Retold by Joyce Faraday, illustrated by Annie Wilkinson. ... An abridged retelling of the classic story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, suitable for younger readers. When the orphan Mary Lennox comes to live at Misselthwaite Manor, she finds it filled with gloom and mystery. Her uncle is sad and silent, there are strange cries in the night and there are tales of a hidden Secret Garden, which Mary is determined to find and unlock. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the key parts of the story, including the mysterious, locked secret ... |
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Как да променим живота си и да приложим древните тайни за успех в бизнеса ... Днес Ог Мандино е най-четеният автор на духовна литература за самоусъвършенстване в света. Неговите четиринадесет книги са продадени в над двадесет и пет милиона екземпляра на осемнадесет езика. Хиляди хора от всички области на живота открито признават ролята на Ог Мандино за поврата в своя живот и за чудото, което са открили в творбите му. Освен неговият шедьовър превърнал се в световен бестселър - „Най-големият търговец на света", творчеството му включва и други мъдри, вдъхновяващи и изпълнени с любов книги: „По-добър начин на живот& ... |
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Noticing synchronicity - or random coincidences that strike us as meaningful - allows us to align our life path with the flow of the universe. This is the first-ever oracle to draw on the power of synchronicity to give you insight into your problems, answer your questions and highlight previously unconsidered patterns and potential pathways in your life. There are 57 hexagonal cards in the deck, each with 8 symbols, plus an 80pp booklet profiling each of the 57 symbols and giving instructions on how to use the cards. For instant insight, choose two cards at random and find the symbol that matches - there will only be one. ... |
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В градчето Бруум в Австралия приливът е висок и настъпва бързо. Ако в този момент си във водата, ще се наложи да бягаш, за да не те достигне вълната и да стане прекалено дълбоко. Високият прилив не е единственото нещо, което Ела смята за странно в малкото австралийско градче - съседите са странни, както е странен и случаят с изчезналото момиче. Когато Ела намира красива гривна, тя вярва, че знае какво точно се случва в градчето. Тя тръгва да търси отговори, но истината е страшна.Заглавието е част от атрактивна поредица от оригинални книги за четене, написани специално за учениците в 8. клас , които изучават интензивно ... |
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Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition features a specially commissioned translation by Ros and Chloe Schwarz, as well as the charming original illustrations by Saint-Exupery himself, coloured by Barbara Frith. 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 ... |
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Winner takes all... Avery's fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets, and they know her. But as the clock ticks down to when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Marina Le Ray. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Big Pancake" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. This cumulative tale is sensitively retold, retaining all the key parts of the story beginning with seven hungry boys waiting for their pancake to cook, through to the boys and other people and animals chasing the pancake all the way to the river. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate , with ... |
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Decoding how people think, lead and get things done across cultures. ... Whether you work in a home office or abroad, business success in our ever more globalized and virtual world requires the skills to navigate through cultural differences and decode cultures foreign to your own. Renowned expert Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain where people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. Even with English as a global language, it's easy to fall into cultural traps that endanger careers and sink deals. "In The Culture Map", Erin Meyer ... |
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A forbidden love. A heartbreaking sacrifice. In Morocco, behind the ancient walls of the Medina, secrets will be revealed... Amina Bennis has come back to her childhood home in Morocco to attend her sister's wedding. The time has come for her to confront her strict, traditionalist father with the secret she has kept for more than a year - her American husband Max. Amina's best friend Charlie, and Charlie's feisty grandmother Bea, have come along for moral support, staying with Amina and her family in their palatial riad in Fes, and enjoying all that the city has to offer. But Charlie is also hiding someone ... |
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The Bomber Mafia is a case study in how dreams go awry. When some shiny new idea drops from the heavens, it does not land softly in our laps. It lands hard, on the ground, and shatters. In the years before the Second World War, in a sleepy air force base in central Alabama, a small group of renegade pilots put forth a radical idea. What if we made bombing so accurate that wars could be fought entirely from the air? What if we could make the brutal clashes between armies on the ground a thing of the past? This book tells the story of what happened when that dream was put to the test. The Bomber Mafia follows the stories ... |
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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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Following the runaway success of Jonathan French's critically acclaimed fantasy adventure The Grey Bastards comes book two in The Lot Lands series - The True Bastards. Fetching was once the only female rider in the Lot Lands. Now she is the leader of her own hoof, a band of loyal half-orcs sworn to her command. But the hoof she inherited is on the brink of collapse. Tested to the breaking point by the burdens of leadership, fetching battles desperately to stave off famine, desertion and the scorn of the other half-orc chieftains, even as orcs and humans alike threaten the Lots' very existence. Then an old ... |
