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Treasure Island
ISBN: 9781853261039 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. 'Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum ' Treasure Island is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure and shipwreck, and is perhaps the best adventure story ever written. When young Jim Hawkins finds a packet in Captain Flint's sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it would lead him to unimaginable treasure. Shipping as cabin boy on the Hispaniola, he sails with Squire Trelawney, Captain Smollett, Dr Livesey, the sinister Long John Silver and a frightening crew to Treasure Island. There, mutiny, murder and mayhem lead to a... 'Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum ' Treasure Island is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure and ... |
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What Katy Did at School & What Katy Did Next
ISBN: 9781840224375 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next continue the story of the high-spirited and rebellious American girl, Katy Carr, and her family, who first appeared in What Katy Did. What Katy Did at School is a compelling tale of the intrigues of life at the New England girls' boarding school which Katy attends. Her trials and adventures are all interwoven with a sense of fun and gently ironic good humour. What Katy Did Next describes a tour by Katy of Europe, as she evolves from the child of earlier books into a spirited young woman, and... What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next continue the story of the high-spirited and rebellious American girl, Katy Carr, a... |
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King Solomon's Mines & Allan Quatermain
ISBN: 9781840226287 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. In King Solomon's Mines, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good persuade Allan Quatermain to help them find Sir Henry's brother George, who has gone missing in the unexplored African interior while searching for the legendary treasure trove of a lost kingdom. Quatermain agrees to lead the expedition, though he has little hope they will return alive. After suffering unimaginable hardships, they find the treasure hidden deep within a mountain, but while they are admiring the hoard the vast stone door closes. Their store of food and water rapidly runs out and the trapped men prepare to... In King Solomon's Mines, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good persuade Allan Quatermain to help them find Sir Henry's brother George, who has... |
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Twas The Night Before Christmas and Other Christmas Stories
ISBN: 9781840226515 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Editedby Rosemary Gray Here is a book no Christmas stocking should be without, a book that positively distils the spirit of the season. The title poem, familiar to children and adults the world over, introduces a collection of stories and verse with a Christmas theme, guaranteed to engage and amuse readers young and old. Likely to provoke laughter and sometimes to bring a sentimental tear to the driest eye, this festive treasure trove is ideal for reading aloud or curling up with in a comfy corner. Scrooge himself would have found it difficult to resist... Editedby Rosemary Gray Here is a book no Christmas stocking should be without, a book that positively distils the spirit of... |
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The Railway Children
ISBN: 9781853261077 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meet. However, they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage, and they make a habit of waving to the Old Gentleman who rides on it. They befriend the porter, Perks, and through him learn railway lore and much else. They have many adventures, and when they save a train from disaster, they are helped by... When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move fro... |
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Kidnapped & Catriona
ISBN: 9781853261176 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Set in Scotland in 1751, Kidnapped remains one of the most exciting stories ever written. Young David Balfour, orphaned then betrayed by his Uncle Ebenezer, his so-called guardian, falls in with Alan Breck, the unscrupulous but heroic champion of the Jacobite cause. Shipwreck, murder and dramatic escape through the Highlands are just a few of the ingredients of this highly charged tale of intrigue, action and adventure. Catriona, the lesser-known sequel, immediately continues David's story. Back in Edinburgh, he is caught up in the aftermath of the Appin murder;... Set in Scotland in 1751, Kidnapped remains one of the most exciting stories ever written. Young David Balfour, orphaned then betrayed by h... |
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The Princess and the Goblin & The Princess and Curdie
ISBN: 9781840227185 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. When Princess Irene and her nursemaid stay out too late one night and are chased home by goblins, a young miner boy called Curdie comes to their rescue. So begins a fantastic adventure in which Irene and Curdie must try to stop a goblin invasion, helped by Irene's mysterious great-great-grandmother. This much-loved tale was a personal favourite of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. This edition includes the sequel, The Princess and Curdie.
When Princess Irene and her nursemaid stay out too late one night and are chased home by goblins, a young miner boy called Curdie comes to their rescu...
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Tales from King Arthur
ISBN: 9781853261152 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. In this selection of tales by the master folklorist Andrew Lang, the reader is taken into the romantic world of the gallant Knights of the Round Table and their courageous and chivalrous deeds, fair maidens, castles steeped in history, the quest for the Holy Grail, and the tragic love of King Arthur and Sir Lancelot for Guinevere, and Tristan for Iseult. The Arthurian legends are the most potent of the thrilling and mist-enshrouded tales of adventure to be passed down from pre-recorded history, and they have as much appeal today as they did in the age of the troubadours. In this selection of tales by the master folklorist Andrew Lang, the reader is taken into the romantic world of the gallant Knights of the Round Ta... |
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The Call of the Wild
ISBN: 9780486264721 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Jack London's novels and ruggedly individual life seemed to embody American hopes, frustrations, and romantic longings in the turbulent first years of the twentieth century, years infused with the wonder and excitement of great technological and historic change. The author's restless spirit, taste for a life of excitement, and probing mind led him on a series of hard-edged adventures from the Klondike to the South Seas. Out of these sometimes harrowing experiences -- and his fascination with the theories of such thinkers as Darwin, Spencer, and Marx -- came the inspiration for novels of... Jack London's novels and ruggedly individual life seemed to embody American hopes, frustrations, and romantic longings in the turbulent first years... |
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Alice in Wonderland
ISBN: 9780486275437 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. One of the most popular and most quoted books in English, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was the creation of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 1898), a distinguished scholar, mathematician, and author who wrote under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Written for young readers but enjoyed equally by adults, the wonderfully fantastic tale is credited with revolutionizing children's literature and liberating it from didactic constraints.
