Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... When Mary Lennox is orphaned she is sent from her home in India to live with her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor on the Yorkshire Moors. She arrives as a sour-faced, sickly and ill-tempered little girl, bewildered by her surroundings and desperately lonely. One day she discovers a way in to a secret abandoned garden and, with the help of local lad Dickon and her poorly cousin Colin, they set about restoring the garden. "The Secret Garden" by "Frances Hodgson Burnett" is a magical tale of transformation that has enchanted both children and ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Meet the human boy Mowgli, the sleek panther Bagheera, the "sleepy brown bear" Baloo, and the conniving tiger Shere Khan in one of the world's best-loved books. A collection of short stories and poems centred on the charming cast, "The Jungle Book" not only follows Mowgli's journey to learn the Law of the Jungle from his animal companions but also introduces some of its other wonderful inhabitants in stories such as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and "The White Seal". This "Macmillan Collector's Library" ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... This timeless collection brings together three hundred of the most enduringly popular of Aesop's fables in a volume that will delight young and old readers alike. Here are all the age-old favourites - the wily fox, the vain peacock, the predatory cat and the steady tortoise - just as endearingly vivid and relevant now as they were for their very first audience. This elegant "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition of "Aesop's Fables" features illustrations by Arthur Rackham, the leading decorative illustrator of the ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... For the past two centuries these delightful stories, gathered together and written down by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, have entertained and frightened children and adults alike. The lives of "Tom Thumb", "Cinderella", "Rumplestiltskin" and "The Frog Prince" form part of our common heritage: they stimulate the imagination and the heart, and linger at the back of our minds for a lifetime. They are funny, disturbing, wise and compassionate. They speak of joy and terror, happiness and revenge, love and violence. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... One of the most irrepressible and exuberant characters in the history of literature, Tom Sawyer explodes onto the page in a whirl of bad behaviour and incredible adventures. Whether he is heaving clods of earth at his brother, faking a gangrenous toe, or trying to convince the world that he is dead, Tom's infectious energy and good humour shine through. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is Mark Twain's joyful and nostalgic recollection of tall tales from his own boyhood by the Mississippi. It was an instant success on first publication in ... |
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Кой не познава Пипи Дългото чорапче! Много поколения деца веднага са възприемали нейния независим дух. Тази чудна книжка е специален коледен подарък от Астрид Линдгрен за всички деца по света, които обичат червенокосата Пипи. Историята за похищаването на коледна елха не е включена в голямата книга Пипи Дългото чорапче. Илюстрации: Индрид Ванг Нюман. ... |
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Illustrated by Tony Ross. From Multi-Million bestselling author. ... Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones. There are young ones and old ones, clever ones and stupid ones. There are silly ones and serious ones, loud ones and quiet ones. Of course, there are good dads, and bad dads... "I absolutely love David Walliams ' books, they will become classics." Sue Townsend, Guardian "Dahk finally has a worthy successor." Telegraph ... |
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Добре дошли в приказния свят на големия илюстратор Владимир Сутеев! "Слънчице за спомен" е сборник с 39 приказки, написани от руския писател Михаил Пляцковски и илюстрирани от художника Владимир Сутеев. В тях ще срещнете носорози, щрауси, зебри и мечета... и магаренца, даже крокодил и кит! И въпреки че героите на тези произведения са животни, те се държат като хора: карат се и се сдобряват, учат се да бъдат приятели и си помагат в беда. Тези мили приказки ни учат как да бъдем смели и отзивчиви, да ценим грижата, добрината и уважението към другите.. Весели, остроумни и поучителни - приказките ще зарадват малки и ... |
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Пърси Джаксън е напът да бъде изхвърлен от училище... отново. И това е най-малкият от всичките му проблеми. Напоследък чудовища и древногръцки богове се пръкват навсякъде, вместо да си стоят по страниците на учебника му по литература. А за капак на всичко, изглежда, че е успял да ядоса някои от тях. Истинската мълния на Зевс е открадната и познайте кой е главният заподозрян. Сега Пърси има десет дни, за да открие и върне задигнатата собственост на повелителя на небето. За да се увенчае с успех подвигът му обаче, момчето ще трябва да направи малко повече от това просто да разбере кой е истинският крадец. Илюстрациите на ... |
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Любимата история на малки и големи, разказана по атрактивен начин. Впуснете се в незабравимо приключение с комикс адаптацията на Малката русалка. Ще намери ли кураж Ариел да се изправи пред злата вещица Урсула и да се пребори за любовта на принц Ерик? Книгата е част от поредицата Историята в комикс от издателство Егмонт. ... |
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The sequel to Anne of Green Gables, there are lots of new characters to get to know as well as many much loved ones to meet again in Anne of Avonlea. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Anne Shirley is now sixteen and preparing to take up her new role as a teacher in the local school. She has her best friend Diana Barry by her side and Gilbert Blythe, her childhood enemy, who is now a trusted ally and a fellow teacher. As impulsive as ever, ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a pilot encounters a little prince who is visiting Earth from his own planet. Their strange and moving meeting illuminates for the aviator many of life's universal truths, as he comes to learn what it means to be human from a child who is not. Antoine de Saint-Exupery's delightful "The Little Prince" has been translated into over 180 languages and sold over 80 million copies. This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition features a specially commissioned translation by Ros and Chloe ... |
