After her parents die of cholera in India, Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in his gloomy house in Yorkshire, where she leads a lonely and neglected life, with nothing to do apart from exploring her surroundings. One day she discovers a walled garden which has been locked up, and becomes determined to enter it and find out its secret and the source of the mysterious crying sound that can be heard nearby. A powerful tale of regeneration and personal transformation, The Secret Garden has become one of the most popular children's classics, and has continued to delight generations of young readers. This ... |
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This is one of Burnett's most popular novels, considered to be a classic of children's literature. One day in India, nine-year old Mary wakes up and finds that she is completely alone. Back home in England, she is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. His house is a strange, lonely place where she will gradually discover secret after secret in a new and magical world. Vocabulary areas: Clothing, Home and garden, Jobs, Emotions, Games and toys, Family, Animals. Grammar and Structures: Simple Present: states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in progress, Past Simple: finished actions, Past Continuous, ... |
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Enjoy reading about this little boy and discover if he stays true to himself even with all the changes in his life. In the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother in New York. They are quite poor after the death of Cedric's father, but live a simple happy life together. Then, one day, an English lawyer comes to visit them. He has a message from the Earl of Dorincourt, Cedric's rich English grandfather that will change Cedric's life forever. Will he be happy? Will he win the heart of his old angry grandfather? Verb tenses: Past Simple vs Past Continuous; Present Perfect Simple with ever, never, ... |
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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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Книга 67 от поредицата "Златни детски книги" ... Романът "Малката принцеса" излиза през 1905 г. Той е съставен от две предишни произведения на писателката. Малката Сара Крю е необикновено интелигентно и задълбочено дете, което е възпитано от любящ и разбиращ баща. Надарена е с благ характер и развито въображение. Малката Сара обича книгите и чете с увлечение. Запомня бързо, а прочетеното я вълнува дълго. Сара обича да разказва измислени от нея истории, да се вживява и да играе роли. Но съдбата ѝ се променя. Обичаното дете, което не изпитва никакви лишения, е принудено да се труди, да понася студ, ... |
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Серия "12 романа за момичета" ... Малката Сара Крю пристига в пансиона на госпожица Минчин като богата наследница, а после става там бедно слугинче. Превратностите на съдбата обаче не променят доброто й сърце и благородството на характера и. Тя умее да измисля красиви приказки и така вдъхва надежда както на изпадналите в отчаяние, така и на самата себе си. Когато силно мечтаеш за нещо и го заслужаваш, то се сбъдва - красивата приказка става реалност. Франсис Бърнет (1849-1924) е родена в Манчестър, Великобритания. Много млада се преселва в САЩ. Седемнадесет-годишна публикува първите си разкази. Автор е на ... |
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Based on the story of Frances Hodgson Burnett. Retold by Jennifer Bassett. ... Sara Crewe is a very rich little girl. She first comes to England when she is seven, and her father takes her to Miss Minchin's school in London. Then he goes back to his work in India. Sara is very sad at first, but she soon makes friends at school. But on her eleventh birthday, something terrible happens, and now Sara has no family, no home, and not a penny in the world... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the ... |
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Based on the story of Frances Hodgson Burnett. Retold by Clare West. ... Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered, disagreeable child. When her parents die in India, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle in a big, lonely, old house. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens - and watch the robin flying over the high walls of the Secret garden... which has been locked for ten years. And no one has the key. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the CEFR. Word count: 10.715 ... |
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Compiled by: Tig Thomas. ... "Illustrated Treasury of Classic Stories" is a remarkable large format storybook that children aged 7+ will cherish and love forever. It is packed with captivating stories and extracts of magic, adventure and charm from renowned authors such as E. Nesbit, Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, L. Frank Baum, and many more. Each story is accompanied by beautiful artwork and page decoration, designed to accentuate a format that will capture the imaginations of children everywhere. Meet much-loved characters from famous stories, and join them on thrilling adventures in this ... |
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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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Сирачето Мери Ленъкс и нейният болнав братовчед Колин живеят в големия мрачен замък на имението Мисълтуейт. Двете деца имат всичко, но са капризни, самотни и нещастни. С помощта на едно селско момче, здраво и весело като самата природа, те откриват Тайната градина и скритите в нея чудеса. Франсис Бърнет (1894 - 1924) е родена в град Манчестър, Великобритания. Много млада се преселва в САЩ. Седемнадесет годишна тя публикува първите си разкази. Автор е на повече от деветдесет книги, предимно за деца. Бърнет си спечелва голяма популярност с романите: "Малкият лорд Фаунтлерой", последван от "Малката принцеса& ... |
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Книга седма от поредицата "Златни детски книги" ... Мери Ленъкс остава сираче и е изпратена в мрачния замък на имението Мисълтуейт. Тук тя среща своя болнав братовчед Колин. Двете деца имат всичко, но въпреки това са капризни, самотни и нещастни. Единственото нещо, което събужда интереса им е заключената Тайна градина. С помощта на едно селско момче, здраво и весело, те откриват и скритите в нея чудеса и красотата на природата. ... |
