... |
