Harpercollins The End and Other Beginnings Рот Вероника

У некоторых снитчей животы украшены звездами, но у тех, что с простым брюшком, их вообще нет! Но неожиданный посетитель вскоре приводит их к открытию, что, в конце концов, они не так уж сильно отличаются друг от друга в первой сказке этого классического сборника рассказов • У Звездно-пузатых Снитчей есть животы со звездами, а у Невзрачных Снитчей их нет, и эти двое, похоже, просто не могут поладить, Соперничество разгорается, когда вмешивается Сильвестр Макмонки Макбин, чтобы воспользоваться их предрассудками, но в конце концов мы понимаем, что предрассудки - это не более чем нелепая трата времени • "Снитчи и другие истории" - первая книга из серии великолепных рассказов от Доктора Сьюза • Книга на английском языке • Some of the Sneetches have bellies with stars, but the plain bellied ones have none upon thars! But an unexpected visitor soon leads them to discover they're not that different after all, in the first tale in this classic collection of stories

A charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees – full of friendship and adventure, and perfect to read together • Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm • Join in the daring rescue of a lost lamb, meet a boy who saves a family of swallows, and discover how Barney the horse forever changes the life of the girl who looks after him • From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, this charming story collection for young readers celebrates the countryside and the way its landscape and animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever

Очаровательный сборник рассказов Майкла Морпурго "Конь Барни и другие сказки с фермы", полный дружбы и приключений, проиллюстрированный Гаем Паркером-Рисом, идеально подходит для совместного чтения и прославляет то, как сельская местность и ее животные могут навсегда оставить след в сердце ребенка • Полные дружбы и приключений, эти три вдохновляющие истории рассказывают о чудесах, грязи и волшебстве недели городского ребенка на ферме • Присоединяйтесь к отважному спасению заблудившегося ягненка, познакомьтесь с мальчиком, который спасает семейство ласточек, и узнайте, как конь Барни навсегда меняет жизнь девочки, которая за ним присматривает • Книга на английском языке • Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees is perfect to read together, and celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever

From beloved powerhouse author Katherine Applegate comes The One and Only Ruby, starring the adorable baby elephant from the Newbery Medal-winning modern classic The One and Only Ivan and its bestselling sequel, The One and Only Bob • Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby’s caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob • In the timeless way that only Katherine Applegate could craft, this highly anticipated novel in verse is the perfect mix of heartfelt and humorous, poignant and sweet

A beautiful hardback edition of The Horse and His Boy, book three in the classic series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and colour interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes • The Horse and his Boy is a stirring and dramatic fantasy story that finds a young boy named Shasta on the run from his homeland with the talking horse, Bree. When the pair discover a deadly plot by the Calormen people to conquer the land of Narnia, the race is on to warn the inhabitants of the impending danger and to rescue them all from certain death

In the small Californian town of Palomo Grove several children are born, the offspring of the Jaff, a man-spirit obsessed with darkness and depravity, and of the Fletcher, a force for light, who has fought the Jaff across America. Their prize is the Art, the greatest power known to mankind, a doorway to the dream-life of the species. To possess it, the two men intend to fight through their children. Until their children fall in love. Then all hell breaks loose. This time, they will fight to the death, gathering their armies from the souls of Palomo Grove. Nightmares will walk the streets. Dreams will be made real. At last, the Grove will see the Great and Secret Show

In this stunning novel, Coelho’s unusual protagonist sets the town a moral challenge from which they may never recover • A stranger arrives in the small mountain village. He carries with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars • Burying these in the vicinity, the stranger strikes up a curious friendship with a young woman from the village – Miss Prym. His mission is to discover whether human beings are essentially good or evil • A fascinating meditation on the human soul, The Devil and Miss Prym illuminates the reality of good and evil within us all, and our uniquely human capacity to choose between them

Вернитесь в незабываемый мир романа "Единственный и неповторимый Иван", удостоенного медали Ньюбери и ставшего бестселлером № 1 по версии New York Times, в этом невероятном продолжении с другом Ивана Бобом в главной роли! • Бокс отправился в опасное путешествие на поиски своей давно потерянной сестры с помощью двух своих лучших друзей, Ивана и Руби. Когда приближается ураган и время на исходе, мальчик обретает мужество, о котором и не подозревал, и познает истинное значение дружбы и семьи • Боб, Иван и Руби тронули сердца миллионов читателей, и их история еще не закончена • Книга на английском языке • The One and Only Ivan is now a major motion picture available on Disney+! • Return to the unforgettable world of the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling novel The One and Only Ivan in this incredible sequel, starring Ivan's friend Bob! • Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby

The royal house of France has fallen. Charles IV is dead, fulfilling the curse of the Templars once and for all. This leaves the path to the throne open for Robert of Artois to place his cousin, Philippe of Valois, upon it. Having committed fraud, perjury and murder in the name of the new king, Robert expects to receive a title and his full reward • But the days of betrayal are far from over and Robert is banished to England. In the land of France’s enemies vengeance sparks fresh conflict as King Edward III and his new ally prepare for war. As swords are sharpened the lion wakes and a pretender threatens France once more …

The extraordinary story of the UK’s most gruelling and spectacularly beautiful islands. Tom Steel’s acclaimed portrait of the St Kildan’s lives is now updated in this reissued edition • Situated at the westernmost point of the United Kingdom, the spectacularly beautiful but utterly bleak island of St Kilda is familiar to virtually nobody. A lonely archipelago off the coast of Scotland, it is hard to believe that for over two thousand years, men and women lived here, cut off from the rest of the world • With a population never exceeding two hundred in its history, the St Kildans were fiercely self-sufficient. An intensely religious people, they climbed cliffs from childhood and caught birds for food. Their sense of community was unparalleled and isolation enveloped their day-to-day existence

Three favourite stories of Paddington, the beloved classic bear from Peru, are brought together in this entertaining concept book. Paddington is now a major movie star! • Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for more than sixty years • Bringing together three simple concept-based stories, this funny book will delight the youngest of Paddington fans as they learn all about numbers, colours and shapes • Find out what happens at the beach when ten hungry seagulls spot Paddington’s sandwiches, learn which colour Paddington likes best and join him on a surprising hunt for shapes!

Перед вами классический сборник рассказов Агаты Кристи, включающий один из ее самых шокирующих триллеров "Свидетель обвинения" • Лондон 1920-х годов • Убийство, жестокое и кровожадное, запятнало плюшевые ковры красивого лондонского таунхауса. Жертва - очаровательная и невероятно богатая Эмили Френч. Все улики указывают на Леонарда Воула, молодого авантюриста, которому наследница оставила свое огромное состояние и который безжалостно лишил ее жизни. По крайней мере, это история, которую преданная домработница Эмили Джанет Маккензи отстаивает в суде. Леонард, однако, непреклонен в том, что его партнерша, загадочная хористка Ромейн, может доказать его невиновность • Книга на английском языке • Agatha Christie's classic short story collection, including one of her most enduring and shocking thrillers, The Witness for the Prosecution