New Releases by Philippa Pearce

Celebrating 65 years of one of the most popular children''s stories ever written, this anniversary edition of Philippa Pearce''s best-loved classic will enchant readers everywhere. When Tom is sent to stay at his aunt and uncle''s house for the summer, he resigns himself to endless weeks of boredom. Lying awake at night, he hears the old grandfather clock downstairs strike . . . eleven . . . twelve . . . thirteen . . . Thirteen! How strange! When Tom gets up to investigate, he discovers a magical garden. A garden that everyone told him doesn''t exist. A garden that only he can enter . . . In this enchanted thirteenth hour, the garden comes alive-but Tom is never sure whether the children he meets there are real or ghosts . . . This magical story is one of the best-loved children''s books of all time.

De kindertijd van Lucky Luke en zijn eerste ontmoeting met Jolly Jumper! Lucky Luke, de man die sneller schiet dan zijn schaduw, we kennen hem allemaal. Maar ook hij was ooit een kind, en ook toen beleefde hij al grootse avonturen in de Old West! Kid Lucky is samen met een oude, norse prospector met een alcoholprobleem op zoek naar goud. Wanneer er een conflict ontstaat met een plaatselijke indianenstam, ontvoeren zij de jonge Lucky. Een zeurderige squaw neemt hem onder haar vleugels als adoptiefzoon...

Kate vive con la mamma e i fratelli a casa della nonna da quando il papà è annegato. O almeno così le hanno sempre detto. Finché l''arrivo di una lettera misteriosa la spinge a interrogarsi per la prima volta sulla sua scomparsa: Frederick è davvero morto? Perché nessuno parla mai del suo passato, quasi fosse stato inghiottito dall''acqua come lui? La nonna sa molto più di quanto dice, e la mamma sembra nasconderle dei segreti. Kate non si scoraggia e, in sella alla sua bicicletta, inizia un''attenta indagine per raccogliere gli indizi e far affiorare alla superficie tutta la verità.

Winner of the Carnegie Medal From beloved author Philippa Pearce, this sixtieth-anniversary edition is the perfect way to share this transcendent story of friendship with a new generation of readers. Philip Pullman, bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, called Tom’s Midnight Garden “A perfect book.” When Tom’s brother gets sick, he’s shipped off to spend what he’s sure will be a boring summer with his aunt and uncle in the country. But then Tom hears the old grandfather clock in the hall chime thirteen times, and he’s transported back to an old garden where he meets a young, lonely girl named Hatty. Tom returns to the garden every night to have adventures with Hatty, who mysteriously grows a little older with each visit. As the summer comes to an end, Tom realizes he wants to stay in the garden with Hatty forever. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Tom’s Midnight Garden is a classic of children’s literature and a deeply satisfying time-travel mystery. This newly repackaged sixtieth-anniversary paperback is the perfect entrée for readers of all ages to the vivid world that The Guardian called “A modern classic.” Features new interior spot art by Jaime Zollars.

This exquisite graphic novel adaptation of Philippa Pearce’s Carnegie Medal–winning Tom’s Midnight Garden reimagines a beloved classic in a new, full-color format. With stunning art from award-winning graphic artist Edith, readers will be swept up in this transcendent story of friendship. When Tom’s brother gets sick, Tom’s shipped off to spend what he’s sure will be a boring summer with his aunt and uncle in the country. But then Tom hears the old grandfather clock in the hall chime thirteen times, and he’s transported back to an old garden where he meets a mysterious girl named Hatty. Tom returns to the garden every night to have adventures with Hatty, who grows a little older with each visit. As the summer comes to an end, Tom realizes he wants to stay in the midnight garden with Hatty forever. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Tom’s Midnight Garden is a classic of children’s literature and a deeply satisfying time-travel mystery. This stunning graphic novel adaptation from award-winning French artist Edith transforms Philippa Pearce’s story into an engaging visual adventure.

