Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9780330437547
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Eva Ibbotson Box Set
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9780330437547
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9780330437547
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Eva Ibbotson CD Box Set
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: MacMillan UK
ISBN: 9780230713505
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Travel to the Amazon jungle with Maia as she starts a new life after the death of her parents. Visit the haunted Clawstone Castle as brother and sister Rollo and Madlyn try to rescue the legendary wild white cattle. And then go through the secret door at platform 13 of Kings Cross station and discover the magical island.
Publisher: MacMillan UK
ISBN: 9780230713505
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Travel to the Amazon jungle with Maia as she starts a new life after the death of her parents. Visit the haunted Clawstone Castle as brother and sister Rollo and Madlyn try to rescue the legendary wild white cattle. And then go through the secret door at platform 13 of Kings Cross station and discover the magical island.
3 Complete Novels
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
ISBN: 9780525467762
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gathered in one deluxe yet affordable volume are three best-selling books from an acknowledged master of comic fantasy, Eva Ibbotson. Whether searching for a lost prince, having a contest for the wickedest witch, or caring for an oceanful of fantastic creatures, Eva Ibbotson's characters are sure to enchant. Now fans can immerse themselves in her world, a place of endless amusement and adventure.
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
ISBN: 9780525467762
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gathered in one deluxe yet affordable volume are three best-selling books from an acknowledged master of comic fantasy, Eva Ibbotson. Whether searching for a lost prince, having a contest for the wickedest witch, or caring for an oceanful of fantastic creatures, Eva Ibbotson's characters are sure to enchant. Now fans can immerse themselves in her world, a place of endless amusement and adventure.
The Eva Ibbotson Gift Set
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780142302323
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Enter the world of Eva Ibbotson, where imagination abounds and witches and wizards live happily with ogres and hags. Includes The Secret of Platform 13, Which Witch? and Island of the Aunts.
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780142302323
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Enter the world of Eva Ibbotson, where imagination abounds and witches and wizards live happily with ogres and hags. Includes The Secret of Platform 13, Which Witch? and Island of the Aunts.
Eva Ibbotson Gift Set
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9785558898453
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Enter the world of Eva Ibbotson, where imagination abounds and witches and wizards live happily with ogres and hags. Includes "The Secret of Platform 13, Which Witch?" and "Island of the Aunts."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9785558898453
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Enter the world of Eva Ibbotson, where imagination abounds and witches and wizards live happily with ogres and hags. Includes "The Secret of Platform 13, Which Witch?" and "Island of the Aunts."
3 Complete Novels
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Contains the complete texts of three works by Eva Ibbotson featuring witches, wizards, and fantastic creatures.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Contains the complete texts of three works by Eva Ibbotson featuring witches, wizards, and fantastic creatures.
Journey to the River Sea
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780142501849
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
With the memorable characters and plot twists she brings to her best-selling fantasies, acclaimed author Eva Ibbotson has written a hair-raising novel, set in turn-of-the-last-century Brazil. Accompanied by Miss Minton, a fierce-looking, no-nonsense governess, Maia, a young orphan, sets off for the wilderness of the Amazon, expecting curtains of orchids, brightly colored macaws, and a loving family. But what she finds is an evil-tempered aunt and uncle and their spoiled daughters. It is only when she is swept up in a mystery involving a young Indian boy, a homesick child actor, and a missing inheritance that Maia lands in the middle of the Amazon adventure she's dreamed of. Readers of every generation will treasure Ibbotson's lush historical adventure that harkens back to the beloved classics of Frances Hodgson Burnett and Louisa May Alcott.
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780142501849
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
With the memorable characters and plot twists she brings to her best-selling fantasies, acclaimed author Eva Ibbotson has written a hair-raising novel, set in turn-of-the-last-century Brazil. Accompanied by Miss Minton, a fierce-looking, no-nonsense governess, Maia, a young orphan, sets off for the wilderness of the Amazon, expecting curtains of orchids, brightly colored macaws, and a loving family. But what she finds is an evil-tempered aunt and uncle and their spoiled daughters. It is only when she is swept up in a mystery involving a young Indian boy, a homesick child actor, and a missing inheritance that Maia lands in the middle of the Amazon adventure she's dreamed of. Readers of every generation will treasure Ibbotson's lush historical adventure that harkens back to the beloved classics of Frances Hodgson Burnett and Louisa May Alcott.
