Pippi Longstocking is as popular as ever, with dedicated fans all over the world. She`s funny, feisty, and has the most amazing adventures. This special edition of the original "Pippi Longstocking" story is being produced to celebrate Pippi`s 50th anniversary in the UK. And with over 40 million copies of this book sold worldwide - Pippi is sure to go on and on for at least another 50 years.
Have you performed at the circus? Pippi has! Can you wiggle your toes while you`re sleeping? Pippi can! Are you going to be a pirate when you grow up? Pippi is! Pippi lives in a house with a horse, a monkey, a suitcase full of gold and no grown-ups to tell her what to do. She`s wild and funny and her crazy ideas are always getting her into trouble!
Outrageous Pippi Longstocking of Villa Villekulla has no parents around and no rules to follow, so she lives according to her own daredevilish ways. She has been treating her friends Tommy and Annika to wild adventures, too - like buying, and eating, seventy-two pounds of candy on a shopping trip, or sailing off to an island in the middle of a lake to show them what it`s like to be shipwrecked. But then Pippi`s long lost father returns, and she might have to leave Villa Villekulla!
When Pippi`s long-lost father comes to visit, he wants to take Pippi to sea. Pippi`s pleased, but Tommy and Annika aren`t. Things will be boring without her-but how can they stop her leaving?
This beautiful edition of the children`s classic Pippi Longstocking is illustrated throughout with wonderful collage pictures from the award-winning Lauren Child. The contemporary design, imaginative layout of the text, and stunning illustrations from Lauren Child all add up to a perfect gift purchase. When the book published in hardback, it gathered many wonderful reviews, including this one from Books for Keeps: `Lauren Child is the perfect choice to illustrate this handsome, large format edition of her unmistakeable illustrative style helps to bring a modern feel to the book.` Pippi lives in Villa Villekulla with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in her village try to make Pippi behave in ways...
ISBN: 978-0-19-278241-0
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Have you ever given a shark a good telling-off? Pippi has! Do you know what a squeazle is? Pippi does! Can you carry your Dad on your shoulders? Pippi can! Pippi, Tommy, and Annika are off on their greatest adventure yet - a trip to the Canny Islands, where Pippi`s father is king. They explore secret caves, play marbles with real pearls and luckily the pirates and sharks they meet are no match for Pippi!
Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should, but Pippi has other ideas. She would much rather spend her days arranging wild, exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbours, Tommy and Annika, or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories. Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman, dancing a polka with burglars, or tugging a bull`s tail. Generations of children have fallen in love with Pippi Longstocking. Just like Tommy and Annika, readers are instantly charmed by her warmth and sense...
ISBN: 978-0-19-278240-3
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that seems to lead to one adventure after another!
ISBN: 978-0-14-240249-8
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
Pippi, Tommy and Annika are off on their greatest adventure yet-a trip to Canny Canny Island, where Pippi`s father is king. They explore caves, play marbles with real pearls and luckily the pirates and sharks they meet are no match for Pippi! But will they be home in time for Christmas?
An irresistible tale of swashbuckling pirates in the New World from master storyteller Michael Crichton - now in paperback Jamaica, in 1665 a lone outpost of British power amid Spanish waters in the sunbaked Caribbean. Its capital, Port Royal,
ISBN: 978-0-00-732910-6
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
It is 1837, and for the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain and his rag-tag pirate crew, life on the high seas has gotten a little dull. With nothing to do but twiddle their hooks and lounge aimlessly on tropical beaches, the Captain decides it`s time they had an adventure. A surprisingly successful boat raid leads them to the young Charles Darwin, in desperate need of their help. And so the pirates set forth for London in a bid to save the scientist from the evil machinations of a diabolical Bishop. There they encounter grisly murder, vanishing ladies, the Elephant Man - and have an exciting trip to the zoo.
This is a fun and exciting colouring book packed with pirates, parrots and desert islands to colour. Follow Captain Crayfish and his crew as they set off in search of buried treasure. Each piratical scene has a coloured background so that children can concentrate on the detail. The book includes two pages of stickers to add to the pages. Scenes include: pirates boarding the ship, a who`s who of the pirate gang, the ship on the high seas, rowing to a desert island, digging for gold, a treasure chest, a pirate party and a pirate treasure map.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-3712-0
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
The North Atlantic, 1726 Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas - or so he says. But his captives Jed and Arthur think he`s a bad-tempered bully. Now Captain Fly has ordered his prisoners to work for him as pirates, or he`ll kill them! It`s time to stop the cruel captain for A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary`s vividly imagined characters!
encompassing Charles Darwin, Queen Victoria and a villainous secret society. A photographic retelling of the original uproarious story by acclaimed author Gideon Defoe. `I HATE pirates!` declares Queen Victoria. Nevertheless, deterined to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award, the Pirate Captain takes his life in his hands and enters the city of London. With the help of Darwin, a manpanzee and a crew of motley misfits, the Pirate Captain struggles to seize booty and restore his pirate honour. Having written the script for the film, Gideon Defoe has brilliantly revisited his story for younger readers. This hilarious book will delight a new generation of fans.
The first title in the new "Usborne Very First Reading" series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the adults read less and less and the child more and more. There are puzzles at the end to check the child`s understanding of the text and guidance notes for the parents. Beautiful illustrations help to motivate beginner readers.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-0703-1
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Powerful and hungry for oil, China wants access to the Middle Eastern pipeline, and it has the nuclear arsenal to get what it wants. Alex Hawke uncovers a brilliant scheme involving one of America`s own allies in Bell`s latest "New York Times" bestselling thriller. Premium-size edition.
ISBN: 978-1-4165-1079-6
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
An exciting addition to the Horrible Histories series, these titles will tackle all the hot historical topics in a new full-colour format with durable cover. Beginning with the perennial favourite Pirates, they`re all the Horrible History a reader needs in one handy little handbook. Terry Deary reveals the terrible truth behind the lousy pirate legends and lies. So forget the brave heroes swinging from masts and the handsome young men sailing the seven seas for this is history as it`s most horrible! Readers can decide who was the baddest of the bunch in the top ten of putrid pirates, discover why the women pirates were just as wicked as the men and learn to talk the patter of a Pirate. Plus there are foul facts on the ships they sailed,...
What drives two young women from such different backgrounds to take to the perilous life of piracy? What has befallen Nancy Kington and Minerva Sharpe that makes this existence better than the one they left behind? In this vivid, exciting and completely gripping novel read the remarkable adventures of two girls, one a merchant`s daughter and the other a runaway slave, as they sail the high seas, fight for their lives and search for their loves.
ISBN: 978-1-4088-0027-0
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: январь 2013
This is a brand new series of horribly hilarious stories from the creators of Horrible Histories. With a cast of comic characters and the usual mix of foul fun, Terry Deary`s Gory Stories are guaranteed to appeal to all Horrible Histories fans.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0955-8
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
