Little Billy strays into the forest, where he meets theMinpins—tiny people who live within the trees. The Minpins tellBilly about The Gruncher, who preys on them. So Billy embarks on amission to rid the Minpins of their foe once and for all, and setsoff—on the back of a swan—to confront The Gruncher.

Did you know that if your intestines were removed they wouldstretch round a tennis court several times over? Or that humans areas hairy as gorillas? Or that you move more than 90 muscles in yourleg every time you take step? Or that you'll spend three years ofyour life on the toilet and one third of your life asleep? Packedwith freaky facts and random trivia, this is the perfect guide toeverything you ever wanted to know (and lots of things you mightnever have wanted to know) about Bodies - Horrid Henry style!

Rediscover the Puffin Classics! An entirely new package,including Introductions from some of today's most popular authors,bringing the best-loved classics to a new generation.

The Raft People live in darkness and travel a circular journey on a underground river. One boy finds his way outside and tries to learn as much as possible so he can ultimately lead his people there to the Better Place.

Farmer Hoggett thinks the piglet he wins at the fair is justone to be fattened up for the freezer until his old sheepdog, Fly,takes Babe under her wing and starts to train him to be a sheepdogtoo. Babe's methods are unconventional but successful and he winsthe Grand Challenge Trials by being polite to his flock ofsheep.

Harold's trek through the alphabet is now in board book format! Go on an alphabet adventure from A to Z with Harold and his purple crayon! This story of letters and imagination is now available as a board book—just the right size for little ones who are learning their ABCs! This beloved classic makes a perfect edition for home or classroom libraries who already own the Harold and the Purple Crayon board book or any of Harold's other timeless stories.

Another helping of hilarity, please! Garfield, the lovable feline who never met a lunch he didn'tlike, dishes up another book full of his heavy hijinx and weightywit. Garfield's put on a few pounds over the years, but he's notjust getting fatter, he's getting better! So keep the comedy andcalories coming! Whether he's painting Odie or chowing down onJon's favorite fern, Garfield proves he's still a ton of fun

Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class. He's beenpractising all summer and he's sure he's going to win. But when agirl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his lifechanges forever. Not only does Leslie not look or act like any ofthe girls in school, she also turns out to be the fastest runner inthe year. After getting over the humiliation of being beaten by agirl, Jess begins to think Leslie might be okay - she's clever andfunny and not a bit soppy. It is Leslie who invents Terabithia, thesecret country on an island across the creek. Here Jess couldforget his large, quarrelsome family, his father who thought it wasummanly to love drawing, and his little sister May Belle, who wasalways tagging after him. Here he could be strong and unafraid. Theonly way to reach Terabithia is by rope-swing where Jess and Lesliebecome King and Queen, defeating giants, sharing stories anddreams, and plotting against their enemies. They are invincible -until tragedy strikes. It is more dreadful than

Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happilyever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf?Think again! Master storyteller Roald Dahl adds his own darklycomic twists to six favorite tales, complete with rambunctiousrhymes and hilarious surprise endings.

A visit to the Natural History Museum turns into anadventure for Katie when she steps back in time to the world of thedinosaurs! Katie helps a baby dinosaur find his family, rides onthe back of a Brontosaurus, and has a picnic with a Triceratops!But just what will she feed a very hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex?

The classic story of a young boy who seeks his fortune onthe streets of London. After Oliver Twist asks nasty Mr Bumble formore food, he has to flee the workhouse for the streets of London.Here he meets the Artful Dodger, who leads him to Fagin and hisgang of pickpockets. When a thieving mission goes wrong, Olivernarrowly avoids prison and finds himself in the care of kind MrBrownlow. But Fagin and the brutal Bill Sikes go in search of theyoung orphan, determined to drag him back . . . With aninspirational and light-hearted introduction by Garth Nix, OliverTwist by Charles Dickens is one of the twelve wonderful classicstories being relaunched in Puffin Classics in March 2008.

A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send JudyAbbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write tohim every month and that she can never know who he is. Judy's lifeat college is a whirlwind of friends, classes, parties and agrowing friendship with the handsome Jervis Pendleton. With so muchhappening in her life, Judy can scarcely stop writing to'Daddy-Long-Legs', or wondering who her mysterious benefactoris.

本书用诗歌一般的语言和真实精彩的画面描述了大自然中动物的伪装术以及如何发现这些伪装…… Ten creatures await, camouflaged in artful, full-pagephotographs, while playful poems offer clues about each animal'sidentity and whereabouts. Think you've spotted one? Lift one of tengatefolds to find out. A full page of fascinating informationaccompanies each animal so readers can learn how nature'scamouflage serves hunter and hunted alike. Why do fawns have spotsduring their first year of life? How did killdeer birds get theirname? What makes a crab spider so good at ambushing its prey?