The Christmas Star
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509820477
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A collection of three wonderfully festive stories from Eva Ibbotson, the bestselling author of Journey to the River Sea. With a beautiful cover by Joe Wilson and inside illustrations, The Christmas Star is a wonderful gift to treasure at Christmas and all year round. In the first story, Vicky and the Christmas Angel, a young Viennese girl discovers, to her horror, who really brings the children's presents at Christmas. In The Christmas Star a family encounters a fortune teller at the local Christmas market who changes their lives. The Great Carp Ferdinand is a story about a hero with a difference as it follows the impact that Ferdinand – the carp intended for the Mannhaus family's Christmas dinner – has on the household in the lead-up to Christmas.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509820477
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A collection of three wonderfully festive stories from Eva Ibbotson, the bestselling author of Journey to the River Sea. With a beautiful cover by Joe Wilson and inside illustrations, The Christmas Star is a wonderful gift to treasure at Christmas and all year round. In the first story, Vicky and the Christmas Angel, a young Viennese girl discovers, to her horror, who really brings the children's presents at Christmas. In The Christmas Star a family encounters a fortune teller at the local Christmas market who changes their lives. The Great Carp Ferdinand is a story about a hero with a difference as it follows the impact that Ferdinand – the carp intended for the Mannhaus family's Christmas dinner – has on the household in the lead-up to Christmas.
A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447266528
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
'Discovering Eva Ibbotson’s books is one of the nicest things that’s ever happened to me. The most beautiful, delicious, wry read' – Marian Keyes Curl up with a collection of romantic short stories taking you from nineteenth-century Vienna, over the wild moors of Northumberland to the snowy streets of pre-revolutionary St Petersberg. A collection of eighteen romantic short stories from the award-winning and much-loved Eva Ibbotson, A Glove Shop in Vienna will show you the great passions and astute observations of everyday life. Join Great-Uncle Max, torn between his grand and secret love for Susie, the enchanting glove shop assistant, and the devotion of his opera-singing wife. Meet Miss Bennett, drama mistress at the fading Markham Street Primary School, whose search for a baby Jesus for the nativity play yields unexpected and miraculous results. And agonise with Kira, a dancer in Russia's Imperial Ballet school, thrown out onto the streets of St. Petersburg, and found by Edwin, a lonely dreamer. A chocolate-box collection of deliciously romantic, atmospheric and witty stories to lose yourself in this Christmas. 'Eva Ibbotson is such a good writer that her characters break the bonds of the romantic novel' Washington Post
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447266528
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
'Discovering Eva Ibbotson’s books is one of the nicest things that’s ever happened to me. The most beautiful, delicious, wry read' – Marian Keyes Curl up with a collection of romantic short stories taking you from nineteenth-century Vienna, over the wild moors of Northumberland to the snowy streets of pre-revolutionary St Petersberg. A collection of eighteen romantic short stories from the award-winning and much-loved Eva Ibbotson, A Glove Shop in Vienna will show you the great passions and astute observations of everyday life. Join Great-Uncle Max, torn between his grand and secret love for Susie, the enchanting glove shop assistant, and the devotion of his opera-singing wife. Meet Miss Bennett, drama mistress at the fading Markham Street Primary School, whose search for a baby Jesus for the nativity play yields unexpected and miraculous results. And agonise with Kira, a dancer in Russia's Imperial Ballet school, thrown out onto the streets of St. Petersburg, and found by Edwin, a lonely dreamer. A chocolate-box collection of deliciously romantic, atmospheric and witty stories to lose yourself in this Christmas. 'Eva Ibbotson is such a good writer that her characters break the bonds of the romantic novel' Washington Post
Journey to the River Sea: Illustrated Edition
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1529072948
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A gorgeous 20th anniversary hardback jacketed gift edition of Eva Ibbotson's award-winning, bestselling classic adventure. Fully illustrated in colour throughout by Katie Hickey. 'The most perfect children's book . . . captivatingly told, funny and moving' – Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times A joyous Amazon adventure set in the lush nature of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and extraordinary characters. It's perfect for girls and boys of 9+. Maia, an orphan, can't wait to reach her distant relatives a thousand miles up the Amazon. She imagines a loving family with whom she will share great adventures. Instead she finds two spiteful cousins who see the jungle as the enemy and refuse to go outdoors. But the wonders of the rainforest more than make up for the hideous twins and their parents. And when Maia meets a mysterious boy who lives alone on the wild river shores, she begins a spectacular journey to the heart of an extraordinary and beautiful new world. Winner of the Smarties Gold Medal. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award (now the Costa).
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1529072948
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A gorgeous 20th anniversary hardback jacketed gift edition of Eva Ibbotson's award-winning, bestselling classic adventure. Fully illustrated in colour throughout by Katie Hickey. 'The most perfect children's book . . . captivatingly told, funny and moving' – Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times A joyous Amazon adventure set in the lush nature of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and extraordinary characters. It's perfect for girls and boys of 9+. Maia, an orphan, can't wait to reach her distant relatives a thousand miles up the Amazon. She imagines a loving family with whom she will share great adventures. Instead she finds two spiteful cousins who see the jungle as the enemy and refuse to go outdoors. But the wonders of the rainforest more than make up for the hideous twins and their parents. And when Maia meets a mysterious boy who lives alone on the wild river shores, she begins a spectacular journey to the heart of an extraordinary and beautiful new world. Winner of the Smarties Gold Medal. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award (now the Costa).