The story is deeply but gently satiric, enlivened with an imaginative plot and brilliant use of nonsense, as it relates Alice's adventures in a bizarre,... One of the most popular and most quoted books in English, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was the creation of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 1...
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The Adventures of Buster Bear
ISBN: 9780486275642 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When Buster Bear comes to live in the Green Forest, the amiable bully stirs up quite a commotion, for bears haven't lived in the forest for years. And sure enough, before long Buster has a series of run-ins with Little Joe Otter, Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Farmer Brown's Boy, and even a stubborn metal pail When Buster Bear comes to live in the Green Forest, the amiable bully stirs up quite a commotion, for bears haven't lived in the forest for years. ... |
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Robin Hood
ISBN: 9780486275734 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Generations of young readers have thrilled to the legend of the noble outlaw of Sherwood Forest. Now Robin Hood and his Band of Merry Men come to life again in this imaginative new retelling of the age-old tale. Youngsters will delight in the feats of valor and thrilling exploits of Robin, Little John, Friar Tuck, Allan a Dale, Maid Marian, and the other members of the band as they struggle for freedom and justice against the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. Six charming new illustrations enhance this edition.
Generations of young readers have thrilled to the legend of the noble outlaw of Sherwood Forest. Now Robin Hood and his Band of Merry Men come to life...
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The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk
ISBN: 9780486280233 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When Jimmy Skunk curls up to take a nap in an old barrel, the imp of mischief gets the better of Peter Rabbit. Tons of trouble plague the long-eared prankster after he decides it'd be great fun to see the barrel -- with Jimmy inside -- roll down from its resting point high on a hill. When Jimmy Skunk curls up to take a nap in an old barrel, the imp of mischief gets the better of Peter Rabbit. Tons of trouble plague the long-eare... |
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The Secret Garden
ISBN: 9780486280240 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A writer of popular stories for children and adults, Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was regarded as "a born storyteller," with a talent for creating memorable characters whose state of affairs frequently improved as the narrative progressed. The Secret Garden, one of her best-loved works for young readers, is such a tale.
In it, Mary Lennox, an overindulged child suddenly orphaned, is almost magically transformed into an agreeable child when she comes to live at Misselthwaite Manor, the gloomy Yorkshire estate owned by her reclusive uncle, Archibald Craven. With the help of... A writer of popular stories for children and adults, Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was regarded as "a born storyteller," with a talent for creat...
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Anne of Green Gables
ISBN: 9780486283661 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Life is forever changed at Green Gables, a tranquil farm on Canada's Prince Edward Island, with the arrival of a redheaded chatterbox named Anne. The spirited, precocious 11-year-old orphan finds 'scope for imagination" everywhere she looks, transforming the lives of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, her elderly guardians, with her merry doings and misadventures.
Anne -- spelled with an "e," as she gravely informs new acquaintances -- builds a world of enchantment around Green Gables and its surrounding woodlands, lakes, and valleys. Thanks to the freckle-faced girl's imaginative musings, the... Life is forever changed at Green Gables, a tranquil farm on Canada's Prince Edward Island, with the arrival of a redheaded chatterbox named Anne. The ...
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The Adventures of Bobby Raccoon
ISBN: 9780486286174 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The gentle, old-fashioned animal stories of Thornton W. Burgess, told with great warmth and charm, draw young readers into the timeless world of the creatures who live in the Green Forest and around the Smiling Pool. The gentle, old-fashioned animal stories of Thornton W. Burgess, told with great warmth and charm, draw young readers into the timeless world of th... |
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Robinson Crusoe
ISBN: 9780486288161 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Classic adventure story recounts struggles of an Englishman marooned on an uninhabited island for 24 years: his efforest to build a shelter and develop a food supply, his dramatic encounter with the native Friday, and their eventual escape and return to civilization. Enhanced with 6 new full-page illustration.
Classic adventure story recounts struggles of an Englishman marooned on an uninhabited island for 24 years: his efforest to build a shelter and develo...
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Pinocchio
ISBN: 9780486288406 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Pinocchio was naughty from the very first day that Geppetto created him. Instead of going to school or learning a trade, the little puppet who magically came to life wanted only to eat, drink, sleep, and play. Pinocchio was naughty from the very first day that Geppetto created him. Instead of going to school or learning a trade, the little puppet who magi... |
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A Little Princess : The Story of Sara Crewe
ISBN: 9780486291710 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Throughout her long and successful career, Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) had a reputation for delighting readers with stories about people whose desperate situations always seemed to improve by the last chapter. This charming piece of fiction, first published nearly a century ago -- and more recently the basis of an acclaimed motion picture -- follows that pattern.
Its young heroine, Sara Crewe, falls upon hard times at an English boarding school when her father suddenly dies. Left penniless and at the mercy of a vindictive headmistress, Sara manages -- despite a multitude of... Throughout her long and successful career, Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) had a reputation for delighting readers with stories about people whose...
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Huckleberry Finn
ISBN: 9780486403496 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Chafed by the -sivilized- restrictions of his foster home, and weary of his drunkard father's brutality, Huck Finn fakes his own death and sets off on a raft down the Mississippi River. He is soon joined by Jim, an escaped slave. Together, they experience a series of rollicking adventures that have amused readers, young and old, for over a century. Chafed by the -sivilized- restrictions of his foster home, and weary of his drunkard father's brutality, Huck Finn fakes his own death and sets off... |
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