Robert Ingpen
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
96 p. ill. (chiefly col.), col. map 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Bard written especially for children. It profiles the life and times of Shakespeare, peppered with quotes from plays he wrote, and includes short synopses of the more famous ones.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Classic novel about the adventures of Phileas Fogg and his servant Passerpartout. One day while Phileas Fogg is with some friends, he reads in a newspaper that it is possible to travel around the world in eighty days. No one believes this is true, except Phileas. Then Phileas bets them that he could make the journey in eighty or under days, and then leaves along with his servant.
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
1987
Physical Desc
93 p. 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents eighteen stories from North and South America and from the islands of the Pacific, including "Nanook, the White Bear," "The Legend of Johnny Appleseed," "How the Moon Was Made," and "The Great Shark God."
Author
Language
English
Description
On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and plays croquet with the Queen! Lost in this fantasy land, Alice finds herself growing more and more curious by the minute.
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Language
English
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"Meek little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Since their first appearance over a hundred years ago in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures--in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood--continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame...