Jules Verne’s classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero—Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris—on a thrilling anddangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live inthe ocean’s depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel thathad not yet been invented: the submarine.
When Young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancientand nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away -- home,family, possessions, even her name. For she is now Arha, the EatenOne, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While she is learningher way through the dark labyrinth, a young wizard, Ged, comes tosteal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe.But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, and together, heand Tenar escape from the darkness that has become her domain.
A tiny baby boy is rescued by wolves from the hunting tigerShere Khan. The wolves name the boy Mowgli and raise him as one oftheir own cubs in the Indian jungle - with the help of Baloo thebear and Bagheera the panther. But Shere Khan never fogets his lossand mnay years later, Mowgli has to face him again
“Bears like Paddington are very rare,” says Mrs Bird, “and agood thing too, or it would cost us a small fortune inmarmalade.”The Brown Family first met Paddington on a railwaystation – Paddington station, in fact – and now he is just anothermember of their family, if a slightly unusual one.As he sayshimself, “Things happen to me – I’m that sort of bear.” With hisattempts at home decorating, detective work and photography, theBrown family soon find that Paddington causes his own particularbrand of chaos.
While trying to recover a set of stolen parchment paintings, Nancy Drew becomes involved in tracking a kidnapper and extortionist.
To celebrate 70 years of the Famous Five, Quentin Blake hascreated brand-new cover artwork for the original book in the series- and is joined by Helen Oxenbury, Oliver Jeffers, Chris Riddelland Emma Chichester Clark, who have reimagined the Five on the nextfour titles. These anniversary editions of the classic text of EnidBlyton's most beloved series benefit the House of Illustration, theworld's first dedicated home for the art of illustration.( www.houseofillustration.org.uk ) There's a shipwreck offKirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are onthe trail - looking for clues - but they're not alone! Someone elsehas got the same idea. Time is running out for the Famous Five, whowill get to the treasure first?
The National Book Award–winning third novel in therenowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. LeGuin gets a beautiful newrepackage. In this third book in the Earthsea series, darkness threatens toovertake Earthsea: The world and its wizards are losing theirmagic. But Ged Sparrohawk—Archmage, wizard, and dragonlord—isdetermined to discover the source of this devastating loss. Aided by Enlad’s young Prince Arren,Ged embarks on a treacherous journey that will test their strengthand will. Because to restore magic, the two warriors must ventureto the farthest reaches of their world—and even beyond the realm ofdeath. With millions of copies sold worldwide,Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place onthe shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere, alongside the works ofsuch beloved authors as J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Now the fullEarthsea collection— A Wizard of Earthsea , The Tombs ofAtuan , The Farthest Shore , Tehanu , Tales fromEarthsea , and The Other Wind —i
Jill and Eustace must rescue the Prince from the evilWitch. 尤斯塔斯和女生吉尔被一群坏学生所追赶,逃进了一扇通往荒野的小门,意外地发现自己来到了阿斯兰的国土上。他俩接受阿斯兰交付的任务,寻找凯斯宾国王失踪的独子--瑞廉王子。十年前,王后被一条青绿色的毒蛇咬死,不久,王子也被一个绿衣美女诱走。其实,这绿衣美女是蛇精,它用魔法控制了瑞廉王子。瑞廉王子每天只有夜间一个小时是清醒的。但这时蛇精把他捆在银椅中,用魔法控制他。尤斯塔斯和吉尔和帮助他俩的沼泽怪一起踏上了艰险的寻找之路,但由于吉尔忘了阿斯兰的指示,所以增加了很多危险。他们通过巨人盘踞的北方荒原,误入吃人的哈方宫,来到地下的幽深王国……后在黑暗城堡中解救了瑞廉王子,劈毁银椅并抵御住蛇精的魔法,后杀死蛇精,解放了众多的蛇精奴隶--地精,回到纳
A fiery glowing eye in a museum, the abduction of Ned, the code name Cyclops, and a pilotless helicopter draw Nancy and her friends into a dangerous investigation.
There are strange happenings indeed at Torling Castle! Someoneis hiding out in the ruined tower, making the resident jackdawsvery unsettled. Who is it, and what do they want? The Secret Sevenare on it...
Poor Sara Crewe. once upon a time her beloved father pamperedand adored her. But ever since he died, leaving her alone andpenniless, she's been caught in the cruel clutches of Miss Minchin,the headmistress at the Select Seminary for Young Ladies, whereSara once studied. But no matter how terrible things get, Saraalways has her imagination and goodness of heart to carry herthrough. This timeless tale of a poor orphan has won children'shearts for a century-and continues to be a favorite.
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.