Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story tells theadventures of the amiable Mole, the dapper Water Rat and themarvellous Badger as they endeavour to keep the wayward Toad out oftrouble. Sensitively abridged and beautifully illustrated withgreat charm and detail by Inga Moore.
On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with scary Injun Joe, can he escape unharmed?
One of the most beloved children's stories of all time is back in this beautifully illustrated edition. Here, with Carroll's incomparable text, is an absolute treasure trove of the countless ways artists have imagined Alice over the decades. Full color.
Are there still smugglers at Smuggler's Top? The Famous Fivego to stay at the large old house and discover secret hiding placesand underground tunnels! Then they catch people signalling out tosea - who can these smugglers be? Can Julian, Anne, Dick, Georgeand Timmy the dog discover the answer? These classic editionsfeature Enid Blyton's unchanged text and Eileen A. Soper's originalillustrations.
The American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at theturn of the century. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into thebook, including author interviews, recommended reading, andmore. 二十世纪初的纽约布鲁克林,是一片宁静的乐土,而在这里,一颗本应无忧无虑的幼小心灵却要被迫去面对艰辛的生活,体味成长过程中的无奈百味:母亲偏爱她的弟弟,父亲深爱她却英年早逝,家境清贫,在学校饱受轻鄙……面对如此坎坷人生,她也曾苦闷、忧愁,却始终保持着那份尊严和知识改变命运的信念。人生的另一扇大门终于为她打开。
Chris Riddell joins Quentin Blake, Helen Oxenbury, OliverJeffers and Emma Chichester Clark, who have all reimagined Blyton'sbest-loved characters for today's readers. These anniversaryeditions of the classic texts of Enid Blyton's most beloved seriesbenefit the House of Illustration, the world's first dedicated homefor the art of illustration. (www.houseofillustration.org.uk) Acaravan holiday for the Famous Five is bound to be an adventure!And when they stumble across a circus troupe, the gang arethrilled. But some of the circus people have more sinister plansthan just clowning around ...
The Two Towers' is the second part of JRR Tolkien's epic masterpiece 'The Lord of the Rings'. This paperback edition has the classic black cover featuring Tolkien's own design and includes the definitive edition of the text. The Company of the Ring is sundered. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go...JRR Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a vast new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal. Part of a set of three paperbacks, this popular edition is once again available in its classic black livery designed by Tolkien himself.
When Dick is woken by a light flashing through his window,he is puzzled. Is someone trying to send him a coded message? Andwhen the Famous Five hear of an escaped convict in the area, theyare on red alert. The police won't help, so the Five have nochoice. Yet again, they'll be solving this mystery by themselves...These classic editions feture Enid Blyton's unchanged text andEileen A. Soper's original illustrations.
Children's favourite, the much-loved naughty puppet Pinocchio, comes to life again in this fun-packed retelling. Crafted by the toy maker Geppetto, Pinocchio learns that to be a real little boy you must be honest, generous and brave. With magical sounds to accompany the story, readers join Pinocchio (and the Blue Fairy who watches over him) as he goes to a puppet show, a circus and even finds himself swallowed by a whale!
Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but oncehe was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for powerand knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and looseda terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of histesting, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamedan ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.
Film tie-in edition of the bestselling classic work of fantasy of Bilbo Baggins’ adventures in Middle-earth, featuring the complete story as shown in the film trilogy, with a striking cover image from Peter Jackson’s film adaptation and drawings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon… The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.
While trying to recover a set of stolen parchment paintings, Nancy Drew becomes involved in tracking a kidnapper and extortionist.
I decided to run away. There simply wasn't anything else todo.' Here at last is Moominpappa's promised life story - from thedays when he was abandoned in a newspaper parcel on the doorstep ofa Moomin orphanage, to when he ran away to see the world and waslucky enough to meet Moominmamma.