To celebrate Peter`s birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter`s original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter`s works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter`s intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques. The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter`s original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Of course, Beatrix...
ISBN: 978-0-7232-4778-4
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
What is naughty Peter Rabbit doing in Mr McGregor's garden? This delightful first board book tells a simple version of The Tale of Peter Rabbit for very young children to enjoy.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-5793-6
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
"Now run along, and don`t get into mischief", tells her bunnies. But frisky Peter runs straight to `s tasty garden and sneaks under the gate! This beloved classic is once again available in an 8x8 Reading Railroad, now with beautifully remastered artwork.
A board book version of the tale of Peter Rabbit with simple text and fully illustrated. This book introduces the very young to the world of Beatrix Potter.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-4432-5
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: март 2012
To celebrate Peter`s birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter`s original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter`s works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter`s intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques. The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" restores six of Potter`` original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Of course, Beatrix...
ISBN: 978-0-7232-4782-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
To celebrate Peter`s birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter`s original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter`s works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter`s intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques. The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter`s original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Of course, Beatrix...
ISBN: 978-0-7232-4779-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `It was the best of times, it was the worst of times!` Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Dr Manette`s release from imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with daughter, Lucie. A French aristocrat Darnay and English lawyer Carton compete in their love for Lucie and the ensuing tale plays out against the menacing backdrop of the French Revolution and the shadow of the guillotine.
ISBN: 9780007350896
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
What happens to Jemima when she leaves the farmyard and flies off to the woods? This delightful first board book tells a simple version of The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck for very young children to enjoy.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-5794-3
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
"Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and ; Three pages of stickers bring interactive fun to Beatrix Potter's enchanting first tale. As Peter Rabbit\s adventures unfold, complete the exciting story by adding the sticker illustrations.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-5876-6
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
Серия книг Penguin Readers, включающая классические и современные произведения, предлагает литературу для изучающих английский язык на уровнях Beginner – Advanced. Увлекательное чтение может дополняться аудиозаписями.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-7660-0
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Beatrix Potter loved the countryside and she spent much of her otherwise conventional Victorian childhood drawing and studying animals. Her passion for the natural world lay behind the creation of her famous series of little books, A particular source of inspiration was the English Lake District where she lived for the last thirty years of her life as a farmer and land conservationist, working with the National Trust. The Tale of Little Pig Robinson was the last of her stories to be published in the Peter Rabbit series but it was one of the first she ever wrote. Its setting is a mixture of various English seaside towns where she had stayed on holiday when she was young.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-4788-3
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
When Vivian is evacuated from London in 1939, she expects to be staying in the countryside. Instead, she is whisked away to Time City - a place that exists outside time and space. It is a strange and remarkable place, where technology rules - yet important events of both past and future are marked by the appearance of mysterious Time Ghosts. Here, a Time Patrol works to preserve historical events - but unknown rogue time-travellers are plotting to take control and are stealing the wards that protect the city. If they succeed, Time City and History as we know it will both be destroyed. Jonathan and Sam are convinced that Vivian can help to save their home - for, astonishingly, she appears as a Time Ghost herself in a forgotten part of the...
ISBN: 978-0-00-675520-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
To celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques. The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter's original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used...
ISBN: 978-0-7232-4785-2
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
There aren`t many stories about naughty rabbits. That`s because rabbits usually know how to behave themselves. But not this one. This is the story of a very naughty little rabbit who becomes quite fat after sneaking under a gate, and stumbling into a huge vegetable patch. This is the story of Peter Rabbit. Unfortunately for Peter, he also stumbles across a very grumpy farmer and loses his shoes, his coat and his way as he tries to escape back through the gate. Will he make it home? This lovely picture book introduces a new generation of readers to the escapades of the most famous rabbit ever! There is so much fun to be had reading this book, with lots of giggles and surprises for 1-4 year olds.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-6685-3
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
"Listen to the story of Jemima Puddle-duck, who was annoyed because the farmer`s wife would not let her hatch her own " Three pages of stickers bring interactive fun to one of Beatrix Potter`s best-loved tales. As Jemima`s adventures unfold, complete the exciting story by adding the sticker illustrations.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-5877-3
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
This charming retelling of the original Tale of Peter Rabbit is enlivened with tabs to pull and flaps to lift. The narrative features the most exciting parts of the original story: which follows Peter as he runs, hides and narrowly misses being caught by the grumpy Mr. McGregor. This is a lovely introduction of the world-famous Tale of Peter Rabbit, for young children. The sturdy flaps and tabs add to the drama of the story and will stand the test of time.
Трагическая и одновременно романтическая история, происходящая на фоне Великой французской революции. По мотивам произведения было поставлено множество художественных фильмов.
ISBN: 978-0-230-03508-9
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
As the bicentennary of the French Revolution draws near, Dickens` historical novel serves as a timely reminder of nineteenth-century reactions to that great upheaval. Set between 1757 and 1793, A Tale of Two Cities views the causes and effects of the Revolution from an essentially private point of view, showing how private experience relates to public history. Dickens` characters are fictional, and their political activity is minimal, yet all are drawn towards the Paris of the Terror, and all become caught up in its web of human suffering and human sacrifice. This edition includes extensive explanatory notes giving crucial background information about the Revolution and Dickens` sources. `the best story I have written` Charles Dickens.
ISBN: 978-0-19-953623-8
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
In Miami, 1992, a tropical garden of a city where corruption pulses beneath the lush surface is the perfect city for a vampire. Yet Lestat - hero, rock star, incorrigible seducer and the most powerful and sensual vampire of them all - prowls this savage garden in desperate misery. Restlessly pursuing the mystery of his dark existence, Lestat yearns to think, breathe and feel as a man, free of his nightmare immortality. When, stalked in his turn by the only creature able to grant his desire, Lestat rashly seizes the chance. While the Body Thief, cloaked in Lestat`s immortal powers, lays a trail of carnage across America and the Caribbean, Lestat himself is abandoned to the fragility of human life, and discovers that a mortal body is no...
ISBN: 978-0-09-947139-4
Издательство:
Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: август 2011