Dla dzieci
Hugh Lofting
The small, plump and shy Dr. Doolittle is a wonderful doctor whose love of animals deprives his patients. But after his parrot Polynesia teaches him to speak in animal languages, the Doctor becomes famous in the animal world, and travels around the world and even to the Moon! The doctor and his pets go to Africa to save the kingdom of monkeys from the plague. This book is for various age. Even an adult like it.
Edgar Jepson
The twins are living in relatively straightened circumstances, as their father has died, and get up to all kinds of mischief, while being governed by their own set of values. The children, however, have little dread of poverty, for when ever they desire a luxury, such as a bicycle, or a fur stole for their mothers Christmas present, they devise some means to raise the necessary funds, and they stop at nothing from inducing a rich great-aunt to endow a home for cats to poaching for pheasants, and no matter what they do they always come out victorious, even when it comes to making or marring marriages. The Terrible Twins is written in a bright and amusing style and the author has indeed drawn upon a vivid imagination to think of all the scrapes and escapades in which the terrible twins are involved.
L. Frank Baum
The Tin Woodman, assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbows Daughter are on an adventure searching for the pretty Munchkin girl that the Tin Woodman loved before the Old Witch of the East turned his body to tin, causing him to lose his heart. In a series of adventures sure to thrill Oz fans both old and new, these beloved friends face such challenges as a selfish giantess and a group of quarrelsome dragons all to fulfill a promise made long ago to a beautiful Munchkin girl. The Tin Woodman of Oz is the twelfth Land of Oz book written by L. Frank Baum and was originally published on May 13, 1918. This novel provides a backstory for the original novel The Wizard of Oz and reversed a trend of declining sales for the series, perhaps as a result of a desire for nostalgia amid the carnage of World War I. The book was dedicated to the authors grandson Frank Alden Baum.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting
Tommy learns how to communicate with animals, thanks to Doctor Dolittle. Tommy finds himself with a kind doctor on a thrilling and dangerous journey to find Long Arrow, the native American and son of the Golden Arrow, who is considered the greatest living naturalist in the world. This is both an adventure story and a strong call for compassion for animals. The main character found a man in spirit and now they will travel together.
Kenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows is book that made Kenneth Grahame popular. Wind in the willows is an elegant parable about class struggle, about the dangers of decadent country life in the face of powerful revolutionary forces. This story explores the life of four generations. Kenneth Grahame wrote this story in a difficult period:women were propagandising for the vote,the Irish were demanding Home Rule.
L. Frank Baum
In the first of L. Frank Baums time-Honoréd Oz novels, country girl Dorothy Gale and her little dog Toto are caught in a tornado, they and their Kansas farmhouse are suddenly transported to the fantastical Land of Oz where Munchkins live, monkeys fly and Wicked Witches rule, wild beasts talk, silver shoes have magic powers, and good witches offer protection with a kiss. Desperate to return to her native Kansas, and, aided by the Good Witch of the North, she and Toto together with new friends the Tin Woodsman, Scarecrow and cowardly Lion set out for the Emerald City at the heart of Oz to get help from the legendary, all-powerful Wizard of Oz and to ask him to grant each of them what they most desire only to find that they already possess it. With quirky illustrations, an amusing sense of logic, and delightful characters, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a gratifying start to a well-loved series.
They Wish They Were Us. Wszyscy chcą być jak my
Jessica Goodman
Morderstwo w ekskluzywnej szkole średniej na Long Island i próba odkrycia, co naprawdę się wydarzyło W miasteczku Gold Coast na Long Island wszystko wygląda idealnie od drogich butików przy promenadzie, przez plaże, aż do starannie wyprasowanych szkolnych mundurków Jill Newman i jej przyjaciół. Lecz trzy lata wcześniej Jill przekonała się, że to tylko fasada, pod którą ukrywa się prawda. W pierwszej klasie jej przyjaciółka, błyskotliwa i piękna Shaila Arnold, została zamordowana przez swojego chłopaka. Po burzliwej nocy na plaży Graham przyznał się do zbrodni, sprawę zamknięto i wszystko wróciło do normalności. Pozornie. Teraz Jill jest w czwartej klasie i czuje, że to ma być najlepszy czas w jej życiu. Kończy właśnie szkołę i należy do Graczy wąskiej grupy wybrańców tworzących nie aż takie tajne, jak mogłoby się wydawać, stowarzyszenie. Gracze z ostatniej klasy organizują najlepsze imprezy, mają najlepsze stopnie i wszyscy ich uwielbiają. To ma być jej czas. Jill nie ma wątpliwości. Lecz marzenia dziewczyny o doskonałym roku sypią się jak domek z kart, gdy niespodziewanie dowiaduje się, że Graham deklaruje swoją niewinność. Jeśli nie on zabił Shailę, to kto? Jill przysięga sobie dotrzeć do prawdy, lecz rozdrapywanie starych ran nie tylko burzy wszystkie przyjaźnie, ale i zagraża jej całej przyszłości.
Lewis Carroll
Before the readers comes the legendary fairy tale about Alice. In the second volume of adventures the girl is in Zaderkalli, where the world is a chessboard. There, Alice meets the Black Queen, the White Knight, the Lion, the Unicorn, the Shaltay Boltay and many other incredible characters who have been pleasing to children and adults around the world for almost a hundred and fifty years. Children will love this book.