New Releases by Mary Norton

The Borrowers own nothing at all; they live in the secret places of quiet old houses, behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. Everything they have is borrowed from the ''human beans'', who don''t even know they exist. Arrietty''s father, Pod, is an expert Borrower, he can scale curtains using a hatpin and bring back a doll''s teacup without breaking it. Girls aren''t supposed to go borrowing but as Arrietty is an only child her father breaks the rule. But then Arrietty makes friends with a boy, a ''human bean'' and from that moment danger is never far away for, above all else, they must avoid the great disaster of ''being seen''.

Die Borger sind in ihrer Art kaum von Menschen zu unterscheiden, aber winzig klein und alles, was sie besitzen, ist geborgt – sogar ihre Namen. Seit Pod, Homily und Arrietty ihr Zuhause unter den Dielen eines viktorianischen Landhauses verlassen mussten, sind sie auf der Flucht. Doch kaum haben sie Unterschlupf bei ihren Verwandten im Forsthaus gefunden, da bahnt sich auch schon die nächste Katastrophe an: Arriettys Freund Tom und dessen Großvater, die einzigen menschlichen Bewohner des Forsthauses, ziehen fort. Von wem sollen die Borger aber in Zukunft etwas borgen, wenn es keine Menschen mehr gibt? Pod, Homily und Arrietty bleibt keine Wahl: Sie müssen sich eine neue Bleibe suchen. Und die finden sie in einem alten, am Flussufer gestrandeten Wasserkessel. Schön gemütlich, vor allem, als ein Unwetter aufzieht. Dass der Fluss vor lauter Regen über das Ufer tritt und den Wasserkessel wegspült – damit hat ja nun wirklich niemand gerechnet. Und so beginnt für die kleinen Borger eine neue, gefährliche Fahrt ins Ungewisse... Das dritte Abenteuer der kleinen Borger – mit märchenhaft schönen Illustrationen von Emilia Dziubak Ein Meisterwerk voller Poesie und Atmosphäre – ausgezeichnet mit dem Lewis-Carroll-Shelf-Award

《借东西的小人漂流记》 Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock''s huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is as strong as ever in these handsome new paperback packages. While the original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, Marla Frazee''s striking cover illustrations capture these little people with a larger-than-life appeal. 波德一家在斯皮勒的带领下成功脱险，来到小男孩汤姆的住处，与生活在墙里的亨德瑞利舅舅一家会合。但不久，汤姆和爷爷就离开了这里，没有人迹的地方不可能支持两家小人的生活，所以波德不得不又带领家人走上流浪之旅，寻找新的家园。他们从地下管道出走，来到小河边的水壶中安顿下来，但一场突来的大雨将水壶冲到了河水中，小人开始了一场水上漂流冒险，他们最终能找到新家吗？

《借东西的小人在高处》 Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock''s huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is as strong as ever in these handsome new paperback packages. While the original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, Marla Frazee''s striking cover illustrations capture these little people with a larger-than-life appeal. 退休的老珀特先生童心灿烂，闲来无事在家里建起了一个微型村庄。波德一家人迁居来到这里，过起了安逸生活。好心的孟奇思小姐看到了他们，并和阿瑞埃蒂成为好朋友，时常暗中帮助他们。但好景不长，一天，他们被一对贪婪的夫妇抓到自己家的阁楼上，准备到春天就把他们关到玻璃笼子里招徕游客。波德一家人再次陷入绝境。他们在阁楼上度过了漫长的被囚禁的冬天，终于在春天到来前想到了逃走的办法，他们学着报纸上人类制作热气球的技术，制作了一个逃生的气球，再次回到了野外。

The Borrowers live in the secret places of quiet old houses; behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They own nothing, borrow everything, and think that human beings were invented just to do the dirty work. Arrietty''s father, Pod, was an expert Borrower. He could scale curtains using a hatpin, and bring back a doll''s teacup without breaking it. Girls weren''t supposed to go borrowing but as Arrietty was an only child her father broke the rule, and then something happened which changed their lives. She made friends with the human boy living in the house...

Deep beneath the floorboards lives the tiny Borrower family - Pod, Homily and Arrietty Clock. Everything they have is borrowed from the humans above them, even their names are not quite their own. There is just one rule: they must never be seen. Then one day Arrietty meets the boy, and the family''s incredible adventure begins. A great value edition of the first two classic BORROWERS books to tie in with this year''s BBC 90-minute family Christmas special.