The charming tale of a witch's cat who would rather be a kitchen cat. Gobbolino has one white paw and blue eyes and isn't wicked at all, so his mother doesn't like him. He escapes to look for a kitchen home but is distrusted everywhere he goes and blamed for mysterious happenings, such as the farmer's milk turning sour and the orphanage children's gruel turning into chocolate. 这是一个有关巫婆的猫的奇妙故事。Gobbolino是一只有着白色爪子和蓝眼睛的猫，它的样子一点也不奇怪，但是他的妈妈不喜欢它。它从家中逃跑后，寻找一个新家。但是，它所到之处经常会有神奇的事情发生，比如农夫的牛奶变质，孤儿院孩子们的粥变成了巧克力。 A perfect story for A Puffin Book with charming black and white illustrations by the author, Ursula Moray Williams. 本书中的插画均为作者Moray Williams亲自完成。

Our #1 nationally bestselling Warriors story arc, Power ofThree, continues with this exciting fourth installment! Firestar’sgrandchildren have learned of the powerful prophecy that foretellstheir destinies, and the responsibility of deciding the Clans’future weighs heavily on the three apprentices. Each secretlyyearns for power, and their strengths are tested when ThunderClanis suddenly attacked—and all the clans are thrown into a battleunlike any the cats have seen. Suddenly, the Warrior code is beingtested, and a crisis of faith threatens to tear the Clans apartFull of battles, hunts, visions, and rescues, this series has allthe epic drama, betrayal, and action that our legions of Warriorsfans crav

With the first cup of tea, you are a stranger. With the second… a friend. With the third cup of tea, you are family. One day GregMortenson set out to climb K2 - the world's second highest mountain- in honour of his younger sister, but things went wrong and Gregbecame lost. He wandered into a poor village, where the chief andhis people took him in. Moved by their kindness, Greg promised toreturn and build a school for the children. This is the remarkablestory of how Greg built not one but more than sixty schools inPakistan and Afghanistan, and how he has dedicated his life topromoting literacy, peace and understanding.

Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunk father untilan adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck'sdad returns and kidnaps him, he must escape down the Mississippiriver with runaway slave, Jim. They encounter trouble at everyturn, from floods and gunfights to armed bandits and the long armof the law. Through it all the friends stick together - but canHuck and Tom free Jim from slavery once and for all? With aninspirational introduction by Darren Shan, "The Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn" is one of the twelve wonderful classic storiesbeing relaunched in "Puffin Classics" in March 2008.

For the first time in the history of the Little House books,this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant,full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as theyleave their little house on the prairie and travel in their coveredwagon to Minnesota. Here they settle in a little house made of sodbeside the banks of beautiful Plum Creek. Soon Pa builds awonderful new little house with real glass windows and a hingeddoor. Laura and her sister Mary go to school, help with the chores,and fish in the creek. At night everyone listens to the merry musicof Pa's fiddle. Misfortunes come in the form of a grasshopperplague and a terrible blizzard, but the pioneer family works hardtogether to overcome these troubles. And so continues Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of apioneer girl and her family. The nine Little House books have beencherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse intoAmerica's frontier pa

In July 1942, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family,fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, went into hiding in anAmsterdam warehouse. Over the next two years, Anne vividlydescribes not only the daily frustrations of living in such closequarters, but also her thoughts, feelings and longings as she growsup. Her diary ends abruptly and tragically when, in August 1944,Anne and her family were all finally betrayed.

费里斯比夫人是一只田鼠，为使小儿子平安度过冬春之交的日子而四处求助，在猫头鹰的指点下，她结识了一群神奇的老鼠，他们将自己的洞穴装置得如同宫殿一般，地毯、电灯、自来水、冰箱等设施应有尽有。原来他们是从一个叫做尼姆的科学实验机构中逃出来的。老鼠们讲述了自己的经历，帮助田鼠一家安置了新居，然而，他们却毅然决然地舍弃了舒适的生活，去另辟新的天地，因为，那是一种自食其力的艰苦而又有意义的生活。 There's something very strange about the rats living under the rosebush at the Fitzgibbon farm. But Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with a sick child, is in dire straits and must turn to these exceptional creatures for assistance. Soon she finds herself flying on the back of a crow, slipping sleeping powder into a ferocious cat's dinner dish, and helping 108 brilliant, laboratory-enhanced rats escape to a utopian civilization of th