A boy who loses his dog meets a mysterious stranger and has a surprising adventure in an enchanting tale from a stellar author-illustrator team. When Till’s beloved dog slips its leash on their daily romp, the boy goes to bed in despair. But he wakes to meet Mr. Finder, an odd little man from his dream, who offers to help him retrieve the frisky pup. Together Till and Finder question some likely witnesses: a heron, a mole, a riddling cat, and two obliging old ladies, Miss Gammer and Miss Mousy. But Finder is a peculiar figure, given to disappearing suddenly, and Till starts to wonder: Can he be trusted? Part detective story, part fairy tale, A Finder’s Magic has mystery, darkness and light, and all the emotional truth that is a hallmark of Philippa Pearce’s writing.

For saving the life of one of the green people, Jack is blessed with the love and knowledge of a squirrel-wife.

一天深夜,楼下的古董大钟竟然敲响了十三下,奇异的事情发生了——平时摆满垃圾桶的后院变成了一座神秘的夏日花园......

One day old Mr. Franklin asks Bet to go out to the field and read aloud from a book about earthworms. Why? Who is listening? Soon, Bet becomes the most trusted friend of her listener, who turns out to be a bewitched mole. At first she and the mole simply sit together in their field, reading, talking, sharing hopes and fears. But soon Bet is helping the Little Gentleman unravel his long and legendary past -- a past that includes the death of a king and a pouch of magic herbs. Bet begins to believe the mole''s powers are stronger than he knows. She thinks he can even shift her size and take her exploring in his tunnels if he tries. Nothing is impossible. When the mole finally reveals his deepest wish, Bet knows she can help him. But will it change everything?

Amy is going on her own to stay with her grandmother for three nights and takes her three best things. As each night passes, she feels dreadfully homesick but then she remembers her three best things. One by one they magically come to life and transport her back home where she can see everything is well. But on the third night her house is deserted and Amy is distraught and unconsolable. However, she soon learns it is because her mother was missing her so much that she has come to visit - and there she is to reassure and comfort Amy.

This literacy programme for juniors offers fiction, poetry and non-fiction reading and writing materials for shared, guided and group reading and writing, and teaching materials. "Comets" should capture the imagination of more able pupils, and software integrates ICT with literacy teaching.

Set before the first First World War, this book tells the story of Tom, Laura, Hugh, and Margaret, whose home is the great house, Charlecote, set in the Warwickshire countryside. Despite their privileged background, the children are not always happy - their parents are stern and Tom is sent away to boarding school. But when the holidays come, everything changes and the four of them have many adventures together in the vast grounds of the house. BLOriginally published in 1968, this is a welcome reissue of a book which ''movingly shows the close bond between the "upper class" children and servants in a great house, when both feared and suffered the hand of authority.'' (20th Century Children''s Writers)

Emma is happy to sleep in her Cousin Annie''s old attic bedroom when staying with her great-aunt Win. But when bedtime comes, she starts feeling nervous. Her brother, Joe, insists that the room is haunted. Could he be right?

A collection of short stories based on the experiences of childhood.

This book contains six eventful read-aloud stories about a lively little boy called Tod. Tod receives some special parcels, joins a desperate search, has a visitor, goes exploring, makes a birthday present and is fascinated by an enormous orange

A retelling of this traditional fairy-story.

A funny story of night-time awakenings. The book is also available on cassette with two other stories.

One summer when the miller''s family is away, Belle, the old mill cat, ventures inside their house for the first time and takes her seven kittens with her.

When the zoo is unable to keep a miniature elephant, Emily and her parents make a home for it and its monkey friend in their lovely meadow with a river running by.

While playing in the river, two cousins discover a live mussel and decide to keep it as a pet.

A frantic search for Danny''s piece of cloth fails and everyone has a wretched night.

Stories deal with a poisonous pudding, a haunted tree, a teacher''s suicide, a teddy bear''s revenge, a frightening visit, visions of the future, and a ghostly sister