Enter the world of Susan Lilian Townsend – sun-worshippers, work-shy writers, garden centre lovers and those in search of a good time are all welcome … Over the last decade, Sue Townsend has written a monthly column for Sainsbury’s Magazine, covering everything from hosepipe bans and Spanish restaurants to writer’s block and the posh middle-aged woman she once met who’d never heard of Winnie-the-Pooh. Now collected together for the first time, these funny, perceptive and touching pieces make up this brilliant new book from one of Britain’s most popular and acclaimed writers.
ISBN: 978-0-14-100861-5
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Puck of Pook`s Hill is Kipling`s magical evocation of England`s history, a joyous celebration of all that is best in a country and its peoples. In a sleepy meadow by a mill-stream, Dan and Una act out their version of A Midsummer Night`s Dream and suddenly Puck himself appears. A small, blue-eyed, pointy-eared person, he is as old as Time itself and has seen many wonderful things which the children are eager to hear about. As he tells them stories of gods, of noble deeds and chivalrous knights, of adventures at home and on the high seas, a whole new world opens up before them. Through Puck, Dan and Una begin to develop a sense of their own heritage and a knowledge and understanding that will help them through life.
ISBN: 0-14-062147-4
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2002
When Dan and Una stage a performance of A Midsummer Night`s Dream in a fairy ring, they are astonished by the appearance of Puck in person. He explains that he is the last of the People of the Hills, who started as gods before descending into this world. Puck leads the two children in a series of extraordinary historical adventures in which they meet, Romans and Crusaders, Saxons and Vikings. Kipling`s charming songs and verses, including the famous Smuggler`s Song are placed between each thrilling story. The book is beautifully illustrated by Millar.
ISBN: 978-1-85326-138-1
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Mark Twain`s darkly comic short classic set in the antebellum South stands as a literary condemnation of slavery and racial inequality. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: - A concise introduction that gives readers important background information - A chronology of the author`s life and work - A timeline of significant events that provides the book`s historical context - An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations - Detailed explanatory notes - Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work - Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction - A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader`s experience Enriched...
ISBN: 978-0-7434-8778-8
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Welcome to Honalee, an enchanted land of imagination and love. In this special place, you can share in the adventures of Jackie Paper and his childhood friend, Puff, the magic dragon. The timeless Peter, Paul and Mary song is now an unforgettable children`s book. Become lost in the dreamy illustrations that capture the magic of Honalee and its extraordinary inhabitants, then enjoy two vibrant new interpretations of the song plus two other tracks (Froggie Went A-Courtin` and The Blue Tail Fly) on an exclusive free CD.
ISBN: 978-0-230-70381-0
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Quentin Blake is one of the best loved of children`s illustrators. This book selects and illustrates his favourite comic verse. His unique style of drawing brings a fresh perspective to each poem. It combines classic writers such as Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear with more contemporary talents such as Roger McGough, Margaret Mahy and Russell Hoban.
ISBN: 978-0-14-036660-0
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This classic sourcebook of decorative motifs contains 100 plates of royalty-free Gothic designs, meticulously reproduced from rare 19th-century engravings. Many are floral and foliate designs rendered from panels, capitals, borders, brackets, friezes, grotesques, and other decorative elements from such architectural landmarks as New College Chapel at Oxford and Rouen Cathedral.
Have you ever wondered how Santa delivers so many gifts at once on Christmas Eve? Does he row them across the oceans in a tiny rowing boat? Or perhaps he flies around in a hot air balloon dropping presents from the sky? Children can find out the real answer in this board book with a surprise pull-out ending that expands to five times the length of the book! With jolly illustrations and a fun rhyming text, this book really captures the magic of Christmas.
ISBN: 978-0-230-74431-8
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Pulp is Charles Bukowski`s brilliant, fantastical pastiche of a detective story. Packed with wit, invention and Bukowski`s trademark lowlife adventures, it is the final novel by one of the most enjoyable and influential cult writers of the last century.
ISBN: 978-0-7535-1817-5
Издательство:
Virgin Publishing
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The stories in Julian Barnes` long-awaited third collection are attuned to rhythms and currents: of the body, of love and sex, illness and death, connections and conversations. A divorcee falls in love with a mysterious European waitress; a widower relives a favourite holiday; two writers rehearse familiar arguments; a couple bond, fall out and bond again over flowers and vegetable patches. And at a series of evenings at `Phil & Joanna`s`, the topics of conversation range from the environment to the Britishness of marmalade, from toilet graffiti to smoking, as we witness the guests` lives in flux. Ranging from the domestic to the extraordinary, from the vineyards of Italy to the English seaside in winter, the stories in "Pulse" resonate...
ISBN: 978-0-09-955247-5
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The Macmillan Children`s Readers bring together a variety of enjoyable fiction and non-fiction titles. Six colour coded levels, designed for children aged 6-12, stimulate the pupils` interest in reading and learning English. The
ISBN: 978-0-230-40501-1
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
