Author : Julia Eccleshare
Publisher :
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 47,66 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Best books
ISBN : 9780733325625
The perfect introduction to the very best books for children, from wordless picture books and simple, illustrated story books through to hard-hitting and edgy teenage fiction. Introduces a wonderfully rich world of literature to parents and their children, offering both new titles and much loved classics.
Author : Julia Eccleshare
Publisher :
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 24,51 MB
Release : 2009-10-26
Category : Best books
ISBN : 9780143202622
1001 CHILDRENS BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP is the perfect introduction to the very best books of children's fiction: those books that have a special place in the heart of every reader. It introduces a wonderfully rich world of literature to parents and their children, offering both new titles and muchloved classics that many generations have read and enjoyed. From wordless picture books and simple, illustrated story books through to hard-hitting and edgy teenage fiction, the titles featured in this book reflect the wealth of children's fiction available today. Uniquely, children's books deal both in words and pictures. So, whatever the reading age or ability, there is something for everyone. Among the 1001 titles, there are national and international classics as well as works by the most well-known, successful, and "literary" contemporary writers for each age group. Browsing the titles in 1001 CHILDRENS BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP will take you on a journey of discovery into fantasy, adventure, history, contemporary life, and much more. These books will enable you to travel to some of the most famous worlds imagined, such as Narnia, Middle Earth, and Hogwart's School. And the route taken may be pretty strange, too. You may fall down a rabbit hole, as Alice does on her way to Wonderland, or go through the back of a wardrobe to reach the snowy wastes of Narnia. Organized broadly by age group - 0 to 3, 3+, 5+, 8+, and teenage fiction - 1001 CHILDRENS BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP is an ideal reference for parents keen to introduce their children to the wonderful world of books and for all adults to revisit the favorite books of their own childhood. Illustrated with original cover art where possible, each chapter presents the books in order of publication to give a sense of the rich tradition of children's fiction and illustration from Aesop's Fables to Neil Gaiman's THE GRAVEYARD BOOK.
Author : Ross Welford
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 22,14 MB
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0525707476
A heartstopping, poignant, epic adventure story about a boy destined to live forever, who only wants to grow up. Without death, life is just existence. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live forever? Well, Alfie Monk can tell you. He may seem like an ordinary eleven-year-old boy, but he's actually more than a thousand years old--and remembers the last Viking invasion of England, not to mention the French Revolution and both World Wars. Way back in the tenth century, he and his mother were given the alchemical secret to eternal life. But when everything Alfie knows is destroyed in a fire, and the modern world intrudes, he must embark on a mission--along with friends Aidan and Roxy--to find a way to reverse the process and grow up like a regular boy. This astonishing new novel from the author of Time Traveling with a Hamster, told in alternating perspectives by Alfie and Aidan, is a tour de force--a sweeping epic that takes you on an unforgettable, breathtaking adventure and asks big questions about the meaning of life.
Author : James Mustich
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 961 pages
File Size : 31,43 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1523504455
“The ultimate literary bucket list.” —THE WASHINGTON POST Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that’s as compulsively readable, entertaining, surprising, and enlightening as the 1,000-plus titles it recommends. Covering fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children’s books, history, and more, 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die ranges across cultures and through time to offer an eclectic collection of works that each deserve to come with the recommendation, You have to read this. But it’s not a proscriptive list of the “great works”—rather, it’s a celebration of the glorious mosaic that is our literary heritage. Flip it open to any page and be transfixed by a fresh take on a very favorite book. Or come across a title you always meant to read and never got around to. Or, like browsing in the best kind of bookshop, stumble on a completely unknown author and work, and feel that tingle of discovery. There are classics, of course, and unexpected treasures, too. Lists to help pick and choose, like Offbeat Escapes, or A Long Climb, but What a View. And its alphabetical arrangement by author assures that surprises await on almost every turn of the page, with Cormac McCarthy and The Road next to Robert McCloskey and Make Way for Ducklings, Alice Walker next to Izaac Walton. There are nuts and bolts, too—best editions to read, other books by the author, “if you like this, you’ll like that” recommendations , and an interesting endnote of adaptations where appropriate. Add it all up, and in fact there are more than six thousand titles by nearly four thousand authors mentioned—a life-changing list for a lifetime of reading. “948 pages later, you still want more!” —THE WASHINGTON POST
Author : Robert Cormier
Publisher : Laurel Leaf
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 15,79 MB
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0440208351
Who will be the next to die? They've taken the children. And the son of a general. But that isn't enough. More horrors must come...
Author : Melissa D. Savage
Publisher : Crown Books For Young Readers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 19,13 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1524700126
After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sitings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.
Author : Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 37,22 MB
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Netflix’s series adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude premieres December 11, 2024! One of the twentieth century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America. Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth—these universal themes dominate the novel. Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an account of the history of the human race.
Author : Leo Lionni
Publisher : Dragonfly Books
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 13,90 MB
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0399555536
Beloved picture book creator and four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni's very first story for children, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can’t find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully satisfying story told with colorful pieces of torn paper and very few words. Leo Lionni launched his children’s book career in 1959 with Little Blue and Little Yellow, and this 50th-anniversary edition, complete with Lionni’s own explanation of how the book came to be, is sure to resonate with children today.
Author : Lori Haskins Houran
Publisher : Reading Ladder
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 27,56 MB
Release : 2017-06-29
Category :
ISBN : 9781405283540
It's an ice-cool new adventure for everyone's favourite flat hero in this colour-illustrated early reader. Perfect for children learning to read. Stanley and his brother Arthur are super-excited to go ice-skating on the frozen lake. And as Arthur is slipping and sliding around, it turns out Stanley is an ice-skating superstar. But then cracks start to appear . . . is the ice rink about to disappear? The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It's the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 1 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for new readers who are beginning to read simple stories with help. - Short, simple sentences - Familiar, repeated words - Big, clear type - 1 - 5 lines per page - Bright, fun pictures to help talk about the story All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children's reading. Book band: Green
Author : Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 1807 pages
File Size : 27,41 MB
Release : 2021-09-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
This carefully compiled collection for young readers includes: Antoine de Saint-Exupery The Little Prince Lewis Carroll Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Robert Louis Stevenson The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde J.M. Barrie Peter Pan Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden Mark Twain The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Eleanor H. Porter Pollyanna Jules Verne Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Jack London The Call of the Wild Lyman Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Margery Williams The Velveteen Rabbit
