Mup's dad has been kidnapped by witches, and Mup - along with her mam, brother and dog - must journey to an enchanted world to rescue him. Danger awaits them. Witches Borough is a beguiling place of rhyming crows, talking cats and forbidden magic, ruled by tyrannical queen and her band of raggedy witches. And Mam seems strange on this side of the border - striding, powerful and increasingly distant. Even if they can save her father, Mup knows that nothing will ever be the same again. "Ireland's answer to J. K. Rowling." Sunday Independent ... |
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Don't laugh. He's dangerous. ... Fidge is having a bad week. She's been flung into a bizarre world alongside three companions: two are deeply weird and the third is her awful cousin Graham. She has to solve a series of nearly impossible clues, defeat a dictator who can't pronounce the letter "r" and deal with three thousand Wimbley Woos (yes, you read that sentence correctly). And the whole situation - the whole entire thing - is her fault. "What a book." Katherine Rundell "A classic in the making." The Times "A Riotously Funny Adventure Tale." Observer ... |
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From the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award. ... A welcome return to Ghastly-Gorm Hall and the irresisteble Ada Goth' Bookseller. Preparations are under way for the Full-Moon Fete and the Great Ghastly-Gorm Bake off. Celebrity cooks are arriving at the hall for the big event and, true to form, Maltravers, the indoor gamekeeper, is acting suspiciously. Elsewhere at Ghastly-Gorm Ada's wardrobe-dwelling lady's maid Marylebone has received a marriage proposal. Ada vows to aid the course of true love and find out what Maltravers is up to but, amidst all this activity, everyone, including her father, ... |
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Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter "H". Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of ... |
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Retold by Joan Cameron, illustrated by Sean Hayden. ... An abridget retelling of the classic story by Alexandre Dumas, suitable for younger readers. D'Artagnan travels to Paris to become a Musketeer and quickly finds himself caught up in high adventure and intrigue at the royal court. With his new-found friends, Athos, Porthos and aramis, D'Artagnan risks his life in the service of the queen. Beautiful new illustrations throughout and a gorgeous larger format with ribbon marker bring the magic of this classic story to a new generation of children. ... |
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Волшебные сказки. ... Попав в удивительный мир сказок, ты найдешь в нем фантастических героев. На страничках этой книги ты можешь помечтать вместе с ними и насладиться прекрасными иллюстрациями. ... |
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Волшебные сказки. ... Тебе известны истории про Золушку, Белоснежку, Русалочку и двенадцать принцесс, которые танцевали всю ночь? А про Голубую фею, фею Динь-динь и добрую Крестную фею с волшебной палочкой? Эта книжка с прекрасными иллюстрациями отведет тебя в волшебный мир самых красивых фей и принцесс. ... |
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Illustrator: Colin King. This book is a special of "Usborne miniature editions" series. ... Did you know that a pin head as hot as the sun would kill you from 150 km. (100 miles) away? Or that more people speak Mandarin than any other language in the world? This miniature edition of the best-selling "The Usborne Children's Encyclopedia" is fascinating, fun and packed with amazing facts. It covers a vast scope of information - from the Earth, its plants and animals, to its people and their discoveries. What makes rainbow? Why do people wear clothes? Now do birds fly? Don't panic - the answers ... |
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Zeitlos, rührend, zauberhaft - mit ungeheurem Einfallsreichtum und feinem erzählerischen Gespür hat der dänische Märchendichter Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) sich in die Herzen eines weltweiten Millionenpublikums geschrieben. Dieser Band präsentiert eine Auswahl seiner schönsten Märchen: Neben der berühmten "Prinzessin auf der Erbse" finden sich neun weitere Geschichten um bekannte Figuren, wobei "Däumelinchen" und "Die kleine Seejungfrau" ebenso wenig fehlen wie "Der standhafte Zinnsoldat" und "Das hässliche ... |
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Fantastisch, bezaubernd und voller Humor - der Reiz der Geschichten von Lewis Carrolls "Alice im Wunderland" ist auch mehr als 140 Jahre nach ihrem ersten Erscheinen ungebrochen. Noch heute folgen Millionen von Lesern jedweden Alters der kleinen Alice auf ihrer traumverlorenen Reise und tauchen ein in eine Märchenwelt voller wunderbar schräger Figuren. Carrolls sprühender Witz, sein Einfallsreichtum und seine Lust am literarischen Spiel sind legendär und sichern seiner "Alice" einen Platz in den Annalen der Weltliteratur. Diese Ausgabe enthält die berühmten ... |
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Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true. "J. K. Rowling's second book is just as funny, frightening and unexpected as her first." The Daily Mail ... |
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Най-хубавите любовни истории за изучаване на английски език ... Нина се премества със своите родители в Англия. Още на първия учебен ден тя се запознава с Иви, която я поканва на къмпинг. Това е началото на едно изпълнено с изненади лято... Изучаване на английски, специално за Girls: Последвай Нина и нейните приятелки в тази вълнуваща и романтична история! Въведенията на български език и обяснените думи, ще ти помогнат да разбереш английския текст, а упражненията и тестовете ще ти доставят наистина удоволствие! въведение на български език към всяка глава обяснение на думите на всяка страница азбучен речник 30 ... |