Sotto il pavimento di una vecchia villa vivono gli sgraffignoli, esseri non più alti di un mignolo che passano la loro vita sgraffignolando o, come dicono loro, prendendo in prestito gli oggetti e il cibo necessari all''esistenza quotidiana. un tappo di champagne per loro è uno sgabello, un francobollo un quadro d''autore e un pezzo degli scacchi una statua a grandezza naturale. non sono banali folletti, ma piccolissimi uomini e piccolissime donne terribilmente veri: un padre, una madre e una figlia adolescente, arietta, smaniosa di uscire dal soffocante appartamento costruito sotto il pavimento. quando però arietta viene vista da un bambino in vacanza alla villa, si scatena il panico in tutta la famiglia: perché per gli sgraffignoli essere visti significa la fine. Un capolavoro della letteratura per ragazzi, un classico conosciuto in tutto il mondo. Con una postfazione di Beatrice Solinas Donghi.

Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock''s huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is as strong as ever in The Borrowers Aloft. The original beloved interior illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush have been retained, capturing these little people with a larger-than-life appeal.

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这部童话,写的是地下住着一种小人,专门拿走地面上人类的东西,以此为生,他们自称是借用,所以被称为“借东西的地下小人”......。

The Magic Bed-Knob and Bonfires and Broomsticks in one volume. The classic exploits of the three Wilson children, the apprentice witch, and the flying bed. Prim, quiet, elegant Miss Price is a witch! Well, not quite, not yet. A witch-in-training, Miss Price hasn’t got the hang of flying on broomsticks nor has she learned how to be properly wicked. And as for her spells—well . . . practice makes perfect. But she can’t practice if the three Wilson children—Charles, Carey, and Paul—reveal her secret. In return for their silence, she enchants a brass bed-knob so that when the children twist the knob and wish, the bed will take them anywhere they want. But traveling by bed is a clumsy sort of magic. What the children want is adventure. What they get is trouble . . . trouble of the most breathtaking, fantastic, unforgettable kind. “Full of danger, surprise, and glinting humor.” —The New York Times “Mary Norton has an infallible instinct for blending imagination and humor, everyday characters and odd ones, the real and the fantastic in just the right proportions.” —Chicago Tribune “Has humor and originality in its inventions, conversations, and unexpected twists of plot . . . Convincing.” —The Horn Book “Miss Price and the children (especially the matter-of-fact Paul) are charming enough to bewitch . . . without the aid of magic.” —Christian Science Monitor

Remembering Charlotte: Postcards from a New South City, 1905-1950

Liven up storytime with Great Big Books from Abingdon! These 16" x 20" storybooks have a "larger-than-life" size, which makes storytelling easier for teachers and more exciting for students. Large, colorful pictures will help children recall the story. These durable, coated, heavy stock books are excellent teaching tools to use in the classroom or in the home, providing a lasting collection of traditional biblical stories in an easy-to-read format. A great resource for teachers, parents, and libraries!

Mary Norton''s five haunting novels about the Borrowers - the little people who inhabit odd corners of houses, forever in danger from human beans, forever surviving because of their courage and resourcefulness.

A fabulous value hardback omnibus edition with TV tie-in cover.

Introduction by Susan Cheever Commentary by G. K. Chesterton, Katherine Fullerton Gerould, and Madeleine B. Stern It is no surprise that "Little Women, "the adored classic of four devoted sisters, was loosely based on Louisa May Alcott''s own life. In fact, Alcott drew from her own personality to create a heroine unlike any seen before: Jo, willful, headstrong, and undoubtedly the backbone of the March family. Follow the sisters from innocent adolescence to sage adulthood, with all the joy and sorrow of life in between, and fall in love with them and this endearing story. Praised by Madeleine Stern as "a book on the American home, and hence universal in its appeal," "Little Women "has been an avidly read tale for generations. This Modern Library edition includes notes that offer more description and insight than those of previous editions. Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide

Biography of a southern country preacher''s wife including courtship letters 1896-98 from James Boyce Hood of NC to Eva Lee Hickman of the Shenandoah Valley. Presbyterian life in Rockbridge County, Va., Due West, SC, Chalotte & Gastonia NC circa 1890-1930s. Orders: Cedar Press, Box 2135, Matthews, NC 28106, Phone 704-366-0297.