Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes Little Foxes. Bullied at school, nagged in Aunty May's tenth-floor council flat, there's only one place Billy really feels alive — in the wilderness by the canal. There he watches a cygnet on the water and protects a family of fox cubs. Then his secret place is discovered and the fox family decimated. Unwanted and unloved, Billy and the last fox run…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: A charming series of adventures for younger readers, featuring a family of all sorts of animals that live in the farmyard behind the tumble-down barn on Mudpuddle Farm...Two fantastic stories in one volume! Martians at Mudpuddle Farm: Have Martians landed on Mudpuddle Farm? Farmer Rafferty seems to think so. Now it's up to Albertine, Goose Queen, to work it out. Luckily she's the cleverest goose…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: A charming series of adventures for younger readers, featuring a family of all sorts of animals that live in the farmyard behind the tumble-down barn on Mudpuddle Farm...Two fantastic stories in one volume! Mossop's Last Chance: «There's mice in my barley sacks, there's rats in my roof and now there's mice in the corn bin. This time I've had enough. If you aren't up to the job, you will have to…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Joy and heartbreak combine in this bittersweet tale of a champion greyhound`s journey through life — and from owner to owner!
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: In fifth-century Denmark, a murderous monster stalks the night, and only the great prince of the Geats has the strength and courage to defeat him. Beowulf's terrifying quest to destroy Grendel, the foul fiend, a hideous sea-hag and a monstrous fire-dragon is the oldest surviving epic in British literature. Artfully retold and magnificently illustrated, this companion volume to Sir Gawain and the…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: This work contains an enchanting book and story CD edition of the acclaimed wartime tale from the 2003-2005 Children's Laureate. Tomas hates school, hates books and hates stories. Forced to visit the library, he stops to listen to magical tales that the Unicorn Lady spins. These tales draw him in and are about to change the course of his life for ever... Set against the backdrop of war-Iorn…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: This work offers an invaluable insight into storytelling from one of today's greatest writers. This collection by the 2003-2005 Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo, contains short stories, essays and commentaries to illuminate the craft of storytelling. Analyzing all aspects of writing — character, plot, sources and inspiration, retelling and biography — it is perfect for anyone, young or old,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming new novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful There were dozens of us on the ship, all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye! That is all I remember of England. When six-year-old orphan Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII he loses his sister,…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Michael Morpurgo's inspiring new story of Robbie, a boy in a coma — victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness. Robbie, football fan and animal lover, runs after his dog Lucky one day when he chases a cat and is hit by a car. Unconscious, Robbie lies in hospital, unable to…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: A moving story of a brother, a sister and a swallow, and how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines. Olly's brother Matt wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university. Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion. All my life I'll think you you, I promise I will. I won't ever forget you. Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld. They are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to a circus. Bertie swears that one day they…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: This work takes the reader on an epic journey through famine, hope and survival by a much-loved, award winning author. Sean and Annie have one chance to escape the potato famine and plague in Ireland. They survive a shipwreck and land safely in America searching for their father. But their new land is one of hardship and they live in poverty on the streets of Boston. However, their adventure is…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children's Laureate and multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. Toby Jenkins hates going to Redlands' Boarding School — he gets called 'Jinks' and thinks he'll never make the top rugby team. But then, he meets Christopher who claims to have powers. Christopher promises Toby a miracle. When Toby…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: TORO, TORO is the story of a young boy growing up in Andalucia, Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito hand rears a little black calf and they become firm friends, but the boy doesn't yet understand the fate of the black bulls — the corrida and death. Later, when he learns of the horrors of the bull fight, he frees Paco, the black bull, and rides with him into the hills. There…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This title presents three brilliant stories for young readers by a much-loved, award winning author. In The Marble Crusher, does Mr. Manners, the headmaster, really have a machine that crushes marbles? Albert thinks so. In Colly's Barn, Colly the owl and Screecher the swallow band together to save the barn. In Conker, Nick beats the bully, Stevie Rooster, and becomes Conker king. But can he…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This is an exciting ghostly adventure by a much-loved, award winning author. Remember Sir Walter Raleigh who laid his cloak in a puddle for Queen Elizabeth I to walk across? Well, Bess meets his ghost and finds out he's her ancestor! How's she going to explain him to her family, especially when he breaks her brother's fishing rod, steals a horse and smokes cigars in her room? Will Sir Walter…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children's Laureate and multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. Things have been difficult for Harry since his mother remarried. With a new baby at home, and only trouble at school, life is unbearable. Ocky the chimp, escaped from the circus, offers Harry a chance for a new life. With his…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children's Laureate and multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. Michael loves summer holidays in Wales, and Dadci's tall stories about the Sandman, the old Russian sea captain and blood-red dragon in his lair. Little cousin Polly believes every word of the magical tales and she's determined to…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: But it's true', Tom shouted. 'It was a real lion, I know it was'. No-one believes Tom when he says he has seen a lion — padding around the orchard with a string of sausages in its mouth! No-one, that is, except for Clare, the cleverest girl in the class. Together, she and Tom plan to prove his story is true — by catching the lion!